[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":11},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post-oliver-and-the-sea-monkeys":3},{"_type":4,"body":5,"bodyHtml":6,"excerpt":5,"featuredImage":5,"publishedAt":7,"slug":8,"tags":9,"title":10},"blogPost",null,"Something strange happened this year in the New York offices of \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/randomhousekids\">Random House Kids\u003C/a>. Little eyes peeking around laptop screens, grabby little hands stealing cookies from editor desks. Little tails whisking through coffee cups and splashing onto book proofs. They had an INFESTATION. \\r\n\\r\n...Of what, you ask? Well, they had so many lovely copies of \u003Ci>Oliver and the Seawigs\u003C/i> lying about that some of the Sea Monkeys ESCAPED. This happens from time to time. Here's our designer, \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/9peace8\">Jo Cameron\u003C/a>, in England, being mucked about by one of these rascally critters: \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/jo_cameron_sea_monkey_zps1miveezy-6cb46b1f73.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nFor a few hours, no one knew why so many things were going wrong in the office, but Sea Monkeys love ATTENTION and didn't stay hidden for long. In fact, they swarmed the board room, pinned down our editor and the design team and INSISTED they get full credit on the book cover. \u003Cfont size=\"3\">MONKEYS MEAN BUSINESS.\u003C/font>\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/monkey_boardroom_zpszpydska0-98930334e3.jpg\">\\r\n\u003Cfont size=\"1\">\u003Ci>As seen \u003Ca href=\"http://jabberworks.livejournal.com/646954.html\">previously in Manchester\u003C/a>\u003C/i>\u003C/font>\\r\n\\r\nDespite the concept of a 'Seawig' being a fine thing, the team had no choice but to give in to the wriggling hoard and accept their terms. So, in America, our book, starting in July, will be called... OLIVER AND THE SEA MONKEYS. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/oliver_sea_monkeys_zps17fwuccg-5556a1e065.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nIf you're in the USA and want the pre-monkeyed version, you'd better get on the case quickly, otherwise this is the one you'll see popping up in shops (and screeching EEP EEP EEP). \\r\n\\r\nYou can get lots of of fun free story-themed stuff \u003Ca href=\"http://www.jabberworks.co.uk/oliver-and-the-seawigs/\">\u003Cfont size=\"3\">on my website\u003C/a>\u003C/font>, including a pattern to knit your own Sea Monkey (designed by \u003Ca href=\"http://whodunnknit.com/\">Lauren O'Farrell\u003C/a> aka Deadly Knitshade): \\r\n\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"http://www.jabberworks.co.uk/oliver-and-the-seawigs/\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/mcbf14_parade_stairs_zpsae15b6d0-0c40aa7fad.jpg\">\u003C/a>\\r\n\u003Ci>\u003Cfont size=\"1\">As seen, \u003Ca href=\"http://jabberworks.livejournal.com/647498.html\">also in Manchester\u003C/a>\u003C/i>\u003C/font>\\r\n\\r\n\u003C!--more Click here for more under the cut!-->\\r\nLearn how to draw your own Sea Monkey: \\r\n\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"http://www.jabberworks.co.uk/oliver-and-the-seawigs/\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/seawigs_drawseamonkey_lores_zpsjxugbe1l-afe99bd35e.gif\">\u003C/a>\\r\n\\r\n(Camilla's \u003Ca href=\"https://youtu.be/PXmgWRhED34\">drawn a Sea Monkey\u003C/a>, so you can, too...)\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/dailymail_SRC_camilla1_zpsc4428af0-6955c11e33.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nAnd design a Seawig! \\r\n\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"http://www.jabberworks.co.uk/oliver-and-the-seawigs/\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/UHerts_seawigs4_zpsf27648e6-ac9ffe6879.jpg\">\u003C/a>\\r\n\\r\nI've also done a four-video series comics class that teachers can use with their classes, featuring... you guessed it, Sea Monkeys! Click \u003Ca href=\"http://www.booktrust.org.uk/programmes/primary/the-write-book/sarah-mcintyre-video/\">here for all four linked videos\u003C/a>, and do share, if you think any other schools would find it useful.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Clj-embed id=\"3291\"/>\\r\n\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"http://www.philip-reeve.com/\">Philip Reeve\u003C/a> and I have several videos you might enjoy: \\r\n\\r\n\u003Clj-embed id=\"3292\"/>\\r\n\\r\n\u003Clj-embed id=\"3293\"/>\\r\n\\r\n\u003Clj-embed id=\"3294\"/>\\r\n\\r\nIf you're on Twitter, you can browse the \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/seawigs?f=tweets&vertical=default&src=hash\">#Seawigs\u003C/a> hash tag to see lots of fun costumes, Sea Monkeys and shenanigans, or start on the new hash tag, \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/oliverandtheseamonkeys?f=tweets&vertical=default&src=hash\">#OliverandtheSeaMoneys\u003C/a>.  \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/blast_seawigs_bookseller_zps8edce1cf-3ecea734ad.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nHere's the link to our \u003Ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/reeveandmcintyre\">Reeve & McIntyre Facebook page\u003C/a>! And here's the Random House page for \u003Ca href=\"http://www.randomhouse.com/teachers/work/236795/oliver-and-the-seawigs/\">Oliver and the Sea Monkeys\u003C/a>.","2015-12-31T12:03:00.000Z","oliver-and-the-sea-monkeys",[],"oliver and the sea monkeys",1776628728053]