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Marilyn Sadler

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The United States

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Children's, Humor and Comedy, Science Fiction

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With a degree in fine arts, Marilyn Sadler assumed she would be an illustrator. But when early in her career she was presented with an opportunity to write, she seized it and quickly discovered that she had found her true love. No sad, sappy stories for her, however. She likes to make herself laugh, and with that her characters usually end up looking pretty silly for one reason or another.

Her first children’s book featured a fastidious little English boy named Alistair Grittle and was originally created for the English publisher, Hamish Hamilton, as well as for Simon & Schuster in the United States. Having created a boy with such perfect behavior, she then turned her attention to a not so perfectly behaved little boy. His name was P.J. Funn ...more

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	It's Not Easy Being a Bunny by Marilyn Sadler (Goodreads Author), Roger Bollen (Illustrator) 4.29 avg rating — 6,186 ratings — published 1983 — 22 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 Very Bad Bunny by Marilyn Sadler (Goodreads Author), Roger Bollen (Illustrator) 4.18 avg rating — 539 ratings — published 1984 — 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
	Pass It On! by Marilyn Sadler (Goodreads Author), Michael Slack (Goodreads Author) (Illustrations) 3.72 avg rating — 375 ratings — published 2012 — 5 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
	Honey Bunny Funnybunny (Beginner Books) by Marilyn Sadler (Goodreads Author), Roger Bollen (Illustrator) 3.36 avg rating — 355 ratings — published 1997 — 4 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
	P. J. Funnybunny Camps Out by Marilyn Sadler (Goodreads Author), Roger Bollen (Illustrator) 3.89 avg rating — 294 ratings — published 1994 — 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
	Ten Eggs in a Nest (Bright & Early Books(R)) by Marilyn Sadler (Goodreads Author), Michael Fleming (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.90 avg rating — 223 ratings — published 2014 — 6 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
	Money, Money, Honey Bunny! (Bright & Early Books(R)) by Marilyn Sadler (Goodreads Author), Roger Bollen 3.83 avg rating — 163 ratings — published 2006 — 5 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
	Alice from Dallas by Marilyn Sadler (Goodreads Author), Ard Hoyt (Illustrator) 3.78 avg rating — 161 ratings — published 2013 — 2 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
	It's Not Easy Being A Ghost: A Silly, Spooky Book for Kids and Toddlers by Marilyn Sadler (Goodreads Author), Stephanie Laberis (illustrator) 3.73 avg rating — 148 ratings — 3 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
	Charlie Piechart and the Case of the Missing Pizza Slice by Marilyn Sadler (Goodreads Author), Eric Comstock (Illustrator) 3.68 avg rating — 146 ratings — published 2015	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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Creating a Children's Book

Alice from Dallas

Creating a Children's Book

I'm always excited when I visit an elementary school and discover that children are creating books before they can even write! By dictating their stories to their teachers, they learn how to structure their ideas and even create illustrations to go along with them.

So it came as a delightful surprise to me how much I could actually teach them about the pr Read more of this blog post »

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Series by Marilyn Sadler

P.J. Funnybunny (13 books)
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Marilyn Sadler (Goodreads Author),

Roger Bollen (Illustrator)

4.20 avg rating — 7,810 ratings

Alistair Grittle (5 books)
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Marilyn Sadler (Goodreads Author),

Roger Bollen (Illustrator)

3.95 avg rating — 304 ratings

Zenon, Girl of the 21st Century (5 books)
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Marilyn Sadler (Goodreads Author)

3.91 avg rating — 111 ratings

Elizabeth and Larry (2 books)
by

Marilyn Sadler (Goodreads Author),

Roger Bollen (Illustrator)

4.25 avg rating — 100 ratings

Bob and John (2 books)
by

Marilyn Sadler (Goodreads Author),

Roger Bollen (Illustrator)

it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings

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Doors of Light: The Awakening Has Begun

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The Goldfinch

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“We ran out of food,” said Potts.”
― Marilyn Sadler, P. J. Funnybunny Camps Out

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