Meet Figley. He's part possum, part cow, and part bird. He lives on the island of Mutasia, where everyone is a mixed-up mix of two or more different animals. When Figley accidentally breaks his friend's prized possession, he tells a little white lie to pass the blame onto something else. But to keep his friends believing his tall tale, he'll have to tell another lie, and another lie, and another! As his lies build and build, he'll be forced into the grossest, most dangerous, most embarrassing misadventure ever. Maybe it would have been easier to tell the truth in the first place.
About the Author: Suzanne Cotsakos is Co-Founder, President, and Co-Head Writer of Mutasian Entertainment, a children's entertainment company. The first book that Suzanne co-authored in the Mutasia children's book series, Figley's New Favorite Food, was awarded the Mom's Choice Gold Seal Award as well as Honorable Mention at the Los Angeles and Pacific Rim Book Festivals. The second book she co-authored, Land of Illogical & Utterly Impossible Critters, also received a Mom's Choice Gold Seal Award. In 2017, her third Mutasia book, Figley's Search For The Perfect Pet became a "#1 New Release" on Amazon. Suzanne's newest entry in the series, Figley's Little White Lie, was released on October 24th, 2017. Suzanne also voices Mutasia's main character, Figley, who's a mix of possum, cow, and finch. She performed the voice of Figley in Mutasia's animated special, The Mish Mash Bash and the music album, Nature Calls: Songs from Mutasia. Suzanne is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA and holds a BA in Theatre Arts from Pepperdine University, a BFA in Motion Pictures and Television from the Academy of Art University, and an MBA from William Paterson University.
Ryan McCulloch is the Chief Artist & Designer and Co-Head Writer of Mutasian Entertainment, a children's entertainment company. Since its conception, Ryan has designed the multitude of original characters and critters inhabiting the island of Mutasia. He has illustrated a number of books in Mutasia's award-winning children's book series, including: Land of Illogical & Utterly Impossible Critters, Figley's New Favorite Food, The Nib Book, and A Nib Christmas. In 2016 he co-authored and illustrated Mutasia's "#1 New Release" on Amazon, Figley's Search For The Perfect Pet, followed by Figley's Little White Lie. Additionally, Ryan worked on the production of Mutasia's first animated special, The Mish Mash Bash, and Mutasia's music album Nature Calls: Songs from Mutasia. On both projects he voices Chadwick, a character that's a mix of cheetah, elephant, and frog. Ryan is an award-winning clay-animator whose animations have screened at numerous film festivals, the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C., HBO, HBO Family, and more. He has produced an educational film for the Partnership for a Drug Free America and environmental commercials in Northern California.
