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09.24.08

Philip Pelletier´s new musical storybook, "One Night In Frogtown", brings together Portland´s multi-faceted music community, from the worlds of classical, jazz, r&b, and hip-hop to tell a unique story of the value of cultural diversity. Beautiful illustrations by Portland artist Verne Lindner and soulful narration by Curtis Salgado bring the musical pond of instrument-playing frogs to vibrant life.

This project, distributed through Allegro Music, is the beginning of a "Frogtown" series of kids' books, CDs, and DVDs, each containing messages of cultural and ethnic understanding.  In One Night in Frogtown, a saxophone-playing frog learns to appreciate different styles of music (classical, jazz, R & B,,and hip-hop). This serves as a metaphor for the value of cultural diversity.

Philip Pelletier's work  has been praised by The New York Times, Variety, Premiere, Buzz, LA Weekly, Time Out NY, and BBC World News. Awards include Best Director at the LA International Film Festival, Grand Prize at the NY Shorts Fest, and a Media Masters Award. His films have been official selections in over 75 film festivals worldwide.  Pelletier has composed, conducted, and produced music for Emmy Award-winning children's series, Disney and Pixar animations, and many award-winning films.  He has created film and television scores for Amblin' Entertainment, CBS, Paramount, 20th Century Fox, Universal, and Warner Brothers. 

Even before its official release, One Night in Frogtown has been nominated for the 2008 Oregon Book Award for Children's Literature.

The picture book with audio CD is being released through One World Musical Books in Portland, and is available online at: www.frogtowncentral.com