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Mike Thaler

Born

in Los Angeles, California, The United States

October 08, 1936

Died

March 23, 2024

Website

http://www.mikethaler.com

Genre

Children's Books

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Mike Thaler, born in Los Angeles, started his professional career drawing cartoons for adults. A children's book editor saw one of his cartoon stories in a national magazine and encouraged Mike to try writing for children. His first attempt met with success, and "The Magic Boy" was published in 1961.

Mike has produced over 220 published books and is known as “America’s Riddle King.” He has also been called “The Court Jester of Children’s Literature.”

Mike Thaler lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife Patty. He gladly welcomes all invitations to do church and school programs, and other book events.

Mike travels each year throughout the world helping children and teachers create their own stories, riddles, and books. He writes and teaches with ...more

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Average rating: 4.06 · 31,840 ratings · 1,753 reviews · 295 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Teacher from the Black Lagoon (Black Lagoon, #1) by Mike Thaler, Jared Lee (Illustrator) 4.21 avg rating — 12,246 ratings — published 1989 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Librarian from the Black Lagoon (Black Lagoon, #5) by Mike Thaler, Jared Lee (illustrator) 4.12 avg rating — 1,848 ratings — published 1997 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Class Trip from the Black Lagoon (Black Lagoon Adventures, #1) by Mike Thaler, Jared Lee (Illustrator) 3.98 avg rating — 1,451 ratings — published 2002 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Principal from the Black Lagoon (Black Lagoon, #2) by Mike Thaler, Jared Lee 4.13 avg rating — 1,378 ratings — published 1993 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Gym Teacher from the Black Lagoon (Black Lagoon, #3) by Mike Thaler, Jared Lee (Illustrator) 4.03 avg rating — 1,115 ratings — published 1994 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The School Nurse from the Black Lagoon (Black Lagoon, #4) by Mike Thaler, Jared Lee (Illustrator) 4.09 avg rating — 810 ratings — published 1995 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Substitute Teacher from the Black Lagoon (Black Lagoon, #15) by Mike Thaler, Jared Lee 4.03 avg rating — 695 ratings — published 2005 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cafeteria Lady from the Black Lagoon (Black Lagoon, #6) by Mike Thaler, Jared D. Lee (Illustrator) 4.01 avg rating — 677 ratings — published 1998 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Music Teacher from the Black Lagoon (Black Lagoon, #8) by Mike Thaler, Jared Lee (Illustrator) 3.98 avg rating — 578 ratings — published 2000 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The School Bus Driver from the Black Lagoon (Black Lagoon, #7) by Mike Thaler, Jared D. Lee (Illustrator) 4.08 avg rating — 513 ratings — published 1999 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Black Lagoon Adventures (59 books)
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Black Lagoon (26 books)
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Tales from the Back Pew (10 books)
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Jared Lee (Illustrator)

3.57 avg rating — 214 ratings

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3.66 avg rating — 67 ratings

Funny Firsts (6 books)
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3.58 avg rating — 52 ratings

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“Every book is a time machine, a flying carpet, a passport to the most powerful nation in the world....... your imagi-nation!”
― Mike Thaler, The Book Report from the Black Lagoon

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