In addition, it cinched dan gutman a firm place as a writer to watch in childrens fiction. The first book in the series became a new york times bestseller. None of them were big sellers, but it was a lot more fun than writing about computers. His works include the baseball card adventures childrens book series. His books include the my weird school series more than 10 million copies sold, the baseball card adventures more than 1. In september, 1986 the name was changed to the current name. Welll worth the wait, honus and me went on to earn nominations for eleven state book awards and was made into a tv movie as well as a play. Above are my weird school series books that are currently on. Part spy kids, part james bond, the books revolve around coke and pepsi mcdonald, 12yearold twins who are part of an extremely secret government. Dan gutman may be weird, but he is also beloved by kids, parents, and teachers across the country. With more than 11 million books sold, the my weird school series really gets kids. Dan gutman thanks to his many fans who voted in their classrooms, dan has received nineteen state book awards and ninetytwo state book award nominations.
Awards honus and me20002001 california young reader medal jackie and me2000 keystone to reading award jackie and me2002 black eyed susan book award jakcie and me2004 massachusetts childrens book award babe and me 2003 arizona young readers award babe and me 20022003 nutmeg childrens book award satch and me 2009 nebraska golden sower. Dan gutman born october 19, 1955 is an american writer, primarily of childrens fiction. History can be hilarious, at least in the hands of author dan gutman. I highly recommend this book to baseball fans and actionadventure fans. In 1992, when my son, sam, was two years old, i decided to try writing for children. With more than 10 million books sold, bestselling author dan gutmans my weird. My weird school 4 books in 1 books 14 by dan gutman. All these products are based on the my weird school books and characters developed by dan gutman and jim paillot. Every weekday at 2pm est, childrens book author dan gutman does a fun, free, 20 minute readaloud from one of his my weird school books. Dan gutman is the new york times bestselling author of the genius files series. Its national dessert day, and ella mentry school has asked local dentist dr.
I wrote a few baseball books, then branched out to other sports ice skating and gymnastics. When he was a kid, dan gutman always did his homework. Dan gutman books, author biography, and reading level. The author of over 80 books in a little over a decade of writing, dan gutman has written on topics from computers to baseball. Society of childrens book writers and illustrators, society for american baseball research. You can visit him online at bibliographic information. Beginning his freelance career as a nonfiction author dealing mostly with sports for adults and young readers, gutman has concentrated on juvenile fiction since 1995. Beginning his freelance career as a nonfiction author dealing mostly. If you want one or more of my books, there are several places you can go. Dan gutman s most popular series is my weird school.
Dan gutman, an award winning author who has written over 100 childrens books and has received 19 state book awards, will be visiting pres on tuesday, december 3. Washington post in new york times bestselling author dan gutman s allnew series, which blends fascinating real history with an actionpacked and hilarious adventure, four very different kids are picked by a mysterious billionaire to travel through time and photograph some of historys most important events. Dan gutman has 228 books on goodreads with 239592 ratings. Tune in to watch live or later on his facebook fan page. It sold pretty well, and i wrote several more baseball books for adults. Dan gutman 7 hours ago the winner of yesterdays contest is flora ng covey, whose suggestion for a new invention was an edible tape that can hold together foods.
Dan has received nineteen state book awards and ninetytwo state book award. If youre a teacher, librarian, or media specialist, youll find a lot of information about me and my books here. Dan gutman books list of books by author dan gutman. The sequel, never say genius, was published in 2012. Thanks to his many fans who voted in their classrooms, dan has received nineteen state book awards and ninetytwo state book award nominations. My name is dan gutman and im the author of many childrens books. Having written it in 1994, it was finally published by harpercollins in 1997. Thanks to his many fans who voted in their classrooms, dan has received nineteen state book awards and ninetytwo state book award. North dakota flicker tale children s book award book. If you want to learn more about dan or his books, stop by his web site. In this third book in the my weirderest school series, a. This chapter book series by dan gutman is a more advanced version of the magic tree house series where the historical adventures are all baseball focused. The first childrens book award given by the north dakota library association was in 1978 under the name childrens choice award. This award was presented each year at the annual conference through 1985.
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