1) AUTHOR BEST KNOWN FOR HIS NOVEL BIG FISH, BASIS FOR TIM BURTON FILM: Daniel Wallace is best known for his highly acclaimed novel Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions, the basis for the 2003 Tim Burton film Big Fish. It sold close to 19,000 copies in hardcover and trade paperback. 2) ILLUSTRATED STUDY OF A VERY FAMILIAR SAYING: The Cat’s Pajamas is an illustrated exploration of the etymology of a very common expression, or lingo, which is a great word in and of itself: He thinks he’s the cat’s pajamas! 3) CROWDFUNDING SUCCESS: The Cat’s Pajamas was one of the first books crowdfunded on Inkshares. Inkshares is a crowdfunded book publisher based in San Francisco. Daniel Wallace pitched, the crowd supported, we published. 4) POSITIVE MESSAGE TO YOUNG READERS: Daniel Wallace is not content to simply delight his audience with his words and brush-work. Rather, he is intent on impressing a positive message on his young readership: Be yourself and believe in yourself, even if you’re different—because we all are.