In Kidwick Books\u2019 award-winning tradition,\u00a0Bad Rats<\/em>\u00a0manages to make us laugh and pull at our heartstrings with the winning combination of soft expressive illustrations, an inspiring story, beautiful original music which complements the dramatic audio CD, and of course, the touching performances of our little voice actors (as well as our big ones.)<\/p>\n

Josiah and his cohorts are not really \u201cbad.\u201d They\u2019re just bad rats \u2013 or rather, they are supposedly not rat-like enough. They\u2019ve been sent to the \u201clearning curb\u201d where Professor Perimeter is determined to teach them to be good rats. See, they\u2019re artists, and painting outside the box like that is just not right for a rat. Through the course of the story, these sweet little rats find a way to express themselves through their art, and in doing so, manage to open the professor\u2019s heart again, as he rediscovers the value of creativity.<\/p>\n

The companion \u201cBook-on-CD\u201d will transport little readers into Josiah\u2019s world with sound effects and wonderful performances by children and adults. The dramatic storytelling is narrated by the author and features his young nephew, Eli Drachman, among other delightful voices. (Audible page turns help your children follow along as they learn to read.)<\/p>\n

Eric Drachman<\/strong>\u00a0has an MFA in Acting, a B.A. in Psychology and a minor in making kids laugh. Like some of our rats, Eric is known for thinking outside the box. In fact, it is this very out-of-box thinking that has helped him make his mark in the competitive world of children\u00b9s book writing and publishing\u2026and to inspire the most creative of all thinkers\u2014his little readers. Eric currently resides in Los Angeles, California.<\/p>\n