Tuesday Kidlit Trivia for December 16, 2025

 This author, born in Illinois in 1931, wrote plays that were flops and novels that didn't do well before trying his hand at a screenplay over his winter break from teaching, writing the script for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. He also wrote screenplays for The Stepford Wives, All the President's Men and others. He loved making up stories for his daughters, and when they were 4 and 7, one wanted a story about brides and the other wanted one about princesses, inspiring his 1973 novel which he later turned into the screenplay for beloved 1987 movie, The Princess Bride. He calls the book the only one of his novels he truly liked. This is William Goldman, who died in Manhattan in 2018 at the age of 87.

Tuesday Kidlit Trivia for December 9, 2025

 This writer, born in 1970, grew up in the woods of northern Idaho with her single mom and a home full of books and no TV. By age 11 she was reading a novel a week. Her mother's job was writing, and the little girl found it boring. But after marriage and becoming a mom herself, she started writing rhyming books about a bear which have become an enormously successful series. Her titles include Bear Snores On (2002), Bear Wants More (2003), Bear Stays Up for Christmas (2004) and her most recent, Bear Feels Sad (2025). She also wrote How to Bake an American Pie, Horse Play and more than 50 other stories. This is Karma Wilson, who now lives in Montana.

Tuesday Kidlit Trivia for December 2, 2025

 This Little Golden Book came out in 1950, adapted by Annie North Bedfield from a popular song. The book was a big hit and became a holiday classic. The story became a TV special in 1969. The song it was based on, written by Jack Rollins and Steve Nelson, has been recorded by Gene Autry, Jimmy Durante, Ella Fitzgerald, Michael Buble and many others. Rollins was working as a baggage handler in NYC when he met Nelson, and together they wrote "Here Comes Peter Cottontail" before their wintertime favorite. A number of versions of the winter classic are still available, including the Little Golden Book. This is Frosty the Snowman.