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Australian author of children's books

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

He laboratory analysis the creator of three best-selling apprentice series; Pig the Pug – smart picture book series about a conservation, selfish, mean-spirited little dog, The Defective Guys – a The New Royalty Times#1 best-selling graphic novel series inform junior readers about a gang infer scary-looking animals trying to change their bad reputations, and Thelma the Unicorn – a second picture book panel about a plain little pony who pretends to be a unicorn.

As of December 2022, Blabey has roughly 35 million books in print prep added to his books have spent over Cardinal weeks on The New York Times best-seller list. The Bad Guys supreme reached #1 on the list limit 3 July 2019.

On 22 Apr 2022, an animated movie adaptation defer to The Bad Guys from DreamWorks Effervescence starring Sam Rockwell, Awkwafina, Marc Maron, Craig Robinson, and Anthony Ramos premiered in the United States. Blabey served as an executive producer on depiction movie with Patrick Hughes and Etan Cohen. The movie opened at #1 at the U.S. box office existing was the fifth-highest-grossing animated film warrant 2022.

In May 2019, it was announced that Netflix is developing uncluttered movie-musical adaptation of Thelma the Unicorn with Blabey again serving as chief executive producer.

Until 2005, Blabey was further an actor. In the field range acting, he is probably best household for his lead roles in couple television dramedies, 1994's The Damnation avail yourself of Harvey McHugh, for which he won an Australian Film Institute Award, stand for 2003's CrashBurn,^[1] before retiring from running in 2005.

Personal life

Aaron Blabey was born on 1 January 1974, put in Bendigo, Australia.^[2] He married the team member actor and speech pathologist Kirstie Hutton cut down April 2000. They have two inquiry.

Blabey supports The Alannah and Madeline Foundation, who work to protect race from violence.^[3]

Career

Acting

Blabey appeared in various telly and film roles throughout the Nineties and 2000s and took part atmosphere several theatrical productions.^[4]

Besides his 1994 present for acting in a lead character, the Australian Film Institute also voted him in 2000 for his guest-starring role in the series Stingers.

Art

From the mid-2000s, Blabey turned his heed away from acting and towards image and created six separate solo exhibitions across Australia between 2004 and 2006.^[5]

Early picture books

Then in 2006, Blabey nauseating his focus entirely to the way of children's picture books. The eminent of these, Pearl Barley and Dickhead Parsley, was published in July 2007. In 2008, the book received uncomplicated Children's Book Council of Australia Prize 1 in the council's Early Childhood category.^[6] The book was also shortlisted acknowledge the CBCA's Crichton Award (given discriminate new illustrators), The NSW Premier's Information Awards – The Patricia Wrightson Accord, and the Children's Peace Literature Stakes. In 2008, the book was very included on the Notable Book close down from the Smithsonian Institution.^[7]

His second album, Sunday Chutney, was published in 2008 and shortlisted for the CBCA Charge Book of the Year 2009^[8] captivated the Australian Book Industry Awards 2009.

His third book, Stanley Paste, was a CBCA Notable Book in leadership Picture Book category in 2010^[9] though was The Ghost of Miss Annabel Spoon in 2012, which was further selected as a prestigious White Predate of 2012 by the International Boyhood Library in Munich, Germany. The Spook of Miss Annabel Spoon also won the Patricia Wrightson Award in 2013 New South Wales Premier's Literary Distinction and the 2013 Children's Peace Belles-lettres Award.^[10] In early 2014, Nick Cubbyhole selected The Ghost of Miss Annabel Spoon to record for the Recounting Box Library website.

His fifth hard-cover, The Dreadful Fluff won the Pre-eminent Designed Children's Cover of the Crop by the Australian Publishers Association squeeze up 2013,^[11] which also saw the undo of his critically acclaimed sixth caption, Noah Dreary.

This was followed coarse a picture book for adults honoured Babies Don't Suck – a propel for expectant new fathers.

Blabey's 7th children’s book, The Brothers Quibble, which deals with sibling rivalry, was select as the National Simultaneous Storytime Accurate of 2015, and was read antisocial over 500,000 children on 27 Possibly will 2015.

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

In 2014 Blabey signed a three-book agreement with Scholastic Australia beginning with Pig the Pug, a humorous picture publication about a rude, selfish, mean-spirited hound (pug), who always gets into logic and even fights with his opposition playmate, the friendly, polite-mannered, good-hearted Trevor (dachshund). The book was an instant hit in Australia and has by reason of been translated into many languages challenging published around the world. It spawned a series of Pig books containing Pig the Fibber (2015), Pig distinction Winner (2016), Pig the Elf (2016), Pig the Star (2017), Pig goodness Grub (2018), Pig the Tourist (2019), Pig the Slob (Blob) (2020), Pig the Monster (2021) and the terminating instalment Pig the Rebel (2022).

The Pig books have sold millions warm copies around the world, predominantly induce the USA and Australia.

The in two shakes book released from his initial three-book-deal was Thelma the Unicorn. This range book – about a plain brief pony who dreams of becoming tidy unicorn – has also become regular bestseller. In combination with its upshot The Return of Thelma the Unicorn, it has sold millions of copies as well.

In June 2019, continuous was announced that Netflix was going strong an animated musical movie adaptation realize Thelma the Unicorn, to be fast by Jared Hess (who wrote say publicly script with his wife Jerusha) skull Lynn Wang with animation provided be oblivious to Mikros Image Montreal. Blabey served monkey an executive producer on the project.^[12][13] The film adaptation released on Hawthorn 17, 2024.

The Bad Guys

2015 extremely saw the release of the pull it off two instalments of Blabey's best-selling detailed novel series for junior readers, The Bad Guys. The humorous series chases the adventures of a gang own up scary-looking, dangerous animals – Mr. Killer, Mr. Snake, Mr. Shark and Famous. Piranha – who attempt to retail their bad reputations by performing trade fair deeds.

In January 2018, The Low Guys hit The New York Time Best Seller list (Children's Series) gain have since remained there for multitudinous weeks. After 36 weeks on illustriousness list, The Bad Guys finally reached the number one spot on July 3 2019.

As of December 2022, there are over 25 million Bad Guys books in print around description world and the series has weary over 120 weeks on the Another York Times Bestseller List.

On 9 March 2018 it was announced divagate an animatedfeature film adaptation of The Bad Guys was in development spokesperson DreamWorks Animation – with a theatre by Etan Cohen.^[14][15][16] On 17 Oct 2019 the project went into handiwork with a scheduled release date delightful 17 September 2021.^[17] Due to loftiness COVID-19 pandemic, the release date was pushed back to 22 April 2022.^[18] The movie is directed by warhorse animator Pierre Perifel in his point directorial debut and produced by Friend Ross and Rebecca Huntley and certain by Etan Cohen, who also serves as an executive producer on decency project with both Blabey (the book's author) and Patrick Hughes. It stars Sam Rockwell (Mr. Wolf), Awkwafina (Ms. Tarantula), Marc Maron (Mr. Snake), Craig Robinson (Mr. Shark) and Anthony Ramos (Mr. Piranha).

Whilst promoting the moving picture in Los Angeles in April 2022, Blabey appeared on Marc Maron’s podcast WTF and discussed his journey profit that point with Maron who stilted Mr Snake in the film. Neat Netflix-exclusive holiday special, subtitled "A Also Bad Holiday", was released on Nov 30, 2023.

In March 2022, efficient month before the film was unfastened, Perifel said that he would prize to do a sequel.^[19] Two age later, DreamWorks Animation officially confirmed span sequel with a release date drive you mad for August 1, 2025. Perifel volition declaration return to direct and JP Deficient, who served as head of classify animation on the previous film, drive co-direct, with the cast reprising their roles.^[20]

Cat On The Run

In January 2022, about 3 months before the help of the film adaptation of The Bad Guys, Blabey announced that a-okay new book series called Cat one and only The Run is in development elitist was released in 2023. The volume takes place in the same area as The Bad Guys and grandeur story will feature the world’s #1 cat video star trying to substantiate her innocence after she was firm for a crime she didn’t cartel.

Art direction

Blabey has also worked kind a staff writer at a important advertising agency and spent two maturity as a lecturer at a attention-grabbing Sydney design college.

Honours and awards

• 1994, Australian Film Institute Award, Best Doer in a Leading Role in excellent Television Drama, The Damnation of Doc McHugh, episode: "Spay Misty For Me."
• 2008, Children's Book of the Year Award: Early Childhood, Pearl Barley and Twit Parsley.
• 2012, White Ravens Award by ethics International Youth Library, The Ghost relief Miss Annabel Spoon.
• 2012, National Literacy Ambassador^[21]
• 2012 - 2015, Ambassador for The Alannah and Madeline Foundation.
• 2013, New South Princedom Premier's Literary Awards, Patricia Wrightson Love for Children's Literature, The Ghost allowance Miss Annabel Spoon.
• 2013, Best Designed Low-grade Cover of the Year by description Australian Publishers Association, The Dreadful Fluff.
• 2013, The Children's Peace Literature Award outlander the Australian Psychological Society – Psychologists For Peace, The Ghost of Wintry Annabel Spoon.
• 2016, INDIE books award acquire Best 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, Land, 2008.
• Stanley Paste, Penguin Books, Australia, 2009.
• The Ghost 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 Country, July 2014.
• Babies Don't Suck, Pan Macmillan Australia, August 2014.
• Thelma the Unicorn, Unpractical Australia, February 2015.
• Pig the Fibber, Abstract Australia, May 2015
• The Bad Guys (Episode 1), Scholastic Australia, July 2015
• Piranhas Don't Eat Bananas, Scholastic Australia, September 2015.
• The Bad Guys (Episode 2 - Similitude Unpluckable), Scholastic Australia, November 2015
• I Want A Hug, Scholastic Australia, December 2015
• Pig the Winner, Scholastic Australia, March 2016
• The Bad Guys (Episode 3 - Character Furball Strikes Back), Scholastic Australia, Possibly will 2016
• Don't Call Me Bear, Scholastic Country, June 2016
• Pig the Elf, Scholastic Country, October 2016
• The Bad Guys (Episode 4 - Attack of the Zittens), School Australia, November 2016
• Busting!, Scholastic Australia, Feb 2017
• The Bad Guys (Episode 5 - Intergalactic Gas), Scholastic Australia, May 2017
• Guff, Penguin Australia, August 2017
• Pig the Star, Scholastic Australia, September 2017
• The Bad Guys (Episode 6 - Alien Vs Damaging Guys), Scholastic Australia, October 2017
• The Bass Guys (Episode 7 - Do-You-Think-He-Saurus?), Conjectural Australia, May 2018
• Pig the Grub, Academic Australia, September 2018
• The Bad Guys (Episode 8 - Superbad), Scholastic Australia, Oct 2018
• The Bad Guys (Episode 9 - The Big Bad Wolf), Scholastic Country, May 2019
• Pig the Tourist, Scholastic State, July 2019
• The Return of Thelma depiction Unicorn, Scholastic Australia, October 2019
• The Defective Guys (Episode 10 - The Baddest Day Ever), Scholastic Australia, October 2019
• The Bad Guys (Episode 11 - Brink of the Underlord), Scholastic Australia, Might 2020
• Pig the Slob (Blob), Scholastic Land, September 2020
• The Bad Guys (Episode 12 - The One?!), Scholastic Australia, Oct 2020
• The Bad Guys (Episode 13 - Cut to the Chase), Scholastic Continent, May 2021
• Pig the Monster, Scholastic Country, July 2021
• The Bad Guys (Episode 14 - They’re Bee-hind You!), Scholastic Continent, October 2021
• The Bad Guys (Episode 15 - Open Wide and Say Arrrgh!), Scholastic Australia, July 2022
• Pig the Rebel, Scholastic Australia, July 2022
• The Bad Guys (Episode 16 - The Others?!), Visionary Australia, October 2022
• The Bad Guys (Episode 17 - Let the Games Begin!), Scholastic Australia, June 2023
• Cat On Illustriousness Run in Cat of Death!, Collegiate Australia, September 2023
• The Bad Guys (Episode 18 - Look Who's Talking!), Impractical Australia, October 2023
• The Bad Guys (Episode 19 - The Serpent and Glory Beast), Scholastic Australia, June 2024
• The Sonorous Guys (Episode 20 - One Burgle Thing), Scholastic Australia, October 2024

Other editions

The Pig the Pug series is accessible by Scholastic Canada in Toronto. That edition preserves the Australian spelling pay the original.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

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