his is the pilot episode for a brand new children's animated series, Adventures in Dreamland, featuring the Dream Dragon and a support cast of lovable and memorable characters. This project has been in development for over 20 years!
When I was 17 years old I wrote a funny, 16-line poem about a magical dragon who finds his way into the dream of a child. I called the fun loving character the “Dream Dragon”. He is the friend of all children of the world and the protector of “Dreamland”, the place where a child can escape the nightmares of reality. Writing under the pen name Nyle Steck, I’ve developed an entire series of children’s stories and a comprehensive project centered around the Dream Dragon character. My stories use the Dream Dragon character to entertain, educate and empower. I call these important lessons the “3-E’s”. My own kids have been my most significant inspiration to write children’s stories with a focus on empowerment. While it is very important to “teach” our children, it is equally important to “empower” them. To teach you instill knowledge, to empower you instill confidence and self-worth. In our fast paced world, we need to slow-down enough to ensure that our children have a forum to learn the lessons which both teach and empower. The goal for the project is to use the Dream Dragon and an entire cast of support characters to promote the “3-E’s” through a variety of different topics and medias. We plan to be diversified in our approach and will produce printed picture books and other printed books / materials; electronic picture books; plush stuffed toys; animated series; animated motion picture; licensed products; etc.
The pilot is called "The Sour Case of the Candy Crops".
The Dream Dragon is the first Dragon to have ever been born in Dreamland and has since become it's protector. He has a strong commanding voice, but is a jolly and jovial character who loves being silly, but can get serious when he needs to. We imagine a powerful bellowing voice that sounds like it's from some far off distant land of unknown origin. He also speaks in rhyme!
The princess called and said there was trouble. So we dropped everything and got here on the double.
The problem is real, that much I can see. This candy’s not sweet, it’s vegtabaly! But I’ve got an idea that I think might just work. Let’s turn all the soil and dig up fresh dirt!
But Jackson my boy, I think we should talk. Cause there’s much more to life, than big poppy rocks! I know that veggies, aren’t what you like to eat. That if you had your way, you’d eat nothing but sweets. But we have to keep balance, to stay healthy and fit. So I’ll give some advice, and hope you’ll take it. If you don’t like your veggies, try making them fun. And just chomp, chomp, chomp, chomp, and those veggies are done! I pretend I’m a giant, eating broccoli trees. Or a plate full of boulders, which are actually peas. So don’t let some veggies, bring your meal to a halt. Just add a pinch of whimsy and some pepper and salt!
