![]() ![]() Set in 1956, it tells the tale of Jack Creedle, a paperboy whose world is turned upside down when a space shuttle lands in his hometown. Teague's first full-length novel for children, The Doom Machine, was published in October 2009 by Scholastic Inc. Most of his books address common childhood fears. During his creative process, he doodles and scribbles with no aim. ![]() Each of Mark Teague's books starts as "notebooks full of sketches and scribbles, strange little drawings and phrases that suddenly come together" he has described in interviews. ![]() Additionally, he has illustrated over 40 books. He loved books, and was working at Barnes & Noble doing window displays when he decided to write his first book.Īlthough he had no formal writing training, he quickly became a writer of over 20 children's books. Teague says writing still feels like play to him. His mother would write the words for him. When he was a child, he started writing books before he could even write. ![]() He grew up in San Diego, California, and went to college at the Paier College of Art in Connecticut in 1985. Teague has illustrated over 40 books including the Poppleton series, the First Graders from Mars series, The Great Gracie Chase, and other favorites. Mark Teague (born 1963) is an American author and illustrator of children's books. Teague at the 2013 National Book Festival ![]()
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