Richard Scrimger’s The Nose from Jupiter, winner of the 1999 Mr. Christie’s Book Award, was the beginning of a series of zany, daring and delightful children’s books featuring the affable, nose-dwelling alien Norbert. A WordFest alumnus, Scrimger is also the author of three adult novels, Still Life with Children, Crosstown and Mystical Rose. His latest children’s books include the paperback release of the mystery adventure From Charlie’s Point of View—featuring a blind middle-school sleuth and his quest to clear his father of being the enigmatic Stocking Bandit—and the forthcoming fall title Into the Ravine.