My Books by the numbers…
So far, I’ve written 48 Scooby-Doo! books:
35 “Scooby-Doo! Mysteries” chapter books
8 “Scooby-Doo! & You: Collect the Clues Mysteries”
3 “Scooby-Doo! Case Files” Mysteries
2 “What’s New , Scooby-Doo?” Junior chapter books.
I’ve also written 3 “Nick Zone” chapter books featuring SpongeBob SquarePants and 6 “Dragon Booster” books. That’s a total of 57 books over the past 10½ years!
I’ve also written a couple of novels for middle-grade readers (that’s what the publishers call those of you in 4th-6th grades)—check out my “New Stories” section to learn more about them.
THESE ARE A FEW OF My Favorite THINGS…
Favorite Color: Purple
Favorite Food: Just about anything homemade
Favorite Pet: Dog
Favorite Books I Remember Reading as a Kid: A Wrinkle in Time; The Phantom Tollbooth; From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler; the Encyclopedia Brown books; just about everything by Beverly Cleary, Judy Blume and Isaac Asimov; Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass (the original, unabridged versions); The Once and Future King by T. H. White.
Favorite T.V. Show Growing Up: The Muppet Show
Favorite Rides at Disney World: Splash Mountain and Philharmagic (Magic Kingdom); Spaceship: Mars and Test Track (Epcot); MuppetVision 3-D, Rock ‘n Roller Coaster, and Tower of Terror (MGM Studios); Expedition Everest, Finding Nemo show (Animal Kingdom)
Favorite Rides at Universal Studios/Islands of Adventure: Spider-Man (the BEST ride I’ve ever gone on!); Shrek 4-D; The Mummy; Men in Black; Poseidon’s Fury.
Favorite Rides at Hersheypark: Wild Mouse and Wildcat
Favorite Places to Eat Out: Delis and Chinese restaurants
Favorite Things to Do during My Free Time: Read, Cook, and Nap
Favorite Family Activity: Playing in the pool
THESE ARE A FEW OF my Least Favorite THINGS…
Least Favorite Color: Puce
Least Favorite Food: Brussel Sprouts
Least Favorite Pet: Anything with more than four legs
Least Favorite Books I Remembers Reading as a Kid: None—I always loved reading.
Least Favorite T.V. Show Growing Up: Superfriends (what was with those Wonder Twins?)
Least Favorite Ride at Disney World: Dumbo (boring!)
Least Favorite Ride at Universal/Islands of Adventure: Jaws (kind of cheesy)
Least Favorite Ride at Hersheypark: Falcon (scrambled my brains)
Least Favorite Places to Eat Out: Vegetarian restaurants (not a big fan of sautéed gluten)
Least Favorite Thing to Do during My Free Time: Laundry
Least Favorite Family Activity: Nail clipping night
States I’ve Visited In My Lifetime (so far):
Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Vermont, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Kansas, Nevada, California, Washington
