My Brand New book has arrived! This one’s a little different from the graphic novels, but only in format, and I’m really proud of it and can’t wait to share it with everyone! What you may not know, is that Owly & Wormy, Friends All Aflutter originally started out as a graphic novel, but when Simon & Schuster approached us to do a children’s book, we decided this was the perfect story for this format. And don’t worry, the graphic novel series isn’t going anywhere. In fact, I hope to have a new one out by the end of 2011!
This story has just as many twists, and just as much friendship, and heartfelt emotion that you’ve come to expect from Owly but this time it’s in vivid color that springs to life from the large, bright pages.
You’ll be able to find this brand-new picture book at your local comic book store, bookstore, and even online from my friends at Top Shelf and Amazon.com.
In honor of the new book release I’ve also spruced up my site and added new pages to my Original Art Store, updated my tour schedule for 2011, added new Fan Art, uploaded tons of new “Owly As…” drawings, posted some great Owly Goodies, and added all kinds of little cute bits here and there. Feel free to explore and tell me what you think!
We’re looking forward to a wonderfully busy new year and can’t wait to watch it all unfold! Thanks again for all of the wonderful support, it really means the world to me and little Owly & Wormy! ^,^
Chels said:
Congrats on your first children’s book! I hope there’s more in the future! It’s an adorable book– mine came this week along with one for my sister. We’re Owly fanatics and so are my kids!
Posted on March 10, 2011 @ 12:40 pm
Andy said:
Thanks so much, Chels! There’s a second picture book planned and we’ll see what happens after that. ^,^
Posted on March 10, 2011 @ 3:49 pm
Matthew Sr. said:
Glad to see you’re back in “circulation”, Andy! Looking forward to the new book. It’ll be Matthew Jr’s first exposure to Owly.
Posted on March 18, 2011 @ 4:16 am
Andy said:
Thanks, Matthew! I hope to make it up to Baltimore this year so maybe I’ll get to see you at the show!
Posted on March 18, 2011 @ 6:12 pm
R. Fuchs said:
Very nice artwork Andy, it inspires me to keep writing/drawing my own comic, Fuzz Society. I love it when artists expand into merchandise too, which I hope to do this year for fun :)
Posted on March 24, 2011 @ 1:34 pm
Jean-Marie said:
Our first introduction to Owly was last May when our family participated in Free Comic Book Day for the first time. When I read about this book I figured we should check it out. We just picked it up at the library today and LOVED LOVED LOVED it! I read it with my 3 year old son and 7 year old daughter. You should have seen their expressions as I was reading it with them. The wordless illustrations couldn’t be any more perfect at telling the story. I’m going to send it to preschool with my son next week. It’s perfect for all of the recent spring themes they have been exploring! We look forward to the next Owly picture book and maybe more. :-)
Posted on April 10, 2011 @ 9:50 am
Andy said:
Thank you so much for the support Katie and Jean-Marie! Owly and I truly appreciate it! ^,^ That’s such a heart-warming story, Jean-Marie! I hope Owly went over well at his school! :)
Posted on April 16, 2011 @ 5:51 pm
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