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Frank W. Dormer Sells Graphic Novel For Kids, Playdate

Published Thu, 11 Jun 2020 10:45:58 -0500

Last updated Sat, 30 Jan 2021 17:48:25 -0600

Playdate is a new graphic novel for younger readers by the creator of Firefighter Duckies, Frank W. Dormer. Playdate tells the story of four friends, a duck, a snake, a bear, and a land-based narwhal, as they figure out the ups and downs of friendship and problem-solving at the playground.

Frank Dormer is the author-illustrator of The Sword In The Stone at Atheneum, Click! at Viking, Socksquatch and The Obstinate Pen at Henry Holt, as well as the illustrator of many other books for children, including the Aggie And Ben series of easy reader books from Charlesbridge, and the middle-grade series The Adventures of Jo Schmo. His book Firefighter Duckies released in 2017 with Octopus Escapes, by Nathaniel Lachenmeyer, and Ebenezer Has a Word for Everything, by Chelsea Rowe in 2018.

Planned to be published in the autumn of next year, the book was bought by Emma Ledbetter at Abrams. Frank's agent Emily Mitchell at Wernick & Pratt brokered the deal for world rights.

Yesterday Frank Dormer posted the following image from Instagram, calling it a Character study for new story.; Could it be this one? Doesn't look like a land-based narwhal to me.

Frank W. Dormer Sells Graphic Novel For Kids, Playdate.

Abrams, formerly Harry N. Abrams, Inc, is an American publisher of art and illustrated books, children's books, and stationery. The enterprise is a subsidiary of the French publisher La Martinière Groupe. Run by President and CEO Michael Jacobs, Abrams publishes and distributes approximately 250 titles annually and has more than 3,000 titles in print. Abrams also distributes publications for the Victoria and Albert Museum, Tate, Vendome Press (in North America), Booth Clibborn Editions, SelfMadeHero, MoMA Children's Books, and 5 Continents.

Founded by Harry N. Abrams in 1949, Abrams was the first company in the United States to specialize in the creation and distribution of art books. Times Mirror acquired the company in 1966 and Harry Abrams retired in 1977. For many years, the company was under the direction of Paul Gottlieb (publisher) until January 2001, eighteen months before his death. Abrams was acquired by La Martinière Groupe in 1997.

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