Aaron Blecha – Ten
Monsters In The Bed
Ten Monsters in The Bed, illustrated by the super Aaron Blecha, is a humorous
play on 10 Green Bottles/10 in a Bed, where 10 monsters are squished together
on a bunk bed.
On each spread, a monster gets pushed out and tumbles to
the floor. Readers can press the characters to hear the fun sounds they make;
plenty of snoring, burping, sniffing and farting!
Aaron invited us to have a sneaky peek at a few early
stages of the Ten Monsters in The Bed book design, check these out!
Character Development:
Colour Test:
Layouts:
As well as illustrating children’s books, Aaron is also
an artist and character designer for TV development. He has worked for Disney,
Cartoon Network and Warner Bros, but likes to tell people that he specialises
in ‘monsters, burps, farts and zombies’.
Born in Wisconsin, America, Aaron claims to have been
raised by giant squid. Perhaps this is where he gets his inspiration for his
fantastic Harry Hammer books, a series featuring a hammerhead shark, pilot fish, jellyfish and a black tip reef shark.
After graduating from university with a degree in Fine
Arts, Aaron ended up in California, where he worked as an animator and
character designer in the animation and toy industries. He moved to the UK in 2007
and now lives with his family by the sea, so he can look out for all of those
sharks!
Shop Ten Monsters HERE
Shop Harry Hammer HERE
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