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The Pasta Family

Illustrated adventures for children of all ages!

Action-adventure, comedy and family values are the main ingredients in “THE PASTA FAMILY” ALL – AGES Illustrated ADVENTURES – a series of books starring a family made of macaroni! Join our heroine, Annaleenie, a little girl with a GIANT appetite for adventure, and her family and friends, as life’s challenges are met with warmth, wit, and way-out action! The excitement of Marvel Comics meets the charm of “Peanuts” – and Family Entertainment will NEVER be the same!!! So come on in! Make yourself at home and meet the family – The Pasta Family!

Join The Pasta Family!

 

14 Adventures to Choose From

46 Pages

THE PASTA FAMILY

 

Meet The Pasta Family!

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When baby Annaleenie feels neglected by her family of walking, talking pastas, she learns the true meaning of love and forgiveness. Family values have never been more fun -- or as yummy! "THE PASTA FAMILY" proves that although customs may change with the times, family is the one tradition we can't do without.

 

36 Pages

THE PASTA FAMILY 2: FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!

 

The First Family Of Macaroni returns in an all-new adventure!



It's little Annaleenie's first day of school -- and she's determined to make her first-ever friend in classmate Lynn Gweenie! Will villainous Verma Chelly stand in her way? Not if The Pasta Family sticks together! Fun, family, friendship and a side of meatballs awaits in the latest savory story of The Pasta Family!

58 Pages

THE PASTA FAMILY 3: PLAY BALL!!!

 

America's favorite pastime has never been zestier!

When little Annaleenie joins the all-boys baseball team, she's in for a heaping bowlful of life lessons, new experiences, and fun! She'll need her Pasta Family more than ever - especially for her first big game! Head to the bleachers and get a good seat for The Pasta Family's latest and greatest adventure!

74 Pages

There's no business like...you know what!

When little Annaleenie lands the lead in her school play, she joins a new world of fun, friendship, frenemies and forgiveness! Will sudden stardom go to her head? Will she ever be able to talk to her first big crush, Tony Spumoni? And what's the deal with the mysterious new kid at school? Grab a front row seat for the latest and greatest adventure of The First Family Of Macaroni -- The Pasta Family!

THE PASTA FAMILY 4: SHOWTIME!!!

 

 

84 Pages

THE PASTA FAMILY 5: MACARONI IN SPACE!!!

 

May The Sauce Be With You!!!

 

A short time ago in a galaxy very, very close to this one....the Pasta Family goes cosmic! When little Annaleenie tries to save her family's Sunday dinner with store-bought sauce, she goes where no Macaroni has gone before -- into an outer space adventure of fun, action, spaceships, jet-boots and giant, menacing meatball monsters! Will Annaleenie be able to stop the world-destroying plan of space villain Verma Chelly? Will she face her fears to save the galaxy? Will she learn the value of the friendship of her loyal crew before it's too late? The answers await in this, the most epic, most spectacular, most futuristic and sci-fy-est adventure of The First Family Of Macaroni -- The Pasta Family!

 

96 Pages

THE PASTA FAMILY 6: MISSION: MACARONI!!!

 

Live And Let Fry!

 

Her name is Leenie...Annaleenie! By day, a normal schoolgirl. But in her daydreams, the world's greatest secret agent and superspy! When she gets her biggest assignment yet, she'll learn how the teeniest, tiniest fib can threaten the whole wide world...and her Mommy's top-secret spaghetti sauce! Will Annaleenie save the world from arch-villain Verma Chelly's most evil plan, ever? Will she learn the value of always telling the truth, no matter what? Will she be able to escape the clutches of a giant Macaroni-Mega-Robot before it's too late? Take out your license to thrill and find out in the latest, most spy-riffic, tangiest and most delicious adventure of The First Family Of Macaroni -- The Pasta Family!
 

107 Super Pages

THE PASTA FAMILY 7: HERE COMES...GRAVY GIRL!!!

 

WITH GREAT POWER COMES GREAT RE-PASTA-BILITY!

 

 

Gravy Girl! Enemy of Evil. Non-BFF of Bullydom. Spanker Of Injustice. With awesome super-duper powers and even awesome-er attitude, she has the admiration and respect of the whole, wide world. But what happens when those super-duper powers are gone? When she's just plain ol' Annaleenie, a little schoolgirl with big hopes and dreams -- and a new baby brother on the way? And how will plain ol' Annaleenie stop - THE MOST SERIOUSLY THREATENING MENACE TO EVER REACH THE EARTH!? Find out how - and find out what a hero really is - in this latest and most powerful adventure of the First Family Of Macaroni -- The Pasta Family!!!

 

126 Cheery Pages 

A VERY, VERY PASTA FAMILY CHRISTMAS!!!

 

HO-HO-HOLY MOLEY!!!



Christmas! The happiest, family-est time of the year -- except for little Annaleenie! When she finds out that her Daddy won't be home for the holidays, she asks Santa for a father for the season! It's up to Santa's favorite elf, Bingle, to grant her wish -- but he knows as much about fatherhood as...well, an elf! Will Annaleenie accept this teeny, bouncy, substitute Dad? Will Bingle bungle and bangle his mission? And what does Annaleenie's best frenemy, Verma Chelly, have up her sleeve to make this Christmas the most action adventure-y ever? Find out in this Joyous Noel of a tale of The First Family Of Macaroni -- The Pasta Family!

 

150 Pasta-Packed Pages

HALLOWEEN!!! Ghosts! Goblins! Plastic Pumpkins! Oh, who are we kidding? It's all about CANDY!!!!

 

When little Annaleenie and best pal Lynn Gweenie get ready for the Candy-est Night Of The Year, they get a bowlful of Action-Adventure instead!!! A little Ghost has entered our world -- and he sure needs Annaleenie's help -- or else the Evil Ruler Of Pumpkin City will ruin Halloween -- AND STEAL ALL THE CANDY ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH!!!!! Will Annaleenie be able to save the world -- for like, the ga-jillionth time??? Will her new ghost-y ally learn that EVERYONE matters, no matter what??? Will I stop using so many question marks and exclamation points???!!! FIND OUT in this, the latest, greatest, Halloween-iest Adventure of The FIRST FAMILY OF MACARONI -- THE PASTA FAMILY!!!!

 

 

A VERY, VERY PASTA FAMILY HALLOWEEN!​​
 

 

138 Red, White, Blue N' Other Colored Patriotic Fully-Illustrated Pages

A VERY, VERY PASTA FAMILY INDEPENDENCE DAY!

 

INDEPENDENCE DAY!!!  Fireworks! 

Barbeques!  And of course -- Time-Traveling Adventure!  That’s right -- when little Annaleenie and her pals use a Macaroni Time Machine to go back to the past, they wind up in 1776 -- the year America came to be!  But unless they find a way to stop a Time-Hopping Bad Guy from ruining the signing of The Declaration Of Independence -- The U.S. of A. might NEVER BE BORN!!!   Will Annaleenie and her patriotic pals save the Nation -- save themselves -- and save ALL OF TIME AND SPACE??!  Find out in the latest, greatest, American-iest and apple-pie-est adventure of the First Family Of Macaroni -- THE PASTA FAMILY!  

 

 

128 Gobble-y Pages

Action-Adventure -- With Cranberry Sauce!!!

 

You've heard of Santa Claus? The Easter Bunny? Meet Snood, The Thanksgiving Turkey! When the once-famous, now-forgotten Thanksgiving mascot meets little Annaleenie, he's in for the most memorable and zany adventure of a lifetime – with the fate of the whole world resting on their shoulders! Will Annaleenie be able to bring Snood back into the spotlight he craves? Will a mystery villain from Snood's past destroy our future? Will the power of gratitude triumph over grumpiness? Find out in this Thanksgiving epic adventure of The First Family Of Macaroni– The Pasta Family!

 

A VERY, VERY PASTA FAMILY THANKSGIVING!​​
 

 

140 Heart-y Pages

Valentine's Day! Ah, the chocolates. The cards -- THE PRESSURE!!!

When little Annaleenie gets the biggest crush of all time on classmate Tony Spumoni, it's up to Cupid, The Champion Of Love, to make Annaleenie's Valentine wish come true! But Cupid has relationship problems of his own -- and a powerful enemy who will stop at nothing to destroy him, Annaleenie, her friends -- AND LOVE ITSELF! Will Annaleenie get Tony to be her Valentine? Will Cupid be able to help her -- and himself? Will the entire planet be able to withstand the wrath of a villain with a broken heart? The answers lie within, in this love-y, romance-y, action-packed and most awesome adventure of The First Family Of Macaroni -- The Pasta Family!

 

 

A VERY, VERY PASTA FAMILY VALENTINE'S DAY!

 

 

 

142 Illustrated, Mama-Riffic Pages

MOMMY MIA!



Mother's Day!  Flowers, candy, cards -- and EPIC ADVENTURE!  When little Annaleenie sets out on a quest to get her Mommy the greatest Mother's Day gift EVER, she travels waaaay beyond her neighborhood -- to the Rain Forest, where Mother Earth herself has her OWN plan for the holiday -- namely, destroying our beloved planet!  Will Annaleenie use her own Mommy's wisdom and warmth to make things right?  Will her best pal and sidekick, Lynn Gweenie, help her to SAVE US ALL?  Will I stop asking so many melodramatic questions so you can just start enjoying this book?  FIND OUT in the Mommy-est, most exciting and action-packed adventure of The First Family Of Macaroni -- THE PASTA FAMILY!

 

A VERY, VERY PASTA FAMILY MOTHER'S DAY!​​

 

 

 

157 Fully-Illustrated, colorful Easter-y pages!

 

EGGSTRAORDINARY ACTION-ADVENTURE!!!

 

Easter is here!!!  But -- what IS Easter?  That's what our heroine, little Annaleenie, would like to know -- and she'll travel all the way to the magical land of The Easter Bunny himself to find out!  But how can she get the answer she seeks -- when Easter itself is under attack by a Dark Chocolate Bunny, his evil henchmen, and a giant Scrambled Monster???!  Join Annaleenie, her bestie Lynn Gweenie, and The First Family Of Macaroni in the bounciest, eggy-est, most action-packed Eastery exploit that ever was or will be -- in the newest and yummiest adventure of The Pasta Family! 

 

A VERY, VERY PASTA FAMILY EASTER!​​

 

 

 

171 Fully-Illustrated, Power-packed Pages!

AGAIN WITH THE SUPER AND THE DUPER AND THE ADVENTURE!!!



GRAVY GIRL!!!  The greatest, most awesome-sauce super-heroine the world has ever known -- who saved the whole wide world, then mysteriously disappeared!  But now -- just when we need her most -- she’s back!!!  What earth-shattering menace could possibly be the reason for her return?  What vile villain could send her soaring back into action?  How will the Glorious Gravy Girl save us all from a dastardly do-badder who knows her one and only weakness???!  Join little Annaleenie, the little girl with a big hero inside of her, and her family and pals, in the super-est, mightiest, most mega-baboocha-spectacular adventure of the First Family of Macaroni -- The Pasta Family!!!

 

THE PASTA FAMILY PRESENTS: THE RETURN OF GRAVY GIRL!

 

 

 

170 Fully Illustrated Pages!

RING IN THE NEW -- WITH ADVENTURE!!!



It’s New Year’s Eve -- and you know what THAT means -- new fun, new adventures, and NEW HOPE! All our heroine Annaleenie hopes for in the year to come is a closer relationship with her BIG SISTER, Penne -- but THE NEW YEAR BABY has other plans! For the march of Time Itself is under attack -- and only Annaleenie -- with all of her awesome-sauce Holiday-Saving experience -- can HELP! Into the magical realm of Time our heroine leaps to make sure the NEW YEAR arrives for us ALL -- with Penne not-so-happily by her side! WILL Annaleenie save us all from Universal, Irreversible Time-Stoppage???! WILL the giant monster Kybosh put the kibosh on our heroes? WILL this book be filled with action, adventure, song, life lessons and fun? FIND OUT in this -- the latest and New Year-Y-Est adventure of The  
First Family Of Macaroni -- The Pasta Family!!! 

 

A VERY, VERY PASTA FAMILY NEW YEAR!

 

 

 

150 Fully-Illustrated Action-Packed Pages of Humor, Warmth and Family Values!

PRESIDENT ANNALEENIE???!!!



When America’s favorite little girl made of macaroni is elected to the highest office in the land -- it’s time for BIG changes in Washington!!! But Annaleenie’s hopes and dreams for her country may NEVER see the light of DAY -- not if a CRAFTY CONGRESSMAN and a SCORNFUL SPACE MONSTER have anything to say about it!!! Is the U.S. of A. -- U.S. of DOOMED???!!! Can Annaleenie use the lessons she’s learned from Mommy and Daddy to save us ALL??! Are there enough JELLY BEANS in the OVAL OFFICE for her and her bestie, LYNN GWEENIE???! FIND OUT in this, the latest, greatest, MY-COUNTRY-‘TIS- OF- THEE-EST adventure of THE FIRST FAMILY OF MACARONI --THE PASTA FAMILY!!!!! 

 

A VERY VERY PASTA FAMILY PRESIDENTS DAY!

 

 

 

142 Super-Duper Power-Packed Fully-Illustrated Full-Color Pages of Fun!!!

UP, UP AND AWAY WE GO!!!



Just when we needed her most -- Gravy Girl is BACK -- soaring the skies with awesome-sauce, cray-cray powers far beyond the abilities of normal pasta! But it looks like The Girl Of Glory has finally come up against something even more powerful than herself -- a little boy with a big-baboocha crush!!! Add a sly, sneering super-villain to the mix -- and don't forget his pet Giant Scrunchie-Monster -- and it looks like Gravy Girl's latest adventure may be her -- GASP -- LAST!!! Will our Gal Of Gallantry triumph?? Will our Petite Pasta Of Power find a way to reverse a super-villainous plan to rid the world of all forms of communication? Will our Mighty Maiden Of Macaroni find the wisdom she needs to save us all?? Find out in this -- the latest, greatest, defy-the-fate-est adventure of the most spectac-u-riffic superheroine of all -- courtesy of The First Family Of Macaroni -- The Pasta Family!!!

 

THE PASTA FAMILY PRESENTS: AGAIN WITH THE GRAVY GIRL!

 

 

 

152 Ka-Pow-Y Packed Illustrated Pages!

THE PASTA FAMILY PRESENTS: THE ORIGIN OF GRAVY GIRL!

 

 

 

A LEGEND BEGINS!

 

GRAVY GIRL! Enemy of EVIL -- non-BFF of Bullies -- Spanker Of Injustice! The BEST-EST superheroine EVER....but HOW did she come to BE??? When little ANNALEENIE -- a girl with a great big HEART -- tries to make a brand new friend, she has no idea that it will lead to a cray-cray, sci-fi ACCIDENT -- that creates a menace to the Earth that only SHE can STOP! But how can an ordinary little girl defend the globe against super-villain-y, impending DOOM? WHO can she turn to for the power, the punch, and the pasta-ness to get all up in evil's grill and say, "Nuh-UH!!"? And WHAT IF -- super-duper-baboocha POWER is NOT nearly ENOUGH? FIND OUT in this VERY FIRST ADVENTURE of The Gal Of Gallantry -- The Girl Of Great-osity -- The Tiny Tyke Of Titanic, Tremendous Triumph -- GRAVY GIRL! Brought to you courtesy of The First Family Of Macaroni - THE PASTA FAMILY!

 

156 Fully-Illustrated Ka-Zapahootie Pages!

Gravy Girl! Enemy Of Evil! Non-BFF Of Bullydom! Spanker Of Injustice! The best-est-est Superheroine EVER returns to answer the call to action and adventure -- and this time it's PERSONAL! Well -- it's usually personal -- but this time even moreso! When her good friend's Mommy accidentally becomes a Super-Villainess, Gravy Girl must stop her from taking over her school's Bake Sale -- and then THE WORLD! But HOW can she hope to defeat a baddie with powers that far out-power her own -- as well as a giant BANANA-BREAD MONSTER?! Will this be Gravy Girl's FINAL BATTLE? Will she find the hope and wisdom she needs to triumph titanically? Will there be any cookies and cupcakes left over from the Bake Sale at the end of the day???! FIND OUT in this -- the latest and greatest adventure of the Gal Of Gallantry -- The Girl Of Great-osity -- The Tiny, Titanic Tyke Of Tremendous Triumph -- GRAVY GIRL!!! Courtesy of The First Family Of Macaroni -- THE PASTA FAMILY!

 

THE PASTA FAMILY PRESENTS: THE RE-RETURN OF THE AGAIN WITH THE RETURNING OF GRAVY GIRL! 

 

 

 

167 Super-Powered Fully Illustrated Pages Of Fun!!!

Gravy Girl! Puncher-In-The-Nose Of Evil! Tongue Sticker-Outer at Badness! Spanker Of Injustice! The greatest and most joyful super-duper-heroine of all time, ever, is back -- and this time it's personal! when the Gal Of Goodness accidentally reveals her super-secret identity to her best-est -bestie-BFF, Lynn Gweenie, their lifelong bestie-ness is shattered! But how can Gravy Girl win back Lynn's trust -- when a powerful and cray cray new super-villainess wreaks havoc in the city??? Will Gravy Girl be able to stop this newly-menacing menace-y menace? Will she be able to repair her best-est friendship with her best-est bestie? Will a giant radioactive Kitty destroy them all before she can try? Find out in the latest, greatest, celebrate-est with a side-o-tomate-est adventure of the sassiest, classiest, superest and duper-est superheroine of them all -- Gravy Girl! Brought to you courtesy of The First Family Of Macaroni -- The Pasta Family! 

 

THE PASTA FAMILY PRESENTS: GRAVY GIRL STRIKES AGAIN!

 

 

 

167 Full Color, Fully-Illustrated Pages Of Action-Adventure-y Fun!

THE PASTA FAMILY PRESENTS: YOU GO, GRAVY GIRL!

 

 

 

Gravy Girl!! Puncher-In-The-Nose of evil! Tongue-Sticker-Outer at badness! Spanker of injustice! The greatest and most joyful Super-Duper-Badda-Booper Super-Heroine of all time, ever, is back -- and this time -- all of her goodness might not be enough to thwart maximum evil-osity!! When one of Gravy Girl's oldest super-villainous foes returns -- he brings a whole bunch of new super-bad-guys-and-girls with him!! And where there's super-villains -- there's also city-wide chaos, kidnapped besties -- and giant robot monsters!!! How can our heroine hope to triumph when she's so hopelessly outnumbered??? What can she do when all of her super-duper-powers are not enough??? How can she hope to save her best-est pals from a mysterious, malicious, meanie-bo-beanie mastermind??? How many question marks can I put at the end of a sentence for dramatic effect????? Find out in the latest, greatest, celebrate-est with a side o' tamate-est adventure of the sassiest, classiest, super-est and duper-est heroine of them all -- Gravy Girl!!! Brought to you courtesy of the First Family Of Macaroni -- The Pasta Family!!!

 

180 Fully-illustrated pages! May the sauce be with you!!!

WHERE NO MACARONI HAS GONE BEFORE!
GRAVY GIRL!!! PUNCHER-IN-THE-NOSE OF EVIL! TONGUE-STICKER-OUTER AT BADNESS! SPANKER OF INJUSTICE! THE GREATEST AND MOST JOYFUL SUPER-DUPER-BADDA-
BOOPER SUPERHEROINE OF ALL TIME, EVER, IS BACK -- AND THIS TIME -- IT’S NOT JUST OUR WORLD THAT NEEDS HER HELP -- IT’S ALL OF’EM!!!! WHEN A GIGANTIC, MYSTERIOUS AND CRANKY COSMIC BEING WITH ULTIMATE POWER CHOOSES EARTH AS HER NEXT MEAL, GRAVY GIRL MUST JOIN FORCES WITH HER BESTIE, LYNN GWEENIE, AND A TOP-SECRET GOVERNMENT AGENCY TO STOP HER! BUT HOW DO YOU OUT-POWER A MENACE SO POWERFUL THAT EVEN POWER ITSELF KNEELS BEFORE HER POWER??! ARE YOU GETTING THAT THIS MENACE IS REALLY, REALLY, REALLY POWERFUL?! CAN GRAVY GIRL SAVE US ALL -- FOR, LIKE, THE ELEVENTY-BILLIONTH TIME ALREADY?? FIND OUT IN THE LATEST, GREATEST, LIFE-CELEBRATIN’-EST ADVENTURE OF THE GLORIOUS GRAVY GIRL -- BROUGHT TO YOU COURTESY OF THE FIRST FAMILY OF MACARONI -- THE PASTA FAMILY!

 

THE PASTA FAMILY PRESENTS: GRAVY GIRL GOES GALACTIC!

 

 

 

200 FULLY-ILLUSTRATED POWER-PACKED PAGES!  DAT'S RIGHT -- 200!!!

THE PASTA FAMILY PRESENTS: GRAVY GIRL AND THE LEAGUE OF UNCANNY AVENGING DEFENDING FANTASTICS!
 

 

HOLY SCHMAGOLEY GUACAMOLE!

GRAVY GIRL! DARK ORZO! SKOOTER! LYNN TIN-TIN! MISTY McMAGIC! IN ALL THE LEGENDS OF SUPER-HERO-Y HERO-NESS, THESE STELLAR AND STALWART CHAMPIONS OF GOOD-OSITY STRIKE FEAR INTO THE HEARTS OF ALL WHO WOULD DO EEEEEVIL....OKAY, THAT’S NOT QUITE ACCURATE....FOR ONLY GRAVY GIRL POSSESSES ACTUAL SUPER-POWERS! SO WHAT HAPPENS TO THIS TITANIC TEAM WHEN GRAVY GIRL IS -- GASP -- CAPTURED BY A NEW, CRAY-CRAY POWERFUL SUPER-VILLAIN WITH A PERSONAL GRUDGE AGAINST THE GAL OF GLORY?? HOW ON EARTH CAN A RAG-TAG TEAM OF POWERLESS PEEPS DEFEAT AN UNDEFEATABLE SUPER-MENACE -- AND STILL MAKE IT BACK TO SCHOOL FOR RECESS?? HOW CAN A TEAM OF TIMID TYKES SAVE THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD -- WHEN THEY‘RE NOT ALLOWED TO CROSS THE STREET YET??? FIND OUT IN THE LATEST, GREATEST, CELEBRATE-EST WITH A SIDE O’ TAMATE-EST ADVENTURE OF THE SASSIEST, CLASSIEST, SUPER-EST AND DUPER-EST HEROINE OF THEM ALL -- THE GLORIOUS GRAVY GIRL!!! BROUGHT TO YOU COURTESY OF THE FIRST FAMILY OF MACARONI -- THE PASTA FAMILY!!! 

 

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202 Spectacular, Action-y, Illustrated Pages! PAPERBACK PRICE: $25.00, DOWNLOAD PRICE $2.99!

GRAVY GIRL VS. PHONY BALONEY!

 

 

 

She's back -- Gravy Girl! Sensational, saucy, super-duper-heroic Spanker Of Injustice! And This time, the tiny, titanic tyke of truth and wholesome whole-heartedness must face the greatest challenge of all -- a Big Fat Liar!!! Phony Baloney isn't just a new Super-Villain -- he's a walkin', non-stop-talkin', relentless fibbin' machine -- and he's got the whole world convinced that -- gasp -- it's Gravy Girl who's the real menace! How can our heroine defeat a villain whose weapon -- is words?? How can our champion vanquish a foe who can use her own honesty against her? How can our dynamic defender defend us -- and herself -- against a scoundrel with the whole wide world on his side?? Find out in this latest, greatest-with-a-side-o-tamate-est, fun-as-a-festival, warm-as-a-blankie, most action-y and adventure-y action-adventure for kids of all ages -- courtesy of...The Pasta Family!!! 

 

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