Oh, Nuts! Written by Tammi Sauer

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But it at Bloomsbury.com

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Cutesy, Blinky and Bob live in the zoo. But does anyone pay attention to them? No! All the zoo-goers are too busy gawking at gorillas, clicking cameras at the koalas, even staring at the sloth! That is, until these chipmunks concoct a full-on campaign to become the most popular animals in the zoo. But it won’t be easy. No matter what our heroes try, it’s hard to upstage exotic creatures like zebras and wallabies and poison dart frogs. And when this fame-hungry trio finally achieves the stardom they’ve been dreaming of, they may discover it’s not all it was cracked up to be. Oh nuts!

Rising stars Tammi Sauer and Dan Krall have crafted a hilarious picture book for little attention seekers everywhere – and the zookeepers who love them.

About the Author, Tammi Sauer

Tammi Sauer is the author of COWBOY CAMP (Sterling, 2005) and the forthcoming titles CHICKEN DANCE (Sterling, 2009), YUCKY VALENTINES (Paula Wiseman/S&S, 2010), PRINCESS-IN-TRAINING (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), DUCK MEANS BUSINESS (Paula Wiseman/S&S), and OH, NUTS! (Bloomsbury). Tammi is represented by Laura Rennert of Andrea Brown Literary Agency.

Visit Tammi Sauer’s Website

See the Oh, Nuts! trailer animated by the brilliant Joel Trussell with original music by the inestimable Mike Stern!!

Children’s Publishing Representation by Red Fox Literary

Being A Pig Is Nice

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Rendered a “collector’s item” by Random House (aka out of print) I have the last 25 copies in my possession which can be purchased in my store. Each copy bought from my store can be inscribed, signed and includes a drawing of a girl who longs to be a pig.

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Why do animals get to misbehave, while humans have to act so prim and proper all the time? From the New York Times bestselling author comes a book about manners, all from the point-of-view of a little girl. In her refreshingly subversive world, monkeys must always use their fingers when they eat or get in trouble, elephants are encouraged to squirt and splatter everywhere, and pig parents ask their children to get muddy before they go to bed. Of course, if you’re a pig, you smell, and that’s not nice. Still, the girl can see that behaving like an animal could be fun. . . .

About the Author, Sally Lloyd-Jones

Sally Lloyd-Jones is a Brit who came to the US in 1989 “just for a year.” She’s still here.
Born in Kampala, Uganda, raised in East, and West Africa and at a boarding school in the New Forest, the first book she ever remembers reading all the way through was THE COMPLETE NONSENSE by Edward Lear. Things have not been the same since.
She lives in Manhattan and enjoys dividing her time between the front half of her apartment and the back.

Visit Sally Lloyd-Jones’ Website

Children’s Publishing Representation by Red Fox Literary

The Great Lollipop Caper

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Visit Indiebound.org to purchase!

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One cranky caper is about to learn that being salty might be just as good as being sweet.

Having adults love his acidic taste is not enough for Mr. Caper. He wants more. He wants the children of the world to love him—just as much as they love the sweet, saccharine Lollipop.

And thus a plot is hatched: Caper-flavored lollipops are dispatched throughout the world…and everything goes horribly wrong. Will Mr. Caper find a way to repair the havoc he’s wreaked by over-reaching? Maybe, if Lollipop helps save the day!

This quirky tale, illustrated with humor and heart, contains sweet and salty delights for both adults and children.

REVIEWS AND PRAISE

“This hilarious and highly original tale is enhanced by laugh-out-loud Photoshop cartoon illustrations and clever, punchy dialogue. Guaranteed to please a variety of tastes and an undeniably sweet treat for the picture-book shelves. ”

— School Library Journal

“The pages fly by, fueled by precocious, melodramatic dialogue (There must be a way to make the children appreciate my complex flavor!) and cheerily frenetic drawings. It’s the perfect after-dinner read for Food Network—loving families. ”

— Publisher’s Weekly in a STARRED review

“Krall’s shiny digital illustrations are cartoony and bold, with…dramatic composition. ”

— Kirkus Reviews

“There are twists and turns in Krall’s jaunty tale…. [Children will] appreciate the animated stick-figured lolly and hiss appropriately at the villain.”

— New York Times

“The whole package is wonderfully manic, and you’ll be hard-pressed to find a kid who won’t cackle right along with it. ”

— Booklist

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Children’s Publishing Representation by Red Fox Literary

Film

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ELF: BUDDY’S MUSICAL CHRISTMAS

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ELF: BUDDY’S MUSICAL CHRISTMAS

Has anybody not seen Screen Novelties’ ELF: BUDDY’S MUSICAL CHRISTMAS? If you haven’t you must immediately go and watch it!! They only managed to make one of the most charming and endearing Christmas Specials since”Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer” or “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (The Chuck Jones one, not that horrible Jim Carrey monstrosity). I was lucky enough to work on it, and got credit actually far beyond what I deserved. I did a few background sketches and colors, and also colored over a couple background sketches done by Justin Thompson. But aside from being incredibly talented, hardworking and visionary, the guys at Screen Novelties are also exceedingly generous with credit so they gave me the title “Background Design and Colors by” when really all I did was draw over sets they were already building and colored them to their specifications. They knew exactly what they wanted and I think needed reference paintings to give to the busy crew building the sets while they were off doing other things. In any case, I’m extremely proud to have worked on this!!! Scroll down to see a slideshow of the pieces I did.

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And here’s a great photo of Screen Novelties’ Mark, Seamus and Chris looking like Gods during the making of.

Children’s Publishing Representation by Red Fox Literary