The Boos Nightmerry

Paperback available

Created to raise money and awareness for children’s technology, literacy, and art charities.

Scare big Scares!

book

story

In the scariest part of Big Big City magic energy, Woos, power the Boos: little wired robots who survive on scares and scraps.

But after the City is taken over by an old enemy, No-Man, only an outcast Boo, Merry, can save them all.

characters and settings

Woos

Juice, creative energy that powers Boo scares

Boos

Little robots who scare

404est

Forest of junk

Woos

Juice, creative energy that powers Boo scares

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from the author

“While I was helping children read books at an after school program in Harlem, I noticed there weren’t a lot of fun stories that were based in modern cities or dealt with technology. So I really tried to create something that was and that’s how I got The Boos Nightmerry!”

by nate r. tots

special thank you to the team

Audiobook by Rinka and Rio Matsuzawa

Rinka is a Japanese female beatbox champion based in Tokyo.

Rio Matsuzawa is a Canadian beatboxer and youtuber.

Rinka composed and performed the beatbox with Rio Matsuzawa reading The Boos Nightmerry.

Thank you Rinka! @rinkange

Thank you Rio Matsuzawa! @riochin1

Layout by
Arielle Wilkins

Arielle is a NYC based artist and entrepreneur.

Arielle compiled the words and illustrations, and put the book layout together.

She also did the NFT project!

Thank you so much Arielle! @awilkywilk

Editing by
Elisabeth Sullivan

Elisabeth is a Nashville based copyeditor and proofreader.

Elisabeth caught errors large and small, and edited the book.

Thank you Elisabeth!

Illustrations by Sp:zero76

SP:Zero76 is a Bristol and London, UK, based illustrator and street artist.

All of the illustrations in The Boos Nightmerry were done SP:Zero76.

SP:Zero76, aka SP:Zero, also goes by the name of Keith Hopewell.

This is his first collaboration with Nate R. Tots.

Thank you Keith! @spzero76

reviews

“If R2D2, Rosie the Riveter, and 2pac ever made a kid's book together, I think this might be it."

- Phil N., NYC, dad of 3

“Did this book really take 10 years to make?"

- Ana P., NYC, Nate R. Tots's fiancée

“EPIC! I want to read it again and again. Which is good, because I have to."

- Ben H., SF, part-time babysitter

“This is awesome! I think? It's fun to read and I'm very tired."

- Melissa H., NJ, new mom of 1