Children’s Books
Below you will find the two books I illustrated as part of the Planet Family Series. While a student at UCLA, I met a lovely little lady named Ida Eisler. She is a scientist who writes fun, educational stories for her two grandsons. At the time, she was looking for an illustrator for a story and I volunteered to illustrate for her. While I had been drawing my whole life, I had never illustrated a book before, so it was a big learning experience. All my illustrations were painted by hand in acrylic. One of the greatest joys of this process was visiting elementary schools, getting to meet the kids, and reading these books to them.
Planet Family Books
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Planet Family: The Tale of the Two Planet Sisters
Do you know what makes our planet Earth so special in the Solar System Family? How about the other planets? Are they just hot or cold and silently turn around the sun? Or are they also unique, all different from each other, just like siblings in any family? In this funny and inspiring tale, science intertwines with imagination as jealous, cunning, noble, friendly and helpful planets come to life! Children will join the planets in this fantastic adventure, learn about friendship and cooperation, and realize how precious our planet Earth truly is.
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Planet Family: The Big Drought
In the sequel to Planet Family: The Tale of the Two Planet Sisters we find sister Earth suffering from a terrible drought. Just when she is about to lose hope, her planet siblings band together in an effort to bring rain back to their precious sister. Children will delight in exploring space with the planets. They will uncover speeding comets, water-filled moons, and extraterrestrial clouds. A story your little space explorer will surely love!
