Major Works and Accomplishments
"I have had many accomplishments and awards for creating works for all age groups and all sorts of genres, but the top accomplishment would be my Magic Tree House series. Those books have taken off, and I could not be more thankful for all the success."
What were the seeds for the Magic Tree House series?
"I started writing children's books 10 years before I began writing the Magic Tree House books. Random House suggested I do a series. I thought, "I'll do a little time travel series and then get back to my work." I started getting letters from teachers about how they'd used the books in kindergarten, first grade and second grade. I was so excited I went to 100 schools in three to four years. I got really engaged in education. It sort of took over. For the last five years I've devoted everything to Magic Tree House."
What were the seeds for the Magic Tree House series?
"I started writing children's books 10 years before I began writing the Magic Tree House books. Random House suggested I do a series. I thought, "I'll do a little time travel series and then get back to my work." I started getting letters from teachers about how they'd used the books in kindergarten, first grade and second grade. I was so excited I went to 100 schools in three to four years. I got really engaged in education. It sort of took over. For the last five years I've devoted everything to Magic Tree House."
Magic Tree House Books Turns 20
The Magic Tree House Turns 20 In this issue, with the support of Random House Children's Books, Shelf Awareness takes an in-depth look at the Magic Tree House series by Mary Pope Osborne, illustrated by Sal Murdocca, on the occasion of its 20th anniversary. The novels (which cover history and science with a touch of mystery solved by time-traveling siblings Jack and Annie) and their companion Fact Trackers (which delve more deeply into the topics of Osborne's novels and are written by Osborne's sister, Natalie Pope Boyce) have sold more than 100 million copies.