Posts tagged kids
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.
The Boy Who Cried Wolf
Jan 19th
Publisher: ABDO Publishing/Magic Wagon/Short Tales
Publication Date: January 2010
Rob’s Credit: Adapted by
Other Credits: Based on the classic fable by Aesop, illustrated by Will Meugniot
Synopsis: The cautionary tale of what happens to liars, even when they tell the truth.
Link: Buy it at Amazon.com: Hardbound Library Edition
The Ants and the Grasshopper
Jan 19th
Publisher: ABDO Publishing/Magic Wagon/Short Tales
Publication Date: January 2010
Rob’s Credit: Adapted by
Other Credits: Based on the classic fable by Aesop, illustrated by Mark Bloodworth
Synopsis: The cautionary tale of the importance of planning, hard work and sacrifice.
Link: Buy it at Amazon.com: Hardbound Library Edition
Boxcar Children #11 – Pizza Mystery
Jan 18th
Publisher: ABDO Publishing/Magic Wagon/Graphic Planet
Publication Date: January 2010
Rob’s Credit: Adapted by
Other Credits: Based on the novel by Gertrude Chandler Warner, illustrated by Mike Dubisch
Synopsis: The Aldens return from a vacation, having strangely avoided any mysteries, until they arrive at the town that hosts their favorite pizza parlor, and find something terribly, terribly wrong…
Link: Buy it at Amazon.com: Hardbound Library Edition, Softcover Edition
Boxcar Children #7 – Snowbound Mystery
Jan 17th
Publisher: ABDO Publishing/Magic Wagon/Graphic Planet
Publication Date: January 2010
Rob’s Credit: Adapted by
Other Credits: Based on the novel by Gertrude Chandler Warner, illustrated by Mike Dubisch
Synopsis: The Aldens are enjoying a fall vacation in a remote cabin when they’re suddenly snowed in by freak blizzard. The resourceful kids have nothing to worry about…except their mysterious neighbors who want something inside the cabin!
Link: Buy it at Amazon.com: Hardbound Library Edition, Softcover Edition
My new comic series is…SCRATCH9
Dec 9th
So, the cat’s out of the bag…pun most definitely intended!
ComicBookResources has the scoop on the new young readers comic book I created called Scratch9!
My good buddy Jason T. Kruse is illustrating it. The astonishing Mike Kunkel is providing the covers.
It won’t arrive in comic shops until next summer, but I’m super-duper excited about it right now!
Click through for the whole scoop!
Stay tuned to Scratch9.com for details as they happen!
Boxcar Children #6 – Blue Bay Mystery
Mar 1st
Publisher: ABDO Publishing/Magic Wagon/Graphic Planet
Publication Date: March 2009
Rob’s Credit: Adapted by
Other Credits: Based on the novel by Gertrude Chandler Warner, illustrated by Mark Bloodworth
Synopsis: The Aldens journey to an uninhabited tropical island. They bring all their resources to bear as they fish, gather and build shelters, and eventually learn that the island holds a mystery for them.
Link: Buy it at Amazon.com: Hardbound Library Edition, Softcover Edition
Boxcar Children #3 – The Yellow House Mystery
Jan 4th
Publisher: ABDO Publishing/Magic Wagon/Graphic Planet
Publication Date: January 2009
Rob’s Credit: Adapted by
Other Credits: Based on the novel by Gertrude Chandler Warner, illustrated by Mike Dubisch
Synopsis: The Aldens kids learn the secret of the Yellow House and go on a journey to find its former resident.
Link: Buy it at Amazon.com: Hardbound Library Edition, Softcover Edition
Boxcar Children #2 – Surprise Island
Jan 4th
Publisher: ABDO Publishing/Magic Wagon/Graphic Planet
Publication Date: January 2009
Rob’s Credit: Adapted by
Other Credits: Based on the novel by Gertrude Chandler Warner, illustrated by Mike Dubisch
Synopsis: Grandpa Alden sends the kids to live on his private island for a summer where they discover a mysterious Yellow House, buried artifacts, and an important new friend.
Link: Buy it at Amazon.com: Hardbound Library Edition, Softcover Edition
Medusa
Jan 18th
Publisher: ABDO Publishing/Magic Wagon/Short Tales
Publication Date: January 2008
Rob’s Credit: Adapted by
Other Credits: Based on the classic Greek myths, illustrated by Mike Dubisch
Synopsis: The story of snake haired, stone-eyed Medua and her curse.
Link: Buy it at Amazon.com: Hardbound Library Edition
