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SATCH & ME: Spent yesterday here, at The American Jazz Museum, and The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures. By now, I guess you’ve gathered that my wife and I are total museum nerds.
February 9, 2026 at 2:56 PM
SATCH & ME: Spent yesterday here, at The American Jazz Museum, and The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures. By now, I guess you’ve gathered that my wife and I are total museum nerds.
Q: What’s the difference between Iron Man and Aluminum Man?
A: Iron Man stops bad guys. Aluminum Man foils their plans.
A: Iron Man stops bad guys. Aluminum Man foils their plans.
February 9, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Q: What’s the difference between Iron Man and Aluminum Man?
A: Iron Man stops bad guys. Aluminum Man foils their plans.
A: Iron Man stops bad guys. Aluminum Man foils their plans.
Did you ever wonder why they call it the Super Bowl? I saw this today at The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures in Kansas City.
February 9, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Did you ever wonder why they call it the Super Bowl? I saw this today at The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures in Kansas City.
Had a great time today at The Rabbit Hole, an immersive museum of children’s literature in Kansas City. They have a bunch of rooms with characters and settings from classic children’s books. Very cool.
February 8, 2026 at 3:36 AM
Had a great time today at The Rabbit Hole, an immersive museum of children’s literature in Kansas City. They have a bunch of rooms with characters and settings from classic children’s books. Very cool.
Where am I?
February 6, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Where am I?
If not for this guy, you probably wouldn’t know my name. Stephen Fraser was a young editor at HarperCollins 23 years ago, when I submitted “Miss Daisy Is Crazy!” to him and pitched the idea of a school where all the grownups are nuts…
February 6, 2026 at 12:09 PM
If not for this guy, you probably wouldn’t know my name. Stephen Fraser was a young editor at HarperCollins 23 years ago, when I submitted “Miss Daisy Is Crazy!” to him and pitched the idea of a school where all the grownups are nuts…
…I called the series “I Hate School.” Stephen said, ‘I’m not sure teachers and librarians will like that. How about My Weird School?” And the rest—109 books later—is history. Thanks Stephen!
February 6, 2026 at 12:09 PM
…I called the series “I Hate School.” Stephen said, ‘I’m not sure teachers and librarians will like that. How about My Weird School?” And the rest—109 books later—is history. Thanks Stephen!
Ooooooooh, look what I got in the mail! You’ll have to wait until Tuesday to get your copy. So nah nah nah boo boo on you!
February 5, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Ooooooooh, look what I got in the mail! You’ll have to wait until Tuesday to get your copy. So nah nah nah boo boo on you!
Today is World Read Aloud Day. So read aloud with your kids today, and every day. When my son Sam was born 36 years ago, I read him my first baseball book. As you can see, he was really into it.
February 4, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Today is World Read Aloud Day. So read aloud with your kids today, and every day. When my son Sam was born 36 years ago, I read him my first baseball book. As you can see, he was really into it.
Okay, it’s time for the cold snap to end when they start building igloos in Central Park.
February 3, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Okay, it’s time for the cold snap to end when they start building igloos in Central Park.
Some kids like to hold a book in their hands. Others like listening to audiobooks. And Kendrick, this 9-year-old from Ohio, likes to do BOTH. His dad told me that Kendrick loves to read a book and THEN hear the narration to really bring the book to life. Great idea!
February 2, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Some kids like to hold a book in their hands. Others like listening to audiobooks. And Kendrick, this 9-year-old from Ohio, likes to do BOTH. His dad told me that Kendrick loves to read a book and THEN hear the narration to really bring the book to life. Great idea!
Q: Why do condiments go to the library?
A: So they can ketchup on their reading.
A: So they can ketchup on their reading.
February 2, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Q: Why do condiments go to the library?
A: So they can ketchup on their reading.
A: So they can ketchup on their reading.
Happy February! A reader reminded me that the Valentine’s Day special is not my ONLY book about love. In My Weird School #20, the crossing guard Mr. Louie is a hippie who puts a love potion in the Ella Mentry School water fountains. What could possibly go wrong? Does A.J. have to kiss Andrea? Yuck!
February 1, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Happy February! A reader reminded me that the Valentine’s Day special is not my ONLY book about love. In My Weird School #20, the crossing guard Mr. Louie is a hippie who puts a love potion in the Ella Mentry School water fountains. What could possibly go wrong? Does A.J. have to kiss Andrea? Yuck!
No it’s not. It’s discouraging. It’s depressing. It hurts. Everyone in the arts—writers, actors, musicians, artists—has been rejected. I’ve been rejected 1000 times. The only good thing is if you get rejected over & over again & you keep trying, it builds character & makes you a stronger person.
January 31, 2026 at 1:20 PM
No it’s not. It’s discouraging. It’s depressing. It hurts. Everyone in the arts—writers, actors, musicians, artists—has been rejected. I’ve been rejected 1000 times. The only good thing is if you get rejected over & over again & you keep trying, it builds character & makes you a stronger person.
R.I.P. Uncle Floyd, who passed away last week. He was my inspiration for Uncle Fred, the new music teacher at Ella Mentry School. New Jerseyans remember Floyd Vivino’s wacky cable TV show full of silly songs, oddball puppets, & parodies with characters like Oogie, Bones Boy, & Meatball the Clown.
January 30, 2026 at 12:33 PM
R.I.P. Uncle Floyd, who passed away last week. He was my inspiration for Uncle Fred, the new music teacher at Ella Mentry School. New Jerseyans remember Floyd Vivino’s wacky cable TV show full of silly songs, oddball puppets, & parodies with characters like Oogie, Bones Boy, & Meatball the Clown.
It's almost that time again...
January 28, 2026 at 6:50 PM
It's almost that time again...
READERS OF THE WEEK are the third graders at Myrtle Attendance Center, a public school in Myrtle, Mississippi. I had a great time zooming with them recently. It’s not too late to book me for a visit with your school between now and June. For info, visit my website and click on VIRTUAL SCHOOL VISITS.
January 27, 2026 at 1:56 PM
READERS OF THE WEEK are the third graders at Myrtle Attendance Center, a public school in Myrtle, Mississippi. I had a great time zooming with them recently. It’s not too late to book me for a visit with your school between now and June. For info, visit my website and click on VIRTUAL SCHOOL VISITS.
Birds are so good at social distancing.
January 26, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Birds are so good at social distancing.
Q: What did one plate say to the other?
A: “Dinner is on me!”
A: “Dinner is on me!”
January 26, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Q: What did one plate say to the other?
A: “Dinner is on me!”
A: “Dinner is on me!”
I hope you enjoyed “Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man” (HBO) as much as I did. Last summer I made a pilgrimage to the address where he grew up in Brooklyn (365 South 3rd St.). Sadly, the house isn’t there anymore. This building is. It was still cool, standing on the sidewalk where Mel stood.
January 25, 2026 at 12:52 PM
I hope you enjoyed “Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man” (HBO) as much as I did. Last summer I made a pilgrimage to the address where he grew up in Brooklyn (365 South 3rd St.). Sadly, the house isn’t there anymore. This building is. It was still cool, standing on the sidewalk where Mel stood.
At American International School in Shanghai, they have an event called “Books to Eat”--kids make food inspired by a book. Winston, 9, made this “dish” based on “Houdini and Me.” The whole thing is edible! It’s times like this when I’m glad I dropped out of grad school to write silly books for kids.
January 24, 2026 at 1:39 PM
At American International School in Shanghai, they have an event called “Books to Eat”--kids make food inspired by a book. Winston, 9, made this “dish” based on “Houdini and Me.” The whole thing is edible! It’s times like this when I’m glad I dropped out of grad school to write silly books for kids.
BAD NEWS. I was told the My Weird School movie would stream on Paramount+ soon after it appeared on Nickelodeon (on 12/30). But they have decided NOT to pick it up. I don’t know why, and I don’t know if another service might take it. So right now, as far as I know, there’s no way to see the movie…
January 22, 2026 at 1:40 PM
BAD NEWS. I was told the My Weird School movie would stream on Paramount+ soon after it appeared on Nickelodeon (on 12/30). But they have decided NOT to pick it up. I don’t know why, and I don’t know if another service might take it. So right now, as far as I know, there’s no way to see the movie…
…I feel bad for all of you who didn’t have the chance to see it on Nick, and I feel bad for myself, of course. I waited over 20 years for My Weird School to become a movie, and then it came and went in one night…
January 22, 2026 at 1:40 PM
…I feel bad for all of you who didn’t have the chance to see it on Nick, and I feel bad for myself, of course. I waited over 20 years for My Weird School to become a movie, and then it came and went in one night…