PROPOSED TITLE: Bills and Janes
AUTHOR: Troy Schmidt
ONE LINE DESCRIPTION
With a fun and light-hearted approach, Bills and Janes looks at
what would happen if the world changed everyone's name to either
Bill or Jane in order to make life a little easier.
OVERVIEW
There are so many names in this world, so many pronunciations and
so many spellings of those names. It seems today everyone has to
make their name different. While changing everyone's name to Bill
and Jane works at first, people soon experience the mass confusion
and the loss of identity. One's name makes one unique.
TAKE AWAY VALUE
Children will enjoy the playful rhyming of the story that examines
names and countries around the world. They will realize that their
name makes them unique.
FORMAT
Illustrated, hardcover, 24 pages, 600 words
UNIQUENESS
The book shows the endless variety of names we can find.
The story encompasses names around the world, not just America.
The illustrations in the book will engage the young reader, creating
a fun and light-hearted appeal to the story.
COMPETING PRODUCTS
Nothing could be found in the current market place that was even
close to this concept.
TARGET AUDIENCE
Children, ages 2-5.
Parents who will love reading
story books to their children.
OTHER READERS
All teachers of young children will enjoy this book. Even organizations
like the United Nations, UNICEF or world adoption agencies could
appreciate how it treats the uniqueness of people around the world.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Troy Schmidt began writing animation in Los Angeles in 1985 (Dennis
the Menace, Heathcliff, Flintstone Kids). In 1992, he moved to Orlando
to write for The Mickey Mouse Club, on staff for three seasons.
Since then Troy wrote for three Disney parades on ABC (Easter and
Christmas), a Disney Animal Kingdom show and for the Hard Rock Café
website as the Managing Content Editor. Most recently he adapted
a Max Lucado children's book, Hermie The Common Caterpillar, into
a video, then created and wrote the future installments for Mr.
Lucado and Tommy Nelson. In 2004, Troy was the Creative Consultant
on a Nickelodeon game show called "Splat."
OTHER BOOKS BY THE AUTHOR
Buzby and Grumble Bees - Picture book (2007)
To Share or Nut to Share -Board book
(2006)
Hermie's Fruitcake Christmas - Picture book and board book (2005)
The Straight Path - Hermie board book (2005)
The Race of Fear - Hermie board book (2005)
Buzby, the Misbehaving Bee - Picture book and board book (2005)
The 12 Bugs of Christmas - Picture book and board book (2004)
Webster, the Scaredy Spider - Picture book and board book (2004)
He Did It All for You - Compiled the writings of author Max Lucado
(2004)
Flo the Lyin' Fly - Picture book and board book (2003)
The Flood of Lies - Hermie board book (2003)
Stuck in a Stinky Den - Hermie board book (2003)
The Caterpillars of Ha-Ha - Hermie board book (2003)
Hermie and the Big Bully Croaker - Hermie board book (2003)
Rock, Roll and Run - Hermie board book (2003)
© Troy Schmidt, 2006
