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Roger Price, along with Leonard Stern, created "Mad Libs," first published in 1958. The series has been a favorite among kids of all ages ever since. Price was well known for his comedy writing. In the 1950s, he created and developed cartoons called Droodles, which were turned into a television show. Price also worked with Bob Hope on a newspaper humor column and also appeared on Broadway in Tickets, Please!
Billy Merrell was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and raised in Jacksonville, Florida. He is a writer of both poetry and prose, coauthoring the New York Times bestselling Spirit Animal series and appearing in several anthologies of poetry. His other works include Talking in the Dark, Vanilla, the Infinity Ring Secrets series, and The Full Spectrum, which was coedited with David Levithan and recipient of the Lambda Literary Award. Merrell currently lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his husband, Nico Medina. |