Teaching Areas:
Children's Book Publishing
Biography:
I grew up in Alaska, then Mississippi, and have always been in love with storytelling. I earned a BFA in graphic design & illustration and a MA in writing & publishing, all with the specific aim of making books for kids - it just took a while to get here. I worked as a graphic designer for almost 15 years and have been a professional illustrator and author since 2015. Today, I spend my days working in youth publishing through my company, Believe In Wonder, which I co-own with my wife, Josie. I enjoy teaching about the creative process and working on stories that promote diversity and inclusion in youth fiction, and I’m always happiest when I can share the light of wonder and imagination with my art.
Publications:
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Wonderous Flights: A coloring book for the young and young at heart (Vol 1), ISBN-13: 978-1537243856
- Crow in the Hollow - A New World Fantasy, ISBN-13: 978-1592999682
- The Wonderous Science: Book 1 of Mysteries of The Laurel Society (Vol 1), ISBN-13: 978-1542680530
- You Can Rely on Platypi (Book 1-3) ISBN-13: 9103733834 00111, ISBN-13: 9103733834 00211, ISBN-13: 978-1548411459
- Obi the Changeling, ISBN-13: 978-1548077624
- Nicholas & Sabina in The Busy Season, ISBN-13: 978-1979482110
- Darren Strider: Bumblebee Rider, ISBN-13: 978-1983726545
- Fancy Dressed Animals: A Collection of Illustrations, ISBN-13: 978-1981920457
- Fantasy Dressed Animals: A Collection of Illustrations, ISBN-13: 978-1795888776
- The Pawsons Move In (Tales from Edgewood), ISBN-13: 978-1726789035
- Uncle Ezra’s Costume Trunk (Tales from Edgewood), ISBN-13: 978-1690898627
- The Epic of Nicholas the Maker: The Silver-Hart, ISBN-13: 979-8617452848