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Danny Schnitzlein

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Author, Danny Schnitzlein, has been crazy about monsters since he was four years old. Some say he never grew up. His book, The Monster Who Ate My Peas, won state awards in Indiana and Virginia and was adapted into a touring musical and a ballet. The Monster Who Did My Math, was named “A Book All Young Georgians Should Read” by the Georgia Center for the Book. Danny’s books have been featured in the Georgia Department of Education’s “Read More” initiative, the Atlanta Mayor’s Reading Club, and The Atlanta Falcons’ “Read With a Falcon” program. His gnu-est book, Gnu and Shrew, was named a Best STEM Book of 2021. Danny also writes scripts and songs for children’s educational television. He lives in Marietta, GA with his family and a dog with s ...more

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Average rating: 3.96 · 587 ratings · 139 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Monster Who Ate My Peas by Danny Schnitzlein (Goodreads Author), Matt Faulkner (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.18 avg rating — 292 ratings — published 2001 — 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
	The Monster Who Did My Math by Danny Schnitzlein (Goodreads Author), Bill Mayer (Illustrator) 3.95 avg rating — 139 ratings — published 2007 — 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
	Gnu and Shrew by Danny Schnitzlein (Goodreads Author), Anca Sandu (Contributor) 3.40 avg rating — 108 ratings — 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
	Trick or Treat on Monster Street by Danny Schnitzlein (Goodreads Author), Matt Faulkner (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.94 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 2008	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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Danny Schnitzlein's Blog: Danny Schnitzlein's Monstrous Blog

My first ever blog post!

Okay friends, this is my first blog post ever, so go easy on me. Yeah, I know I'm late getting to the blog thing.

I attended the SCBWI Southern Breeze Springmingle conference this past weekend in Atlanta. It was wonderful to see old friends and make some new ones. I attended Kirby Larson's YA novel writing intensive on Friday, and had a blast! Kirby is a Newbery Honor winner for her wonderful book Read more of this blog post »

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Rogue Heroes: The History of the SAS, Britain's Secret Special Forces Unit That Sabotaged the Nazis and Changed the Nature of War

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“And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.”
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