Welcome back to Idaho today.
You know Sam and his best
friend Duke are at it again.
This time, the lovable and charming
duo set out on an incredible adventure
high above the world in an airplane.
Of course, I'm talking about the
newest release from local author Tim
Taylor and his children's book series,
and this book is actually being
released on Amazon today.
We're joined right now by Tom OK.
Tom Sweet mentioned earlier
your previous book,
which was released earlier this
year about about the shadows.
And now though you have this latest book,
so catch us up though on your series
for those who are not familiar.
My my son when he was born I wrote
a book where has Sam Shadow Gone and
it was going to be illustrations,
just drawings and all that.
I went to Boise State so
give a shout out there.
I still have to go back
and finish graduating.
I'll be one of those lifetime graduation.
But anyway it took 14 years to
finally get all the images and
everything that I'm so glad
because I became a videographer
and combining my Photoshop and
illustration skills and all that.
It's like a whole new niche.
It's a graphic motion.
Design, yeah,
and so all these images from
the books are from the movie so
and so. Then this is kind of a little
bit of a backwards process if you will.
Usually you know someone writes something
and then it becomes an animated movie
you actually created visuals and
then that became a book absolutely.
And it's really unique
and the and the movie's
been helping the book.
Yeah, it's it's really strange,
but YouTube has been a good friend of mine.
I mean, well, it's it's.
But you know it's I've
loved the whole part of it,
and especially creating
the sets and the you know,
the dolls were handmade by a
lovely woman and is Israel,
and these are all ones from the
brand new book and movie coming out.
But these but these are the images
that you created as mentioned with
right that in video in the in the
the animation we actually have.
If you will kind of your prototype.
Is that what
you want is here.
This is this is the the actual doll and dog.
They're the only ones in the world,
so we we hope to be making more
for the children eventually
I've been having so many people.
Do you have dolls?
But maybe down the line
that that'll come but.
Now that this this is, this is incredible.
OK so give us some insight, though into
some of the main characters in the book.
So what are the adventures that they go on?
Well, they they journey around
and all of these backgrounds.
Most of them are from the northwest,
especially around here in Boise.
Since they're from Boise, these guys,
whenever I go on vacations and
stuff I take a lot of photos and
I use those for the background.
Then I create the sets within up,
close the foreground and all that
you know either in my house,
I'll create it.
Or you know, and then combine them
all together and it comes to life.
That's
great. OK, so some local inspiration
when it comes to the sets,
or maybe some of your adventures.
Like you mentioned when you're traveling,
but what inspired you to create these
books because you mentioned your son?
Yes, it's you know.
I've always loved Doctor Seuss
and I write kind of in prose.
I get that kind of, you know,
rhyming type of book and it makes
it enjoyable for the children.
And and in the movie,
it's narrated by a BBC actor and.
It just is really,
you know, whole experience.
They can watch the movie and and
read the book along with it. So
oh that's fantastic.
Alright. OK cool, so you can.
Yeah I watched the movie like you
said and then have the book with you.
The first one though is
about Sam's shadow correct?
Alright, when they came out and then
the one that's being released today
on Amazon is about his adventures.
Is it around the world right?
Airplane?
Just in the Northwest he takes
off from his his where he lives.
So I made an imaginary runway
but all the backgrounds he flies.
Underneath the tree falls bridge.
Ohh seriously yeah yeah.
And if you look there he flies
over over the top of Boise and
in one scene I combine the two.
It's kind of like whoa that Boise's
right here in the bridges right here so
no way. OK so they'll be some
recognizable absolutely yes in Idaho,
so that's fantastic alright.
And then you've won a number of
awards with this as well, right?
The movie, yes,
I've won four film festivals.
My agency and I, we decided,
let's try it. And Oh my gosh,
it's have a 60 festival so far.
They're just kicking in and
we we got the Breckenridge,
the LA Short Film Festival.
All these acceptance so
they haven't judged yet,
but I've won four.
The Calcutta International Film Festival.
Congratulations, so yeah,
so it's really going well, alright.
And then a big day today.
Your latest book is out on Amazon.
Where can people go to learn more
though about your book series,
you have a landing page.
I I do. We have the adventures
of Sam and Duke if they.
They can go to that base
book and and also what else?
Yeah Tom Taylor entertainment.
OK studios they can look up Tom
Taylor but it's in the Barnes and
Noble and it's also on Amazon right
now so if they type in you know
the adventures of Sam and Duke.
It should come up or Tom
Taylor with it the the author
wonderful. Well Tom, thank you so much.
Congratulations, always great to celebrate
local talent like you and
I know many people we looking
forward to enjoying this themselves.
Gonna stick around,
got a lot more to come right here
on idle today right after the
break. Thank you so much.
You're so welcome. This is great.