 Louis Sachar, creator of the original "Wayside School" books on which the show was based, reportedly disliked "Wayside", though he did like its animation style.In 2008, "Wayside" received a nomination for "Best TV Series for Children" at the 2008 Cartoons on the Bay award ceremony.There are a number of notable differences between "Wayside" and the "Wayside School" books.