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...
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,...
[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...
{New book with custom hand-lettered textured title type} Books take months to produce and years to publish, so I sometimes loose track of publication dates of the book I designed. This happened to me recently with these 2 fun...
{2014 Caldecott winner} It's a big day in children's publishing. Today the American Library Association announced the winners for the Caldecott and the Newbery medals. This year both books actually featured illustrations too. YAY! You also might recall the...
My friend and I have started a new tradition. We are now meeting up about once a month or so and sharing our favorite illustrated books! A lot of the time they are illustrated picture books. It's delightful to ...
Yesterday around noon EST the 2013 Caldecott Medals were announced at the midwinter American Library Association in Seattle. Drum roll pleeeeeaaase...
You know I love to design picture books! And here's the latest book that published this week: Red Kite, Blue Kite by Disney-Hyperion. Red Kite, Blue, Kite is a poignant picture book, written by Ji-li Jiang and illustrated by Greg...
On Tuesday, I announced that I published my first picture book and the response and support for my Old MacDonald Had A Farm paperback book has been so wonderful! Thank you to everyone for your kind words and for purchasing...
It is my absolute joy to announce that I have published my first children's picture book, Old MacDonald Had A Farm! During this past summer's art festivals I witnessed many young children connect with my animal portraits. Parents and children...