Stuart Gibbs is this week’s guest and begins what we intend to be a periodic look at children's’ literature, or in the parlance of the day, “kids’ books”. Stuart has five different series of kids’s books in print - all successful, each aimed at the middle grades. His latest Spy School book is just out. Kate and I (grown-up who like to believe) loved it, as did our 12-year-old grandson and nephew, Lang (but then Stuart is his favorite author). To be a successful author of kids’ books we believe you have to be a good writer as well as a bit of a kid yourself. Stuart checks both boxes.

Books mentioned in the podcast:

• Moon Base Alpha Series by Stuart Gibbs
• Once Upon a Tim by Stuart Gibbs
• Spy School Project X by Stuart Gibbs
• Spy School Series by Stuart Gibbs
• FunJungle Series by Stuart Gibbs
• Charlie Thorne Series by Stuart Gibbs
• The Last Musketeer Series by Stuart Gibbs
• Poached by Stuart Gibbs
• Encyclopedia Brown Series Donald J. Sobol
• The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
• Bunnicula by James and Deborah Howe
• Superfudge by Judy Blume
• The Phantom Tollbooth Norton Juster
• The BFG by Roald Dahl

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