Summary: <p>Bestselling author Aaron Blabey stopped by our New York offices earlier this year while on his book tour The Bad Guys: Mission to America, and we're so excited to share our conversation with you. Aaron talks about his latest Bad Guys book, <em>The Bad Guys in Superbad</em>, the Bad Guys movie that's currently in development with DreamWorks, and shares some insight into his creative process. He also treats us to not one, but <em>two</em> amazing read-alouds!</p> <p><strong>Additional resources:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.scholastic.com/kids/books/the-bad-guys/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Learn more about The Bad Guys series</a></li> <li> <a href="https://www.scholastic.com/kids/book/i-need-a-hug-by-aaron-blabey/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Learn more about Aaron's latest picture book, </a><em><a href="https://www.scholastic.com/kids/book/i-need-a-hug-by-aaron-blabey/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">I Need a Hug</a> </em> </li> <li><a href="https://www.scholastic.com/kids/book/thelma-the-unicorn-by-aaron-blabey/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Learn more about <em>Thelma the Unicorn </em></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.scholastic.com/kids/books/pig-the-pug/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Learn more about the Pig the Pug series</a></li> </ul><p><strong>Guests:</strong></p> <ul> <li> <strong>Aaron Blabey </strong>has written many well-loved, bestselling books for children. He has around five million books in print and is the creator of three hugely successful series for children — the <em>New York Times</em> bestselling The Bad Guys, Pig the Pug, and Thelma the Unicorn.<br>In 2018 it was announced that a movie adaptation of The Bad Guys is in development at DreamWorks Animation with Aaron serving as an Executive Producer on the project.<br>Aaron's books have won many awards including nine REAL Awards, an INDIE Book Award for Children's Book of the Year, a Children's Book Council of Australia — Book of the Year Award, a NSW Premiers Literary Award for Children's Literature, two Australian Book Design Awards, and a Children's Peace Literature Award.</li> </ul><p><strong>Special thanks:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Music composed by Lucas Elliot Eberl</li> <li>Sound mix and recording by Daniel Jordan</li> <li>Edited by Mackenzie Cutruzzula</li> <li>Produced by Emily Morrow </li> </ul>
