<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Marcel is a creature with one eye and pink shoes and he lives in a shell. Detailed paintings illustrate the scenes as he describes his day around the house.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>View our feature on Jenny Slate and Dean Fleischer-Camp's <i>Marcel the Shell With Shoes On</i>.</b><br>Millions of people have fallen in love with Marcel. Now the tiny shell with shoes and a big heart is transitioning from online sensation to classic picture book character, and readers can learn more about this adorable creature and his wonderfully peculiar world. <p/> From wearing a lentil as a hat to hang-gliding on a Dorito, Marcel is able to find magic in the everyday. He may be small, but he knows he has a lot of good qualities. He may not be able to lift anything by himself, but when he needs help, he calls upon his family. He may never be able own a real dog . . . but he has a pretty awesome imagination.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Jenny Slate</b> is an actress, stand-up comedian, and the <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Little Weirds.</i> She has been in many movies and TV shows and also plays many cartoon animals. Jenny is a graduate of Columbia University and has a young heart and an antique soul. She lives in Massachusetts and California, with her husband Ben, her daughter Ida, and their dog Sally. <p/><b>Dean Fleischer-Camp</b> is an award-winning writer, director and editor. Since appearing on <i>Filmmaker Magazine</i>'s 25 New Faces of Independent Film in 2011, Fleischer-Camp's work has been profiled in virtually every major American media outlet. In 2018, his first feature FRAUD was released to widespread controversy and acclaim, described as a brilliantly provocative" (<i>Filmmaker</i>) and "exhilarating" (<i>Sight+Sound</i>) "masterwork" (<i>Documentary Magazine</i>) that "pushes the boundaries of documentary" (<i>Variety</i>). He is currently directing a feature-length adaptation of <i>Marcel the Shell With Shoes On</i>, starring Jenny Slate, Isabella Rossellini and Rosa Salazar. He has directed commercial content for Comedy Central, HBO, Pop-Tarts, Maltesers, Atlassian, Clearasil and many others. He lives in California with his very good dog, Arthur.