Michael Paraskevas is an artist best known for creating Maggie and the Ferocious Beast

Maggie and the Ferocious Beast

Maggie and the Ferocious Beast is an animated TV series based on the books by Michael Paraskevas and his mother Betty. It currently airs on the American Channel Nick Jr.....

. He is partnered with his mother Betty

Betty Paraskevas

Betty Paraskevas was a New York writer and lyricist best known for her work on Maggie and the Ferocious Beast. She is partnered with her son, illustrator Michael Paraskevas. Born in New Jersey, Betty Paraskevas moved to Southampton in the mid 1980s...

. They have authored 20 children's books and created three very popular animated series: Maggie and the Ferocious Beast, Marvin the Tap Dancing Horse, and The Kids from Room 402. They also produced and created The Tangerine Bear as a home video Christmas Special.

Television Series

• Maggie and the Ferocious Beast (Nickelodeon
  Nickelodeon (TV channel)
  Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...
  
  ) - creators, writers, producers
• Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse (PBS, now on qubo
  Qubo
  Qubo is a multi-platform children's television specialty channel endeavor operated as a joint venture between ION Media Networks, NBCUniversal, Nelvana, Scholastic Corporation, and Classic Media...
  
  ) - creators, producers
• Kids from Room 402 (Fox) - creators, producers

Television Specials

• The Tangerine Bear (ABC and Hyperion) - writer, creator, producers
• The Cheap Show (Plum TV - currently in production) http://www.thecheapshow.com/

Currently in development

• Jerolemon Street (Nelvana)
• Junior Kroll (Paraskevas Studios)
• Green Monkeys (Paraskevas Studios)
• Peter Pepper Pet Spectacular (Cookie Jar)
• Hoppy and Joe (Paraskevas Studios)
• Leo Spats Ratcatcher (Paraskevas Studios)
• Taffy Saltwater (Saban Entertainment)

Published books

• Junior Kroll
• Junior Kroll and Company
• The Ferocious Beast
• The Big Scare
• The Big Carrot
• Nibbles O’Hare
• Hoppy and Joe
• On the Edge of the Sea
• On the Day the Tall Ships Sailed
• The Tangerine Bear
• Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse
• Junior Kroll, Esq.
• Gracie Graves and the Kids from Room 402
• The Strawberry Dog
• Shamlanders
• A very Kroll Christmas
• Green Monkeys
• LA TIMES
• Jerolemon Street
• Cecil Bunions

Other publications

Junior Kroll ran for 10 years every week in Dan’s Papers in Bridgehampton and New York. Junior Kroll also ran for five years in Hemisphere Magazine on United Airlines as a monthly feature.

Green Monkeys http://www.thegreenmonkeys.com/ is currently running in Dan’s Papers as a weekly comic strip, and is soon to be syndicated.

Michael’s illustration work has appeared in magazines all over the world, including Time, Sports Illustrated, Newsweek, Town and Country, Esquire, The Washington Post, and The New York Times.

Betty and Michael own and operate The Paraskevas Gallery in Westhampton Beach.

External links

• Toonarific interview with Michael Paraskevas