Bøger af Bryan Ballinger

A HUGE volume of relaxing coloring book illustrations and doodles featuring hundreds of pages of cartoony patterns, silly animals, wacky people, and weird machines.

A relaxing coloring book for adults featuring cartoony patterns of silly animals, wacky people, and weird machines.

A relaxing coloring book for adults featuring cartoony patterns of silly animals, wacky people, and weird machines.

A relaxing coloring book for any age featuring cartoony patterns of silly animals, wacky people, and weird machines.

A simple country pig, named Joe, decides he is going to become a fancy musician after seeing an infomercial of a banjo playing dog. He makes his banjo out of junkyard finds and takes his show on the road (ok, his small town!) The problem is he can’t find an animal audience suited for his twingin’ and twangin’! Hopeless and dejected, he enters a back-alley door. He stumbles across a new path… a heavier path where he finds a community of listeners who think his music is totally metal!After seeing a fancy dog playing fancy banjo music on TV, Joe Pig figures he can build his own banjo out of parts he finds in his junkyard. He works morning, noon and night to create this unique instrument… that will hopefully lead Joe to his new gig as a small-town musician with big dreams! Joe falls into a series of hilarious mishaps with less than stellar reactions before he finds success & acceptance in the most unlikely, heavy, place. Sometimes, our talents & dreams lead us to the community we have always waited for. The Story of a Pig Named Joe and His Quest to Be Fancy is an homage to all varieties of music enthusiasts, from groupies to musicians. The story is filled with bluegrass, country, classical and particularly heavy metal vibes. This is a solid picture book for any Young Reader or adult with daydreams of being in a local jam-band or even making it all the way to the big stages as the lead of a rock group!

Chuck Dükman, a circus janitor, almost completes his job for the night when a cowcophony of clowns (really, a whole troop of cow clowns!) run amuck and make Dükman’s stage…yuck! Counting Cows is a 1 to 10 counting picture book with a new obstacle on every page. Who knew the midnight mayhem that circus cow clowns could create! Will Dükman get the stage clean… or is it all just a dream?Count up to ten and down again with this fever dream of a tale! Chuck Dükman, our leading janitor of a theatrical stage, is ready to fall asleep but not until he finishes his janitorial duties. Chuck is roused by a cowcophony of clowns! Our rowdy friends romp around the stage as readers practice their numbers. Does Chuck Dükman find a way to get the theater clean or was it all just a dream? Our troop of clown cows honk horns, tightrope walk, unicycle ride, toss pies & overall make a disastrous, hilarious mess until Chuck Dükman regains control and demands clean-up help. The cows are under great management... but will they succeed in making this playful establishment clean? These circus clowns will if Dükman has anything to say about it! A bonus, Counting Cows is a “Get Ready for Bed” book in disguise! Rowdy playtime, clean-up, wash-up and then time for sleep? This is a story that belongs on the nightstand to read again and again!

What do bricks of tomato gelatin, pizzas made with baked beans, and hors d'oeuvre-impaled Santas have in common? They're all part of America's rich and fragrant history of bizarre food concoctions. Applewood Books presents four Kooky Cookery titles, on Brunch, Appetizers, Meat, and Jello, which highlight our nation's golden age of peculiar creations.Available in inexpensive paperback editions, these irregular recipe collections from yesteryear feature:bizarre combinations and presentations of foodstuffstruly unappetizing photographshilarious running commentary

The Big Wig Parade is a hilarious story about forest animals preparing to enter a contest to see who has the biggest wig. The only problem is, no one is prepared and the parade is tomorrow. Will the big day be ruined, or will their pungent friend, Peltie, save the day? With laugh-out-loud words and illustrations, The Big Wig Parade will be celebration for young readers. The Big Wig Parade is written and illustrated by Bryan Ballinger, known for his quirky scratch and sniff book, Animal Gas. It follows the drama between a collection of forest friends who are panicking over the upcoming Big Wig Parade. The animal with the biggest wig gets to be Grand Marshall! Naturally, they try a lot of different options, including wearing a skunk and a clod of dirt, but Peltie, their least favorite friend, has the answer. Peltie might stink, and he might shed too much, but he has a brilliant idea that might make everyone a winner. This laugh-out-loud romp is sure to make young readers giggle. The illustrations are vibrant, wacky, and colorful. The Big Wig Parade will have your young readers marching through the house and begging for more.