When did Disney*Hyperion ask you to expand VAMPIRINA into a series? Was it when you first submitted, during production of the first book, or after it proved to be a popular seller? These days, I do think middle-grade and young-adult series are sometimes envisioned and sold as series, but that would be unusual for picture books. I’m glad that kids have responded well to it so that I can come back to Vampirina’s world again and again. When you wrote the first VAMPIRINA BALLERINA, was it a standalone story, or did you have a picture book series in mind?Ĭonventional wisdom in the publishing industry, as far as I knew at the time, suggested writing one standalone, and if the publishers wanted more, they’d ask. With the release of VAMPIRINA IN THE SNOW, the newest picture book in the Vampirina Ballerina series, I wanted to talk to Anne Marie about her writing and Vampirina on TV…plus celebrate all her success.Īnne Marie, congratulations on your newest VAMPIRINA book! In recent years we have seen BOSS BABY commute from Marla Frazee’s picture book to the big screen, plus Judith Viorst’s Alexander endured his Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day in live-action turmoil. With so many new players in entertainment-Netflix, Hulu, Amazon-film and television producers are increasingly seeking out proven characters and storylines from published books. VAMPIRINA also traveled from picture books to TV, or rather from the creative mind of author Anne Marie Pace (and illustrator LeUyen Pham) to animation stardom. Thousands of youngsters now tune into her tippy-toe Translyvania-to-Pennsylvania travels on Disney Junior. If you don’t know VAMPIRINA BALLERINA, expect her to ring your doorbell this Halloween.

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