Mike Artell's Books and Videos

 

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PEE YEW!

GoodYear Books 2007 soft cover  ISBN 978-1-59647-054-5  $14.95

Learn all about the stinkiest, smelliest animals, insects and plants on Earth. Lots of additional information about National Sense of Smell Day, real stink bombs and Montpelier, VT - The Rotten Sneaker Capital Of The World. Fun!!

 

FUNNY CARTOONING FOR KIDS

Sterling Publishing 2006  hardcover ISBN 978-1-4027-2260-8  $17.95

Learn the secrets of creating great cartoons (Hint: it's not how well you draw that matters). Includes step-by-step instructions for drawing people, animals and even some monsters. Helpful info on adding expressions, gestures and movements too.

 

LAUGH YOUR HEAD OFF

Sterling Publishing 2006 Soft cover ISBN 1402722591  $4.95

With hundreds of jokes on a wide selection of themes, this book has something to tickle any funny bone. Puns, riddles, knock-knocks and so much more.

 

 

 

THREE LITTLE CAJUN PIGS

 

Dial Books for Young Readers 2006 Hardcover ISBN 9780803728158 $16.99

Trosclair, Thibodeaux, and Ulysse (everyone calls him, "Boo") are three pigs whose mom has just kicked them out of the house. When ol' Claude the gator comes sneaking along, however, the three brothers are forced to question their choice of construction materials! Wonderful!

 

 

PETITE ROUGE - A CAJUN RED RIDING HOOD

Dial Books for Young Readers 2001 Hardcover ISBN 0-8037-2514-0 $16.99 Hilarious Cajun rhymes and Jim Harris’ award-winning art combine to create a delightful retelling of the classic folk tale. Winner of the 2009 Read Aloud Book Of The Year (Nat. Assn of Elem. Principals), 2004 Louisiana Young Reader's Choice Award and a finalist for the North Carolina Children's Book Award. Ranked #5 on American Booksellers Assn. 2002 list of the Top 76 books for kids, named a Notable Children’s Trade Book by the National Society for the Social Studies & the Children's Book Council, and recognized as a 2002 Honor Book by Storytelling World Magazine. PETITE ROUGE is now a stage play!

 

Download the mp3 audio files of Mike reciting PETITE ROUGE. Just click on the buttons below to download the files. If you have any problems, "right click" on the buttons below and then click, "Save Target As." After you download the files, burn the audio to CDs for yourself and your friends. Make as many copies as you like! Enjoy!

You can also hear Mike reciting PETITE ROUGE on YouTube. Just go to www.youtube.com and search on, "Mike Artell."

 

Petite Rouge Intro    Glossary   The Story Begins   Claude the Gator   TeJean The Hero!

 

 

GIGGLE FIT: ZANY TONGUE TWISTERS

Sterling Publishing 2005  soft cover ISBN 1402727747  $4.95

A hilarious collection of tongue twisters at a great price. Especially good for younger kids.

 

OODLES OF DOODLES  

Sterling Publishing 2003  soft cover  ISBN 0-8069-9366-9  $5.95 

Great little drawing book at a great price. More than 200 pages of fun cartooning instructions. All ages.

 

CARTOONING FOR KIDS

Sterling Publishing 2001 soft cover ISBN 140270111X $9.95 Kids love to draw and this book shows them how to draw funny people, animals and special effects. Also available in hardback at $17.95.

 

BACKYARD BLOODSUCKERS

GoodYear Books 2000 soft cover ISBN ISBN 0-673-59248-0 $14.95

If it’s creepy, crawly, and thinking about it makes you squirm, chances are you’ll find it in this book. Mosquitoes, ticks, fleas, leeches…they’re all here. Lots of fun stuff too, like cartoons, jokes and tongue twisters. Ages 8 and up.

 

AWESOME ALPHABETS

GoodYear Books 1999 soft cover ISBN 0-673-58647-2 $13.50 You can draw the coolest lettering! Slimy letters, fuzzy letters, electric letters and more. There's nothing else like it! Great for kids who love to draw. Ages 7 and up.

 

STARRY SKIES

GoodYear Books 1997 soft cover ISBN 0-673-3635ISBN 0-3 $14.95 Everything about space. Named a 1998 "Best Science Book For Children" by Science Books and Films magazine. Jokes, riddles and tongue twisters about space too. Ages 8 and up.

 

WEATHER WHYS

GoodYear Books 1995 soft cover/Spiral Binding ISBN 0-673-36173-X $14.95 All about weather. Named a Top 100 book by Curriculum Administrator Magazine. Ages 5 and up.

 

CLASSROOM CARTOONING

GoodYear Books 1996 soft cover ISBN 0-673-36208-6 $17.95 The perfect "how to" book for young cartoonists. Ages 5 and up.

 

BIG LONG ANIMAL SONG

Celebration Press 1992 hard cover Easy Reader ISBN 0-673-3619ISBN 0-X $5.00

8 pg. book for beginning readers about animals that live in or near the water.

 

THE EARTH AND ME

GoodYear Books 1994 soft cover ISBN 0-673-36135-7 $12.95 Co-authored with Dr. Pam Schiller. An upbeat, positive intro to ecology for small children. Grades Pre K - 2.

 

HOW TO CREATE PICTURE BOOKS

Monday Morning Books 1993 soft cover ISBN 1-878279-62-9 $9.95 Chosen by Learning Magazine as a "Teacher’s Choice" book. Used nationwide as a guidebook for Young Authors & Illustrators programs. Ages 7 and up.

 

BASIC CARTOONING WITH MIKE ARTELL - video

(Available from Video Specialties 800 643-2750) $24.95 Step-by-step cartooning instructional video. Learn to draw robots, animals, funny people and more. 60 minutes. Ages 5 and up.

 

CARTOONING FROM A TO Z - video

(Available from Video Specialties 800 643-2750) $24.95 Draw your way through the alphabet with this terrific instructional video. 60 minutes, 26 drawing lessons. Ages 6 up.

 

CARTOONING TIPS AND TRICKSvideo

(Available from Video Specialties 800 643-2750) $24.95 For kids who are already adept at drawing cartoons. Mike shares some of the secrets the "pros" use to make add magic to their cartoons. 60 minutes. Ages 8 and up.

 

The following are small beginning-reader books. All are softcover and are $5.00 each.

They are "special order" books and may take extra time to get them from the publishers.

 

MY PET Dominie Press, Inc. 2001 ISBN 0-7685-0721-9 soft cover, Carousel Easy Reader book about a very special pet.

I SEE SOME SQUARES Dominie Press, Inc. 2001 ISBN 0-7685-0713-8 soft cover, Carousel Easy Reader book that encourages kids to identify the square shapes that they see.

 

WHERE ARE THE TRIANGLES? Dominie Press, Inc. ISBN 0-7685-0734-0 soft cover, Carousel Easy Reader book that encourages kids to identify the triangle shapes that they see.

 

I SEE CIRCLES Dominie Press, Inc.2001 ISBN 0-7685-0712-X soft cover An Easy Reader book that encourages kids to identify the circle shapes that they see.

 

WHO SAID MOO? Dominie Press, Inc. 2001 ISBN 0-7685-0736-7 soft cover, The reader has to discover which of the farm animals says, "Moo!" Can you guess who it is?

 

WHEN I SAY... Dominie Press, Inc.2001 ISBN 0-7685-0733-2 A book for young readers that helps them make the connection between words and the body language (pointing, shaking heads, etc.) that accompany those words.

 

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This site was last updated 04/06/10