Happy Holidays! It's the gift giving season and I recently learned about the Icelandic tradition of the "Christmas book flood". It's this amazing tradition where most of the country gives one another books at Christmas time. In fact, most the...
Do you remember Virgina Lee Burton's Little House book? It's a book from my childhood and I kept thinking about it while designing A HOME AGAIN by Colleen Rowan Kosinski and illustrated by Valeria Docampo. Both books have charming houses as...
Happy October! It's my favorite month. It's a time for enjoying fall leaves, pumpkins, sweaters and boots, my birthday (huge grin), and Halloween! So in this spirit, I thought I'd share another picture book I designed called Magic Candies by...
If your young reader is looking for a fun easier read, Hudson and Tallulah Take Sides fits the bill! It's written and illustrated by the wife and husband duo, Anna Kang and Christopher Weyant, that has brought you the popular...
As an artist and designer, I LOVE color! So when the sequel to THIS BOOK IS GRAY came my way, I jumped at the change to design this new picture book. The new book is called, PINK IS NOT A...
I love picture books for OH SO many reasons. These books can be beautiful keepsakes to treasure and portals into new worlds of pretend. I also know they can be tools of understanding for difficult moments of real life. Through...
I was lucky enough to be the book designer for: I AM ABLE TO SHINE by Korey Watari and her husband, Pixar artist Mike Wu. It was published this Spring by Two Lions. It's a beautiful story of a young Asian...
Happy Summer! I've lost track of time lately, but I did want to be sure you knew about this book, Wow in the World: Wow in the Wild which published in April. I was the interior book designer on this...
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...
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...