Khalil and the Big Gulp (lost cancelled promotional children's book based on "Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie"; 2003)
The book's cover
Status: Lost
For the release of Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie in 2002, Big Idea created various pieces of tie-in merchandise to promote the film. These included toys, games, T-shirts and books. One of these books, slated to be released on February 1st, 2003 by Zondervan's kids' division, ZonderKidz, was titled "Khalil and the Big Gulp". Focusing on the Khalil character from the movie, the book told the story of the film from Khalil's point of view and was told entirely in rhyme. However, unlike most of the Jonah tie-in books, this one's release wound up being canceled.
Summary
A story told by a worm that traveled with Jonah in the belly of a whale -- for ages 4 and under. Little children ages 4 and under will love Khalil -- a worm from Big Idea's Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie. Khalil will make children laugh as he tells about the water-logged prophet who was eaten by a whale.
Each page of this humorous worm-shaped board book has a fun rhyme to introduce tots to the story of Jonah and how God gave him a second chance. [1]
Availability
Two articles in Publishers Weekly mention the book as being an upcoming release. [2] [3]. In addition, a promotional guidebook for the home video release of Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie mentions the book by name. [4] An archived version of the Zonderkidz website from around the time of the book's release does not list it in the Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie section, confirming the book's cancellation. [5]
See Also
- Bob & Larry Family Fun (lost content of VeggieTales DVD; 2003)
- Dove Awards: Bob and Larry segments (partially found footage from award show; 1996-1997)
- Duke and the Great Pie War (found online VeggieTales game; 2005)
- GRAFx Studios (partially found production material; 1989-1993)
- He is That Hero (found extended version of "LarryBoy: The Cartoon Adventures" theme song; early 2000s)
- Jonah; a VeggieTales Movie (partially found deleted content of animated film; 2002)
- Mr. Cuke's Screen Test (found "VeggieTales" animation test; 1991)
- Os Amigos Vegetais (partially found "VeggieTales" Brazilian spin-off TV series; 2005)
- Silly Songs with Larry Musical E-Card (lost animated e-card; 2001)
- Take 38 (found VeggieTales promotional short; 1992)
- The Bob & Larry Movie (lost production material of cancelled "VeggieTales" animated film; 2005)
- Tornado Hunters (partially found Silly Song segment of VeggieTales direct-to-video series; early 2010s)
- VeggieTales (lost radio adaptation of CGI animated series; 2006)
- VeggieTales (found NBC TV version of CGI animated series; 2006)
- VeggieTales (non-existent alternate joke endings to episodes of Christian children’s animated series; late 1990s-early 2000s)
- VeggieTales (partially found radio interview discs from Christian animated children's series; late 1990s-2000s)
- VeggieTales.com (partially found series of online games from website; 2011-2013)
- VeggieTales at Dollywood/Silver Dollar City (partially found live shows based on animated series; 2002-2008)
- VeggieTales Dance Party (lost material of scrapped mobile app; 2014)
- VeggieTales Live! (partially found live shows based on animated series; 2002-2015)
- VeggieTales/Nashville Predators (partially lost VeggieTales hockey pumpers; 2012)
- VeggieTales: Special Edition (found magazines based on animated series; 2004-2006)
- VeggieTales: Whale-Watching Party (partially found event kit based on animated movie; 2002)
- VeggieTales "Where's God When I'm S-Scared?" (found original version of animated series episode; 1993)
- VeggieTown Values (found series of VBS videos; 1998-2001)
- Was He a Boy Like Me? (lost VeggieTales animated music video; 2006)