Sunday

Shiny New News.

Some updated models for the Todd's TV film.


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Nice first review for Paulie Pastrami Achieves World Peace: “Paulie Pastrami is a plucky seven-year-old kid armed with a boatload of determination and a whole lot of heart. His mass of wild hair and cartoony wide-eyed exuberance is infectious. Among the many heavy-handed message books about peace, Paulie shines.”- Kirkus


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A new image for the Stunt Frog project.

Shiny Reel.

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Featured Shiny Collaborator.

JOHANNA WRIGHT

We love Johanna Wright and are head-over-heels thrilled to be working with her. She draws amazing pictures. Writes amazing books. And she was just on TV. Check it out.

http://www.opb.org/programs/artbeat/segments/view/817

Tuesday

Shiny Projects.

TODD'S TV

Todd's TV is a book coming out in spring 2010. The publisher is HarperCollins.

Recently the magnificent Elizabeth Bird said this about Todd's TV in her blog at the School Library Journal where she sometimes previews upcoming books: "Okay. Without a doubt the picture book I was most excited about at this particular table was Todd's TV by James Proimos. I will endeavor to explain. Over at Little Brown & Co., Mr. Proimos wrote a little something by the name of Paulie Pastrami Achieves World Peace. It was cute and it was funny (and made a nice complement to another 2009 called Weezer Changes the World by David McPhail) but I think I'm even more pleased by this newest book.Todd's TV is about a boy who watches so much TV that the television itself decides to legally adopt the boy. As you might expect, the parents (who were fine with this arrangement until now) are not pleased. It has a kicker of an ending and a palette of orange and gray that shouldn't work, but does. Pretty darn cool."

We are currently developing Todd's TV as CG film.

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STUNT FROG

Stunt Frog is a character we created for a Nickelodeon Short. We are currently developing a Stunt Frog book and a CG animated film.

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PAULIE PASTRAMI ACHIEVES WORLD PEACE

Paulie Pastrami Achieves World Peace is a book coming out in December 2009. The publisher is Little, Brown.

We are developing Paulie as a traditional 2D film.

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PUBLIC POOL

Shiny Pear has partnered with creator Dave Fremont to get Public Pool seen in every medium out there. Fist stop: a motion comic series for your iPod.

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MOSCOW & POTTY

Moscow & Potty is a series of book that will be published by Henry Holt.

Shiny Pear is currently developing a CG film based on the books.