Fall Ball 
Released September 2013

Book signing in Cincinnati, Ohio

            Book signing and panel

Children's book authors will be signing books at the "Author's Tea".  It is open to the public.

Mill Road School
9 Mill Road, Red Hook NY
October 22, 2012
3:30 pm to 5:00 pm


A celebration of stories will take place at the Mid-Hudson Children's Museum.

It is an all day event.  I am scheduled to sign books at 10:00 am to 11:30 a.m.

Monday, Vetern's Day, November 12, 2012
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Free with museum admission; $7.50
Enjoy a day of fun and celebrate the adventure of reading as the Museum hosts local children's authors and illustrators! There will be book signings, story times, workshops, and more!

Book Signing in Rhinebeck

Sunday, July 8 2012
12:00 pm to 2:00 pm

Rhinebeck Farmer's Market

A home run for Chloe!

Classes and Presentations

These are locations where I will be lecturing or teaching for 2012:

Field Museum in Chicago, September 15, 2012





School of Visual Arts: 2011/2012, Children's Book Illustration Class



Mazza Museum at the University of Findlay: July 2012, Summer Conference





Fine Art Factory in Martina Franca, Italy: August 2012, The Art of Children's Books CANCELLED

Little Bunny on the Move

Night Driving was a success and received positive reviews.  Laura Godwin, the editor, offered me a contract to write and illustrate the next book.  I was giddy with the possibilities and I could not choose.  I created characters that lacked a storyline. My sketchbook was filled with talking hot dogs and creatures from the pit of my imagination.  My wife, Yunhee, told me to get a job where I could think about the book and get paid.  I got a job delivering doorknobs to new houses around Denver. The scenic route of grass and mountains inspired the setting for Little Bunny on the Move.

 The other inspiration came from watching hours of television.  I saw a documentary about the "Oregon Trail".  After the program, the image of a little white rabbit walking with purpose came into my head.  Laura is an incredible editor with words.  She advised that the book should have descriptions like "over, under, past, and across".  These words engaged the reader on the journey with the Bunny.

Drawing the Bunny was surprisingly fun and easy.  Most of my time was spent on creating the foliage on the trees and the blades of grass.  The little girl who wants to keep the bunny, is the daughter of a friend of ours. For the reference photo, she is actually playing with Fabian, the cat.

When I finished the final illustration, I laid out all the drawings on our couch.  My cat, Fabian jumped onto the drawing of the bunny going under the fence.  As I screamed and picked him up, he dug his claws into the paper.  After a few hours of panic, I sanded down the grooves using a power tool normally used for sanding details on doorknobs. I could not forgive Fabian for at least 3 years, which is apparent when I made Hondo and Fabian.