Exclusive: Online content creator Parker James is going from social media stardom to the book store shelves.
James and animated story studio Toonstar have signed a multi-book deal with Random House Children’s Books for titles based on their animated StEvEn & Parker series.
The series will be adapted as middle grade graphic novels after being acquired by Phoebe Yeh, VP and Editor-At-Large for Crown Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Random House Children’s Book. Yeh is known for her work with the authors of The School for Good and Evil and Big Nate.
“I’ve been in the children’s publishing business for more than thirty five years, and as soon as I encountered StEvEn and Parker, I was completely taken and knew in my gut that StEvEn and Parker should be children’s book characters,” she said.
StEvEn and Parker is an animated series co-created by Dallas-based content creator James,...
James and animated story studio Toonstar have signed a multi-book deal with Random House Children’s Books for titles based on their animated StEvEn & Parker series.
The series will be adapted as middle grade graphic novels after being acquired by Phoebe Yeh, VP and Editor-At-Large for Crown Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Random House Children’s Book. Yeh is known for her work with the authors of The School for Good and Evil and Big Nate.
“I’ve been in the children’s publishing business for more than thirty five years, and as soon as I encountered StEvEn and Parker, I was completely taken and knew in my gut that StEvEn and Parker should be children’s book characters,” she said.
StEvEn and Parker is an animated series co-created by Dallas-based content creator James,...
- 3/7/2024
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
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