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I just signed 94 copies at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. If you’re in New York City for the holidays and need to pick up fun, inexpensive gifts for the kids, go to the gift shop at THE GREATEST MUSEUM IN THE WORLD and grab ‘em!
December 18, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I just signed 94 copies at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. If you’re in New York City for the holidays and need to pick up fun, inexpensive gifts for the kids, go to the gift shop at THE GREATEST MUSEUM IN THE WORLD and grab ‘em!
MY KINDA TREE! Seen at The Hermitage Historical Society in Hermitage, Pennsylvania. Thanks to reader Molly Gavin Matchak for this photo.
December 18, 2025 at 12:25 PM
MY KINDA TREE! Seen at The Hermitage Historical Society in Hermitage, Pennsylvania. Thanks to reader Molly Gavin Matchak for this photo.
People often ask if they can buy a book from me. I don’t sell my books directly. I live in an apartment and don’t have room to store a lot of stuff. But if you go to my website you can click on a cover to order any of my books. Go to: dangutman.com/books/
December 16, 2025 at 12:09 PM
People often ask if they can buy a book from me. I don’t sell my books directly. I live in an apartment and don’t have room to store a lot of stuff. But if you go to my website you can click on a cover to order any of my books. Go to: dangutman.com/books/
You can give the kids overpriced plastic toys that you’ll be selling for $1 at next year’s yard sale. OR you can give ‘em the My Weird School game, which is fun, funny, educational, & costs less than $15. Your call. Get the game from your local book or toy store, or…
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December 15, 2025 at 6:41 PM
You can give the kids overpriced plastic toys that you’ll be selling for $1 at next year’s yard sale. OR you can give ‘em the My Weird School game, which is fun, funny, educational, & costs less than $15. Your call. Get the game from your local book or toy store, or…
www.amazon.com/All-Things-E...
www.amazon.com/All-Things-E...
I got an email the other day that promised to teach me how to read maps backwards. But it turned out that it was just spam.
December 15, 2025 at 12:20 PM
I got an email the other day that promised to teach me how to read maps backwards. But it turned out that it was just spam.
Just a few of the nice booksellers I met yesterday on my Barnes & Noble marathon. They weren’t even born when I started writing children’s books, but it made me feel so good when they told me they grew up reading my books.
December 14, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Just a few of the nice booksellers I met yesterday on my Barnes & Noble marathon. They weren’t even born when I started writing children’s books, but it made me feel so good when they told me they grew up reading my books.
Done! Today I signed 336 books at these Barnes & Noble stores in New York City…
--2289 Broadway
--1550 3rd Ave
--555 5th Ave
--33 East 17th St.
--194 Atlantic Ave (Brooklyn)
--267 7th Ave (Brooklyn)
If you’re in town this week and looking for holiday gifts, go get ‘em!
--2289 Broadway
--1550 3rd Ave
--555 5th Ave
--33 East 17th St.
--194 Atlantic Ave (Brooklyn)
--267 7th Ave (Brooklyn)
If you’re in town this week and looking for holiday gifts, go get ‘em!
December 13, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Done! Today I signed 336 books at these Barnes & Noble stores in New York City…
--2289 Broadway
--1550 3rd Ave
--555 5th Ave
--33 East 17th St.
--194 Atlantic Ave (Brooklyn)
--267 7th Ave (Brooklyn)
If you’re in town this week and looking for holiday gifts, go get ‘em!
--2289 Broadway
--1550 3rd Ave
--555 5th Ave
--33 East 17th St.
--194 Atlantic Ave (Brooklyn)
--267 7th Ave (Brooklyn)
If you’re in town this week and looking for holiday gifts, go get ‘em!
Happy Birthday to Dick Van Dyke who turns ONE HUNDRED today. I can’t say for sure that he inspired me to become a writer. But I loved watching “The Dick Van Dyke Show” when I was a kid. Seeing him goofing around, dreaming up silly ideas in a writer’s room seemed like a dream job. And it is!
December 13, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Happy Birthday to Dick Van Dyke who turns ONE HUNDRED today. I can’t say for sure that he inspired me to become a writer. But I loved watching “The Dick Van Dyke Show” when I was a kid. Seeing him goofing around, dreaming up silly ideas in a writer’s room seemed like a dream job. And it is!
Tomorrow will be my annual pre-holiday Barnes & Noble marathon. I’ll be hitting all six B&N stores in New York City that I can get to by bike, subway, or on foot and signing all my books they have on the shelves. Last year I signed over 400 books. It’s gonna be a LONG day.
December 12, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Tomorrow will be my annual pre-holiday Barnes & Noble marathon. I’ll be hitting all six B&N stores in New York City that I can get to by bike, subway, or on foot and signing all my books they have on the shelves. Last year I signed over 400 books. It’s gonna be a LONG day.
The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators has a podcast with guests such as Paul Zelinsky, Kate DiCamillo, Chris Grabenstein, and many others. This week’s guest is little old ME! Check it out: open.spotify.com/episode/2j5R...
December 11, 2025 at 12:04 PM
The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators has a podcast with guests such as Paul Zelinsky, Kate DiCamillo, Chris Grabenstein, and many others. This week’s guest is little old ME! Check it out: open.spotify.com/episode/2j5R...
Hint hint…
December 10, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Hint hint…
The only gift that’s better than a My Weird School book is a My Weird School BOX SET! They should be available wherever you buy your books, and if a store doesn’t have them, they can order them for you. (A box set is also a great gift for your son or daughter’s teacher.)
December 9, 2025 at 11:59 AM
The only gift that’s better than a My Weird School book is a My Weird School BOX SET! They should be available wherever you buy your books, and if a store doesn’t have them, they can order them for you. (A box set is also a great gift for your son or daughter’s teacher.)
My baseball card adventure series is also available in a 12-book box set.
December 9, 2025 at 11:58 AM
My baseball card adventure series is also available in a 12-book box set.
The long-awaited My Weird School movie will be released 12/30 on Nickelodeon! I don’t have much more info right now, but I’ll be telling you all about the movie that week. Until then, please share this post and help spread the word to kids, parents, teachers, and librarians. What a way to end 2025!
December 8, 2025 at 4:05 PM
The long-awaited My Weird School movie will be released 12/30 on Nickelodeon! I don’t have much more info right now, but I’ll be telling you all about the movie that week. Until then, please share this post and help spread the word to kids, parents, teachers, and librarians. What a way to end 2025!
I used to work at a bank but I got fired. A customer asked me to check his balance, so I knocked him over.
December 8, 2025 at 12:13 PM
I used to work at a bank but I got fired. A customer asked me to check his balance, so I knocked him over.
Yesterday, Henry and Holden came all the way from South Carolina with their parents just to meet me (Well, they also went to the M&M store and The Museum of Natural History), so the least I could do was meet them for lunch at my favorite diner and sign their books.
December 7, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Yesterday, Henry and Holden came all the way from South Carolina with their parents just to meet me (Well, they also went to the M&M store and The Museum of Natural History), so the least I could do was meet them for lunch at my favorite diner and sign their books.
And now for something COMPLETELY different! If you’re in NYC on December 16th, join me, my wife Nina, and our daughter Emma at our favorite Christmas movie. Hey, maybe you’ll win the prize! Get tix here:
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December 6, 2025 at 12:44 PM
And now for something COMPLETELY different! If you’re in NYC on December 16th, join me, my wife Nina, and our daughter Emma at our favorite Christmas movie. Hey, maybe you’ll win the prize! Get tix here:
www.symphonyspace.org/events/sing-...
www.symphonyspace.org/events/sing-...
PARENTS! Is your kid’s teacher awesome? Don’t give her a boring gift card this year. Show your appreciation with an autographed book…by ME! You can order from my local bookstore and I’ll sign and personalize the books before they ship ‘em to you. Go to: booksofwonder.com/search?q=Dan...
December 5, 2025 at 12:53 PM
PARENTS! Is your kid’s teacher awesome? Don’t give her a boring gift card this year. Show your appreciation with an autographed book…by ME! You can order from my local bookstore and I’ll sign and personalize the books before they ship ‘em to you. Go to: booksofwonder.com/search?q=Dan...
Autographed books make great holiday gifts for kids! You don't have to live near me to get them. Just order from my local bookstore (Books of Wonder, in NYC). They'll contact me, & I'll sign & personalize your books before they ship them to you. It’s simple! Go to: booksofwonder.com/search?q=Dan...
December 3, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Autographed books make great holiday gifts for kids! You don't have to live near me to get them. Just order from my local bookstore (Books of Wonder, in NYC). They'll contact me, & I'll sign & personalize your books before they ship them to you. It’s simple! Go to: booksofwonder.com/search?q=Dan...
The My Weird School Shop doesn’t JUST sell T-shirts. You can also get coffee mugs, baseball caps, tote bags, water bottles, magnets, mousepads, hoodies, buttons, posters, notebooks, and more…all with Jim Paillot’s artwork on them. The holidays are coming! Get your gifts at: dangutman.com/shop/
December 2, 2025 at 12:06 PM
The My Weird School Shop doesn’t JUST sell T-shirts. You can also get coffee mugs, baseball caps, tote bags, water bottles, magnets, mousepads, hoodies, buttons, posters, notebooks, and more…all with Jim Paillot’s artwork on them. The holidays are coming! Get your gifts at: dangutman.com/shop/
Every time I post a photo with a My Weird School shirt, people ask how they can buy one. It's simple! Just go to my website and click BUY STUFF. What a perfect gift for the holidays!
And if you prefer, here's the direct link: dangutman.com/shop/
And if you prefer, here's the direct link: dangutman.com/shop/
December 1, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Every time I post a photo with a My Weird School shirt, people ask how they can buy one. It's simple! Just go to my website and click BUY STUFF. What a perfect gift for the holidays!
And if you prefer, here's the direct link: dangutman.com/shop/
And if you prefer, here's the direct link: dangutman.com/shop/
I asked a guy I know to meet me at the gym, but he didn’t show up. I guess the two of us aren’t going to work out.
December 1, 2025 at 1:23 PM
I asked a guy I know to meet me at the gym, but he didn’t show up. I guess the two of us aren’t going to work out.
The most exciting cultural event in my lifetime was The Beatles. Whether you’re an old coot like me who wants to relive the memories, or a child who devours my books, check out “The Beatles Anthology.” I’ll never get over the fact that these 4 kids from England made such a huge impact on the world.
November 29, 2025 at 12:18 PM
The most exciting cultural event in my lifetime was The Beatles. Whether you’re an old coot like me who wants to relive the memories, or a child who devours my books, check out “The Beatles Anthology.” I’ll never get over the fact that these 4 kids from England made such a huge impact on the world.
Hope you had a nice Thanksgiving. As part of our feast, we had a “Potato Chip Challenge”—a blind taste test of 7 brands. It turned out there was no clear winner. My personal favorites were #3 and 4.
November 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Hope you had a nice Thanksgiving. As part of our feast, we had a “Potato Chip Challenge”—a blind taste test of 7 brands. It turned out there was no clear winner. My personal favorites were #3 and 4.
My Thanksgiving fantasy…
(thanks to Tom Jaros)
(thanks to Tom Jaros)
November 27, 2025 at 6:56 PM
My Thanksgiving fantasy…
(thanks to Tom Jaros)
(thanks to Tom Jaros)