Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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Lincoln Peirce, author of Big Nate Makes the Grade, shares his kinship with Nate as an aspiring cartoonist, even showing some of his early samples. Learn how Lincoln's childhood experiences are reflected in the strip. (Hmm ... could Mrs. Godfrey be based on a real person?)

Learn more about Big Nate: publishing.andrewsmcmeel.com/resources/?_book_series=big-nate