Vischer, Phil 1966-

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Vischer, Phil 1966-

PERSONAL:

Born June 16, 1966, in Muscatine, IA; son of Hoz (an advertising executive) and Scottie May (a professor of Christian education) Vischer; married; wife's name Lisa (a writer and speaker).

ADDRESSES:

E-mail—pvischer@sbcglobal.net.

CAREER:

Writer.

WRITINGS:

FOR CHILDREN

Pa Grape's Shapes, Tommy Nelson (Nashville, TN), 1997.

How Many Veggies?, Tommy Nelson (Nashville, TN), 1997.

Bob and Larry's ABC's, Tommy Nelson (Nashville, TN), 1997.

Junior's Colors, Tommy Nelson (Nashville, TN), 1997.

Archibald's Opposites, Tommy Nelson (Nashville, TN), 1998.

Time for Tom, Tommy Nelson (Nashville, TN), 1998.

The Veggiecational Book, Tommy Nelson (Nashville, TN), 1998.

More Veggiecational Fun, Tommy Nelson (Nashville, TN), 1999.

(With Mike Nawrocki; and director) Jonah: A Veggie Tales Movie (animated), Artisan Entertainment, 2002.

A Snoodle's Tale, illustrated by Phil Dimitriadis and Chuck Vollmer, ZonderKidz (Grand Rapids, MI), 2004.

God Is Bigger!, illustrated by Casey Jones and John Trent, Howard Publishing (West Monroe, LA), 2005.

I Can Be Your Friend!, illustrated by Casey Jones and Karen Poth, Howard Publishing (West Monroe, LA), 2005.

Me, Myself, and Bob: A True Story about God, Dreams, and Talking Vegetables, Nelson Books (Nashville, TN, 2006.

Sidney and Norman: A Tale of Two Pigs, illustrated by Justin Gerard, Tommy Nelson (Nashville, TN), 2006.

Forty-seven Beavers on the Big, Blue Sea, illustrated by Jared Chapman, Tommy Nelson (Nashville, TN), 2007.

ADAPTATIONS:

Cindy Kenney wrote a book, A Worms Eye View, published by ZonderKidz in 2003, that was based on Vischer and Nawrocki's movie Jonah: A Veggie Tales Movie. Kenney also wrote a special collector's edition titled Jonah, a VeggieTales Movie, published by ZonderKidz in 2002.

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