Preller, James

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PRELLER, James

PRELLER, James. Also writes as James Patrick, Mitzi Kafka. American, b. 1961. Genres: Children's fiction, Children's non-fiction, Sports/Fitness, Ghost Writer. Career: Scholastic Inc., New York, NY, copywriter and promotion manager, 1985-90; freelance writer and editor, 1990-. Publications: CHILDREN'S FICTION: Maxx Tax: Avalanche Rescue!, 1986; Maxx Trax II: Monster Truck Adventure, 1988; The Fox and the Hound, 1988; Big Top Pee Wee: Pee-Wee and the Circus, 1988; Wake Me in Spring, 1994; Hiccups for Elephant, 1994; Cardinal and Sunflower, 1998; Kratts' Creatures: In Search of the Real Tasmanian Devil, 1996; Kratts' Creatures: Off to Elephant School, 1996; Space Jam (adapted from the movie screenplay), 1996; Bugs Bunny's Space Jam Scrapbook, 1996; (with M. Preller) The Boastful Frog, 1996; Kratts' Creatures: What's Buggin You?, 1997; The Lost World: The Complete Dinosaur Scrapbook, 1997; Stinkers, 1997; Godzilla, 1998; The Godzilla Movie Scrapbook, 1998; The Mummy Movie Scrapbook, 1999. JIGSAW JONES SERIES: The Case of the Missing Hamster, 1998; The Case of the Christmas Snowman, 1998; The Case of the Secret Valentine, 1999; The Case of the Spooky Sleepover, 1999; The Case of the Baseball Card Caper, 1999; The Case of the Mummy Mystery, 1999. SPORTS: How to Play Little League Baseball, 1990; Sports Shots: Michael Jordan, 1994; NBA Action from A to Z, 1996; The Ultimate NBA Postcard Book, 1996; Extreme Sports Photo Scrapbook, 1997; (with J. Layden) NBA Game Day, 1997; The Next Generation, 1998; NBA Book of Big and Little, 1998; McG- wire & Sosa: A Seaston to Remember, 1998; (with J. Layden) Inside the WNBA, 1999. AS MITZI KAFKA: The Norfin Trolls: Too Many Trolls, 1993; The Norfin Trolls: The Best Costume Party Ever, 1993. AS JAMES PATRICK: Men in Black, 1997; Quest for Camelot, 1998; Baby Geniuses Movie Scrapbook, 1998. GHOSTWRITER: Shaquille O'Neal, Shaq and the Beanstalk and Other Very, Very Tall Tales, 1999.