Marilyn Sadler

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About Marilyn Sadler

With a degree in art, Marilyn always assumed she would be an illustrator. But when, early in her career, she was presented with an opportunity to write, she seized it and quickly discovered that she had found her true love. No sad, sappy stories for her, however. She likes to make herself laugh and with that her characters usually end up looking pretty silly for one reason or another.

Her first children's book featured a fastidious little English boy named Alistair Grittle and was originally created for the English publisher, Hamish Hamilton, as well as for Simon & Schuster in the United States. Having created a boy with such perfect behavior, she then turned her attention to a not so perfectly behaved little boy. His name was P.J. Funnybunny, and he has existed for many years in a series of books for Random House, including highly prestigious spots in the Dr. Seuss Cat In the Hat series.

Marilyn's television credits include two PBS Reading Rainbow programs featuring Alistair, an Alistair program for the BBC, three ABC Weekend Specials featuring P.J. Funnybunny, and a show based on her children's book, "Elizabeth and Larry", for Showtime's Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories.

Between 1999 and 2004, The Disney Channel produced three Original Movies based on Marilyn's book, "Zenon, Girl of the 21st Century". Each of Disney's Zenon movies had exceptionally high ratings, with "Zenon, Girl of the 21st Century" and "Zenon the Zequel" among the highest rated shows in the history of The Disney Channel.

In 2004, Playhouse Disney began production on Marilyn's animated series, "Handy Manny". "Handy Manny" premiered September 16, 2006, as the highest rated Playhouse Disney series premiere of all time. Since its debut, "Handy Manny" has averaged approximately 2 million viewers a week, has generated consistent critical acclaim and has developed a deeply loyal audience.

In 2009, Marilyn was nominated for an Emmy Award as Executive Producer of Handy Manny in the category of "Outstanding Special Class Animated Program".

In September of 2015, Eric Comstock and Marilyn's Charlie Piechart mystery-math series was launched by Harper Collins Publishers with the release of their first book, "Charlie Piechart and the Case of the Missing Pizza Slice".

Published Books

Charlie Piechart and the Case of the Missing Pizza Slice (Harper Collins)
Tony Baroni Loves Macaroni (Blue Apple Books)
Alice from Dallas (Abrams Publishing)
Ten Eggs in a Nest (Random House)
Pass It On (Blue Apple Books)
The Parakeet Girl (Random House)
It's Not Easy Being a Bunny (Random House)
The Very Bad Bunny (Random House)
Honey Bunny Funnybunny (Random House)
Money Money Honey Bunny (Random House)
Honey Bunny's Honey Bear (Random House)
PJ The Spoiled Bunny (Random House)
PJ Funnybunny Camps Out (Random House)
PJ Funnybunny's Bag of Tricks (Random House)
Bedtime for Bunnies (Random House)
PJ Funnybunny and His Very Cool Birthday Party (Random House)
Knock Knock, It's PJ Funnybunny (Random House)
Bobo Crazy (Random House)
Stuck on Earth (Random House)
Spaceball Star (Random House)
Trouble With Fun (Random House)
Alistair's Elephant (Simon and Schuster)
Alistair in Outer Space (Simon and Schuster)
Alistair's Time Machine (Simon and Schuster)
Alistair Under Water (Simon and Schuster)
Alistair and the Alien Invasion (Simon and Schuster)
Zenon, Girl of the 21st Century (Simon and Schuster)
Elizabeth and Larry (Simon and Schuster)
Elizabeth, Larry and Ed (Simon and Schuster)
PJ Funnybunny in The Perfect Hiding Place (Golden Books)
Blue Barry Bear Counts From 1 to 20 (Golden Books)
PJ Funnybunny in The Great Tricycle Race (Golden Books)
Chuck Wood and the Woodchucks in The Big Game (Golden Books)
The Copykitty (Golden Books)
Nanny Goat and the Lucky Kid (Golden Books)
Bob and John at Lake Kitty Paw Paw (Troll Publishing)
Bob and John in Bad to the Bone (Troll Publishing)

Jan Berenstain

James Dean

Stan Berenstain

Dr. Seuss

Mercer Mayer

Tish Rabe

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P. J. Funnybunny Camps Out (Step into Reading) Apr 24, 2013

by Marilyn Sadler , Roger Bollen

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Illus. in full color. Camping is not for girls, right? At least, that's what P.J. and his pals tell Donna and Honey Bunny when they want to tag along on a camping trip. But when two mysterious ghosts frighten the boys all the way home, only the girls know the real story.

Other Formats: School & Library Binding , Paperback

Alistair's Elephant (THE Humorous Adventures of ALISTAIR) Aug 14, 2013

by Marilyn Sadler , Roger Bollen

( 8 )

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The perfect little school boy, Alistair, is the studious, responsible boy with no time for pets or fun (except the kind that exercises his body AND mind). I this Alistair episode his life is never quite the same again after the day an elephant follows him home from the zoo.

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Ten Eggs in a Nest (Bright & Early Books(R)) Jan 28, 2014

by Marilyn Sadler , Michael Fleming

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Beginning readers can count to ten—and add—while they learn to read with P.J. Funnybunny author Marilyn Sadler's latest, funniest Bright and Early Book! Gwen the hen has laid her eggs, but just how many is anyone's guess. For now, she's quite content to sit and wait for them to hatch. Red Rooster, however, is too excited to wait. As soon as one egg hatches, he struts over to Worm World and buys ONE worm for his ONE new baby chick. Alas, Red returns to find that not ONE new baby chick, but TWO baby chicks have now hatched, requiring a return trip to Worm World. The hijinks continue back and forth until ten eggs have hatched, Red Rooster is ready to plotz, and young readers have learned a thing or two about ONE: counting to ten; TWO: simple addition; THREE: buying and selling; and FOUR: chickens and eggs! With stylized illustrations by Michael Fleming reminiscent of classic Beginner Books, this is a perfect choice for parents looking to teach reading and math to their own little chicks!

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The Trouble with Fun (Zenon, Girl of 21st Century Book 3) Sep 28, 2011

by Marilyn Sadler , Roger Bollen

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Meet Zenon Kar. She’s your typical elementary school kid, except she lives on a space station in 2049! These humorous stories about Zenon are all reality-based so kids can easily identify with her situations. In book #3, when an important Earth scientist visits Space Station 9, Zenon agrees to entertain his daughter, Teena. At first Zee’s job is easy. Teena seems polite and well behaved. But when the adults turn their backs, she changes completely! All Teena cares about is having fun, even if it means breaking all sorts of space station rules. Written and illustrated by the award-winning husband-and-wife team who created
P. J. Funnybunny and Alistair.

Other Formats: Library Binding , Paperback

Zenon Kar: Spaceball Star (Zenon, Girl of 21st Century Book 2) Feb 29, 2012

by Marilyn Sadler , Roger Bollen

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Meet Zenon, a futuristic fifth grader who lives in a space station high above Earth. Her humorous stories are all reality-based, so kids can identify with her situations. In book #2, Zenon is thrilled when she makes the spaceball team! Unfortunately, she’s not so good at it. But does that mean she should quit? Created by past recipients of the IRA Classroom Choice Award.

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Stuck on Earth: Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century (Zenon, Girl of 21st Century Book 4) Jan 25, 2012

by Marilyn Sadler , Roger Bollen

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21st Century #4

Meet Zenon Kar. She’s your typical elementary school kid, except she lives on a space station in 2049!
In book #4, Zenon’s teacher, Mr. Peres, leads her fifth-grade class on a very special field trip off of Space Station 9. But when she gets separated from the group, Zenon finds out what it’s like to be stuck on Earth! The Zenon books are written and illustrated by the award-winning husband and wife team who created P.J. Funnybunny and Alistair.

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Elizabeth, Larry and Ed Sep 25, 2013

by marilyn Sadler , Roger Bollen

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In this sequel to Elizabeth and Larry, the plucky older lady (Elizabeth) and sweetheart of an alligator (Larry) settle in Florida between a swamp and a golf course. Enter Ed, a swamp creature and sponger who takes advantage of Elizabeth's soft heart and moves in, much to Larry's displeasure. In the end, Ed's mother turns up and takes him home. A very amusing story. The good-natured satire of retirement life by the golf course seems most appropriate. One of the funniest is of Ed's mother with her frizzed hair, earrings, and saggy neck.

Other Formats: Library Binding , Paperback

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Elizabeth and Larry (Elizabeth, Larry and Friends) Aug 14, 2013

by Marilyn Sadler , Roger Bollen

( 18 )

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A story of true friendship between an old lady and a young alligator. An unusual pair who accept their differences and enjoy their shared experiences. Exceptionally humorous illustrations make this one bedtime story you will be happy to read to your little ones over and over again.

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Alistair Underwater (The Adventures of Alistair) Sep 25, 2013

by Marilyn Sadler , Roger Bollen

( 4 )

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Alistair Grittle, the polite and tidy school boy is back with another adventure. Here he meets some very friendly frog-people, and not so friendly monster called the Gooze. In his usual manner, Alistair gets rid of the Gooze for ever - or does he?

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Alistair in Outer Space (The humorous adventures of Alistair) Sep 30, 2013

by marilyn Sadler , Roger Bollen

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This is a children's book with a legitimate plot, fast paced story, and artwork that doesn't distract or confound. Alistair is a wonderful character with his actions lending great insight into his eccentric personality. He has a goal a motive and an excellent conflict. The dry humor in the tone and the excellent plot twist at the ending make it one of the few humorous, irony-filled books we have found (outside of Seuss.) The artwork is fabulous... brilliant colors and clearly drawn, creative characters.

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Alistair and the Alien Invasion (The Humorus Adventures of Alistair) Sep 25, 2013

by Marilyn Sadler , Roger Bollen

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Alistair saves the day-actually the planet-in another of his fantastic adventures. As the boy genius blasts off in his space ship in search of the most unusual plant life he can find, he spots an alien vessel heading toward Earth. He turns back, and is horrified to see the invaders put all the people in sight in suspended animation, while they, too, collect plant specimens. Intrigued by Alistair, the creatures invite themselves over to his house and closely study his every move. It isn't until the last page that readers discover the reason for their intense interest: when they remove their space helmets, each alien is shown to be an exact clone of the boy wonder!

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Alistair's Time Machine (The Adventures of Alistair) Aug 14, 2013

by Marilyn Sadler , Roger Bollen

( 9 )

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As science-fair time approaches, Alistair, "a boy of science," makes a time machine, and he travels throughout history from medieval England to a palace in France

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