Holy fuzzbutt! A new Ashley Spires picture book series, based on the animated TV show Agent Binky: Pets of the Universe. Binky the space cat is on duty, keeping watch for any aliens (bugs) attempting to breach his space station (house). Wait, there's one (caterpillar) on the windowsill! Hmm, false alarm. It's moving too slowly to be a threat. Except, over the next few days, it gets bigger. And bigger. Then, it builds itself a spaceship (cocoon) and emerges as a colorful flitting alien (butterfly) that ? oh, no! ? flies directly into the space station! It's time for Binky and his crew (other pets) to contact P.U.R.S.T. (Pets of the Universe Ready for Space Travel) headquarters. Just like the original early graphic novel series, this TV tie-in series is full of high-camp drama, silly wordplay and delightful physical comedy. Bye Bye, Butterfly is perfect for fans who can't get enough of Binky and his pals! AGES: 3 to 6 AUTHOR: Ashely Spires is the author and illustrator of many books, including the bestselling The Most Magnificent Thing and The Thing Lou Couldn't Do, and the creator of Binky the Space Cat. She is a drinker of tea, eater of candy and lover of animals. When she is not making books, she enjoys yoga, jogging and fostering orphan kittens for her local shelter. Ashley lives just outside Vancouver, British Columbia. Mike Shiell is a cartoonist, animator and author-illustrator. He is the creator of the animated short films Melon Shorts and the Wandering Melon web comics series, as well as the illustrator of the Gross Science book series (written by Edward Kay). As a longtime animation director, Mike also directed a number of children's TV shows, such as the Emmy Award-winning The Backyardigans and Mike the Knight. He lives in Georgetown, Ontario. SELLING POINTS: . Bestselling creator Ashley Spires's award-winning Binky stories now in picture book format for a younger audience. . Based on the popular animated TV show Agent Binky: Pets of the Universe; over 1.9 million views on YouTube! . As in the original stories, full of page-turning drama, fun wordplay and physical comedy.
