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2025 Children's books

Children's Book


As the author and illustrator, this children’s book project has been an absolute joy!  I hope your little ones love it and think about how God also felt creating Them!


God, Did You Have Fun Creating Birds? 

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Coloring Book

I’ve added a coloring book with all of my collage birds as a companion to my children’s book.

God Made Birds Coloring Book

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Commissioned Children's Book

Commissioned Children's Book

Due to be published later this year, this book has also been so much fun to work on. In contrast to my paper birds, I've been painting these illustrations in acrylic paint and editing them digitally. I cannot wait for it to be published! The authors words are so sweet and I know this Christian children's book is going to touch many little hearts.


COMING SOON!

Children’s Book Behind-the-Scenes Photos

Each bird was created one-at-a-time over the course of 2 years, made from painted paper collage. 

While painting paper, I usually had no idea how I might use each piece; I was simply enjoying painting colors and creating textures.  I filled a file cabinet with lots of colors and a full value range, organized neatly in file folders.  when it was time to collage another bird, I had a lot of collage fodder to choose from.

I'm loving creating all these lovely birds!  Check out my blog to see more!  Or follow me on Instagram/Facebook.

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2022 Children's Book: Jesus Has Nicknames?

Jesus Has Nicknames?: Manny the Sheep Introduces Young Children to Biblical Symbolism - Picture book available on Amazon!  

Jesus Has Nicknames?

Jesus Has Nicknames? book Backstory

Motivation Behind the Book

 This book is an adaptation from a Sunday School lesson I wrote and taught children for many years. I understood that Jesus’ favorite way to teach was by using parables and metaphors, thus giving pictures to His listeners. So, I wrote a lesson introducing some of the pictures–the symbols–the Bible gives us about Jesus. He is the Rock, the Bread of Life, and the Lion of Judah, to name a few. Each symbol shows us attributes of who Jesus is.   


That lesson wound up becoming one of my favorites to teach! I firmly believe those images were planted in children's little souls to help them remember who Jesus is throughout their lives, as pictures are powerful messages, each one worth a thousand words!    


I’ve now rewritten and illustrated that idea into this book for little ones, up to 8 years old. Even though young children might not know how to read or write well, they already understand picture language. What better way to teach them about Jesus than to show them who He is in picture form?

Manny Tells the Story

Manny the Sheep narrates the story and begins by talking about his own name and nicknames.  Next, he tells how Jesus also has nicknames of sorts written in the Bible: Lion of Judah, Lamb of God, the Word.  Manny concludes with telling the children he calls Jesus his best friend and says, "He can be your best friend, too!  Ask Him to come into your heart as your Savior, and He will be with you everywhere you go!"

Popular Journals

All Creation Sings Peacock Journal
journals with paintings of Jesus on the covers
painting of a baby in the womb surrounded by an almond branch, almonds and almond blossoms
painting of Jesus watching a woman praying with a flying dove and candle stick lamps
painting of an Angel sanding on the earth with justice scales in hand.
painting of almond blossoms similar to Vincent Van Gogh's art
painting of Jesus portrait
painting of a flying eagle on a blank journal cover with the title Catch the wind
Painting of Jesus standing between the lamps of the candlestick bidding someone to come
painting on the cover of a journal with a woman standing in a lavendar field
painting with half lion face and half Jesus face art

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