Since 1992 Mary Pope Osborne’s Magic Tree House series has inspired and enchanted millions of young children around the world. Her wildly popular chapter books follow siblings Jack and Annie as they travel to distant times and places with the help of their magic tree house. To accompany these fiction books, Mary Pope Osborne also co-authors nonfiction research guides with her sister and husband. Most recently, she and her husband have co-produced a Magic Tree House musical, which will begin traveling to theaters across the United States in the fall of 2008.
Ahoy, mateys! Meet award-winning writer, poet, and stealth pirate Mary Quattlebaum, whose 2011 book, Pirate vs. Pirate, is a blustery adventure pitting Mean Mo against Bad Bart to determine who has the most impressive pirate skills (cannonball tossing! hardtack eating!). Other titles include Jo MacDonald Saw a Pond, with its celebration of nature through rhythm, wordplay, and onomatopoeia; the Jackson Jones series, spirited and true-to-life stories about a 10-year-old boy (Jackson) and his urban neighborhood community; and many other books for young children and teens. Huzzah!
