If you are a children's book illustrator or an instructor teaching children's book illustration, you are welcome to use this new dummy book template I created. 32-pages is the most common layout, as are separate endpapers as shown here. Using... Continue Reading →
Link to Publisher's Listing HERE. Get SIGNED copies from Boulder Book Store HERE. Amazon Link HERE. WINNER Colorado Book Awards: https://kazwindness.blog/2023/06/12/swim-jim-colorado-book-award-winner/ Original Art Show jury selection: https://kazwindness.blog/2022/11/14/swim-jim-2022-society-of-illustrators-original-art-show/ "Swim, Jim!" activity sheets below. Here is a black-and-white PDF. There are color... Continue Reading →
It’s here! Unboxing author copies of SWIM, JIM! #SwimJim Follow The Cuddlefish Academy on TikTok for all things #kidlitart Unboxing video is here!: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZTds6UjSU/?k=1
It's SWIM, JIM! blog tour time!!! Be sure to watch for the blog interviews and enter to win this awesome gift package pictured below.- 1 signed copy of SWIM, JIM!- 1 crocodile plush with bubble noises- 1 inner tube floatie-... Continue Reading →
https://youtu.be/IX-FWCpsmyE Sneak peek video on how I illustrated SWIM, JIM! Out May, preorder today! https://www.tiktok.com/@cuddlefishacademy And follow me on all your social media sites! https://linktr.ee/KazWindness
My debut picture book, SWIM, JIM! is coming out NEXT MONTH-- May 2022. Pre-orders are available now with signed copies through The Wandering Jellyfish: https://shop.twjbookshop.com/products/swim-jim-by-kaz-windness-pre-order-release-date-may-31-2022-signed-copy Stay tuned for countdown promotions and behind-the-scenes looks at how I wrote and illustrated SWIM,... Continue Reading →
I read banned books, do you? Last week, an assistant principal in Mississippi was fired for reading "I Need a New Butt" by Dawn McMillan and Ross Kinnaird. (Article here: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/assistant-principal-fired-reading-need-new-butt-second-grade-class-rcna19362) In support of funny butt books for kids and... Continue Reading →
In Like A Lion. March Weirdness Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/kazweirdness Watch the process on my TikTok channel here: https://www.tiktok.com/@kazwindness/video/7072772479135026478 #lion#lamb#kidlit#painting#watercolor#digital#illustrator#march#patreon Follow me on all your favorite social media! https://linktr.ee/KazWindness
What a fun podcast interview! Thank you @VerseShow! We talk about coming from a big family, the creative process of "Swim, Jim!" "If UR Stabby" and "Mother Goth Rhymes," ensuing chaos, THE viral sequin leotard, and being a Creative Shark.... Continue Reading →
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