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and the ones that followed, defined a different style of children's books illustration which is entertaining enough for children to desire to read, yet adult enough for parents to enjoy as well. The success of these books garnered Grimly respect within the industry and led to his illustrations being
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animation. Also, Sandorff created a band, Hola Ghost, in order to score the film and write its title track. The film was released and received high praise at
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awards for Best Animated Feature, among numerous other
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