‘And You Shall Know Me by My Twitter Bio’ (#6)
Previously…
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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)
‘And You Shall Know Me by My Twitter Bio’ (#4)
‘And You Shall Know Me by My Twitter Bio’ (#5)
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: Artist / Writer / Prankster Personal Motto: Don’t Hope Cope!
Clue 1: He was born in Strasbourg
Clue 2: His first book, The Mellops Go Flying, was published in 1957
Click here to reveal the answer
#2
Bio: Author/illustrator of books about states who don’t want to stay put and a doughnut who refuses to be eaten…and more!
Clue 1: She lives in Michigan
Clue 2: Her first book was The Scrambled States of America.
Click here to reveal the answer
#3
Bio: I am an author, a vlogbrother, and a person who does not cast movies.
Clue 1: Location: Indianapolis, IN
Clue 2: His first book was Looking for Alaska.
Click here to reveal the answer
Filed under: Authors, Twitter Bios
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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6 points today — better than usual. 🙂 Shouldn’t have struck out on the first one, though.