{"product_id":"travels-with-zozoand-the-bears-9781954405011","title":"Travels with Zozo...and the Bears","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eImagine if our pets could travel the world with us.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat adventures would they have? What trouble would they get into? What friends would they make?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the Travels with Zozo... series of illustrated children's books for ages 4-8 years old, a fun-loving family of four brings their pet bunny, Zozo, on their trips around the world, and Zozo's escapades are bound to amaze, amuse, and inspire you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor A.J. Atlas' extensive travel experiences in nearly fifty countries and throughout all fifty U.S. states provide firsthand insight into the settings for the books. Award-winning illustrator Anne Zimanski uses bright colors and expert digital artistry to turn the real-life places into beautifully colorful, imaginative worlds for Zozo and readers to explore. She adds an abundance of charm and heart to the culturally-diverse characters whom Zozo meets, and she packs Zozo's sweet, little, furry face full of emotion. Then, together, Atlas and Zimanski keep the pages filled with goofy gags and funny antics. So many, in fact, that rereading the stories is sure to surprise you with something new and keep you laughing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003efirst book in the exciting, new series, Travels with Zozo...and the Bears, takes readers to a coastal island in Alaska, a place with more brown bears than the whole lower 48 states combined. Zozo and her human family are on vacation there to experience all that the island has to offer and to see what fun things the bears are up to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter exploring the Alaskan wilderness by floatplane and sea kayak, a hike takes them inland to a treehouse hideaway. From high above the rainforest path, they see brown bears in action--catching fish in the river, enjoying wild blueberries, and having all kinds of fun.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlong the way, Zozo and her family mingle with whimsically illustrated locals--goofy, golfing martens, tic-tac-toe-playing sea otters, a bear cleverly disguised in a hollow tree trunk stealing a sandwich, red-breasted sapsuckers, Stellar's jays, orcas, porcupines, and many others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn their return journey, imagination and creative storytelling take hold as Zozo befriends a young brown bear and helps reunite him with his family. Zozo's newfound friendship grows while playing hide-and-go-seek, swimming in a river, and learning about hibernation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBring your imagination and let Zozo be your guide to a world of amazing places!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAtlas, A. J.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eA.J. Atlas is the creator of the \u003cem\u003eTravels with Zozo...\u003c\/em\u003e illustrated children's book series. The adventures follow an adorable pet bunny as she vacations around the world with her human family.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWriting a series with each story as completely unique as the place it's set in is a challenge Atlas enthusiastically embraces. Whether readers meet flamingos and viscachas on the Bolivian salt flats, elephants and baboons near Zambia and Zimbabwe's great waterfall, or Icelandic horses under the Northern Lights, the widely differing settings provide a backdrop for readers to meet diverse characters and rich cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAtlas' extensive travel experiences in nearly fifty countries and throughout all fifty U.S. states provide firsthand insight into the settings for the books. From there, Atlas' whimsical sense of humor, active imagination, and creative storytelling abilities bring to life the emotions and adventures of the series' main character, a hoppity, floppity, huggable, snuggable pet bunny named Zozo. The series focuses on themes of making friends and strengthening family bonds while growing self-reliant and emotionally self-aware.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThough the first fourteen books of the series arrived on the scene all-at-once, the creation of Zozo developed slowly, over decades. It began with Atlas being a pet lover at heart who had long been denied a furry friend because of severe allergies. Throughout childhood, stuffed animals and a notebook helped channel this love toward storytelling. Then a zest for adventure travel took Atlas to wildly interesting places in adulthood, and the notebook filled with heart-warming stories blossomed further. Currently, Atlas continues to travel and write new stories while advising on the illustrations and production of the completed books in the series.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAtlas collaborates closely with award-winning illustrator Anne Zimanski. Together, they create rich, full-color 32-page books filled with bright, colorful, imaginative worlds, bursting with personalities, action, and emotion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLikewise, Atlas works with publisher ImaginOn Books as they strive to make \u003cem\u003eTravels with Zozo...\u003c\/em\u003e their best travel series for young readers. Atlas' personal experiences combine with the publisher's extensive research on the landscapes, plants, and animals to create a rich sense of place in each book. The series explores Alaska's coastal islands, Norway's fjords, Australia's Great Barrier Reef, Bolivia's salt flats, Zambia and Zimbabwe's waterfall, ancient cities of Nara, Japan, and Istanbul, Turkey, Argentina's Andes Mountains, Iceland's Northern Lights, Belize's river caves, islands in Greece and the Eastern United States, Europe's Flemish and Basque regions, and many more places.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMore information about A.J. Atlas is available at www.travelswithzozo.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eZimanski, Anne:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eAnne Zimanski is the illustrator of the \u003cem\u003eTravels with Zozo...\u003c\/em\u003e children's book series. The adventurous tales follow an adorable pet bunny and her human family as they visit people and places throughout the world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing the ever-changing, real-life locations, animals, and action in each book is an opportunity Zimanski wholeheartedly welcomes because it allows her expert skills as a freehand digital artist to broaden. Whether it's the intricacies of the natural world or the complexities of architectural marvels, Zimanski uses her keen eye for composition and a creative use of lighting to create bright, colorful settings. Upon these beautiful landscapes, Zimanski brings to life a sweet, lovable pet bunny, Zozo, and her animal friends. Zimanski's labor of love fills the series with an abundance of charm and heart, action and emotion, and a plentiful dose of whimsical humor.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eZimanski enjoys working with fun-loving writer A.J. Atlas. The collaboration brings out their healthy, competitive spirits as each tries to outdo the other in dreaming up one funny idea after the next. To date, Zimanski's favorite humorous gag is of a bear cleverly disguised in a hollow tree trunk stealing a sandwich, while Atlas leans toward the hilarious first flight of three baby birds, from their first, confident leaps out of the nest, followed immediately by the struggling, funny faces of gravity taking hold. But whether it's cute crabs golfing, sweet viscachas doing yoga, or goofy, pickpocketing baboons, each reader will enjoy the multi-dimensional illustrations in each 32-page book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith the help of publisher ImaginOn Books, Zimanski has done extensive research for each book. The abundance of local plants and animals, as well as vibrant landscapes in each story, ensures that Zimanski always has something new and exciting to share with readers. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMore information about Anne Zimanski is available at www.travelswithzozo.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Imaginon Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50862133215506,"sku":"9781954405011","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7b4d05fa-5740-48d8-bb0d-64052dc8490b.jpg?v=1737614647","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/travels-with-zozoand-the-bears-9781954405011","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}