illustrated by the amazing Vivienne To!
Meet Joe Ballarini
This guy is the author of A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting and the writer of the movie, Dance of the Dead and the upcoming My Little Pony: the Movie (oh, yeah!). Joe lives in Los Angeles with his wife, their son, and two rescue dogs.
"An absolute romp of a book that will have kids everywhere howling for more!" - San Francisco Book Review
"A series opener that melds Goosebumps and The Baby-Sitters Club with ironic glue." - Kirkus Reviews
"Gives babysitting a daring edge and sets up girls outside of the popular crowd as heroines. An entertaining debut." - Booklist
"Kelly Ferguson, proves a smart, appealing, and very real hero. You will root for her and then, you will root for a sequel.” - Gabrielle Zevin, The Storied Life of AJ Fikery
“Joe Ballarini’s book is an anthem for female friendship and the power that comes with it.” -Ali Bell, executive producer Ghostbusters
Listen to Joe-Joe on the Radio! WZON.
Listen to Joe on the Atomic Moms Podcast:
Click here to read about Joe's mystical process and his hot air balloon movie, SKYWARD.
MORE BY JOE!
Yas Queen, Joe helped write MLP: The Greatest Movie Ever Made.
Watch DANCE OF THE DEAD the zombie prom-edy Joe wrote!
A trailer for Bedbug, Joe's really REALLY scary short film about a girl who befriends the monster under her (The book is way funnier and lighter than this, swearsville)
Do you like scary clowns? Of course, you do-- why else would you be reading this? Watch BUCKLES. Joe's horror short about a young man's surprise birthday visitor.
