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Doggy Doo

Proposal

PROPOSED TITLE: Doggy Doo

AUTHOR: Troy Schmidt

ONE LINE DESCRIPTION
A cute little brown dog curls up and sleeps all over the place, frightening people who thinks he looks like a big pile of…well, you get the idea.

OVERVIEW
A fun and engaging read-along with silly pictures. Doggy Doo is a cute little brown dog who, when he is folded up and laying down, looks like…doggy doo. In every picture we find him laying in the most conspicuous places. Whoever finds him always looks surprised, shocked, dismayed to find Doggy Doo right under their feet!

TAKE AWAY VALUE
A catchy little rhyme and playful pictures of people reacting in shock and horror.

FORMAT
Illustrated, hardcover, 24 pages, 250 words

UNIQUENESS
A book about doggy doo…
Illustrations are silly and fun.

SERIES POTENTIAL

Doggy Doo could travel the world.
Doggy Doo could invade Washington.
Doogy Doo could do Hollywood.

TARGET AUDIENCE
Children, ages 2-5.

Parents who love reading story books to their children.

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. He recently directed two hours worth of video on a Bible based CD/ROM entitled iLumina Gold, traveling to Israel and following the footsteps of Jesus. In 2004, Troy was the Creative Consultant on a Nickelodeon game show called "Splat."

OTHER BOOKS BY THE AUTHOR
Buzby and the 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

Illustration by David Hicks

 
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