Dear Book!

Dear Book! is a 2017 Animated Series created by Patrick Dempste. The show is known for animating characters a live action environment, which are actually dioramas created by Patrick.

Plot
Kenny Bishop is a socially awkward middle-schooler living in the fictional city of Saguaro Falls, California (Based on the real life towns of Orange and San Juan Capistrano), which is stated to be “somewhere between Los Angeles and San Diego”. His only friend is ferret Austin Willman, who tends to be a bad role model at times. Kenny’s brother Micheal regularly consults him for advice and vice versa. Kenny regularly writes about his daily frustrations in his journal he keeps in his room.

Kenny’s mom Ashley is the family breadwinner, working at the local grocery store as a cashier, while the family’s roommate Porter is a freeloader who is completely irresponsible and unemployed. The series mainly portrays Kenny’s attempts to survive middle school while developing a relationship with his crush Alaska Waterman.

Episodes
Pilot (Dear Book!)