The Time Warp Trio
| Author | Jon Scieszka |
|---|---|
| Illustrator |
Lane Smith Adam McCauley |
| Cover artist | Lane Smith Adam McCauley |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's fiction |
| Publisher | Puffin Books |
| Published | November 1985 – present |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
The Time Warp Trio is a book series written by Jon Scieszka and illustrated by Lane Smith and later by Adam McCauley, which chronicles the adventures of three boys – Joe, Sam, and Fred – who travel through time and space with the aid of a mysterious object known as "The Book".
The Time Warp Trio was also adapted into an animated television series.
For his seventh birthday, Joe receives a mysterious blue book (known only as "The Book") from his magician uncle and namesake, "Joe the Magnificent". Using an often unpredictable number of voice and print cues, The Book transports Joe and his friends, Fred and Sam, to a variety of different times and places, from Camelot's medieval court of knights and dragons to the year 2095, where they meet their own great-granddaughters. The only way they are able to return to present-day Brooklyn, New York is to find The Book again within whatever time period they are in. Anna, Joe's sister, is always eager to have the book (which is quite annoying to Joe). During their travels, Joe and his friends learn that The Book will eventually be inherited by Joe's great-granddaughter, Jodie, who time travels with The Book with her friends, Samantha and Freddi, and occasionally save the boys from trouble when their paths cross or come to visit. The Time Warp Trio faces lots of challenges learning how to use The Book.
The series debuted on July 9, 2005 as a production by Soup 2 Nuts, in association with WGBH Boston, and initially aired on Discovery Kids and CBBC.
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