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1. Snail Parenting

By: Elise N. Black, on 6/20/2014
Blog: Elise's Art Garden (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
JacketFlap tags: parenting, Snails, Add a tag

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2. Ward Kimball Explains to a Hollywood Producer Why An Animated Film About A Snail Is A Stupid Idea

By: Jerry Beck, on 7/21/2013
Blog: Cartoon Brew (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
JacketFlap tags: Snails, Ward Kimball, Lorenzo Music, Simon & Miranda, Ideas/Commentary, Add a tag

Flawed film premises weren’t invented in the last decade. In 1977, a gentleman named Lorenzo Music was developing an animated feature called Simon and Miranda, which starred a snail named Simon and his love interest, Miranda the caterpillar. Music had successfully developed and produced snail-free TV shows like The Bob Newhart Show and Rhoda, and needed advice if his latest idea was worthwhile.

For guidance, Music reached out to Ward Kimball, who had spent nearly forty years as a director, writer and animator at Disney, and had excellent instincts about entertainment. Kimball, of course, was also responsible for creating the most successful insect in animation history—Pinocchio’ Jiminy Cricket—and though snails aren’t technically insects, for Music’s purposes, they were close enough.

Music sent the script he’d developed to Ward Kimball through a mutual friend, John Gibbons. Ward was unimpressed. Or to put it more bluntly, he thought it was a plain awful concept. Never once to mince words, Ward ripped apart Music’s idea in acerbic fashion with an extended riff on why Americans don’t like snails. He ended with a warning to Lorenzo to spend his money on “something besides snails.” Printed for the first time ever is Ward’s letter to Lorenzo Music:

Lorenzo Music was a smart man. He took Ward’s advice to heart, and the world was momentarily spared from having to endure an entire animated feature starring a snail. Music’s response to Ward is recorded below. Music set aside his hard-shelled dreams and went on to perform numerous voices in animated cartoons including Ralph the All-Purpose Animal in Twice Upon a Time, Tummi Gummi in Gummi Bears, and his most memorable role as Garfield.

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3. Trip to NYC Stationary and Surtex Show

By: Lesley Breen Withrow, on 5/31/2011
Blog: Lesley Breen Withrow (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
JacketFlap tags: Stationary Show, children's books, Greeting Cards, licensing, notecards, novelty books, snails, Surtex, Add a tag

I went to the Stationary and Surtex show in New York City a couple of weeks ago and had a great time. I haven't been to the show in a quite a few years, so it was nice to go again. I really enjoyed looking at the booths, trends, and it was great to see some familiar faces too! I was happy to see my book, Tooth Fairy Tales - My record of each lost tooth at the Potter Style Booth, and it was also very cool to see my snail notecards at the Papyrus store on 5th Avenue!