She is probably best known for her dragon slayers academy and mythomania series. An artist paints his world war ii childhood kate and jim mcmullan have collaborated on many popular picture books, including im brave im fast. Kate mcmullan says, george booth grew up in missouri, as i did, and i ve always felt a missourian s kinship to his cartoons. That explains why he went off to college to learn more about art, design and architecture. Winners and information on the bookbrowse awards, the pulitzer prize for letters, drama and music, the booker prize, the the john newbery medal, the edgar awards, the national book critics circle award, the national book awards, the costa book awards, the indie booksellers choice awards, the womens prize for fiction, and the winning books with. Kate mcmullan after earning a masters degree in early childhood education, she decided to try her hand at writing, and settled in new york city. Exuberant illustrations and varied typefaces show a trash trucks pride in the important work he does. Kate and jim mcmullan and millions of other books are available for instant access. Kate mcmullan is currently considered a single author.
A garbage truck with personality galore and a really big appetite for refuse from a to z collects trash at night while people are sleeping. Our family loves all the vehicle books by kate and jim mcmullan. Oozing confidence and energy, a bigeyed, grinning school bus describes his morning route, informing listeners that it takes brains to do my jobdrive you to school and keep you. Kate mcmullan is probably best known for her picture books told from the point of view of a. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. For fans of goodnight, goodnight, construction site and steam train, dream train comes the perfect noisy addition to this hilarious readaloud series from the popular creators of i stink. Booklist steve buscemi narrates with gusto, delighting in the escapades of this vehicle. A garbage truck who loves his job collects trash at night in a big city. From their popular truck series that began with im dirty. He eats an alphabet of really dreadful and smelly trash which makes the point that without this city service, youre on mount trashorama, baby. Im smart kate mcmullan, illustrated by jim mcmullan. Kate mcmullan is the author of the easytoread books featuring fluffy, the classroom. She is also the author of the geisel honor book pearl and wagner. School library journal david mansfields bluesy, rollicking score enhances this amusing, skillfully rendered adaptation of kate and jim mcmullan s picture book.
The official website for childrens author kate mcmullan, whose works the im stinky series of childrens books, dragon slayers academy, myth0mania and. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. You know youve read a good book when you turn the last page and feel a little. Outer banks star madelyn cline answers our five burning questions about her favorite film genre, her tv crush, and more. Wheels on the rails, all night long, racin and arumblin the freight train song chooka chooka chooka chooka meet one hard workin freight train. Mcmullan, kate 1947 katy hallpersonalborn january 16, 1947, in st. Kate mcmullan books, biography, contact information. Kate mcmullan is the author of the easytoread books featuring fluffy, the classroom guinea pig, the middle grade series dragon slayers academy, and mythomania, the greek myths as told by hades. School library journal best book texas 2x2 reading list for fans of goodnight, goodnight, construction site and steam train, dream train comes a noisy addition to the hilarious readaloud series from kate and jim mcmullan, the popular creators of. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. School library journal best book texas 2x2 reading list for fans of goodnight, goodnight, construction site and steam train, dream train comes a noisy addition to the hilarious readaloud series from kate and jim mcmullan, the popular creators of im bad. Authors guild, pen, society of childrens book writers and illustrators.
Mcmullan and katy hall and has more than 50 childrens books to her credit, including her bestselling picture book collaborations with her husband jim. Marsh award for childrens literature in translation recognises the best translation of a childrens book from a foreign language into english and published in the uk. He eats an alphabet of really dreadful and smelly trash which makes the point that without this. When she was a small child, she listened as her father read the comics aloud and her mother shared books and poems. The book was released in 2002 and was written by kate mcmullan and illustrated by jim mcmullan. Jim mcmullan is an internationally acclaimed illustrator and poster designer whose work can be seen in the theater posters of james mcmullan. Patrick mcmullan company photographs a diverse range of events each week, some of which are pmc exclusives, and distributes images worldwide. Mcmullan is often filmed and interviewed at his pub by tv companies from all over the world including turkey, india, europe and australia about phone hacking and journalism. The theodor seuss geisel award, established in 2004, is given annually beginning in 2006 to the authors and illustrators of the most distinguished contribution to the body of american childrens literature known as beginning reader books published in the united states during the preceding. The official website for childrens author kate mcmullan, whose works the im stinky series of childrens books, dragon slayers academy, myth0mania and more.
Kate mcmullan has written more than one hundred books for kids, including the award winning i stink. Childrens book committee bank street college of education childrens choices best books of 2011, humor, ages 912. This energetic and irresistible book is even more fun through the magic of animation. He woke up late one day and all of the rest of his herd had left already. Inlibrary use only at this time view details view details for i stink. Kate and jim mcmullan have collaborated on many popular picture books, including im brave im. This book is an irma s and james h black award for excellence in childrens literature honor book award winner. From kate and jim mcmullan, the popular creators of i stink. He went on to work as a features journalist at the nowdefunct news of the world between 1994 and 2001, briefly becoming deputy features editor in 2000 in 2011, mcmullan admitted to regrets over a series of articles he had written in the 1990s about jennifer elliott, the daughter of the late. As soon as she could, mcmullan read her way through the public library. For the young trash truck aficionado, this is the definitive recording audiofile andy richters tough, new yorker narration is perfect for the cocky truckpair this stellar stinker with andrea zimmerman and david clemeshas trashy town for units on community helpers or environmental issues. Best illustrated book and a boston globehorn book award honor book. With keynotes and workshops from bestselling, awardwinning authors and. Deepdive mastermind and lunch with viki, coach to fortune 100 ceosteams, 22time bestselling author, awardwinning publisher and eippy book awards founder explore the magnitude of ways you can plant your book as the foundation to propel your business and your life.
Our own waterstones book of the year and waterstones childrens book prize aside, we work closely with a number of other award bodies to bring you results as they happen, keeping you. Explore books by kate mcmullan with our selection at. Theres nothing normal about george booths sketches and kate mcmullans text, which will delight and challenge kids who love puns and wordplay. He has written a book about the news of the world phone hacking and other practices at the paper. Louis, missouri is an author primarily of juvenile fantasy. His most recent book is the illustrated memoir leaving china.
The theodor seuss geisel award, established in 2004, is given annually beginning in 2006 to the authors and illustrators of the most distinguished contribution to the body of american childrens literature known as beginning reader books. Marsh biography award awarded biennially for the best biography written by a british author first published in the uk during the two preceding years. Mcmullan started his newspaper career at the sunday sport. He studied industrial design at new york university and parsons school of design for a year before. School library journal david mansfields bluesy, rollicking score enhances this amusing, skillfully rendered adaptation of kate and jim mcmullans picture book. She is probably best known for her dragon slayers academy and.
Kate and jim mcmullan have collaborated on many popular picture books, including im brave. Awards for kate mcmullan your guide to fiction books. Is written by kate mcmullen and illustrated by jim mc mullen for children ages 37. Kate mcmullan books, author biography, and reading level. I stink kate mcmullan, illustrated by jim mcmullan. Some of the published credits of kate mcmullan include revenge of the dragon lady dragon slayers academy paperback, im bad. Kate mcmullan is a published adapter and an author of childrens books. The book follows the story of a comedic garbage truck who drives around town picking up trash throughout the night. Kate mcmullan has 171 books on goodreads with 52542 ratings. Oozing confidence and energy, a bigeyed, grinning school bus describes his morning route, informing listeners that it takes brains to do my jobdrive you to school and keep you safe. No matter if youre a man booker veteran or at the very outset of your writing career, nothing exceeds the glittering recognition a richlydeserved award brings. Kate mcmullan has written more than one hundred books for kids, including the awardwinning i stink. Mcmullan grew up in long beach, long island during the 1950s, where he was always creating something, inventing something, building something. Ala notable recording audie finalist earphones award ala notable book.
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