I’ve been sitting on a bunch of deal announcements eagerly awaiting the chance to share…. 🤫 so I’m super excited to finally talk about this gem of a book that reads like a Pixar short and will have you rooting for these moles to fly. 🕳️🪶
Obsesssssed with @kruttika and over the moon to work with her!! Her characters are the sweetest, goofiest, most expressive bundles of whimsy and her vibrant color palettes are so COOL. And she’s got such fun stories in the works!! You aren’t ready!!! 💚✨💜
So so excited to be working with @maiajudith !! Her art is so squeeze-me-cute and she’s got the funniest, most creative story ideas! Can’t wait to share!!
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I’ve posted some free resources for picture book/GN creators — links in bio!
1. Picture book pagination / trim size templates
🗒️picture book terminology, very handy
🗒️an overview on how picture books are printed and bound
🗒️descriptions of separate ends vs self-ends (endpapers can be chaotic evil if you don’t understand how to count them!)
🗒️examples of frontmatter/backmatter distribution in 32 and 40pg picture books
🗒️ cute lil visual display of some standard trim sizes
TEMPLATES GALORE:
✏️text outline template for 32 and 40pgs both self and separate ends
✏️thumbnail templates for 32 and 40pgs self and separate ends
✏️blank thumbnail template for paginating on your own
a selection of trim sizes shrunk down to thumbnails to experiment with what size your art wants to be
2. A resource with sample pages from graphic novels for the children’s book market set side by side with a simplified version of those spreads that shows how many words appear in each bubble/panel. This visualization is intended to help get a sense of word count while writing a script. Yay!
Can’t stop won’t stop crafting 😵💫 Excited to peddle my wares at my first art fair, hosted by @826la at @timetravelmart on Dec 6! I’ll have jewelry, pins, bottle opener magnets, scrapbook ephemera kits, beads, stamps, temporary tattoos and more!!! Swing by with your friends and coins!
So excited to be repping Sophie Page!!! I bought one of her zines at the LA Art Book Fair a couple years ago and it’s one of my most treasured possessions, so I was thrilled when Sophie queried me, and immediately fell in love with her story about Giant Ulla who roller skates using trucks and splashes around in lake-sized puddles. Sophie has so many delightful, whimsical books ahead of her. 🥰🌊
