Bruce Degen | Bookhype

Bruce Degen (1945–2024] was the bestselling author and illustrator of the beloved, perennial favorite Jamberry and numerous award-winning books for children. He was the author and illustrator of Daddy Is a Doodlebug and Sailaway Home as well as the illustrator of the highly acclaimed Magic School Bus series by Joanna Cole; the ever-popular Jesse Bear books by Nancy White Carlstrom; Jazzmatazz! by Stephanie Calmenson; and Shirley's Wonderful Baby by Valiska Gregory (available at your local library).

Bruce Degen's involvement with art ranged from painting and printmaking to teaching art in New York City schools and directing an artists' lithography studio in Israel. Mr. Degen studied art at the Cooper Union and Pratt Institute. He was born in Brooklyn, New York—just like Charlie Muttnik.

Jun 15, 2017

Cover of Jamberry Padded

Jamberry Padded

Feb 28, 2016

Cover of Nate Likes to Skate

Nate Likes to Skate (I Like to Read)

Jan 1, 2014

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I Said, "Bed!" (I Like to Read Books) (I Like to Read)

Jan 1, 2014

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Snow Joke (I Like to Read Books) (I Like to Read)

Jun 5, 2012

Cover of I Gotta Draw

Apr 1, 2012

Cover of The Magic School Bus and the Climate Challenge

The Magic School Bus and the Climate Challenge (The magic school bus)

Apr 1, 2012

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The Magic School Bus and the Climate Challenge - Audio Library Edition (The magic school bus)

Jan 1, 2012

Cover of Magic School Bus, the - Climate Challenge and Inside the Earth

Magic School Bus, the - Climate Challenge and Inside the Earth

Jan 1, 2012

Cover of Magic School Bus, the - In the Time of Dinosaurs and Inside the Human Body

Magic School Bus, the - In the Time of Dinosaurs and Inside the Human Body

Mar 1, 2003

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The Magic School Bus Makes a Rainbow (The magic school bus)

Apr 16, 2002

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Daddy is a Doodlebug Pb

Mar 22, 2000

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Daddy is a Doodlebug

Dec 10, 1999

Cover of The Magic School Bus Sees Stars

The Magic School Bus Sees Stars (The magic school bus) (Magic School Bus (Pb))

May 1, 1999

Cover of My Teddy Bear Library Gift Set

My Teddy Bear Library Gift Set

Feb 1, 1999

Cover of El Autobus Magico Viaja al Espacio

El Autobus Magico Viaja al Espacio (Autobus Magico) (Autobus Magico (Pb))

Jan 1, 1999

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Autobus Magico Vevastra (Autobus Magico)

Nov 1, 1998

Cover of Scholastic's the Magic School Bus in the Arctic

Scholastic's the Magic School Bus in the Arctic

May 31, 1998

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Jamberry Board Book and Tape (My First Book and Tape)

May 1, 1998

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Share a Story Mixed Clip Strip (Share a Story)

Apr 1, 1998

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My Little Library Boxed Set

Jan 1, 1998

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Dentro de Una Colmena (Autobus Magico) (Autobus Magico (Pb))

Apr 1, 1996

Cover of Sailaway Home

Dec 8, 1995

Cover of In the Time of the Dinosaurs

In the Time of the Dinosaurs (Magic School Bus (Turtleback)) (Magic School Bus TV Tie-ins S.)

Oct 31, 1994

Cover of Jesse Bear's Tra-La Tub

Jesse Bear's Tra-La Tub