“I wanted to write a mysterious adventure that involved one of the crazy old houses where people added on in new styles over time,” she said. It follows Iggy and his friends as they help Ada Twist’s Aunt Bernice find missing antiques and save an architectural marvel.Īndrea has always loved old houses, so she knew that Iggy would, too. In May, Iggy once again took center stage in Iggy Peck and the Mysterious Mansion, the third book in The Questioneers early chapter series.
All of them are funny and smart and also very quirky and passionate about things that interest them.” The fun part about the chapter books is getting to meet even more people in the town. “It has been such fun exploring Blue River Creek and the kids in Miss Lila Greer’s class. “Iggy was a stand-alone book and I never imagined it would evolve into a whole universe of characters and adventures,” Andrea told Cracking the Cover. He was born out of real-world experience - Andrea’s own son building towers from pots and pans and cans of soup. Iggy is the brainchild of author Andrea Beaty. Delightful illustrations and kids making a difference were the perfect recipe for success. How could they not? The books feature curious kids who ask lots of questions and find the answers through trial and error. Activity books, a new picture book ( Sofia Valdex, Future Prez), and an early chapter series quickly garnered fans across the globe. Over the next few years, books featuring the same characters came in quick succession. And after another three came Ada Twist, Scientist.
Six year later came Rosie Revere, Engineer. It told the story of a young boy who loved building and creating and thinking out of the box. If they can’t find those antiques, Aunt Bernice might lose the house forever.In 2007, Abrams published Iggy Peck, Architect, by Andrea Beaty and David Roberts. Įveryone says the house is haunted, and it seems that a number of priceless antiques-which were supposed to help Aunt Bernice pay for the house’s upkeep-have gone missing. So, he’s totally blown away when Ada Twist’s Aunt Bernice inherits an old house from ice-cream mogul Herbert Sherbert that is filled with countless rooms from all his favorite architectural periods. Iggy Peck is an architect at his very core: When he’s not making houses out of food, his head is up in the clouds, dreaming of design. From the #1 New York Times bestselling team Andrea Beaty and David Roberts who created Ada Twist, Scientist and Iggy Peck, Architect comes a spirited story full of adventure, friendship, and science! This is a unique and exciting series of children’s chapter books for children, parents, and teachers who want to make STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) fun.
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