New Releases by Jack Keely

Meet Tina and Tuck - two unlikely friends ready for adventure! A fun, full-colour series for 6+ children, ideal for readers moving from picture books to chapter stories. Boone School is in trouble! Taps dripping slime, classrooms full of bugs and lots of other disasters mean Principle Bruno might lose his job. Then Tuck and Tina discover that a masked troublemaker is causing mischief, just so he can take over the school and steal rare dinosaur bones buried beneath the building! Cue a high-speed chase across land, sea and air. . . but can the two mice track down the culprit and save the day? Praise for the Tuck and Tina series: 'Heartwarming and hilarious!' Jeff Kinney, bestselling author of The Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Meet Tuck and Tina, two mice pals on a quest to save their elementary school! This is the first book in an all-new, adorable, and colorful series that's perfect for young readers who are ready to make the leap from picture books to chapter books, from bestselling creators Jess Brallier and Jack Keely. Tina and Tuck are two unlikely class pets who are ready for adventure! Tina lives at Boone School. She loves listening to lessons and seeing all the kids having fun with their friends. She just wishes she had a real friend of her own. So when a new class pet arrives, Tina wonders if her wish might come true. However, Tuck is a ball of energy, causing chaos wherever he goes. But when the school faces closure, Tina and Tuck must put aside their differences and work together to find a secret fortune rumored to be hidden somewhere in the school. Can these two smallest of heroes save the day—and their home? This beautifully illustrated, full-color chapter book is just right for fans of Jeff Kinney, Lincoln Peirce, and Rachel Renée Russell. Which is saying a lot, considering it's written by a mouse! “Bright, bubbly, and full of fun! A great adventure for young readers.” – Lincoln Peirce, creator of the bestselling Big Nate and Max & the Midnights “Meet Tuck and Tina—your new best friends! Heartwarming and hilarious!" – Jeff Kinney, author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Meet Tina and Tuck - two unlikely friends ready for adventure! A fun, full-colour series for 6+ children, ideal for readers moving from picture books to chapter stories. Strange bumps! Spooky Shadows! Odd noises! No wonder Tina and Tuck think that Boone School is haunted! But when the two mice spot burglars prowling in the school corridors, they wonder if maybe the school "ghost" might not be so bad after all. And that perhaps the Boone School spook can even help them scare off the crooks . . .? Praise for the Tuck and Tina series: 'Heartwarming and hilarious!' Jeff Kinney, bestselling author of The Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Learn the basics of cartooning with Jack Keely and Carson van Osten! Cartooning 1 explores the basics of cartooning, from character construction to figures in motion, and shows you how to create a variety of lovable characters—from a perky puppy to a personable toaster! With step-by-step projects and artist's tips on drawing humans, cute critters, and anthropomorphized objects, you’ll find a wealth of charming cartoons to inspire and guide you as you learn the art of traditional cartooning, step by easy step. In this book, Jack Keely (with some help from Carson van Osten) invites you into the cartooning world and explains his drawing techniques, as well as his methods of developing a cartoon to its fullest. You will learn to impart personality and expression as you discover a host of tips and techniques that will help you bring your cartoons to life. This book will be a welcome addition to any cartoonist's library! Designed for beginners, the How to Draw & Paint series offers an easy-to-follow guide that introduces artists to basic tools and materials and includes simple step-by-step lessons for a variety of projects suitable for the aspiring artist. Cartooning 1 allows artists to widen the scope of their abilities, demonstrating how to animate a character, from character development to movement and dialogue.

"For every reader who enjoys fast-paced adventure and spooky mystery . . . The Whistlebrass Clock People will draw you in and keep you turning the pages" (Q.L. Pearce, author of Ghost Hunters). Hidden within the centuries old Whistlebrass clock tower is a dark secret. When the planets align and the clock strikes twelve, an ancient prophecy will be fulfilled and an evil entity will be unleashed. Can Pike, a teenage psychic, avoid capture by the police and a legion of mechanical creatures long enough to unravel the mystery? Whistlebrass faces its darkest hour, and the clock is ticking. Don't miss the first two books in the series: The Whistlebrass Horror and The Whistlebrass Strom Watcher!

Bad weather draws something wicked to the town of Whistlebrass, “a go-to destination for every reader who enjoys fast-paced adventure and spooky mystery” (Q.L. Pearce, author of Ghost Hunters). Mudslides unleashed by the torrential rains have revealed an archeological oddity, a Viking village on the banks of Lake Wanweird. Young Casey Wilde’s excitement about the discovery soon turns to alarm when a friend shows up with a Viking artifact and wild story about an axe wielding monster. In the blink of an eye, Casey soon finds himself in the center of an ancient feud—and lives are at stake. With the fate of his friends hanging in the balance, Casey must solve a mystery involving a Viking king, a colonial ghost, a carnival fortune teller, and a calculating cat named Carlisle. And it looks like another storm is on its way Don’t miss the next third book in the series: The Whistlebrass Clock People!

Maple syrup, madness, and monsters. Welcome to the "go-to destination for every reader who enjoys fast-paced adventure and spooky mystery" (Q.L. Pearce, author of Ghost Hunters). It's tough being the new kid in town. In fact, in a town like Whistlebrass, it can be a downright killer. Halloween is here, but the creatures roaming the night aren't hunting for candy. One by one, the denizens of Whistlebrass are disappearing, including the kid sister of teen newcomer, Casey Wilde. Finding her won't be easy—Casey is up against a suave sociopath, a legion of living shadows, and a reptilian humanoid capable of stealing his life force and crushing him into dust. It's going to be a Halloween you'll never forget. Don't miss the next two books in the series: The Whistlebrass Storm Watcher and The Whistlebrass Clock People!

An inclusive resource, The Art of Cartooning & Illustration introduces artists to the basics of traditional cartooning and animation, as well as how to develop their own unique cartooning style, write storylines, and create gags, using both traditional media and digital imaging software.

Provides readers with an informative guide to a diverse array of unpleasant bodily functions and happenings, such as constipation, knuckle-cracking, and warts, through simple but scientific text. Original.

Learn to draw muscle cars, street rods, customs, super cars, classics, and more! In this entertaining 32-page book, popular illustrator Jack Keely shows aspiring cartoonists how to draw a variety of cool cars, from classic beauties to custom roadsters. Beginning with the basics, Jack demonstrates several different cartoon styles, shows how to draw from a photograph, and provides tips on adding lifelike color. He then explains traditional cartoon techniques such as squash and stretch, exaggeration, and anthropomorphism. He also shares his tricks of the trade for: Drawing in a graphic-novel style Designing custom paint jobs Depicting movement Adding human caricatures. With humorous illustrations and witty instructions, this clever how-to-draw book is the perfect addition to any cartoonist's library.

"Crafty ideas for transforming throwaways"--Cover.

Space travelers Skip and Vi search for the perfect planet to park their picnic blanket on. Full-color illustrations.

Skip is determined to have a dinosaur as a pet, but settles for a related animal--a bird.