Nancy E. Krulik
{{Short description|American author}}
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| occupation = Novelist
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| period = 1994–present
| genre = Children's fiction
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Nancy E. Krulik (born in Brooklyn, New York) is the author of more than 200 books for children and young adults,{{Cite web |url=http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=Nancy+E.+Krulik&dblist=638&fq=ap%3A%22krulik%2C+nancy+e%22&qt=facet_ap%3A |title=Nancy E. Krulik |accessdate=28 March 2010 |author= |authorlink= |date= |year= |format= |publisher=WorldCat.org |pages= |language= |quote= }} including three New York Times bestsellers.
Books
Krulik is the author and creator of several book series, beginning with Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo in 2002. The How I Survived Middle School series launched in June 2007.Review of Can You Get an F in Lunch?, Publishers Weekly, Jun 11, 2007. In July 2008, Grosset and Dunlap (a division of Penguin Young Readers) launched the George Brown, Class Clown series, a spin-off of Katie Kazoo, with the book Super Burp.[http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-448-45367-5 Review of Super Burp], Publishers Weekly, July 12, 2010. Her mystery series for kids, Jack Gets a Clue launched in 2011. In 2013, she published the Magic Bone series, which follows the adventures of Sparky, a sheepdog puppy, who travels the world thanks to the magic he finds in a very special chew toy. The first two books in the series: Be Careful What You Sniff For and Catch that Wave were published in May. Krulik followed that series with Project Droid, a science fiction series of six books written with her daughter Amanda Burwasser, The Kid From Planet Z (a young chapter book series about a family who crashes down on earth and must follow the instructions of their leader, a talking cat named Zeus), and Princess Pulverizer, a series about a princess who wants to be a knight and must go on a Quest of Kindness to prove that she is up to the task. Along the way Princess Pulverizer meets up with a dragon who uses his fire to make grilled cheese, and a timid knight-in-training who has been nicknamed Lucas the Lily-Livered.{{cite web|last1=Krulik|first1=Nancy|url=http://realnancykrulik.com|title=The World of Nancy Krulik}}{{cite web|title=Project Droid|url=http://www.skyponypress.com/series?series=296-project-droid|website=Sky Pony Books|publisher=Skyhorse Publishing}}
Krulik introduced the Ms. Frogbottom's Field Trips Series in 2021.{{cite book |title=Ms. Frogbottom's Field Trips |url=https://www.simonandschuster.com/series/Ms-Frogbottoms-Field-Trips |publisher=Simon and Schuster |access-date=September 25, 2021 |language=en}} The first book in her The Great Mathemachicken series was published the following year.
She has also written a number of celebrity biographies for young readers, including a biography of Leonardo DiCaprio that made the New York Times bestseller list.
Nancy Krulik has also delved into children's media, having been a staff writer for Nick Jr.'s Eureeka's Castle and more recently a creator and writer on Monsters Aren't Real??? an independent cartoon show for kids, produced with Emmy award winning director and producer David P. Levin, head of Brainstorm Inc. The series is currently in pre-production and set to launch in late 2025 or early 2026.Paige Smoron, [https://web.archive.org/web/20150402151314/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4426138.html "We love you Leo, oh yes we do ..."], Chicago Sun-Times, March 29, 1998.Diane White, [https://web.archive.org/web/20150924201325/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-8458759.html "Leo Mania: Fathomable to Fans Only"], The Boston Globe, March 30, 1998.[https://www.nytimes.com/books/98/05/17/bsp/bestpapernonfiction.html "Best Sellers Plus"], The New York Times, May 17, 1998.Jon Bream, [https://web.archive.org/web/20150402092839/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-68747610.html Ricky Quickies"], Star Tribune, December 3, 1999.
Personal life
Nancy Krulik graduated with a degree in journalism from Temple University in Philadelphia, and currently lives in Manhattan with her husband, composer Daniel Burwasser and their rescue Lhasa apso. Her daughter Amanda is a writer and teacher in Northern California, and her son, Ian is a musician and voice actor in Los Angeles.{{Cite web |url=http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/contributor.jsp?id=1561 |title=Nancy E. Krulik: Biography |accessdate=28 March 2010 |publisher= Scholastic|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100822050149/http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/contributor.jsp?id=1561|archivedate=2010-08-22|url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=THE WORLD OF NANCY KRULIK |url=https://www.realnancykrulik.com/ |access-date=September 25, 2021 |language=en}}
Bibliography
=Standalone=
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| Title
! Publication date ! Publisher | ||
|---|---|---|
| M.c. Hammer and Vanilla Ice: The Hip-hop Never Stops{{Cite book|title=M.c. Hammer and Vanilla Ice: The Hip-hop Never Stops Paperback – January 1, 1991|isbn = 059044980X|last1 = Krulik|first1 = Nancy E.|year = 1991| publisher=Scholastic, Incorporated }} | January 1, 1991 | Scholastic Inc. |
| Dawn's Early Light | March 8, 2006 | Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers |
=''Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo'' series =
Source:{{Cite web | url=http://www.katiekazoo.com/books.html | title=Katie Kazoo Books}}
- Anyone But Me
- Out to Lunch
- Oh, Baby!
- Girls Don't Have Cooties
- I Hate Rules!
- Get Lost!
- Drat! You Copycat!
- Doggone It!
- Any Way You Slice It
- Quiet on the Set!
- No Messin' with My Lesson
- No Bones About It
- On Your Mark, Get Set, Laugh!
- Friends for Never
- Love Stinks!
- Bad Rap
- Write On!
- Karate Katie
- Gotcha! Gotcha Back!
- Be Nice to Mice
- I'm Game!
- It's Snow Joke
- Open Wide
- No Biz Like Show Biz
- My Pops Is Tops!
- Something's Fishy
- Flower Power
- Free the Worms!
- Major League Mess-Up
- Horsing Around
- Tip-Top Tappin' Mom!
- Going Batty
- Red, White and-Achoo!
- Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
- Three Cheers for...Who?
==''Katie Kazoo'' specials==
- Who's Afraid of Fourth Grade?
- A Whirlwind Vacation
- A Katie Kazoo Christmas
- Witch Switch
- Camp Rules!
- On Thin Ice
- Holly's Jolly Christmas!
- Don't Be Such a Turkey!
=''How I Survived Middle School'' series=
- Can You Get an F in Lunch?
- Madame President
- I Heard a Rumor
- The New Girl
- Cheat Sheet
- P.S. I Really Like You
- Who's Got Spirit?
- It's All Downhill from Here
- Caught in the Web
- Into the Woods
- Wish Upon a Star
- I Thought We Were Friends!
==''How I Survived Middle School'' specials==
- How the Pops Stole Christmas
=''The Great Mathemachicken'' Series=
- Hide and Go Beak
- Anyway You Slice It
- Sing High Sing Crow{{cite web|url=https://holidayhouse.com/site/pixel-ink/?pi-author=8308|title=Nancy Krulik|publisher=Holiday House|access-date=October 4, 2021}}
=''George Brown, Class Clown'' series=
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| #
! Title ! Publication date ! Publisher | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Super Burp! | July 8, 2010 | rowspan="19" | Penguin Random House |
| 2 | Trouble Magnet | July 8, 2010 | |
| 3 | World's Worst Wedgie | September 16, 2010 | |
| 4 | What's Black and White and Stinks All Over? | February 17, 2011 | |
| 5 | Wet and Wild! | June 30, 2011 | |
| 6 | Help! I'm Stuck in a Giant Nostril | October 13, 2011 | |
| 7 | Attack of the Tighty Whities! | February 16, 2012 | |
| 8 | Hey! Who Stole the Toilet? | June 14, 2012 | |
| 9 | Dance Your Pants Off! | February 7, 2013 | |
| 10 | Three Burps and You're Out | June 13, 2013 | |
| 11 | Eww! What's on My Shoe? | October 17, 2013 | |
| 12 | Lice Check | February 20, 2014 | |
| 13 | How Do You Pee in Space? | November 13, 2014 | |
| 14 | 'Snot Funny | February 5, 2015 | |
| 15 | A Royal Pain in the Burp | June 9, 2015 | |
| 16 | Revenge of the Killer Worms | October 16, 2015 | |
| 17 | It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Toiletman! | February 16, 2016 | |
| 18 | Dribble, Dribble, Drool | September 27, 2016 | |
| 19 | Return to the Scene of the Burp | April 11, 2017 | |
| colspan="4"| Super Special | |||
| The Twelve Burps of Christmas | October 11, 2012 | rowspan="2" | Penguin Random House | |
| Burp or Treat... Smell My Feet! | August 14, 2014 |
=''Jack Gets a Clue'' series=
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| #
! Title ! Publication date ! Publisher | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Case of the Beagle Burglar | July 1, 2011 | rowspan="4" | Scholastic Publishing |
| 2 | The Case of the Tortoise in Trouble | July 1, 2011 | |
| 3 | The Case of the Green Guinea Pig | October 1, 2011 | |
| 4 | The Case of the Loose-Toothed Shark | February 1, 2012 |
=''Magic Bone'' series=
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| #
! Title ! Publication date ! Publisher | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Be Careful What You Sniff For | May 16, 2013 | rowspan="11" | Penguin Random House |
| 2 | Catch That Wave | May 16, 2013 | |
| 3 | Follow That Furball | November 14, 2013 | |
| 4 | Nice Snowing You | February 2014 | |
| 5 | Go Fetch | May 29, 2014 | |
| 6 | Don't Mess With the Ninja Puppy | October 9, 2014 | |
| 7 | Dogs Don't Have Webbed Feet | March 17, 2015 | |
| 8 | Rootin' Tootin Cow Dog | June 30, 2015 | |
| 9 | Pup Art | October 20, 2015 | |
| 10 | Broadway Doggie | February 16, 2016 | |
| 11 | Never Box with a Kangaroo | June 14, 2016 | |
| colspan="4"| Super Special | |||
| Two Tales, One Dog | October 18, 2016 | Penguin Random House |
=''Project Droid'' series =
Project Droid was co-written with Amanda Burwasser
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! Title ! Publication date ! Publisher | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Science No Fair! | September 6, 2016 | rowspan="6" | Sky Pony Press |
| 2 | Soccer Shocker | September 6, 2016 | |
| 3 | My Robot Ate My Homework | March 28, 2017 | |
| 4 | Phone-y Friends | September 5, 2017 | |
| 5 | Give a 'Bot a Bone | March 6, 2018 | |
| 6 | Someone's Got a Screw Loose | September 14, 2018 |
=''The Kid from Planet Z'' series=
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| #
! Title ! Publication date ! Publisher | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crash! | May 9, 2017 | rowspan="2" | Penguin Random House |
| 2 | Don't Sneeze! | May 9, 2017 |
=''Princess Pulverizer'' series=
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| #
! Title ! Publication date ! Publisher | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grilled Cheese and Dragons | January 16, 2018 | rowspan="8" | Penguin Random House |
| 2 | Worse, Worser, Wurst | January 16, 2018 | |
| 3 | Bad Moooove! | May 15, 2018 | |
| 4 | Quit Buggin' Me! | September 18, 2018 | |
| 5 | Watch That Witch! | April 23, 2019 | |
| 6 | The Dragon's Tale | May 14, 2019 | |
| 7 | Gotta Warn the Unicorns! | October 1, 2019 | |
| 8 | Yo-Ho, Yo...NO! | January 14, 2020 |
= ''Ms. Frogbottom's Field Trips'' Series =
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| #
! Title ! Publication date ! Publisher ! ISBN | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Want My Mummy! | rowspan=2| April 13, 2021 | rowspan=4| Aladdin | 9781534453968 |
| 2 | Long Time No Sea Monster | 9781534453999 | ||
| 3 | Fangs for Having Us | July 20, 2021 | 9781534454026 | |
| 4 | Get a Hold of Your Elf | September 14, 2021 | 9781534454057 |
=Disney novelizations=
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| Title
! Publication date ! Publisher ! ISBN | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| The Prince and the Pauper | October 1990 | Scholastic | 0-590-44364-X / 978-0-590-44364-7 |
| Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco | March 1996 | Hyperion Books | 0-7868-4083-8 / 978-0-7868-4083-0 |
| Jungle 2 Jungle | April 1997 | Disney Press | 0-7868-4119-2 / 978-0-7868-4119-6 |
| Mr. Magoo | December 1997 | Disney Press | 0-7868-4174-5 / 978-0-7868-4174-5 |
| Doug's 1st Movie | March 1999 | Disney Press | 0-7868-4349-7 / 978-0-7868-4349-7 |
=Disney Chapters=
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| Title
! Publication date ! Publisher ! ISBN | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Doug's Big Comeback | April 1997 | Disney Press | 0-7868-4194-X / 978-0-7868-4194-3 |
| Doug's Vampire Caper | September 1997 | Disney Press | 0-7868-4157-5 / 978-0-7868-4157-8 |
| Mighty Ducks: Power Play | September 1997 | Disney Press | 0-7868-4144-3 / 978-0-7868-4144-8 |
| Pepper Ann: Soccer Sensation | July 1998 | Disney Press | 0-7868-4262-8 / 978-0-7868-4262-9 |
=Picture books=
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| Title
! Publication date ! Publisher ! ISBN | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Superman IV | August 1987 | rowspan=9| Scholastic | 0-590-41227-2 / 978-0-590-41227-8 |
| Honey, I Shrunk the Kids | May 1989 | 0-590-42120-4 / 978-0-590-42120-1 | |
| The Norfin Trolls: Ralph Troll's New Bicycle — A Norfin Troll Tale | September 1992 | 0-590-45924-4 / 978-0-590-45924-2 | |
| Home Alone 2: Lost in New York: Kevin's Christmas Vacation Scrapbook | November 1992 | 0-590-46187-7 / 978-0-590-46187-0 | |
| The Norfin Trolls: Ballerina Trolls on Their Toes — A Norfin Troll Tale | March 1993 | 0-590-46893-6 / 978-0-590-46893-0 | |
| The Little Rascals' Movie Storybook | September 1994 | 0-590-48851-1 / 978-0-590-48851-8 | |
| Richie Rich: The Movie Storybook | December 1994 | 0-590-25087-6 / 978-0-590-25087-0 | |
| The Mask: The Animated Series: The Mask for Mayor! | January 1996 | 0-590-50206-9 / 978-0-590-50206-1 | |
| Space Jam | November 1996 | 0-590-94556-4 / 978-0-590-94556-1 | |
| Hercules: Hades: The Truth at Last | June 1997 | Disney Press | 0-7868-3134-0 / 978-0-7868-3134-0 |
| Anastasia | September 1997 | Golden Books | 0-307-12965-9 / 978-0-307-12965-9 |
| Doug Makes the Team | March 1999 | Disney Press | 0-7868-3193-6 / 978-0-7868-3193-7 |
References
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External links
- [http://www.katiekazoo.com/qa.html "All about Nancy Krulik"], Katie Kazoo official website
- [http://www.realnancykrulik.com]
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