MARJORIE WEINMAN SHARMAT has written more than 130 books for
children and young adults, as well as movie and TV novelizations.
Her books have been translated into twenty-four languages. The
award-winning Nate the Great series, hailed in Booklist as
"groundbreaking," has resulted in Nate's real-world appearances in
many New York Times crossword puzzles, sporting a milk mustache in
magazines and posters, residing on more than 28 million boxes of
Cheerios, and touring the country in musical theater. Marjorie
Weinman Sharmat and her husband, Mitchell Sharmat, have also
coauthored many books, including titles in both the Nate the Great
and the Olivia Sharp series.
CRAIG SHARMAT is a Los Angeles-based author, composer, and
guitarist. His extensive credits include national television
programs, feature films, and jingles. He is the coauthor of several
Nate the Great books.
MARC SIMONT won the Caldecott Medal for his artwork in A Tree Is
Nice by Janice May Udry, as well as a Caldecott Honor for his own
book, The Stray Dog. He illustrated the first twenty books in the
Nate the Great series.
Praise for the Nate the Great Series
★ “Kids will like Nate the Great.” —School Library Journal, Starred
Review
“A consistently entertaining series.” —Booklist
“Loose, humorous chalk and watercolor spots help turn this
beginning reader into a page-turner.” —Publishers Weekly
“Nate, Sludge, and all their friends have been delighting beginning
readers for years.” —Kirkus Reviews
“They don’t come any cooler than Nate the Great.” —The Huffington
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