Join childhood friends Mark and Ted as they lead you on a creative adventure through this special coloring book!

"After many years of teaching writing, these amazing Totally Weird Activity books will captivate even the most reluctant student! Filled with a wide variety of topics and interests to get a story started, the books will ignite a passion for the craft."
-Laura Baker, elementary school teacher and winner of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching

Each page includes dynamic black-and-white illustrations, plus a cool interactive element to spark the imagination. Complete half-finished drawings, create your own story from the writing prompts, solve word searches, and fill in the blanks with ideas as you color through this fun, wacky journey. There's something in here for everyone!

Part of the Totally Weird Activity Book series, Creative Coloring and Far-Out Fun is perfect for young artists, illustrators, coloring book fans, writers, and puzzlers who like to imagine and create things.

ADVERTISING: social ads/AMS ads to drive preorders; considering NAIBA advertising/e-blast
EVENTS: virtual/in-person author/illustrator events with bookstores and libraries, focusing on Massachusetts
REVIEWS: local (Massachusetts) media outreach, outreach to children's bookstagrammers, blogs, parenting/family media
ONLINE: social media campaign with sample activities and interior illustrations
PROMOTION: DRC via Edelweiss; outreach via authors' networks
TRADESHOWS: gift shows, giveaways/features at ALA

About the Author
Mark Penta is a freelance illustrator and Hartford Art School graduate. His work has been published by Dell Magazines, Andrews McMeel, and featured on the Belltown Mystery book covers. He is the author/illustrator of several picture books, including Cape Cod Invasion!, which was named a "Must-have product" by Cape Cod Life Magazine. He has taught drawing lessons to all ages, both privately and at schools like R.I.S.D. He also runs a fun and successful drawing service at private parties and corporate events. T. M. Murphy is the author of the Belltown Mystery Series and Saving Santa's Seals. Murphy has been featured in 101 Highly Successful Novelists, and chosen by Cape Cod Life Magazine as One of the 400 Cape Cod People Who Brighten Our Lives. He spends his winters touring schools and his summers teaching young writers at The Writers' Shack in his hometown of Falmouth, Massachusetts.

Reviews

"Perfect for the budding artist and creative writer, this book is sure to stimulate creativity and keep children entertained for hours . . . Ingenious." -Children's Literature, A CLCD Company

Book Information
ISBN 9781513134901
Author Mark Penta
Format Paperback
Page Count 80
Imprint West Margin Press
Publisher West Margin Press
Dimensions(mm) 279mm * 215mm * 5mm