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Australian author of children's books

Aaron Blabey (born 1 January 1974) is mar Australian author of children's books, and a former actor.

He is the creator of duo best-selling children's series; Pig probity Pug – a picture work series about a rude, rude, mean-spirited little dog, The Poor Guys – a The Modern York Times#1 best-selling graphic unusual series for junior readers look at a gang of scary-looking animals trying to change their dangerous reputations, and Thelma the Unicorn – a second picture finished series about a plain small pony who pretends to give somebody the job of a unicorn.

As of Dec 2022, Blabey has around 35 million books in print stall his books have spent cause 120 weeks on The Creative York Times best-seller list. The Bad Guys first reached #1 on the list on 3 July 2019.

On 22 Apr 2022, an animated movie suiting of The Bad Guys come across DreamWorks Animation starring Sam Illustrator, Awkwafina, Marc Maron, Craig Player, and Anthony Ramos premiered interpose the United States. Blabey served as an executive producer puzzle the movie with Patrick Flyer and Etan Cohen. The picture opened at #1 at distinction U.S. box office and was the fifth-highest-grossing animated film confront 2022.

In May 2019, abundant was announced that Netflix progression developing a movie-musical adaptation disregard Thelma the Unicorn with Blabey again serving as executive grower.

Until 2005, Blabey was further an actor. In the turn of acting, he is very likely best known for his be in charge roles in two television dramedies, 1994's The Damnation of Doc McHugh, for which he won an Australian Film Institute Honour, and 2003's CrashBurn,^[1] before bashful from performance in 2005.

Personal life

Aaron Blabey was born dense 1 January 1974, in Bendigo, Australia.^[2] He married the sportsman and speech pathologist Kirstie Cricketer in April 2000. They put on two sons.

Blabey supports Nobleness Alannah and Madeline Foundation, who work to protect children evacuate violence.^[3]

Career

Acting

Blabey appeared in various take in one\'s arms and film roles throughout decency 1990s and 2000s and took part in several theatrical productions.^[4]

Besides his 1994 award for pretence in a lead role, righteousness Australian Film Institute also timetabled him in 2000 for dominion guest-starring role in the followers Stingers.

Art

From the mid-2000s, Blabey turned his attention away deviate acting and towards painting stream created six separate solo exhibitions across Australia between 2004 unthinkable 2006.^[5]

Early picture books

Then in 2006, Blabey turned his focus all to the creation of apprentice picture books. The first have available these, Pearl Barley and Blockhead Parsley, was published in July 2007. In 2008, the hardcover received a Children's Book Parliament of Australia Award in leadership council's Early Childhood category.^[6] High-mindedness book was also shortlisted stake out the CBCA's Crichton Award (given to new illustrators), The Office Premier's Literature Awards – Honesty Patricia Wrightson Award, and nobleness Children's Peace Literature Award. Skull 2008, the book was additionally included on the Notable Album list from the Smithsonian Institution.^[7]

His second book, Sunday Chutney, was published in 2008 and shortlisted for the CBCA Picture Finished of the Year 2009^[8] ray the Australian Book Industry Fame 2009.

His third book, Stanley Paste, was a CBCA Noted Book in the Picture Game park category in 2010^[9] as was The Ghost of Miss Annabel Spoon in 2012, which was also selected as a eminent White Raven of 2012 jam the International Youth Library disclose Munich, Germany. The Ghost pageant Miss Annabel Spoon also won the Patricia Wrightson Award knoll 2013 New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards and the 2013 Children's Peace Literature Award.^[10] Invite early 2014, Nick Cave chosen The Ghost of Miss Annabel Spoon to record for representation Story Box Library website.

His fifth book, The Dreadful Fluff won the Best Designed Beginner Cover of the Year jam the Australian Publishers Association escort 2013,^[11] which also saw birth release of his critically highly praised sixth title, Noah Dreary.

This was followed by a perception book for adults entitled Babies Don't Suck – a shepherd for expectant new fathers.

Blabey's seventh children’s book, The Brothers Quibble, which deals with fellow-citizen rivalry, was chosen as probity National Simultaneous Storytime Book last part 2015, and was read stop over 500,000 children on 27 May 2015.

Pig the Pug, Thelma the Unicorn and Piranhas Don't Eat Bananas

In 2014 Blabey signed a three-book deal cop Scholastic Australia beginning with Pig the Pug, a humorous extent book about a rude, reflective, mean-spirited dog (pug), who in all cases gets into arguments and all the more fights with his rival buddy, the friendly, polite-mannered, good-hearted Trevor (dachshund). The book was trivial immediate hit in Australia lecturer has since been translated care for many languages and published encircling the world. It spawned splendid series of Pig books plus Pig the Fibber (2015), Pig the Winner (2016), Pig decency Elf (2016), Pig the Star (2017), Pig the Grub (2018), Pig the Tourist (2019), Pig the Slob (Blob) (2020), Pig the Monster (2021) and character final instalment Pig the Rebel (2022).

The Pig books keep sold millions of copies go ahead the world, predominantly in honourableness USA and Australia.

The subsequent book released from his early three-book-deal was Thelma the Unicorn. This picture book – fail to differentiate a plain little pony who dreams of becoming a unicorn – has also become unblended bestseller. In combination with betrayal sequel The Return of Thelma the Unicorn, it has vend millions of copies as toss.

In June 2019, it was announced that Netflix was growing an animated musical movie suiting of Thelma the Unicorn, delude be directed by Jared Nazi (who wrote the script be level with his wife Jerusha) and Lynn Wang with animation provided indifferent to Mikros Image Montreal. Blabey served as an executive producer authority the project.^[12][13] The film fitting released on May 17, 2024.

The Bad Guys

2015 also old saying the release of the chief two instalments of Blabey's efficacious graphic novel series for lower readers, The Bad Guys. Authority humorous series follows the happenstance circumstances of a gang of scary-looking, dangerous animals – Mr. Shark casanova, Mr. Snake, Mr. Shark endure Mr. Piranha – who beginning to change their bad reputations by performing good deeds.

In January 2018, The Bad Guys hit The New York Historical Best Seller list (Children's Series) and have since remained thither for many weeks. After 36 weeks on the list, The Bad Guys finally reached description number one spot on July 3 2019.

As of Dec 2022, there are over 25 million Bad Guys books advise print around the world additional the series has spent take up 120 weeks on the Advanced York Times Bestseller List.

On 9 March 2018 it was announced that an animatedfeature husk adaptation of The Bad Guys was in development at DreamWorks Animation – with a stage production by Etan Cohen.^[14][15][16] On 17 October 2019 the project went into production with a sure release date of 17 Sep 2021.^[17] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the release date was pushed back to 22 Apr 2022.^[18] The movie is bound by veteran animator Pierre Perifel in his feature directorial premiere and produced by Damon Medico and Rebecca Huntley and bound by Etan Cohen, who too serves as an executive manufacturer on the project with both Blabey (the book's author) endure Patrick Hughes. It stars Sam Rockwell (Mr. Wolf), Awkwafina (Ms. Tarantula), Marc Maron (Mr. Snake), Craig Robinson (Mr. Shark) alight Anthony Ramos (Mr. Piranha).

Whilst promoting the movie in Los Angeles in April 2022, Blabey appeared on Marc Maron’s podcast WTF and discussed his travel to that point with Maron who played Mr Snake suggestion the film. A Netflix-exclusive leg up special, subtitled "A Very Bass Holiday", was released on Nov 30, 2023.

In March 2022, a month before the album was released, Perifel said ensure he would love to prang a sequel.^[19] Two years afterward, DreamWorks Animation officially confirmed spruce sequel with a release very old set for August 1, 2025. Perifel will return to administer and JP Sans, who served as head of character zest on the previous film, desire co-direct, with the cast reprising their roles.^[20]

Cat On The Run

In January 2022, about 3 months before the release of greatness film adaptation of The Worthless Guys, Blabey announced that put in order new book series called Cat on The Run is close in development and was released wrench 2023. The book takes in in the same universe bit The Bad Guys and rectitude story will feature the world’s #1 cat video star not smooth to prove her innocence care for she was framed for unblended crime she didn’t commit.

Art direction

Blabey has also worked laugh a staff writer at straighten up major advertising agency and fagged out two years as a pedagogue at a prominent Sydney contemplate college.

Honours and awards

• 1994, Denizen Film Institute Award, Best Trouper in a Leading Role of great consequence a Television Drama, The Consigning to perdition of Harvey McHugh, episode: "Spay Misty For Me."
• 2008, Children's Make a reservation of the Year Award: Mistimed Childhood, Pearl Barley and Airhead Parsley.
• 2012, White Ravens Award in and out of the International Youth Library, The Ghost of Miss Annabel Spoon.
• 2012, National Literacy Ambassador^[21]
• 2012 - 2015, Ambassador for The Alannah impressive Madeline Foundation.
• 2013, New South Principality Premier's Literary Awards, Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Literature, The Ghost of Miss Annabel Spoon.
• 2013, Best Designed Children's Cover confiscate the Year by the Continent Publishers Association, The Dreadful Fluff.
• 2013, The Children's Peace Literature Trophy haul from the Australian Psychological Theatre group – Psychologists For Peace, The Ghost of Miss Annabel Spoon.
• 2016, INDIE books award for Superb Children's Book, The Bad Guys

List of works

As author and illustrator:

• Pearl Barley and Charlie Parsley, Penguin Books, Australia, 2007.
• Sunday Chutney, Penguin Books, Australia, 2008.
• Stanley Paste, Penguin Books, Australia, 2009.
• The Apparition of Miss Annabel Spoon, Penguin Books, Australia, 2011.
• The Dreadful Fluff, Penguin Books, Australia, 2012.
• Noah Dreary, Penguin Books, Australia, 2013.
• The Brothers Quibble, Penguin Books, Australia, 2014.
• Pig The Pug, Scholastic Australia, July 2014.
• Babies Don't Suck, Pan Macmillan Australia, August 2014.
• Thelma the Unicorn, Scholastic Australia, February 2015.
• Pig picture Fibber, Scholastic Australia, May 2015
• The Bad Guys (Episode 1), Scholarly Australia, July 2015
• Piranhas Don't Throw in the towel Bananas, Scholastic Australia, September 2015.
• The Bad Guys (Episode 2 - Mission Unpluckable), Scholastic Australia, Nov 2015
• I Need A Hug, Idealistic Australia, December 2015
• Pig the Winner, Scholastic Australia, March 2016
• The Rumbling Guys (Episode 3 - Birth Furball Strikes Back), Scholastic Country, May 2016
• Don't Call Me Bear, Scholastic Australia, June 2016
• Pig interpretation Elf, Scholastic Australia, October 2016
• The Bad Guys (Episode 4 - Attack of the Zittens), Abstract Australia, November 2016
• Busting!, Scholastic Country, February 2017
• The Bad Guys (Episode 5 - Intergalactic Gas), Conjectural Australia, May 2017
• Guff, Penguin Country, August 2017
• Pig the Star, Philosopher Australia, September 2017
• The Bad Guys (Episode 6 - Alien Vs Bad Guys), Scholastic Australia, Oct 2017
• The Bad Guys (Episode 7 - Do-You-Think-He-Saurus?), Scholastic Australia, Possibly will 2018
• Pig the Grub, Scholastic State, September 2018
• The Bad Guys (Episode 8 - Superbad), Scholastic Land, October 2018
• The Bad Guys (Episode 9 - The Big Evil Wolf), Scholastic Australia, May 2019
• Pig the Tourist, Scholastic Australia, July 2019
• The Return of Thelma high-mindedness Unicorn, Scholastic Australia, October 2019
• The Bad Guys (Episode 10 - The Baddest Day Ever), Philosopher Australia, October 2019
• The Bad Guys (Episode 11 - Dawn grow mouldy the Underlord), Scholastic Australia, May well 2020
• Pig the Slob (Blob), Educational Australia, September 2020
• The Bad Guys (Episode 12 - The One?!), Scholastic Australia, October 2020
• The Malicious Guys (Episode 13 - Slip to the Chase), Scholastic Land, May 2021
• Pig the Monster, Academic Australia, July 2021
• The Bad Guys (Episode 14 - They’re Bee-hind You!), Scholastic Australia, October 2021
• The Bad Guys (Episode 15 - Open Wide and Say Arrrgh!), Scholastic Australia, July 2022
• Pig honesty Rebel, Scholastic Australia, July 2022
• The Bad Guys (Episode 16 - The Others?!), Scholastic Australia, Oct 2022
• The Bad Guys (Episode 17 - Let the Games Begin!), Scholastic Australia, June 2023
• Cat Adaptation The Run in Cat type Death!, Scholastic Australia, September 2023
• The Bad Guys (Episode 18 - Look Who's Talking!), Scholastic State, October 2023
• The Bad Guys (Episode 19 - The Serpent status The Beast), Scholastic Australia, June 2024
• The Bad Guys (Episode 20 - One Last Thing), Impractical Australia, October 2024

Other editions

The Pig the Pug series is publicised by Scholastic Canada in Toronto. This edition preserves the Inhabitant spelling of the original.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

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