Nubsy McNoodle and Bullfrog
Ahoy friends,
Get this…I was contacted by Zia Grace, an Australian children’s book writer to collaborate with her on a possible animation project! What a compliment! I realize more and more that my one minute animation for the BEST JOB is really appealing to a huge age group. How cool is that?
On Zia Graces’ website she answers a couple of questions that I would like to share with you. This gal rocks - she writes, she travels and she loves kids!
As a child, which book impressed you most?
Horton Hatches the Egg, by Dr. Seuss. I just loved the integrity of that elephant - no matter what… he meant what he said and he said what he meant… an elephant’s faithful one hundred percent!
To which literary character do you most relate?
At the moment, Wonder Woman! I am a one-woman show - author, publisher, creative director, production manager, marketing and sales manager - not to mention a wife, sister, daughter and aunt!
If your life were a novel, who would it be written by?
Danielle Steele and Stephen King – a good mix of romance, drama… and HORROR! … it ends like a fairy tale though.
When did you decide to become a writer?
I didn’t really decide. Nubsy came to me like a dream - I got out of bed to write it after staying at my friend’s house whose children are nicknamed Nubsy and Bullfrog - my inspiration. It was only after I had decided to publish Nubsy that other ideas came to me in the form of inspired thought (often in the middle of the night). Literally, within 6 months after writing Nubsy, I wrote another 4 books which are all currently in production. The flood gates opened!
The real Nubsy McNoodle and Bullfrog
Where would you like to travel, but haven’t yet visited?
Machu Picchu in Peru, and the Egyptian Pyramids.
What inspires you?
Young children - I love their energy, joy and sense of wonder. They inspire me to be fresh in my way of thinking, as they are not shaped or moulded by any lessons they have yet to learn in life. There is a sense of purity and innocence, that I try to maintain in myself.
Which super power would you love to have?
I would love to fly! Being invisible would also be handy.
Who are your favourite authors?
Dr. Seuss – without a doubt!
*** Zia Grace is in the process of putting together a fund-raising audio disc that will benefit children with learning disabilities and vision impairment. ***
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March 27th, 2009
Hey Marcella, hope you get the best job in the world and we can make Nubsy & Bullfrog come to life in the Great Barrier Reef - what an adventure!!!
Love Zia Grace xx