CHRIS RUMBLE
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Introducing...UNCLE STINKY!
Uncle Stinky is a superhero with a heart of gold-and a stink to high heaven! And it's a good thing that a superhero lives in the little town of Hootenholler, because there's always someone who needs saving from the Dreadful Plague of Embarrassment. But despite smelling like onions and old fish, Stinky saves the day in this uproarious blend of text and comic book-style illustrations.
Looky here he comes again... UNCLE STINKY, BOOK TWO!
In Uncle Stinky’s second adventure arch nemesis Theo Durzindapance (say it out loud) wants to seize control of Hootenholler and send Uncle Stinky away forever! And our stinky superhero must face a tiny car packed with intergalactic clowns who turn out to be more sinister than silly. An out-of-this-world adventure with laugh-out-loud hijinks and comic book–style illustrations, this book will have kids rolling in the aisles.
MOBY STINK: AN INSTANT CLASSIC
Call him Stinky. In this third adventure, the hero with a heart of gold and a stink to high heaven enters the 238th Annual Catfish Rodeo and Fish Fry. A catfish of preposterous proportions has confounded the fishermen of Hottenholler for generations. Once again, the whole town has gathered to see if anyone will catch the elusive fish. T.V. personality and all-around big shot, Barry Cooter harbors a particular resentment of Ol’ Whiskers—he blames the fish for the terrible incident that resulted in the loss of his hiney. Will Barry be the one to finally hook the great white catfish or will Uncle Stinky’s secret weapon prove irresistible fish bait? PLUS! Hootenholler’s One of a Kind Self-Guided Tour of Rocks and a terrifying tale about zombie chickens.
READING GUITAR MAN
Remember when the Reading Guitar Man rocked the house at Social Circle Primary School? How about when the fifth graders at Atha Road Elementary stormed the stage? Then there was the incident at Miss Wanda's Day Care when the groupies got so excited they wet their pants...Oh, wait a minute, they always do that! Now you, too, can sing the songs made legendary at Readapalooza and Bookstock!

GALLERY

KID'S ART GALLERY. Today I present to you one of my favorite portraits of our malodorous hero. In this mixed-media masterpiece, the artist demonstrates a harmonious mingling of water color paints and nontoxic, water based markers.

You get to see it here first before it goes on loan at The High Museum of Art.

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Here is a great rendering of Uncle Stinky. This must be our hero during the holidays: He has let his beard grow out and has gained 60 pounds. I guess he takes after his creator. :-)

An interesting observation is that the artist has taken the flies to the next level. Instead of the relatively innocuous black flies regularly seen buzzing around Uncle Stinky, the flies have been upgraded to what we used to call "green do-do flies."

My favorite part of the portrait, however, is how Uncle Stinky is freely expressing his heart declaring, "I love you."

ENJOY.

Here is one of my favorites by my buddy Demetrius. This is his interpretation of my character "Zack" from the Uncle Stinky series. I actually like his concept better because he gave Zack an elbow that could come in handy their adventures. That bad boy could deal a death blow to any villain making the mistake of terrorizing Hootenholler.

Actually, my guitar is much larger than that.


Makes you wish you had been there, doesn't it? I mean, just seeing the shirt would have been worth the price of admission.

At the Festival of Trees, the crowd sat riveted at the Finals in our search for "King Ho-Ho."

Chris is joined by his biggest fans, Reggie Ball and the Georgia Tech football team.

Chris leads a workshop at the Fall Conference of the Southern Breeze chapter of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.

"This drawing is for you. Take it home, put it on your wall, and every time you look at it I want you to remember that Uncle Stinky and I think you're awesome!"

No paid actors were used in these pictures. Contrary to popular belief, these are ACTUAL READING ENTHUSIASTS and no stunt doubles were employed. No animals were harmed in any way in the taking of these photographs.

The sweetest audience participation in the history of educational entertainment! (Discover Mills)

Now THIS is what it's ALL ABOUT! (Dawsonville, GA)

Believe it or not, kids, some of your teachers have got soul.

Great kids brought great characters to life!

Just minutes before the hoardes of crazed fans stormed the stage and the Dawsonville Library

"Sweet times with my Grandma! When she'd read a book or two! Sweet times with my Grandma! Now I'd like to read to you!" (To the tune of "Sweet Home Alabama")
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