Remembering Joanna Cole, author of 'The Magic School Bus'

The author, who was a New Jersey native, said that her beloved character Ms. Frizzle was based on her own fifth grade teacher. Now there's a live-action version in the works starring Elizabeth Banks as Ms. Frizzle.

News 12 Staff

Jul 24, 2020, 4:41 PM

Updated 1,592 days ago

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The author, who was a New Jersey native, said that her beloved character Ms. Frizzle was based on her own fifth grade teacher. Now there's a live-action version in the works starring Elizabeth Banks as Ms. Frizzle.