When Verne the turtle and his woodland friends wake up from their hibernation, they find a suburban neighborhood encroaching on their forest home, Verne's first instinct is to retreat into his shell and leave, but then he meets R.J., a con-artist racoon. R.J. views suburbia as a treasure trove of goodies waiting to be discovered. And since he owes a very angry bear a lot of food, the opportunity is to good to pass up -- especially if he can convince his new friends to help him!
Sarah Durkee has sold skis, waited tables, been a singer and a magician's assistant, but writing is by far her favorite occupation and "The Fruit Bowl Project" the most fun she's ever had doing it. She started out as a mime (yes), then as a writer and performer in mildly offensive National Lampoon comedy revues, then moved on to writing songs for Meat Loaf. Her script and songwriting for kid's TV have earned her five Emmys (Sesame Street, Between the Lions, Dora, Arthur, Wonder Pets and others) and given her the opportunity to write for artists ranging from Kermit (brilliant frog) to Brian McKnight (brilliant human). She lives in New York City and is currently working on a book of poems for kids.
