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SCHOLASTIC TO PUBLISH NEW BOOK IN DAV PILKEY'S #1 GLOBAL BESTSELLING DOG MAN SERIES ON DECEMBER 3, 2024
DOG MAN FEATURE FILM COMING TO THEATERS WORLDWIDE IN JANUARY 2025 FROM DREAMWORKS ANIMATION NEW YORK, May 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Some howling good news to
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[{"type":"text","content":"DOG MAN FEATURE FILM COMING TO THEATERS WORLDWIDE IN JANUARY 2025 FROM DREAMWORKS ANIMATION\nNEW YORK, May 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Some howling good news to readers and moviegoers alike. Scholastic, the world's largest children's book publisher and distributor, announced today that a new book in the global publishing phenomenon Dog Man by Dav Pilkey will be published on December 3rd. DreamWorks Animation and Universal Pictures recently revealed that \"Dog Man,\" an animated feature film adaptation based on the blockbuster hit graphic novel series will be released in theaters worldwide in January 2025. \n\n \n \n\n \nDog Man: Big Jim Begins, the thirteenth book in the series, explores the origin story of Pilkey's beloved Dog Man characters, and will land in stores in time for the holiday season and weeks before the global theatrical release of the movie. The announcement comes on the heels of the success of Dog Man: The Scarlet Shedder released in March of this year and seized the #1 spot as the bestselling book overall (adult and children's books combined) for five straight weeks* in North America and topped bestseller lists around the world. Since the series launched to critical acclaim in August 2016, there are more than 60 million Dog Man books in print to date with translations in 47 languages.\nAuthor and illustrator Dav Pilkey, whose first graphic novel was published nearly 22 years ago, said, \"With this new book, I wanted to share the origin story of my characters, as readers get to know more about Big Jim—a character who is playful, kind, overly optimistic and often misunderstood, and who sometimes gets into trouble despite having the best intentions. Since the pandemic, I've been writing and illustrating books in the Dog Man and Cat Kid Comic Club series which has been a satisfying yet solitary experience. I'm grateful to all my readers—kids and their families as well as educators--who have sent me letters and messages of encouragement. Their support and enthusiasm have inspired me to keep making books. I am truly humbled and honored.\"\n\"For nearly four decades, Dav Pilkey has been delighting kids with books that ignited their passion for reading,\" said Ellie Berger, President of Scholastic Trade. \"With Dog Man, Dav has created a vast universe featuring characters that kids can relate to and stories that make them...