Pitches for my picture book manuscripts
A bedtime story of sleepytime sabotage and the surprising magic of boredom, INCREDIBLY BORING STORIES FOR OVER STIMULATED CHILDREN pits two over-tired kids who transform into bonkers little monsters at bedtime against their boring fuddydud dad. But Dad has a secret weapon up his pajama sleeve: a long-winded tale about changing a toilet paper roll. If the reader stays awake, they’ll witness the ultimate showdown between the world‘s most tedious dad and his sleepy-eyed kids who hold out hopes for terrifying dracula vs. dinosaur bathroom battles.
Rainbow the unicorn is fed up with the mushy nicknames his neighbors give him, like Floofycake and Cutie Patootie, but a surprise encounter with a dracula bat lets him embrace his dark side. Reborn as COUNT RAINBOW, he sets out to send shivers through the town of Sparklevania, but instead of gaining respect through his “evil” deeds, he’s left lonelier than ever. When his masquerade ball turns into a name-calling fiasco, he’s ready to hang up his cape, but another surprising cutie patootie joins the party and together they reveal that playful nicknames can sometimes sting, some vampire antics can go too far, and capes are fashionable—in this story about identity, respect, and the power of words.
Noodle and her brother Goofball know the shocking truth—there’s always a sneaky lesson lurking between the pages of a kids book. They vow to make THIS book 100% FOR SHENANIGANS ONLY, and 0% moral. Blobfish pillow fights? Yes. An ostrich in a dinosaur costume? Pickles? Absolutely. But their boring dad keeps interrupting with unwanted words of wisdom. When it seems pure shenanigans are poised to win the day, one unexpected moral sneaks its way in, proving that some lessons are impossible to escape!
When the tiny friends in the POLLINATOR’S CLUB open their group to welcome new members, a huge, intimidating bat named Belfry shows up. Each must overcome expectations to recognize that they are all dedicated to their important work, and can look a little strange while getting the job done.

The creeping figure of The Morning Phantom appears in Mom & Dad’s room every day—before-the-birds, before-the-coffee, before-the-alarm-clock early. They use every sleep technique they know to stop the startling creature from appearing before 6am—schedule shifts, white noise, blackout curtains and even a new clock don’t thwart the mysterious silhouette from darkening their doorway, until The Phantom realizes being an unnerving night stalker is even scarier than being alone in the dark.
Max has become glued to his video game, spending hours indoors and missing out on the adventures waiting outside—especially in his Aunt Lily’s garden with its old droopy cypress tree. After a quick bit of shopping for beach balls & paint, Aunt Lily introduces Max to a new outdoor friend, THE GOOGLY TREE.
A girl named Melody spots something unusual in the sky above her farm—a COW ON A BALLOON! Suddenly the whole world seems transfixed, posting photos and videos and broadcasting endless opinions. But Melody uses her wits to solve the problem while everyone around her feeds into the online hysteria caused by the improbable predicament.
When Goofball and his sister Noodle sleep late and risk missing Dad’s legendary pancake breakfast, they’re suddenly blasted awake by a mysterious, sci-fi-style warning: an alien menace is approaching! The terrifying wave of wiggling wake-up chaos known as THE TICKLE FROM OUTER SPACE is on its way, and a desperate space adventure ensues as the kids scramble to escape. With pancakes on the line, they’ll need all their wits and giggles to survive the cosmic tickle disaster! A wild, laugh-out-loud tale about sibling teamwork, pancakes that might need reheating, and an alien force that could leave them in stitches.
A trip to the amusement park takes a mysterious twist when Goofball and his sister Noodle meet their favorite cartoon characters—and discover something shocking: HEY! THEY HAVE ZIPPERS! What was supposed to be a fun day turns into a baffling investigation as the siblings uncover hidden secrets behind Captain Flapjack and his pals. As they dig deeper into the mystery, their amusement park adventure becomes a high-stakes mission to uncover the truth—one zipper at a time.
KRAMPUS CLAUS humorously puts a heartwarming twist on the classic legend of Krampus when a workplace injury forces the legendary monster to substitute for Santa and deliver rewards to the nice list kids. One stop on his route poses a crying, shouting, pouting problem, and Krampus must think Santa thoughts to update his monstrous methods of dealing with naughty kids.
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