"Batori's slightly anthropomorphized illustrations of chunky forest creatures suit Newman's tale of name-calling and reconciliation. Listeners likely won't settle their own arguments so quickly, but they can try to follow Bear and Woodpecker's example. And they will love the many iterations of butt." -- Kirkus Reviews


"The collaborative work of author/storyteller Robin Newman and artist/illustrator Susan Batori, "Don't Call Me Fuzzybutt!" is a delightfully entertaining and laugh-out-loud picture book that is particularly and especially recommended for family, daycare center, preschool, elementary school, and community library collections for children ages 5-8. It should be noted for personal reading lists that "Don't Call Me Fuzzybutt!" is also readily available in a digital book format (Kindle, $16.14)." -- Midwest Book Review

"Robin Newman has written a laugh-out-loud story that little ones will want to hear over and over. It is funny, sweet, and hopeful. The illustrations by Susan Batori are so much fun and filled with details that will keep little eyes on the pages. This is a real winner. Don't miss it." -- The San Francisco Book Review, a 5-Star review!

Bear is tired. The weather is getting cool and he's ready for a nice long nap--he's got earmuffs and a brand-new door to keep out the noise, plus a pair of fluffy slippers. Meanwhile, real estate mogul Woodpecker finds his recent homes…missing. And he follows the trail of debris right to Bear's new front door. When he "tap tap taps" to talk to Bear about it, the two engage in a feisty exchange of name-calling and gossip with the rest of their forest neighbors. Can they patch it up--literally--before Bear loses too much sleep?

Susan Batori is a Hungarian illustrator, graphic designer and a character design addict. She studied graphic design at the Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts, Budapest, Hungary. As an art director at DDB Advertising Agency, Susan designed many print ads, websites, posters, packages etc. for years. Than she noticed that drawing hilarious characters was much more fun. She likes to laugh with her boyfriend Robert and her cat Kamilla. They inspire her funny characters. Humour is the most important element in her work. She also loves creating new digital textures. Susan is enthusiastic about macarons, the color turquoise, nature, and the works of Gustav Klimt, Alfons Mucha, João Vaz De Carvalho, Ferenc Sajdik, Sven Nordqvist, Carter Goodrich and so on. Nowadays she works in her small studio in Budapest focusing on children's book illustration

Robin Newman
Raised in New York and Paris, Robin is a graduate of Bryn Mawr College and the City University of New York School of Law. She was a practicing attorney and legal editor, but she now prefers to write about witches, mice, pigs, and peacocks. She lives in New York with her husband, son, and three spoiled dogs.