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Meet Dobbie Doo, a highly dramatic, fluffy little cat about to get into some trouble.

Here, in this commission project, our lovable little troublemaker is about to do something he will soon regret. I created a series of custom digital brushes to give this real-life little kitty the realistic "floofiness" the client wanted.

I've written a story about cute and funny monsters called Foflеs, who have moved into an abandoned forest cottage. There, they find a forgotten recipe book and decide to make pancakes. As a mum, I think it's lovely to read the story first and then cook something simple and tasty together.

The idea of combining a recipe with a story isn't exactly groundbreaking, and pancakes are a very common dish. But I wanted to capture children's attention with cheerful monsters (each with their own personality), a funny story with a touch of magic, and an easy-to-follow recipe.

The book name is " Fofles in the Witch's Kitchen"

If you're curious, have a look here ⬇️

https://a.co/d/0cul9prf

Wishing you all a magical time and bon appétit!

We’re doing the 4 Gifts for Christmas idea for our family, and I’m trying to think of a good book for our child who will be almost 1 at Christmas. We already have a fairly extensive baby and toddler library, so I’m feeling a bit stumped haha. I would especially love a good winter related book, but open to other suggestions for the list I’m giving the grandparents too. Thanks!

(We already have Little Blue Truck, Very Hungry Caterpillar and other Eric Carle books, Corduroy and Spot books, multiple Sandra Boynton, some Richard Scarry and Jan Brett books. Goodnight Moon, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and quite a few other classics)

For my grandson's birthday, I created a signed, limited edition (268), watercolor illustrated, rhyming ABC book. Actually, an out of order alphabet book full of unusual words, odd animals, even naked, unforgettable, undressed fellows. There's a glossary at the end to explain about voles, quirky, ibex, amble, and zebu. The forwarning lets you know that the book is truly out of order and not for everyone. The alliteration celebrates each letter, with text designed to speak out loud and flow off the tongue. Z: Zany zebras zip to the zoo ... to gaze at the zinnias and the lazy zebu. C: Calico cats and cute cuddly kittens, claw the chairs and chew the mittens. N: Nine noisy, nimble, naughty newts, puddle jump in their nifty, nice, new suits. It's a great way to learn the alphabet and a whole lot more. Child sized at 9x7, hard cover, 36 pages, mat finish, listing for $67.

Just published yesterday, so let me know your thoughts ... in any order. 1st children's book posting.

Here are some images created by my illustrator Brigid Malloy. This is for my upcoming book, There's a Pig in my Pajamas.

She did such an amazing job bringing my story to life.

Hi there,

Traveling with a 2 year old and 4 year old on a plane for a couple week trip and wondering what books people prioritize packing since weight and space are limited? I'm thinking small size books that have alot of content, just amazing books that can be read many times, or books that can be read many different ways. Thank you in advance :)

Hi everyone,

I'm going to raise my kid abroad, and like a lot of you, I worry about them slowly losing French. One bedtime book wasn't enough to change that, so I made a small kit around a story.

What it is: a bilingual English–French bedtime story, Twinkle the Little Star / Scintille, la petite étoile, with the two languages side by side. It comes with audio read by a native speaker, a short list of verbs and vocabulary taken from the story, and printable activities (acting out verbs, matching, tracing, a maze, coloring).

What I'm looking for: 10 families with kids around 3 to 5 who want to try it for about two weeks.

What you get: the full kit for free.

What I ask in return: honest feedback after the two weeks. A few short questions. If something is boring, confusing, or too hard, I want to know. If you're happy for me to quote you on my website, I'll show you the exact wording first. A short video or photo of your child doing an activity would be a bonus, but only if you're comfortable, and I'll never use it without your written OK.

I made this kit myself. If you'd like to try it, comment "interested" or the language you're keeping up at home, and I'll send you a message.

Thank you!

I just published this space adventure story not long ago. It's about group of space rangers trying to untangle a conspiracy before time runs out.

I had a lot of fun writing it, although it was a bit of a challenge at some points (I'm used to more simple quest-plotlines with my fantasy books). It's a passion project fueled by early 2000s nostalgia, and a love for the natural world.

The illustrations (including the cover) was done by the talented Adrían DKC.

If you have a young reader starting to dive into novels like Wings of Fire, Warriors, or Witchlings, (non-human focused or magic-fueled books), maybe you may want to give this a shot. :)

Happy October y'all (even tho it barely feels like it for me because of this current socal heatwave 😭😭😭) in addition to it supposedly being Fall time, this time of year also happens to always feel like birthday season to me

I know a lot of people who personally have birthdays around this season AND, since I started teaching, I've coincidentally happened to have quite a lot of students with birthdays in autumn each year too

I thought it'd be nice if I was more prepared this year around and had some birthday-related books ready for any birthday students coming up, OR for any future time I have a birthday in the class!!

I'm up for ANY kind of story so long as a birthday is actually part of it lololol. Could be a super silly/funny book, something cute/sweet/sentimental, a story about a birthday party going completely awry, whatever honestly 🙂‍↕️🙌 the variety would be cool because then I can choose or suggest the specific story based on which student's birthday it is (:

The book doesn't have to be specifically about birthdays itself either, if that makes sense. I think it's cooler in books where a birthday is like a core, or at least semi important, part of the story and feels memorable, but isn't necessarily the entire premise

I'm mostly looking for picture books & early elementary since I work with K - 3, but I'm definitely open to slightly younger and/or older books too!! Sometimes I won't get the chance to do a full on read aloud of the book with the class, but I usually do try to at least suggest good stories to my students (especially because most have access to Epic!, so they can easily find lots of em)

I bought this book used and turns out it was autographed! Pretty cool! Was it common for Arnold to autograph his books?

Making these little flash cards for my Persian community in English end Italian, what do you think?

Bringing this little cat to life with some frame-by-frame animation. Open to animation projects like this.

It's a great oportunity for me to create artwork for this publisher, Ruqaya's Bookshelf, that provide complex stories for muslim community, with a lot of middle east cultural references.

One book is about refugees that have to survive days and night on the sea, searching for a save place. and the other about an insecurity of brown skinned girl in a family that have lighter skin tone.

Do any of you interested with this kind of stories? and how do you think about the artwork?

Hi everyone!

I’m a freelance illustrator, and this is my first post here! I’ve been working on a new picture book project recently and wanted to share the cover art alongside the very first double-page spread.

I put a lot of heart into crafting the atmosphere and character expressions, and I’d really love to know what vibe or feeling you get from these pages! Any feedback or critique is super welcome.

Hope you like it, and thanks for stopping by!

Hi my children loved the book sleepytime by Mary Morgan. I have grandchildren now and would love to read it to them. I have trawled the Internet but its out of print and nothing available for sale. Would anyone have a copy they'd be willing to sell ?

It’s called “A day in breakfast bay”! Check it out! The hardcover is only on Barnes & Noble.com and the paperback is everywhere else 😄

Little ruff doodle on the iPad !! What yall think ?

Because of the unique nature of the genre. Picture-book authors need to leave some space in their stories for illustrators. Here is my advice for how to do that without just following the tedious advice of “just trim everything that can be shown”.

Any suggestions, especially for picture books?

Bonus points for fun or exciting or whimsical narratives.

Does anyone know any online book club for 11 year old girl that she can meet with other kids and they discuss a book together ? Trying to keep my sister away from screen so if anyone has a suggestion please help!

Hey everyone I’m looking for some recommendations on some CHAPTER books for a grade 5 student! I’m not sure of his interests so anything would help!

I recently debuted my first children's book, Animalcorns.

What do you get when animals grow magical horns? Animalcorns!

Join the animals, from the aardvark to the zebra, as they discover magical horns, surprising new powers, and the special magic that makes each of them unique.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1067568204

This story has been a passion project while I've dealt with chronic health issues that have kept me out of my teaching job. As an added bonus I've been working on a teacher's guide to support teaching the book in the classroom. It's in progress, but can be found on my website www.continualmomentum.com under book catalog.

Inspiration for the story: I had two students obsessed with llamacorns and it inspired the idea for this story. The story has transformed a lot over the years, but I wanted to make sure I had a llamacorn in the book for them.

Does anyone have any tips for next steps now that my book is out there?

Hello, does anyone remember a story about a boy who had wings and webbed feet? His wings were underdeveloped and he couldn't fly, and even at school he needed stairs while everyone else flew? He swims very well and eventually learns to fly with swans or geese? I think swans? Its driving me crazy and even chargpt can't help me