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Lin Oliver

Lin Oliver is a children’s book author and writer/producer of numerous television series and movies for children. With Henry Winkler, she writes the New York Times bestselling book series, Hank Zipzer: World’s Best Underachiever, which has sold over 4 million copies and is a hit television series on the BBC. Their new chapter book series, Here’s Hank, is also a New York Times bestseller.  She is also the author of the Who Shrunk Daniel Funk quartet, Sound Bender and The Shadow Mask, adventure/science fiction middle grade novels she coauthored with Theo Baker. Her collection of poetry, the highly praised Little Poems for Tiny Ears, illustrated by Tomie dePaola, is being followed with another poetry collection, Steppin’ Out: Playful Rhymes for Toddler Times. Oliver is the cofounder and Executive Director of SCBWI. 
The After-School Kindness Crew: Slam Dunk Day #2
The After-School Kindness Crew: Pooch on the Loose #1
Everybody Is Somebody #12
Robot on the Loose #11
Hooray! My Butt Left the Bench! #10
Little Poems for Tiny Ears
Always Watch Out for the Flying Potato Salad! #9
The Soggy, Foggy Campout #8
You Can't Drink a Meatball Through a Straw #7
How to Hug an Elephant #6
There's a Zombie in My Bathtub #5
Fake Snakes and Weird Wizards #4
Stop That Frog! #3
A Short Tale About a Long Dog #2
Bookmarks Are People Too! #1
A Brand-New Me! #17
Dump Trucks and Dogsleds #16
A Tale of Two Tails #15
Life of Me, the #14
Who Ordered This Baby? Definitely Not Me! #13
Barfing in the Backseat #12
The Curtain Went Up, My Pants Fell Down #11
My Dog's a Scaredy-Cat #10
My Secret Life as a Ping-Pong Wizard #9
Summer School! What Genius Thought That Up? #8
Help! Somebody Get Me Out of Fourth Grade #7
Holy Enchilada! #6
The Night I Flunked My Field Trip #5
The Zippity Zinger #4
I Got a D in Salami #2
Niagara Falls, Or Does It? #1
The Day of the Iguana #3

Books

The After-School Kindness Crew: Slam Dunk Day #2
The After-School Kindness Crew: Pooch on the Loose #1
Everybody Is Somebody #12
Robot on the Loose #11
Hooray! My Butt Left the Bench! #10
Little Poems for Tiny Ears
Always Watch Out for the Flying Potato Salad! #9
The Soggy, Foggy Campout #8
You Can't Drink a Meatball Through a Straw #7
How to Hug an Elephant #6
There's a Zombie in My Bathtub #5
Fake Snakes and Weird Wizards #4
Stop That Frog! #3
A Short Tale About a Long Dog #2
Bookmarks Are People Too! #1
A Brand-New Me! #17
Dump Trucks and Dogsleds #16
A Tale of Two Tails #15
Life of Me, the #14
Who Ordered This Baby? Definitely Not Me! #13
Barfing in the Backseat #12
The Curtain Went Up, My Pants Fell Down #11
My Dog's a Scaredy-Cat #10
My Secret Life as a Ping-Pong Wizard #9
Summer School! What Genius Thought That Up? #8
Help! Somebody Get Me Out of Fourth Grade #7
Holy Enchilada! #6
The Night I Flunked My Field Trip #5
The Zippity Zinger #4
I Got a D in Salami #2
Niagara Falls, Or Does It? #1
The Day of the Iguana #3

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