Silly Little Dog Productions

07/03/2024

Here's the third-most popular video on our YouTube channel!

I often joke about how lovebirds are little dinosaurs. These two are particularly scary, as both are Agapornis roseicollis hens - female peach-faced lovebird...

17/02/2024

Here's the second-most popular video on the Silly Little Dog Productions YouTube channel. It features a browsing isopod and a rambunctious springtail.

The star of this video was supposed to be the handsome Armadillidium granulatum, munching away on Iso-Happy Chow like a good isopod.But watch the springtails...

09/02/2024

I don't know why, but this is the most popular video on the YouTube channel. It was made a couple years ago back when I was totally new to iMovie and didn't know about a number of features. It's just a collection of still photographs, really. But still the most popular. 🤔

2018 photo stills of adult silk moth. The very cute and fuzzy (and short-lived) product of getting a domesticated silkworm to adulthood. (Which I haven't don...

04/12/2023

Updated the webpage with our three social media pages.

YouTube is updated most frequently:

Short, nerdy videos, mostly nature-themed, from Silly Little Dog Productions.If you like adventure, bugs, and/or bugs having adventures, also check out our b...

25/11/2023

You already knew jumping spiders were smart.

Who could forget that face?

09/11/2023

Today's YouTube short has a few "bars" of music.

09/11/2023

Yesterday's YouTube short was a bit late for Halloween.

08/11/2023

Ant keepers: Here are some suggestions for how to rescue your pet ants.

There are occasional times when pet ants may need to be rescued or moved en masse.If pet ants must be moved or rescued in an urgent situation, here are some ...

26/10/2023

We have a YouTube account and a new Instagram account. The YouTube account is geared for small videos about animals, plants, and nature. Instragram ... we'll see.

Here's a short video from yesterday about the cutest little eel ever.

Saw these very cute eels at the Aquarium of the Pacific.

21/10/2023

Little pillbugs roll around laughing at their own bad puns!

https://www.amazon.com/Haunted-Ant-Castle-Arcadia-Bugs/dp/1955048061

17/10/2023

Book 3 of the Bugs of Arcadia series is now available on Amazon in paperback and Kindle!
Have Kindle Unlimited? Read for FREE!

A long-awaited tour of the great underground castle begins at last!
The castle of ants, that is. A complex maze of passageways and rooms, full of ants busy at work.
But spooky rumors and mysterious events could mean it's ... haunted?
Or maybe something even more terrifying than a mere ghost is lurking in the darkness....

Learn about the world of ants through this exciting action-adventure-mystery starring three intrepid bugs: Princess Camp (the famous flying ant), Peter Pillbug, and Cid the jumping spider. Join them on a grand tour of an underground ants' nest and meet worker ants, soldier ants, ant larvae, princes and princesses, and the queen - plus a mysterious ghost that could be friend or foe! Through this blend of fiction and science, learn about ant anatomy, how ants defend themselves, how ants make decisions, how ants grow fungus, and how an ant queen starts a new colony!

This is the third book in the Bugs of Arcadia series, where adventure, mystery, humor, and memorable characters combine with real science facts about ants, isopods, spiders, and other bugs!

The Haunted Ant Castle of Arcadia

15/10/2023

COMING SOON....

04/08/2023

We got a Japanese translation of Bailey Wants Bacon out in Amazon Japan! https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/Alex-Eastbrook/dp/1955048053/ Kindle version coming soon.

ベーコンちょうだい！: ちょっとした食物アレルギーのケンカ

25/07/2023

So, you may be wondering, what's up the Famous Flying Ant of Arcadia series? When is the next book coming out? Well, to let you in on a small secret, the sequel has been delayed for various reasons ... one of which is that instead of being one book, it split into three. Yes, three books. That's a lot of writing and illustration to do. So we apologize for the delay ... Camp, Peter, and Cid are still adventuring!

25/03/2023

Wow, pet jumping spiders go mainstream. CNN mentions pet jumpers. If you'd like to meet a very cute jumping spider character, check out _The Famous Flying Ant of Arcadia_!

https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/25/us/jumping-spider-pets-tiktok-cec/index.html

Jumping spiders have seen a huge surge in popularity on TikTok, and many fans are becoming first-time spider owners. CNN spoke to spider lovers about why these arachnids make such enchanting pets, even for arachnophobes.

01/03/2023

Wait, is it just me or are the Alex Eastbrook books on sale? I didn't set up a sale so I guess Amazon is just doing it for no apparent reason.

Check out the Expanded Edition of _The Famous Flying Ant of Arcadia_! https://www.amazon.com/Famous-Flying-Ant-Arcadia-Expanded/dp/1955048010

Peter Pillbug (roly poly, woodlouse, potato bug) is minding his own business, eating a delicious decaying leaf, when a big, flying ant drops out of the sky and into his life. Soon, he and Camp, the flying princess ant, find themselves in trouble. Their mission: solve the mystery of the unfriendly...

05/07/2021

Hey everyone! Bugs of Arcadia book 2, The Brilliant Bug Detectives, is available in paperback through Ingram Spark, and will be available on Amazon very shortly!

Princess Camp and Peter Pillbug must find out what happened to their friend Cid, the jumping spider. Who kidnapped Cid? Can they rescue him in time? Find out - and find out about all sorts of interesting new bugs, from ladybugs, to wasps, and bees!

02/05/2021

Yes, it's true: the publication of Bugs of Arcadia book 2 in paperback form has been delayed. However, in the US it is available in Kindle format, with full color images! Camp, Peter, and Cid star again in this kidnapping mystery of the bug world!

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B08Y1D7FJF/

The Brilliant Bug Detectives of Arcadia: Case of the Kidnapped Spider (The Bugs of Arcadia)

26/02/2021

Looks like I will have to do some alterations on ISBNs on the original Famous Flying Ant of Arcadia book. Maybe shorten the title to The Famous Flying Ant?

Anyway I need to update ISBNs and a new edition is the only way.

28/01/2021

Update: Book 2 of The Bugs of Arcadia series has most of its illustrations. Just need a few more and the cover. (Cover is time consuming....)

30/12/2020

Here's hoping 2021 will be a better year for most of us!

16/12/2020

The new buzz is that the rough draft of Book 2 of the Bugs of Arcadia series is finished, though the art is yet to come. There are honeybees in this one! Bzzzzz

09/12/2020

Actual kids actually think Bailey Wants Bacon is funny.
For some reason, one of the biggest giggling-inducing hits is the container of milk with the "Moo?" on it.
🤔

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08P1D6CCB/

05/12/2020

Know any kids who love isopods, ants or other bugs? Here's a chapter book especially for kids who love bugs and appreciate them. (Or maybe those kids who don't YET love bugs and appreciate them.)
Join a flying princess ant, a brave isopod, and a little jumping spood in their adventures!
(What kids' fiction books out there actually mention that isopods are crustaceans, that mother isopods carry babies in a pouch, or that springtails eat isopod leftovers?)
Kindle immediate download for full-color pictures!
(Paperback b&w also available!)
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08NR89TCW

30/11/2020

So some people (including myself) have been wondering why the paperback edition of The Famous Flying Ant of Arcadia is not out yet. We're in the middle of doing some behind the scenes KDP things and I took the opportunity to ask Amazon KDP to ping the people in charge of that. There's no reason it should be this delayed.

24/11/2020

FREE today only on Kindle.
Our newest book - a verrrrry small picture book. A humorous look at coping with food allergies.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P1D6CCB/

Bailey Wants Bacon: (But Can't Have Any)

24/11/2020

Hmm, we're trying to publish a new, very short little picture book, and have discovered that allowing worldwide distribution significantly raises prices far beyond what we feel is a fair price point for such a very short little book. As such, the newest book (_Bailey Wants Bacon_) will be only available in the United States.

22/11/2020

The Kindle version of The Famous Flying Ant of Arcadia is live and available for purchase! Expect the softcover book soon.
The Kindle version has full-color images, while the softcover will be black and white to keep prices more affordable.
https://www.amazon.com/Famous-Flying-Arcadia-Bugs-Book-ebook/dp/B08NR89TCW/

The Famous Flying Ant of Arcadia (The Bugs of Arcadia Book 1)

22/11/2020