Nancy E. Krulik


Nancy E. Krulik is the author of more than 200 books for children and young adults, including three New York Times bestsellers.

Books

Krulik is the author and creator of several book series, beginning with Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo in 2002. The How [I Survived Middle School] series launched in June 2007. In July 2008, Grosset and Dunlap launched the George Brown, Class Clown series, a spin-off of Katie Kazoo, with the book Super Burp. Her mystery series for kids, Jack Gets a Clue launched in 2011. In 2013, she published the Magic Bone series, which follows the adventures of Sparky, a sheepdog puppy, who travels the world thanks to the magic he finds in a very special chew toy. The first two books in the series: Be Careful What You Sniff For and Catch that Wave were published in May. Krulik followed that series with Project Droid, a science fiction series of six books written with her daughter Amanda Burwasser, The Kid From Planet Z, and Princess Pulverizer, a series about a princess who wants to be a knight and must go on a Quest of Kindness to prove that she is up to the task. Along the way Princess Pulverizer meets up with a dragon who uses his fire to make grilled cheese, and a timid knight-in-training who has been nicknamed Lucas the Lily-Livered.
Krulik introduced the Ms. Frogbottom's Field Trips Series in 2021. The first book in her The Great Mathemachicken series was published the following year.
She has also written a number of celebrity biographies for young readers, including a biography of Leonardo DiCaprio that made the New York Times bestseller list.

Children's Media

Nancy Krulik has also delved into children's media, having been a staff writer for Nick Jr.'s Eureeka's Castle and more recently a creator and writer on Monsters Aren't Real??? an independent cartoon show for kids, produced with Emmy award winning director and producer David P. Levin, head of Brainstorm Inc. The series is currently in pre-production and set to launch in late 2025 or early 2026.

Personal life

Nancy Krulik graduated with a degree in journalism from Temple University in Philadelphia, and currently lives in Manhattan with her husband, composer Daniel Burwasser and their rescue Lhasa apso. Her daughter Amanda is a writer and teacher in Northern California, and her son, Ian is a musician and voice actor in Los Angeles.

''Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo'' series

Source:
  1. Anyone But Me
  2. Out to Lunch
  3. Oh, Baby!
  4. Girls Don't Have Cooties
  5. I Hate Rules!
  6. Get Lost!
  7. Drat! You Copycat!
  8. Doggone It!
  9. Any Way You Slice It
  10. Quiet on the Set!
  11. No Messin' with My Lesson
  12. No Bones About It
  13. On Your Mark, Get Set, Laugh!
  14. Friends for Never
  15. Love Stinks!
  16. Bad Rap
  17. Write On!
  18. Karate Katie
  19. Gotcha! Gotcha Back!
  20. Be Nice to Mice
  21. I'm Game!
  22. It's Snow Joke
  23. Open Wide
  24. No Biz Like Show Biz
  25. My Pops Is Tops!
  26. Something's Fishy
  27. Flower Power
  28. Free the Worms!
  29. Major League Mess-Up
  30. Horsing Around
  31. Tip-Top Tappin' Mom!
  32. Going Batty
  33. Red, White and-Achoo!
  34. Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
  35. ''Three Cheers for...Who?''

''Katie Kazoo'' specials

  1. Who's Afraid of Fourth Grade?
  2. A Whirlwind Vacation
  3. A Katie Kazoo Christmas
  4. Witch Switch
  5. Camp Rules!
  6. On Thin Ice
  7. Holly's Jolly Christmas!
  8. ''Don't Be Such a Turkey!''

''How I Survived Middle School'' series

  1. Can You Get an F in Lunch?
  2. Madame President
  3. I Heard a Rumor
  4. The New Girl
  5. Cheat Sheet
  6. P.S. I Really Like You
  7. Who's Got Spirit?
  8. It's All Downhill from Here
  9. Caught in the Web
  10. Into the Woods
  11. Wish Upon a Star
  12. ''I Thought We Were Friends!''

''How I Survived Middle School'' specials

  1. ''How the Pops Stole Christmas''

''The Great Mathemachicken'' Series

  1. Hide and Go Beak
  2. Anyway You Slice It
  3. ''Sing High Sing Crow''

''Project Droid'' series

Project Droid was co-written with Amanda Burwasser
#TitlePublication datePublisher
1Science No Fair!September 6, 2016Sky Pony Press
2Soccer ShockerSeptember 6, 2016Sky Pony Press
3My Robot Ate My HomeworkMarch 28, 2017Sky Pony Press
4Phone-y FriendsSeptember 5, 2017Sky Pony Press
5Give a 'Bot a BoneMarch 6, 2018Sky Pony Press
6Someone's Got a Screw LooseSeptember 14, 2018Sky Pony Press

''Ms. Frogbottom's Field Trips'' Series

#TitlePublication datePublisherISBN
1I Want My Mummy!April 13, 2021Aladdin9781534453968
2Long Time No Sea MonsterApril 13, 2021Aladdin9781534453999
3Fangs for Having UsJuly 20, 2021Aladdin9781534454026
4Get a Hold of Your ElfSeptember 14, 2021Aladdin9781534454057