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Home Author Archive Dear Reader Notes Get KidBuzz Info Stephan Pastis Dear Librarian: After you've done a comic strip for ten years, you feel the need to explore new characters. For my first book for kids, I wanted to create a character with a big blind spot. Timmy's is enormous. He is not good at anything he does. Yet he thinks he's the center of the universe. In kids' books, the boy detective is always so smart and clever. I wanted to turn that on its head a little. Timmy is the kind of detective who can take any mystery and make it more mysterious. As a kid, I liked to laugh. I'm hoping this book does that for both kids and adults. I just want to give readers a story that has something humorous in every chapter. Visit www.TimmyFailure.com to learn more about Timmy. E-mail candlewickgalleys@gmail.com with the subject "TIMMY FAILURE" for a chance to win a copy of the book. Best, Stephan Pastis Timmy Failure / Stephan Pastis / Candlewick Press Price: $14.99 / ISBN: 978-0763660505 / Published: February, 2013 Ages 8-12 / Paperback / Illustrated Middle-grade Fiction Stephan Pastis is one of our featured authors this week. Click here to view his reader comments and feel free to use them in your newsletters. TOP OF PAGE BACK TO MAIN LIBRARIAN PAGE © Copyright 2005 by AuthorBuzz