04 Feb My Magic Wand
I'm writing to you while the snow swirls around outside. This snow storm jogged my memory about the seasons and a delightful book I art directed and designed last year. (Where did 2021 go?!) The book is My Magic Wand: Growing...
14 Sep Magic Like That
Happy book birthday to MAGIC LIKE THAT! This book publishes today and it's poetry by Samara Cole Doyan and illustrations by Geneva Bowers are just beautiful. I was honored to be the art director and designer on this project. The book...
11 Aug My Favorite Color Is Activity Books
So what's YOUR favorite color? One of these books has your name on it! There's a book for the fan of: RED, ORANGE, YELLOW, GREEN, BLUE, PURPLE, PINK, and even BLACK. I designed the interior of this series which is...
09 Mar The Wow and How of the Human Body
I was the co-designer on this amazing non-fiction illustrated book about the human body called, THE HOW AND WOW OF THE HUMAN BODY. It's is by Mindy Thomas and Guy Raz and ties in with their popular kids podcast, WOW...
08 Jan Scooper and Dumper
Happy 2021 all! I'm happy to share another children's picture book that I designed that's newly published this month. Meet Scooper and Dumper! This wintery tale is about friendship, individual strengths, teamwork, and those beloved snow plows and front loaders. When...
01 Dec The Snow Dancer
I have another book birthday to share! Happy Book Birthday to THE SNOW DANCER! It's an Amazon bestseller right now! Whoo-ooo! I'm extra proud to be the book designer of this one. It's a beautifully illustrated book about the wonders...
10 Nov The Rescue Rabbits
Happy book birthday to THE RESCUE RABBITS! I'm happy to share this newly published picture book with you. It's a great read aloud. I was lucky enough to be its designer. In times of trouble you look to the helpers, right?...
31 Jan Stonewall Book Award
I'm so pleased to announce that a picture book I art directed and designed, WHEN AIDAN BECAME A BROTHER, won the Stonewall Book Award! Eeee! The Stonewall Award is given annually by the American Library Association (ALA) to English-language children’s and...
27 Sep Loving What I Do
Happy Fall! Does this happen to you? Every once in awhile, the universe likes to remind me that I'm on the right path in my career and life and fills my heart with gratitude. This was one of those weeks. First,...
09 Aug New Summer Picture Books
[caption id="attachment_6812" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Two children's book art directed by Abby Dening[/caption] Hi Friends! Where did this summer go? I really cannot believe we're in mid-August already. I have been busy digging up the bare garden beds around our house and planting...