Mary Pope Osborne, author portrait
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Mary Pope Osborne

Mary Pope Osborne is the author of the New York Times number one bestselling Magic Tree House series as well as co-author of the Magic Tree House Fact Tracker series, along with her husband, Will, and her sister, Natalie Pope Boyce.   For more information, visit the Magic Tree House® website at MagicTreeHouse.com! 

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Mary Pope Osborne talks about the Magic Tree House series

Mary Pope Osborne on her early writing, and procrastinating | Author Shorts

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MAGIC TREE HOUSE The Knight at Dawn - Read Aloud Graphic Novel | Brightly Storytime Together

Mary Pope Osborne talks about the Magic Tree House series

Mary Pope Osborne on her early writing, and procrastinating | Author Shorts

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