Twenty Questions - Game 82

[JECE]

Maybe a comic book author, although perhaps those would be graphic novelists? I'm not too familiar with the genre.

[Jamiet99uk]

Maybe a comic book author, although perhaps those would be graphic novelists? I'm not too familiar with the genre.

A famous comic book writer who is only famous for one comic?

[DougJoe]

Did he write primarily for children?

(I am thinking that someone who produced a picture book with a few words, aimed at young children, would not be classified a "novelist")

I was kind of thinking the same thing too because Dr. Seuss popped into my head - ol' Theo G. died too soon but the idea spurned the clarification on book versus novel.

IF the answer to that question is "Yes",

THEN: I would like to guess MAURICE SENDAK.

But if the answer to that question is "No", then I withdraw this guess, please don't answer the guess in that case, only the question.

Great guess, although WtWTA was turned into a film...

Maybe a comic book author, although perhaps those would be graphic novelists? I'm not too familiar with the genre.

Was thinking comic books, too, although a *lot* of those have been turned into movies or TV. (For example _Diary of a Wimpy Kid_ came to mind originally, but there are two of those movies.)

[Balki Bartokomous]

Did he write primarily for children?

I think this is the key question.

Theodor Seuss Geisel and Eric Carle fit the bill.

[Chaqa]

It isn't Dr. Seuss as some of his works have been adapted. Same for Roald Dahl etc.

[Balki Bartokomous]

It isn't Dr. Seuss as some of his works have been adapted. Same for Roald Dahl etc.

That's a good point.

Do you think this counts as an adaptation of Very Hungry Caterpillar?

[Balki Bartokomous]

If answer to primary audience being children is "yes," please put me down for the great Eric Carle.

[VillageIdiot]

It isn't Dr. Seuss as some of his works have been adapted. Same for Roald Dahl etc.

That's a good point.

Do you think this counts as an adaptation of Very Hungry Caterpillar?

The wikipedia page for this references it as being adapted for television, which generally we've been using as our first source of qualifying an answer. Probably not this.

[Balki Bartokomous]

It isn't Dr. Seuss as some of his works have been adapted. Same for Roald Dahl etc.

That's a good point.

Do you think this counts as an adaptation of Very Hungry Caterpillar?

The wikipedia page for this references it as being adapted for television, which generally we've been using as our first source of qualifying an answer. Probably not this.

We're down a deep rabbit hole that may be irrelevant seeing as how we don't even know if the primary audience is children, but I feel like this answer doesn't strike me as one that used Wikipedia to verify:

Were any of his works ever adapted for movies or TV?

Not that I'm aware of.

[Foxcastle]

We're down a deep rabbit hole that may be irrelevant seeing as how we don't even know if the primary audience is children, but I feel like this answer doesn't strike me as one that used Wikipedia to verify:

Were any of his works ever adapted for movies or TV?

Not that I'm aware of.

Could just as easily mean that Wikipedia doesn't mention it, but he didn't do an exhaustive check of all television to make sure some terrible adaptation didn't appear on BBC5 one time in 1993 before being scrubbed from memory.

[Balki Bartokomous]

Sorry guys, I'm new here. I don't know how any of this works. Mea culpa.

[Foxcastle]

Sorry, didn't mean to come off as snippy. Good to see you around, Balki

[Balki Bartokomous]

Sorry, didn't mean to come off as snippy. Good to see you around, Balki

❤

[han-shahanshah]

Is this person primarily known for writing about self-improvement or advice?

If yes I’ll guess DALE CARNEGIE.

[VillageIdiot]

Doesn’t fit the dies after 2000, but I like the way you’re thinking!

[VillageIdiot]

Curious to hear his answer, Stephen Covey could be a fit.

[VillageIdiot]

I guess use that if my guess if the answer was yes to the self-improvement question.

[Balki Bartokomous]

I feel like the self-improvement/advice angle doesn’t work because he’s not a prolific non-fiction writer.

[han-shahanshah]

Doesn’t fit the dies after 2000, but I like the way you’re thinking!

Right, I forgot that clue.

[han-shahanshah]

I feel like the self-improvement/advice angle doesn’t work because he’s not a prolific non-fiction writer.

As said before it’s implied that he’s famous for “a” book, so it could potentially still be nonfiction right?