Thumperino Superbunny and the Pirates of the High Seas

In this tale, Thumperino goes on vacation to a tropical island and soon finds it’s not all fun in the sun. Someone is dumping garbage in the sea and it’s up to Thumperino Superbunny to get to the bottom of the mess. But his mission may be doomed when he unexpectedly tangles with a band of pirates. Will a surprising new super-power and the skills he learned at the library help him save the day or will he have to walk the plank?

Thumperino Superbunny and the Pirates of the High Seas is the third installment in the children’s book series Thumperino Superbunny by Amber L. Spradlin. Thumperino is an adventurous house rabbit blessed with super-powers and a duty to make the world a better place. Hollywood Book Reviews heralds it as “…an entertaining, imaginative, and thoughtful adventure story about a superhero with the ingenuity of Sherlock Holmes…something children will enjoy.” Thumperino is assisted in this adventure by his best friend Veronica, a therapy rabbit who lives at the New York Public library. Together the two do extensive studying in order to prepare the Superbunny for his upcoming vacation to St. Kitts. They discover there is a veterinary research school on the island, which may hold secret clues. Once Thumperino lands on the tropical island he soon finds it’s not all fun in the sun. Someone is dumping garbage in the sea and it’s up to Thumperino Superbunny to get to the bottom of the mess. But his mission may be doomed when he unexpectedly tangles with a band of pirates. Will a surprising new super-power and the skills he learned at the library help him save the day or will he have to walk the plank?

Amber L. Spradlin is the author and creator of the action hero series Thumperino Superbunny and the newly released You-Color-It Storybook A Cow Named Cow, 2014’s Creative Child magazine Book of the Year Award Winner, which reached #1 in sales its first week on the market. The first two books in the Thumperino series have been named Winners of the 2014 Pacific Book Award. Thumperino Superbunny and the Christmas Star Caper, book two, won the 2013 Book of the Year Award from Creative Child magazine and was named first finalist in the 2013 National Indie Excellence Book Awards. Book one, Thumperino – Diary of a Superbunny, is the Winner of 2014’s Creative Child magazine Preferred Choice Award, has appeared on NBC’s The Michael J. Fox Show, reached number one on the Top 100 Children’s Books list February 2014 and March 2013, it also topped the “What’s Hot” list from Creative Play Retailer. LittleFreeLibrary.org, a charitable organization providing neighborhood library stewardship worldwide, offers the Thumperino Superbunny and Cow series in lending boxes. The books debuted at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in Italy and have been accepted into the Library of Congress and The National Library of Scotland. Ms. Spradlin regularly presents author visits at libraries around the country where she reads live action segments of the books. She is currently a partner with the New York based theatrical production company G&W Entertainment, a member of the opera comedy team Operation Opera, a founding member of the theatre and dance company Making Faces Productions, based in Los Angeles, and served as the first Production Manager for independent record label, Shark Meat Records, based in Miami. She is a member of Grammy (NARAS – National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences), a graduate of the University of Washington School of Drama in Seattle, and was nominated for the Kennedy Center's Irene Ryan Acting Award.