KAPLAN: In addition to being adapting into a graphic novel, Magic Tree House has also received musical theater adaptations and an animated series is in development. The three creators beautifully capture the spirit of the series! It took a while to find the perfect illustrators, but I couldn’t be happier with illustrators Kelly & Nichole Matthews and the books’ adapter Jenny Laird. Since literacy is my mission, it seemed worth a try. But one day, I read a study that said graphic novels really help a lot of children learn to read. Once they became a popular genre, I held out, wanting kids to read “real” books. OSBORNE: When I started the series, graphic novels hardly existed. KAPLAN: Did you ever imagine that Dinosaurs Before Dark would become a graphic novel? What was it like to see the story brought to life by Kelly & Nichole? And it continues to be the most popular book of the whole series. At the time, dinosaurs seemed like best choice. MARY POPE OSBORNE: I wanted to start the series with a subject that was hugely popular with kids. Why did you choose to begin with dinosaurs? AVERY KAPLAN: There have been many entries (106!) in the Magic Tree House series since the first entry, Dinosaurs Before Dark, was published in 1992.
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