Paddle, Perch, Climb: Bird Feet are Neat! Cover and interior design, layout and production, read aloud e-book and mobi. Cover collage and illustrations were created digitally using scans of paper to match the illustrator's style of cut paper for this book. Publisher: Dawn Publications www.dawnpub.com
Tall Tall Tree Cover and interior design, layout and production, read aloud e-book and mobi. Winner 2018 Ben Franklin award Gold Children's Picture Book 4-7 years Publisher: Dawn Publications www.dawnpub.com
The Four Bears Cover and interior design, layout, custom typography and production. Special illustration for text boxes. Publisher: Get Out books http://www.getoutbooks.com/welcome.html
Let's Go Green Together Cover and interior design, layout, custom typography and production. Spot matching illustrations were created for section icons. Publisher: Jenine Tankoos Green Jenine https://www.letsgogreentogether.net/about-the-authors/
Let's Go Green Together Ebook
Over on the Farm Cover and interior design, layout, custom typography and production, read aloud e-book and mobi.
There's a Bug on My Book! Cover and interior design, spot illustrations, custom typography, layout and production. From the Kirkus Starred Review: "Several small animals commonly considered bugs, as well as a snake and a frog, supposedly land on this book and then leave—for a variety of reasons—each using its own special method of locomotion… . Playful typography reinforces the motion, as in the slightly higher placement of o in hop."
Mighty Mole and Super Soil Cover and interior design, layout and production. Special custom typography to look like "dirt". Publisher: Dawn Publications www.dawnpub.com
Noisy Bugs
Cover and interior design, layout and production. Special custom typography. Publisher: Dawn Publications www.dawnpub.com Noisy Bugs Cover and interior design, layout and production. Special custom typography. Publisher: Dawn Publications www.dawnpub.com
Noisy Frogs Cover and interior design, layout and production. Special custom typography. Publisher: Dawn Publications www.dawnpub.com
Noisy Birds Cover and interior design, layout and production. Special custom typography. Publisher: Dawn Publications www.dawnpub.com
If You Love Honey Cover and interior design, spot illustrations, layout and production. 2016 Ben Franklin Award (Silver)
Comments from the review committee: This book is hard to critique because it does so many things right on the mark. The cover is highly attractive and draws the reader in. Same for the back cover. The illustrations nearly look like photos and have a great use of color and movement (implied. The back learning pages with the dripping honey images at the top are a great addition too. This is an excellent book for budding naturalists of every age. Lovely!"
The Mouse in the Meadow Cover and interior design, layout and production. Logo design for app. New for 2014 with a 3D Pop up App from Dawn Publications The Mouse in the Meadow Cover and interior design, layout and production. Logo design for app. New for 2014 with a 3D Pop up App from Dawn Publications
The Prairie that Nature Built
Cover and interior design, layout, custom typography and production. Logo design for app 3D Pop up App. Custom matching illustrations were created to maintain the illustration style. New for 2014 from Dawn Publications The Prairie that Nature Built Cover and interior design, layout, custom typography and production. Logo design for app 3D Pop up App. Custom matching illustrations were created to maintain the illustration style. New for 2014 from Dawn Publications
Over in a River
Cover and interior design, layout and production. Interior collages and illustrations were created digitally using scans of paper to match the illustrator's style of cut paper for this book. Publisher: Dawn Publications www.dawnpub.com Over in a River Cover and interior design, layout and production. Interior collages and illustrations were created digitally using scans of paper to match the illustrator's style of cut paper for this book. Publisher: Dawn Publications www.dawnpub.com
Over in Australia Cover and interior design, layout and production. Interior collages and illustrations were created digitally using scans of paper to match the illustrator's style of cut paper for this book. Publisher: Dawn Publications www.dawnpub.com
Publisher: Dawn Publications www.dawnpub.com Over in Australia Cover and interior design, layout and production. Interior collages and illustrations were created digitally using scans of paper to match the illustrator's style of cut paper for this book. Publisher: Dawn Publications www.dawnpub.com
The Swamp Where Gator Hides
Cover and interior design, layout and production. Special custom typography. Publisher: Dawn Publications www.dawnpub.com The Swamp Where Gator Hides Cover and interior design, layout and production. Special custom typography. Publisher: Dawn Publications www.dawnpub.com
Gobble, Gobble Cover and interior design, layout and production. Special image editing: The illustrator provided woodcut prints and paper collages for this project. These were composited together to create the rich illustrations you see here.
Publisher: Dawn Publications www.dawnpub.com Gobble, Gobble Cover and interior design, layout and production. Special image editing: The illustrator provided woodcut prints and paper collages for this project. These were composited together to create the rich illustrations you see here. Publisher: Dawn Publications www.dawnpub.com
The Blues Go Extreme Birding Cover and interior design, layout and production. A bird book just for kids. This is the third in the series.
Publisher: Dawn Publications www.dawnpub.com The Blues Go Extreme Birding Cover and interior design, layout and production. A bird book just for kids. This is the third in the series. Publisher: Dawn Publications www.dawnpub.com
Summoning the Phoenix
New for 2014. Cover design dreated by using parts of illustrations, special typography and page icons, interior design and layout using scans of rice papers. Publisher: Lee & Low Books www.leeandlow.com Summoning the Phoenix Cover design created by using parts of illustrations, special typography and page icons, interior design and layout using scans of rice papers. Publisher: Lee and Low Books www.leeandlow.com
Good Fortune in a Wrapping Cloth Cover and interior design, layout and production. To keep with the theme of the Bojagi—wrapping cloth—Actual coth was scanned for the plain colored pages. Publisher: Shen's Books www.shens.com
Publisher: Shen's Books www.shens.com Good Fortune in a Wrapping Cloth Cover and interior design, layout and production. To keep with the theme of the Bojagi—wrapping cloth—Actual coth was scanned for the plain colored pages. Publisher: Shen's Books now Lee and Low www.leeandlow.com
Get Out of My Head, I Should Go to Bed Cover and interior design, layout and production. Special custom typography.The fun part was matching the typography with the illustrations!
Publisher: Get Out Books www.getoutbooks.com Get Out of My Head, I Should Go to Bed Cover and interior design, layout and production. Special custom typography.The fun part was matching the typography with the illustrations! Publisher: Get Out Books www.getoutbooks.com
Nature's Patchwork Quilt
Cover and interior design, layout and production. Special custom typography-the title looks stitched on too. Publisher: Dawn Publications www.dawnpub.com Nature's Patchwork Quilt Cover and interior design, layout and production. Special custom typography-the title looks stitched on too. Publisher: Dawn Publications www.dawnpub.com
There's a Babirusa in the Bathtub Cover and interior design, layout and production. Special custom typography-a babirusa in the bathtub and a hagfish too. Publisher: Dawn Publications www.dawnpub.com There's a Babirusa in the Bathtub Cover and interior design, layout and production. Special custom typography-a babirusa in the bathtub and a hagfish too. Publisher: Dawn Publications www.dawnpub.com
The Wakame Gatherers Cover and interior design, layout and production. Special custom typography. Publisher: Shen's Books www.shens.com The Wakame Gatherers Cover and interior design, layout and production. Special custom typography. Publisher: Shen's Books now Lee and Low www.leeandlow.com
Selvakumar Knew Better Cover and interior design, layout and production. Based on a true story, Selvakumar (the dog) rescues Dinakaran, a young boy from a tsunami. Publisher: Shen's Books www.shens.com
Publisher: Shen's Books www.shens.com
Shen's books will donate a portion of the proceeds from this book to Give2Asia's Tsunami Recovery fund! Selvakumar Knew Better Cover and interior design, layout and production. Based on a true story, Selvakumar (the dog) rescues Dinakaran, a young boy from a tsunami. Publisher: Shen's Books now Lee and Low www.leeandlow.com
The Prince's Diary Cover and interior design, layout and production. The Cinderella story retold from the prince's point of view. Publisher: Shen's Books www.shens.com The Prince's Diary Cover and interior design, layout and production. The Cinderella story retold from the prince's point of view. Publisher: Shen's Books now Lee and Low www.leeandlow.com
The Day the Dragon Danced Cover and interior design, layout and production. Publisher: www.shens.com The Day the Dragon Danced Cover and interior design, layout and production. Publisher: Shen's Books now Lee and Low www.leeandlow.com
Emma Lea's Tea With Daddy Cover and interior design, layout and production. Book 4 of the Emma Lea series. Publisher: Blue Gate Books www.bluegatebooks.com Emma Lea's Tea With Daddy Cover and interior design, layout and production. Book 4 of the Emma Lea series. Publisher: Blue Gate Books www.bluegatebooks.com
I handle the design, image editing, typography and special spot illustations for print production of these books and also create the ebooks with special pop-ups for Kindle devices along with media overlays and sound editing for the Apple read-aloud ibooks. I am delighted that the books we have worked on have garnered these awards: ABA Book Sense Selection, ASPCA Henry Bergh Children’s Book Award, Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Books of the Year Selection, Benjamin Franklin Gold Award, Benjamin Franklin Silver Award, CBC/NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book, ForeWord Best Children’s Picture Book, iParenting Media Awards, IRA Children’s Book Award, IRA Teachers’ Choice Award, Izaak Walton League Book of the Year, KIND Children’s Honor Book, Learning Magazine Teachers’ Choice Award, Marion Vannett Ridgway Memorial Honor Book Award, Moonbeam Children’s Book Award, Mom’s Choice Awards, NAPRA Nautilus Award, National Parenting Publications Award (NAPPA), Newton Marasco Foundation Green Earth Book Award, NY Public Library-100 Titles for Reading and Sharing, Parent Council Ltd. Outstanding Selection, Skipping Stones Honor Award
