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May 12, 2015 by Travis Jonker

‘And You Shall Know Me by My Twitter Bio’ (#4)

May 12, 2015 by Travis Jonker   6 comments

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‘And You Shall Know Me by My Twitter Bio’ (#1)

‘And You Shall Know Me by My Twitter Bio’ (#2)

‘And You Shall Know Me by My Twitter Bio’ (#3)

Sure you may know your children’s authors and illustrators, but can you name them from reading their Twitter bios? Test your skills below.

All credit for this post idea goes to Laura Given (@LibLaura5) – she gave it to me (thanks, Laura!).

Scoring

If you can name the author or illustrator after reading the bio only – 3 points

If you can name the author or illustrator after reading the bio and one clue – 2 points

If you can name the author or illustrator after reading the bio and two clues – 1 point

#1

Bio: Chipotle is my kryptonite and show tunes are my jam.

Clue 1: Location: in my head, probably

Clue 2: His debut novel was described as “Judy Blume as seen through a Stephen Sondheim lens” by Huffington Post.

Click here to reveal the answer

#2

Bio: NYT bestselling author of 20 books. Frequently found being a mom.

Clue 1: Location: Utah

Clue 2: Her most recent book is The Forgotten Sisters

Click here to reveal the answer

#3

Bio: Writes for kids. Can’t remember lyrics or faces.

Clue 1: Location: New York City

Clue 2: Her first book was First Light.

Click here to reveal the answer

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About Travis Jonker

Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.

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Comments

  1. Carter Higgins says

    May 12, 2015 at 10:51 am

    I love these.

  2. marjorie says

    May 12, 2015 at 12:36 pm

    FUN GAME! And go me, I 3-pointered on Federle.

    • Travis Jonker says

      May 12, 2015 at 8:23 pm

      Well done!

  3. Laura Purdie Salas says

    May 13, 2015 at 12:36 pm

    These are awesome. And I failed.

    • Travis Jonker says

      May 13, 2015 at 2:37 pm

      Ah, well – there’s always next time…

  4. Sondy says

    May 14, 2015 at 7:16 pm

    This may be the first time I’ve gotten any — and I got *all 3*! 🙂 Go me! (Only 4 points though.)

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