I write silly books with heart, I teach people how to learn, and I tinker with technology to make learning better.
By day, I'm an instructional designer helping people get smarter at their jobs. By night — okay, sometimes also by day — I'm a novelist and someone who believes that the best stories and the best classrooms have the same thing in common: they meet you where you are.
Almost Super
Two brothers expect to receive amazing superpowers on their birthday. Instead, one gets the ability to change his belly button from an innie to an outie. On command. The other? He can turn his skin plaid. Naturally, they decide to become superheroes anyway — even if it means they have to work hard at it.
Almost Super has been chosen by schools across the country as part of the One School, One Book program, where entire schools — kindergarten through fifth grade — read the same book together as a community.
Its sequel, Searching for Super, continues the adventure.
Available at The King's English Bookshop — because local bookstores still exist, and they're wonderful.
Reading Almost Super with your school? I'd love to record a short video message for your students. Drop me a line and let's make it happen.
Get in Touch
Whether you're a school reading Almost Super, an educator interested in AI tutoring, or just someone who wants to say hello — I'd love to hear from you.
marionjensen [at] gmail [dot] com