Tom Angleberger is an American

children's writer Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. Modern children's literature is classified in two different ways: genre or the intended age of the reader. Children's ...

, best known for the ''Origami Yoda'' series. As of March 2013, more than 3.3 million copies of his books had been sold worldwide. Angleberger lives in Virginia with his wife,

Cece Bell Cecelia Carolina Bell (born December 26, 1970) is an American freelance author and illustrator born in Richmond, Virginia. She attended the Paier College of Art as an art major and went on to get a graduate degree in illustration and design at ...

, who is also a children's author. Angleberger is also the author of children's books published under the name Sam Riddleburger.

Personal life

Angleberger and wife

met at the

College of William & Mary The College of William & Mary (officially The College of William and Mary in Virginia, abbreviated as William & Mary, W&M) is a public research university in Williamsburg, Virginia. Founded in 1693 by letters patent issued by King William III ...

, where they both

majored An academic major is the academic discipline to which an undergraduate student formally commits. A student who successfully completes all courses required for the major qualifies for an undergraduate degree. The word ''major'' (also called ''conce ...

in art. They have two children. Angleberger has

Asperger syndrome Asperger syndrome (AS), also known as Asperger's, is a former neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by significant difficulties in Interpersonal relationship, social interaction and nonverbal communication, along with restricted and re ...

Works

*'' The Strange Case of Origami Yoda'' *''Darth Paper Strikes Back'' *''Fuzzy'' *''

The Secret of the Fortune Wookiee ''The Strange Case of Origami Yoda'' is a children's novel written by Tom Angleberger that was first published on March 1, 2010, by Amulet Books. It follows the story of a young boy named Tommy who is trying to figure out if his classmate Dwight's ...

'' *''Art2-D2’s Guide to Folding and Doodling'' *''The Surprise Attack of Jabba the Puppett'' *''Princess Labelmaker to the Rescue!'' *''Emperor Pickletine Rides the Bus'' *''Fake Mustache'' *''Crankee Doodle'', written by Angleberger and illustrated by Cece Bell (

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, 2013), *''Poop Fountain!: The Qwikpick Papers'' *''The Rat with the Human Face: The Qwikpick Papers'' *''Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side! '' *''Rocket and Groot: Stranded on Planet Strip Mall'' *''Rocket and Groot: Keep on Truckin'' *''The Princess and the Pit Stop'' *''The Mighty Chewbacca in the Forest of Fear!'' *''Geronimo Stilton: The Graphic Novel'' * ''Horton Halfpott'' *''McToad Mows Tiny Island'', written by Angleberger and illustrated by John Hendrix

As Sam Riddleburger

* ''Qwikpick Adventure Society'' (Penguin

Dial Books for Young Readers The Dial Press was a publishing house founded in 1923 by Lincoln MacVeagh. The Dial Press shared a building with ''The Dial'' and Scofield Thayer worked with both. The first imprint was issued in 1924. Authors included Elizabeth Bowen, W. R. Bu ...

, 2007) – sewage disposal humor : Reissued 2014 as ''The Qwikpick Papers: Poop Fountain!'' by Angleberger, in print illustrated by Jen Wang (Abrams

Amulet Books Abrams, formerly Harry N. Abrams, Inc. (HNA), is an American publisher of art and illustrated books, children's books, and stationery. The enterprise is a subsidiary of the French publisher La Martinière Groupe. Run by President and CEO Michael ...

, ) and audio read by Mark Turetsky (

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, "8 years and up"). * ''Stonewall Hinkleman and the Battle of Bull Run'', by Michael Hemphill and Riddleburger (Dial, 2009) –

time travel Time travel is the concept of movement between certain points in time, analogous to movement between different points in space by an object or a person, typically with the use of a hypothetical device known as a time machine. Time travel is a w ...

historical fiction

References

External links

*
Berger & Burger
blog by Sam T. Riddleburger (pseudonym) and subsequently Tom Angleberger *
Sam Riddleburger
at LC Authorities, with 2 records (2007–2009) Living people American children's writers College of William & Mary alumni Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) People with Asperger syndrome {{US-child-writer-stub