Snowman Hidden Picture Puzzle for Christmas!

A special treat! A hidden picture puzzle by Liz Ball. To order books with her hidden picture puzzles, click HERE. Enjoy!

*Click on the picture, then print! It will print out full size ready to be colored. If that doesn't work with your printer, right click on the picture, and then 'save picture as...' and then you can print it out using your photo program.

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Happy Mother's Day!

Aren't they precious? Cooling off in the water is a favorite thing to do - just like kids in summer.

Autumn Trapeze - Poetry by Donna J. Shepherd

Click HERE to read "Autumn Trapeze" in the September edition of Stories for Children Magazine. Kevin Scott Collier did the fanciful illustration.

Want to download the entire magazine? Click HERE!

Sketches for Next Book - Kit Grady

If you visit Kit Grady's blog, you'll see she has sketches posted where she's working on our book, Bradybug. Can you tell what it's about?

Kit Grady Creations

Sully's Topsy Tale

Kevin Scott Collier, illustrator of Sully's Topsy Tale, sent the cover for me to see today. I love it! Aren't their expressions adorable? It's almost like you can hear them singing.

Coming soon from Guardian Angel Publishing.

Sully's Topsy Tale - Coming Along

Kevin (Scott Collier) has been cracking me up all day sending me illos for Sully's Topsy Tale. So colorful and funny. Here's one he has already posted on his blog. There are new characters and hidden hearts throughout the book. Coming soon from Guardian Angel Publishing.

Drawing Dotty!

This is SO cool. Kevin did a video where he draws Dotty for us. She looks sweet as always. Thanks, Kevin, for giving us a behind-the-scenes look at how you work. Fun!

Skinny Snowman & Learn How to Draw a Snowman.

Help me quick!
Is my snowman sick?
His body is wasting away!

He used to be fat
With a belly to pat,
But now he gets slimmer each day.

He doesn't work out,
He just stands about.
So why is he still losing weight?

With temperatures higher
He seems to perspire.
Let it snow before it's too late!

By Donna J. Shepherd © 2005

Illustration by Kevin Scott Collier.


For a fun, interactive way to read Skinny Snowman, click HERE. Intellitools has a a simple click-through storybook for the winter season with silly graphics complementing the poem.

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NEW! Now you can learn to draw a fat or skinny snowman of your own!

Kevin draws our favorite monkey, Chizzy!

Would You Like to Learn to Draw?

I want to introduce you to a new page for kids who like to draw. Kevin Scott Collier has taught illustration classes, giving kids art tips for almost 30 years. Now he is taking much of that to the internet via YOUNG ARTIST WORKSHOP.

http://artistworkshop.blogspot.com

It's casual, and new video entries will appear every week.

Hidden Picture Puzzle

One last picture before summer's end. Isn't this hippo the cutest thing? Courtesy of Liz Ball, illustrator.

*Click on the picture, then print! It will print out full size ready to be colored. If that doesn't work with your printer, right click on the picture, and then 'save picture as...' and then you can print it out using your photo program.

Another Review for Ouch! Sunburn!

OUCH! SUNBURN
Text Donna Shepherd
Illustrations Kevin Collier
ISBN 10: 1-933090-60-x
ISBN 13: 978-933090-60-3
Guardian Angel Publishing
Reviewer Carolyn R Scheidies

Sunburn is a big problem. Parents, adults and kids are out under the sun without considering the long-term consequences and they can be severe. As a kid, I seldom thought about sunscreen. Few did....

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Review for Ouch! Sunburn!

Ouch! Sunburn!, another wonderfully written book by Donna J. Shepherd, is a fun book about getting sunburned and how to avoid getting burned again. The story not only teaches kids what will happen if they get too much sun, but what to put on their burned itchy skin. The book is written in a simple fun rhyme and at the end of the book there are tips on how to keep from getting sunburned when playing outside.

Kevin Scott Collier did a wonderful job on the illustrations. The artwork is colorful and simply shows how itchy sunburned skin isn’t much fun in the end.

I think this is a great book for not only kids, but parents who have children who hate to wear sunscreen, hats, and sunglasses when playing in the HOT SUMMER SUN. - VS Grenier, Editor, Stories for Children Magazine

OUCH! SUNBURN!
Author: Donna J. Shepherd
Illustrator: Kevin Scott Collier
Publisher: Guardian Angel Publishing May 2007
Purchase Link: http://guardianangelpublishing.com/ouch%21sunburn.htm
eBook ISBN: 1-933090-60-X
ISBN 13: 9781933090603
Ages: 3 to 8

Hey, Kids! A Coloring Page for You!

A nice surprise today! Kevin, illustrator of the book, Topsy Turvy Land, sent a new coloring page featuring the boy in our newest eBook, Ouch! Sunburn! Enjoy!

*Click on the picture, then print! It will print out full size ready to be colored. If that doesn't work with your printer, right click on the picture, and then 'save picture as...' and then you can print it out using your photo program.

Topsy Turvy Tour

Here's a peek at an illustration in Topsy Turvy Tour, a mini-topsy turvy tale written by me, Donna, and illustrated by who else but Kevin Scott Collier! We are pleased to announce the story is featured in a new Children's E-Zine called Stories for Children. You can download it either as a .pdf file OR in a program that opens it up like a magazine right on your computer!