JIM! Now with PARODY POSTERS™!
A couple of weeks ago Jess Hannigan and I were talking about what type of preorder goodies we were going to include with our upcoming releases. I had been thinking of doing a limited edition art print for JIM! Jess was thinking of doing (and did do) stickers for THE BEAR OUT THERE. As happens when I talk to immensely talented people, I got jealous and decided I wanted to do something like stickers (but not stickers because Jess, that immensely talented rat, has that market cornered). This got us talking about our favorite freebies to receive as kids. At the top of the list, naturally, stickers. In second place… those folded posters you used to get in the middle of your favorite magazines.
For some of you, this might have been the Teen Beat centerfold of Jonathan Taylor Thomas or maybe the gray wolf or snowy owl fold out from the center of Ranger Rick. For me, it was the inserts in Muppet Magazine (side note: when I was a kid living in Sumatra, I had a subscription to Muppet Magazine and even drew a picture of the Muppets for their monthly art contest but, sadly, never sent it in). Every issue came with a poster in the center spread. The Muppet Magazine posters were Muppet parodies of famous albums of the day (I remember most vividly a parody of John Cougar Mellencamp’s SCARECROW with Dr. Bunsen Honeydew as “John Cougar Melonhead”). I was always too chicken to remove the posters from the magazines (what if I tore the paper on the staples?!) but I always liked the idea of decorating my room with them. Jess enthusiasm and encouragement and this fond memory led to the brainwave that is (drumroll, please…)

YES! Jim! is now available for preorder with one of three James Marshall-themed parody posters exclusively from Mr. Mopps. One of three? Heck, yeah, one of three! Check them out!
Your first option is my take on the infamously dim-witted Stupid family. As my book takes place in an all animal universe, I did the only logical thing:

The second design comes from a rarer Marshall title, the out of print BONZINI! THE TATTOOED MAN.

And last, but certainly not least, is my take on what is undoubtedly Marshall’s most famous story, the one that gave substitute teachers everywhere a bad name, MISS NELSON IS MISSING!

Each of these posters measure 11×17 inches and will be folded twice to fit into your book. I’m very happy with the designs and I hope your young James Marshall likes them enough to tape or thumbtack them on to their walls.
But wait! There’s more!
I can also sign the books (if you so wish) and will personalize your copy in (almost) any way your heart desires. Just leave a note on the order page with your preferred witticism, or leave it to chance. We like to live dangerously around here.

A big thank you to Mr. Mopps’ for hosting this pre-order campaign.

Alright! That’s it. And with that, I think the JIM! pre-launch festivities have officially begun.
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