Sad news for anyone who grew up wishing they could have a teacher like Ms. Frizzle: Bruce Degen, who illustrated the Magic School Bus children's book series, has passed away. As People reported ...

Joanna Cole, author of The Magic School Bus children's book series, died on Sunday ... with Elizabeth Banks set to star as Frizzle, marking the first big-screen adaptation in the franchise's ...

Today more than 95 million copies of the “Magic School Bus” books are in print nationwide, according to Publishers Weekly. Degen was mourned across the book world in the wake of his death.