Book Nook - You're Not Invited! An Ooey-Gooeys Adventure

You're Not Invited is the story of a trio of undesirable Ooey-Gooeys—a wisecracking worm, a swift centipede, and a charming snail— who share a yard with Queen Bea, the belle of the insect community, who makes it clear they are not invited to her party. When a “Bigfoot”—a human- arrives with his high-powered gardening tool, the Ooey-Gooeys become unlikely heroes as they use their skills and wits to save their community and worm their way into our hearts.

Sylvia Rouss grew up in California and first began writing for the children in her preschool class. As an early childhood educator, she was the recipient of awards for both creative teaching and excellence in Jewish education. Sylvia credits the children in her classroom for her inspiration. She is the author of over fifty published books, including the Sammy Spider series as well as the Littlest series.  She received the National Jewish Book Award for her story The Littlest Pair, and the Sydney Taylor Honor Award for Sammy Spider’s First Trip to Israel and Mitzvah the Mutt. Sammy Spider’s First Shavuot and Tali’s Jerusalem Scrapbook were named Sydney Taylor Notable Books. Sylvia resides in Oxnard with her husband, Jeff, and has three married adult children and seven grandchildren. Besides family and writing, she maintains a busy schedule that includes lecturing and book readings throughout the United States, Europe, and Israel. Her stories have been translated into Spanish, Dutch, French, and Portuguese. 

David Titcher is a writer and creator of multiple television series. He may be best known as the creator of TNT’s blockbuster franchise The Librarian, starring Noah Wyle. David was nominated for both a WGA Award and a Saturn Award for his script; The Librarians: The Next Chapter will premiere on the CW in 2024. David has been particularly successful in writing for children, contributing to shows from the NBC sitcom Punky Brewster to animated series by Disney such as The Little Mermaid, Darkwing Duck, and Bonkers. David also co-created the series Houdini & Doyle, which was internationally produced by Fox and ITV. Most recently, David sold Epidemic, an original one-hour medical mystery series, to NBC. When it comes to feature films, David wrote Disney’s Around the World in 80 Days starring Jackie Chan and Arnold Schwarzenegger, as well as the teen cult film Morgan Stewart’s Coming Home. He has also written and sold a variety of original features, TV movies, miniseries, and episodes to buyers ranging from Joel Silver to Jim Henson to Steven Spielberg.