Stories of hope, joy, and resilience to read to and with your kids, or for yourself!
There’s something magical about music boxes… I have one from when I was child that plays swan lake, and another from my wife’s childhood that plays happy birthday. I love the way they slow down and eventually stop. They evoke peaceful memories of that time. I never thought someday, it would be possible to have … Continue reading Severed Sky Music Box
I’ve been editing and revising Tamaishi for several weeks now and I’m nearly ready to move ahead with a second printing. It’s been a joy to rework everything: Where All the Little Things Live pushed me in ways that I didn’t expect and looking back on Tamaishi I could clearly see opportunities for improvement. While … Continue reading Tamaishi Second Edition
Save the date for Sunday, December 5th! Thanks to the Michigan SCBWI, I’ll be sharing a table with several authors at the Holiday Art Fair. Come stop by! I’ll be reading @ 2:00 pm. Continue reading Ann Arbor Holiday Art Fair!
It’s been three years, and I’m down to a couple dozen copies of Tamaishi. It’s been two years since I did any in person events, but I sold a fair number of books recent weeks. I started considering a reprint. Live and Learn Looking back at the book, it’s clear there is room for improvement. … Continue reading A work in/of progress…
Over the past 6 years I’ve slowly sold copies of my first book Zōsan. I’m down to only about 30. With some in person events on the horizon, I decided to work on a reprint. Looking back at the illustrations, it’s clear to me how much I’ve learned since then. With Tamaishi, I had a … Continue reading Revisiting Zōsan
I’m excited to be a part of the Signal Return’s Power of the Press Event Sunday, October 10, 2021! Come celebrate the beauty of traditional printing methods! I’ll be attending with my books, prints and audiobooks. The event will have mitigation efforts in place on top of being in the open air of Shed 5. … Continue reading Power of the Press Event
Like a lot of the books I’ve read recently (thank you pandemic, I guess) I don’t recall exactly why I chose this one. I think I picked it up back in 2019 at my first ever SCBWI conference. But I do remember enjoying the cover art and the idea of a whale, and so I … Continue reading Song for a Whale — Lynne Kelly
It had been a long time since I’d picked Watership Down, and when I read it — I may have been 11 or 12 — a lot of that particular book went over my head. I never actually finished it. I forget why. Nonetheless I had fond memories of reading it. So when I saw … Continue reading Season of Crows — Prix Gautney
I forget at this point how I stumbled upon this book. I think it may have just floated by in my twitter feed and I was immediately enamored with Sarah’s art style. It’s a style I’ve long wished I could emulate, knowing full well that I just haven’t put in the time to really learn. … Continue reading Shimmerdark — Sarah Mensinga
How do you write, illustrate, design, recording, perform, compose and master a book and audiobook? One bit at a time. Continue reading First master CD!
