short tales
New Aesop’s Fables books on Amazon.com
Jan 23rd
When I was a youngster I loved Aesop’s fables and the wisdom they contained. So it was fun to be able to work on a couple of updated fables of ABDO Publishing’s Short Tales imprint a while back. I just noticed that the books went on sale this week!
Everybody knows cautionary tale of The Boy Who Cried Wolf but you’ve never seen it through the lens of animation superstar illustrator Will Meugniot (‘Ultimate Avengers 2′) before. I thought I turned in a pretty funny script for this story book, but Will’s drawings make it laugh-out-loud hilarious.
I wasn’t that familiar with The Ants and the Grasshopper Aesop’s ode to hard work and planning. Comics great Mark Bloodworth drew this one and did amazingly detailed renderings of the insect characters of the story. I can’t wait to see the colored images for the first time!
The books are for beginning readers and are meant for libraries. Check out the covers!
Other books in the line include The Lion and the Mouse by Shannon Eric Denton and Mike Dubisch, The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse by Shannon Denton and Mark Bloodworth, The Tortoise and the Hare by Shannon Denton and Mark Pennington, The Fox and the Grapes by Christopher E. Long and John Cbonis.
Now if I could just get an ETA on the Norse Mythology books we did for ABDO!
Update: Amazon shows September for the Norse Myth books.
BOXCAR CHILDREN take no prisoners!
Nov 4th
Three new books I’ve worked on this year have shown up on Amazon.com this week. They are issues of the ‘Boxcar Children‘ series of graphic novels, based on the long-running and immensely popular kids lit series by Gertrude Chandler Warner.
I adapted the books into a comic book script, with the goal of an almost-religious adherence Warner’s stories and language. My good buddy Mike Dubisch (who illustrated ‘Heir to Fire‘ as well as the various Short Tales books that I adapted). Other ‘Boxcar‘ books were adapted by Shannon Eric Denton and Christopher E. Long and illustrated again by Dubisch.
Check out these swell covers:
Books, Books, Books
Nov 24th
A trio of children’s story books I wrote earlier in the year are now available for pre-order on Amazon (and everywhere else books are sold).
The titles are Wizard of OZ, Puss in Boots and Medusa, all adapted from classic works.
My “Heir to Fire” collaborator Mike Dubisch illustrated each of them and they are digitally colored. The books have library binding, hence the increased price.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Tale #1
Nov 24th
Publisher: ADBO (Short Tales)
Publication Date: January 2008
Rob’s Credit: Author
Other Credits: Mike Dubisch – Illustrator
Synopsis: Adapting L. Frank Baum’s classic novel into a series of storybooks. This volume covers the introduces Dorothy and Toto and begins their journey to the land of Oz.
Link: Buy it at Amazon.com
Puss in Boots
Nov 24th
Publisher: ADBO (Short Tales)
Publication Date: January 2008
Rob’s Credit: Author
Other Credits: Mike Dubisch – Illustrator
Synopsis: A storybook retelling of the classic fairy tale
Link: Buy it at Amazon.com
Medusa
Nov 24th
Publisher: ADBO (Short Tales)
Publication Date: January 2008
Rob’s Credit: Author
Other Credits: Mike Dubisch – Illustrator
Synopsis: A storybook retelling of the life and death classic character from Greek Myth
Link: Buy it at Amazon.com
