Aaron Blabey
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Aaron Blabey (born 1 January 1974) is an Australian writer and artist who also appeared in films until the mid-2000s. Pig the Pug – a picture book collection about a mean little pony (pug) who believes he is smarter than Trevor (daschund), and he is always jealous of him; The Bad Guys – a New York Times bestseller graphic novel series about a plain little pony pretending to be a unicorn. DreamWorks Animation's film adaptation of The Bad Guys was announced in March 2018; in May 2019, Netflix revealed that a film adaptation of Thelma the Unicorn will be produced.
Blabey is working as an executive producer on both projects. Blabey has around 13 million books in print as of November 2018, and after 36 weeks on the New York Times Bestseller list, The Bad Guys have risen to the number one position on July 3rd. He is best known for his lead roles in two television dramas, 1994's The Damnation of Harvey McHugh, for which he received an Australian Film Institute Award, and 2003's CrashBurn, before retiring from acting in 2005.
Career
Blabey appeared on television and film sets in the 1990s and 2000s, as well as numerous theatre productions.
In addition to his 1994 award for his work as a lead actor, the Australian Film Institute nominated him in 2000 for his guest-starring role in the film Stingers.
Blabey moved his focus away from acting and painting to painting, resulting in six separate solo exhibitions in Australia between 2004 and 2006.
Blabey's primary concern, when he first began in 2006, was to the design of children's picture books. Pearl Barley and Charlie Parsley, the first of these, were published in July 2007. In 2008, the book was given a Children's Book Council of Australia Award in the council's Early Childhood category. The book was also selected for the CBCA Crichton Award (given to new illustrators), The NSW Premier's Literature Awards (The Patricia Wrightson Award), and the Children's Peace Literature Award. The book was also on the Smithsonian Institution's Notable Book List in 2008.
Sunday Chutney's second book, which was released in 2008 and shortlisted for the CBCA Picture Book of the Year 2009 and the Australian Book Industry Awards 2009.
Stanley Paste, his third book, was also selected as a coveted White Raven of 2012 by the International Youth Library in Munich, Germany, in 2010. Miss Annabel Spoon also received the Patricia Wrightson Award in 2013 and the 2013 Children's Peace Literature Award in New South Wales. Nick Cave selected The Ghost of Miss Annabel Spoon to record for the Story Box Library website in early 2014.
The Dreadful Fluff was named in the Best Designed Children's Cover of the Year by the Australian Publishers Association in 2013, which also saw the introduction of Noah Dreary, his critically acclaimed sixth book.
Babies Don't Suck, a picture book for adults, was followed by a book for expectant new fathers.
The Brothers Quibble, Blabey's seventh children's book that discusses sibling rivalry, was chosen as the National Simultaneous Storytime Book of 2015, and it was read by over 500,000 children on May 27, 2015.
Blabey signed a three-book contract with Scholastic Australia beginning with Pig the Pug, a humorous picture book about a clumsy, selfish, mean-spirited dog (pug), who gets into arguments and even fights with his neighbor, Trevor the Friendly, polite, goodhearted Trevor (dachshund). The book was an immediate success in Australia and has since been translated into several languages and distributed around the world. Pig the Fibber (2015), Pig the Winner (2016), Pig the Elf (2016), Pig the Rebel (2016), Pig the Explorer (2016), Pig the Beast (2018), Pig the Fiend (2016), Pig the Hero (2016), Pig the Star (2016), Pig the Hero (2016), Pig the Star (2016), Pig the Griffin (2018), Pig the Fibber (2016), Pig the King (2016), Pig the Thrill (2016), Pig the Star (2018) Pig the Tourist (Blob) (2020) and Pig the Hero (2021).
Hundreds of thousands of copies have been sold around the world, the majority inconciliation in the United States and Australia.
Thelma the Unicorn was the second book to be published after his initial three-book order. This picture book, about a little pony who dreams of becoming a unicorn, has also become a best-selling book. It has also sold millions of copies in conjunction with its sequel The Return of Thelma the Unicorn.
Netflix revealed in June 2019 that it would produce an animated musical movie version of Thelma the Unicorn directed by Jared Hess and Lynn Wang with animation provided by Mikros Image Montreal. Blabey will appear as an executive producer on the project.
The Bad Guys, Blabey's first two instalments of his best-selling graphic novel series for junior readers, were also released in 2015. Mr. Wolf, Mr. Snake, Mr. Shark, and Mr. Piranha are among a group of frightening, dangerous animals that are attempting to repair their bad reputations by doing good deeds.
The Bad Guys made it to the New York Times Best Seller list in January 2018 (Children's Series) and have since been on the site for many weeks. The Bad Guys made their way to the number one spot on July 3rd, having spent 36 weeks on the list.
Around 16 million Bad Guys books are in print around the world as of December 2021, and the series has appeared on the New York Times Bestseller List for over 120 weeks.
DreamWorks Animation's animated film version of The Bad Guys was announced on March 9, 2018, with a screenplay by Etan Cohen. The project went into operation on October 17, 2021, with a target launch date on September 17, 2021. machtemic, the publication date was postponed to April 22, 2022. In his debut film directorial debut, animator Pierre Perifel is the film's director, directed by Pierre Perifel, and written by Etan Cohen and Hillary Winston. Blabey serves as an executive producer on the project with Etan Cohen and Patrick Hughes. Sam Rockwell (Mr. Wolf), Awkwafina (Mr. Snake), Marc Maron (Mr. Snake), Craig Robinson (Mr. Shark), and Anthony Ramos appear in it.
Blabey has served as a staff writer at a large advertising company as well as two years as a lecturer at a prestigious Sydney design college.
Honors and awards
- 1994, Australian Film Institute Award, Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Television Drama, The Damnation of Harvey McHugh, episode: "Spay Misty For Me."
- 2008, Children's Book of the Year Award: Early Childhood, Pearl Barley and Charlie Parsley.
- 2012, White Ravens Award by the International Youth Library, The Ghost of Miss Annabel Spoon.
- 2012, National Literacy Ambassador
- 2012 - 2015, Ambassador for The Alannah and Madeline Foundation.
- 2013, New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Literature, The Ghost of Miss Annabel Spoon.
- 2013, Best Designed Children's Cover of the Year by the Australian Publishers Association, The Dreadful Fluff.
- 2013, The Children's Peace Literature Award from the Australian Psychological Society – Psychologists For Peace, The Ghost of Miss Annabel Spoon.
- 2016, INDIE books award for Best Children's Book, The Bad Guys