GENRE: Character Driven, Humor
WORDS: 435
Query:
When a forgetful mischief-maker is turned into a frog by a fashionable witch, Fredward-not-a-frog must embark on a wacky quest to find the magic ingredients and reverse the curse. FREDWARD NOT-A-FROG is a 435-word picture book that is filled with quirky characters, laugh-out-loud scenarios, and a silly twist ending. Delightfully irreverent and adorably weird. Dennis the Menace meets Princess and the Frog
I am a picture book illustrator from California. I am currently volunteering as my region’s SCBWI Illustrator Coordinator. I am also an active member of Julie Hedlund’s 12×12 Picture Book Challenge, and a long-time member of the Society of Visual Storytelling (SVSLearn). I have been featured in several SCBWI portfolio showcases and as a finalist in various art & illustration contests. My illustration work will be published in Spider magazine and Ladybug magazine in the coming months (Cricket Media). I have also recently signed on as the illustrator for the picture book, DUCK, DUCK, GOOSE, published by The Little Press. In addition to representation for my author/illustrator work, I am also seeking art representation and would love to continue illustrating books written by other authors.
You may view more of my illustration work at artbymerry.com/illustration
Thank you for your time and consideration!
Excerpt:
Fredward the frog was not actually a frog.
A witch wearing star-shaped sunglasses cast a spell on Fredward.
Why did she do that? It’s not like Fredward ate her lunch without asking.
And Fredward would never ruin her gingerbread house…on purpose.
And who could ever think that Fredward would return a library book a YEAR after it was due?!
Fredward just wanted to get back to normal.
What inspired you to write this story & what do you have in common with it:
Fredward was created after playing an anxiety-filled game of “what-if” early in the pandemic. When my local library reopened, our family would load up on more books than usual and then forget to return them on time. While our library had kindly abolished late fines, I was always worried that I was upsetting the librarians with my never-ending overdue book returns. I wondered…what if we got cursed instead of fined? This book is my homage to the fabulously patient librarians who never cursed me for being forgetful.
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