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A Signed Copy of "Randolph the Yellow Snowman" Makes for a Perfect Christmas Present!

11/3/2021

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If you're worried about the Christmas gifts you want to order being out of stock, I have you covered. You can order Randolph the Yellow Snowman right now, and I can guarantee delivery for at least two dozen people. Each copy will be signed, sealed, and put into the mailbox by yours truly. You can even dust the cover for my fingerprints to prove it! Alternatively, you can order it on Amazon.com or Amazon.ca. Here's a brief description:
"It was a snowman, all right. With a corn-cob pipe, a button nose, and two eyes made out of coal. It had twigs for arms, a stovepipe hat, and a red-and-white scarf wrapped around its neck—or whatever you call the place where the big snowball meets the snowman’s head. Yes, it was a snowman. There was just one problem . . ."

When a mysterious yellow snowman appears in the small prairie town of Milligan Creek, Saskatchewan, it turns the entire community upside down--until a young boy named Terry dares to do the unthinkable! 
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Randolph is Getting Some Great Reviews!

1/12/2021

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Randolph the Yellow Snowman is a quirky children's picture book that was so much fun to create. So, it's always gratifying to see how it's received by others. So far it's generating a lot of great reviews on Amazon and Goodreads. Here are a few excerpts.
  • ". . . a hilariously entertaining story for children."
  • "Weird and funny and totally ridiculous."
  • "This delightful book with fantastic illustrations is sure to charm its way into the hearts of all snowman lovers or anyone who loves a great children's book!"
  • "I’d recommend this humorous winter book to teachers and parents as an addition to their shelf!"
Get your copy today!
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How a Book Cover Comes Together

10/19/2020

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Sometimes you don't want to see how the sausage gets made, but when it comes to book covers, I think it's fun to see an idea unfold and then progress toward the finished product.

In this case, the book cover was for a new children's picture book that I'm bringing out shortly. (Shameless plug: It's winter-themed and will make a great Christmas present!) Usually, it's me drawing some sort of terrible sketch that my artist is somehow able to magically interpret into something fantastic. However, this time I didn't have any strong ideas for the cover, so I threw it open to my artist, Hannah Doerksen. She wanted to use the following Robert Munsch cover for inspiration.
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I thought this was a great idea seeing as it sells the reaction to something rather than the thing to which the characters are reacting, which is exactly what I wanted for my book. So, rather than me creating the rough sketch, this time Hannah drew up something that I had to interpret. She mainly wanted to know which character to feature as the primary focus, so this is what she texted me prior to embarking on the actual drawing. 
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For reasons that will become obvious shortly, I went with the image on the right. Over the weekend, Hannah continued to refine the cover. Here's her second draft.
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I gave her a bit of feedback, and then she proceeded to a full ink drawing.
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It was at this point I realized there were no women on the cover, so she made a small revision and then began coloring.
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From there it was just a matter of some texturing and details. Then it was up to me to figure out what the title and credits would look like. This is what I came up with.
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I'm very pleased with the result. All the files have been submitted, and I'm now awaiting a proof. I can't wait to unleash this book on the world!
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