As with
all
great
discoveries,
Mark
Teague's
eureka
moment
materialized
from
something
seemingly
unrelated
when a
move
from San
Diego to
New York
City
planted
the seed
for his
first
picture
book,
The
Trouble
with the
Johnsons.
His
debut
earned
him a
feature
in
Publisher's
Weekly
as one
of
eleven
prominent
new
authors
of 1989
and
secured
his
place
among
beloved
children's
authors.
Each of
Teague's
books
starts
as
“notebooks
full of
sketches
and
scribbles,
strange
little
drawings,
and
phrases
that
seem
mostly
cryptic
that
suddenly
come
together,”
he
explains.
And
though
Teague
developed
his
writing
and
painting
talents
without
formal
training,
his
boundless
imagination
has
earned
him a
permanent
place in
the
hearts
of
children.
His
books
tackle
common
childhood
fears —
imaginary
monsters
living
in
closets,
being
late for
school,
or
meeting
a new
baby-sitter.
Mark
admits
that his
own
daughter
was
pretty
calm in
comparison
to the
Eggmont
children
in Baby
Tamer,
but the
idea for
the book
came
from her.
One
Halloween
Night
sprung
from his
love for
the
holiday
— the
way a
costume
can give
a person
a whole
new
identity
and how
everything
is
transformed
into
something
mysterious
and
spooky.
Teague
has also
collaborated
with
critically
acclaimed
authors
Audrey
Wood,
Cynthia
Rylant,
and Jane
Yolen.
He has
worked
with
Shana
Corey on
First
Graders
From
Mars, a
hilarious
series
that
follows
the
trials
and
tribulations
of kids
on
another
planet.
In the
Poppleton
series,
Teague
and
Rylant
bring to
children
stories
about
Poppleton
the pig
and his
engaging
community
of
friends.
Teague
has also
worked
with
several
other
award-winning
artists
in Tales
from
Shakespeare.
This
text
features
the
collection
of ten
Shakespearean
stories,
which
are
brought
to life
by
illustrations
by
twelve
acclaimed
illustrators.
How Do
Dinosaurs
Say Good
Night?
is
Teague's
critically
acclaimed
collaboration
with
Jane
Yolen.
The book
was
named a
New York
Times,
Publishers
Weekly
and
BookSense
bestseller.
It also
picked
up
numerous
awards,
including
the
Christopher
Medal.
The
sequel,
How Do
Dinosaurs
Get Well
Soon?
was
published
to
critical
acclaim
as well.
Can you
guess
what
it's
about?
The
dinosaur
children
are in
bed
again —
but this
time
it's
with the
flu! The
critically
acclaimed
team of
Yolen
and
Teague
have
again
joined
forces
to bring
the
dinosaurs
to life
in two
board
books
How do
Dinosaurs
Clean
Their
Rooms? Â
And How
do
Dinosaurs
Count to
Ten?.
For his
book,
Dear Mrs.
LaRue:
Letters
from
Obedience
School,
Teague
tells
the
story of
Ike, a
dog who
has been
banished
to the
Igor
Brotweiler
Canine
Academy
— which
is a
nightmarish
experience,
according
to the
letters
that Ike
writes
to his
owner.
But is
Ike
telling
the
truth?
What is
obedience
school
really
like?
Using
the
clever
illustrations
as clues,
readers
get to
make the
final
decision.
It was a
Publishers
Weekly
Best
Book of
the Year
and
received
numerous
other
accolades.Â
In the
hilarious
sequel,
Detective
LaRue:
Letters
from the
Investigation,
Ike
finds
himself
in jail,
unfairly
accused
of
terrorizing
Hibbins’
cats. To
save
himself,
he once
again
pleads
his case
through
letters
to Mrs.
LaRue.
Mark
Teague
currently
lives in
Coxsackie,
New York,
with his
wife,
Laura,
and
their
two
daughters,
Lily and
Ava.
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