to make

the story of to make

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So excited to share this with you:

“The Story of To Make” video!

Edited by Skylar Zhang.

This ten-minute video is an origin story from both Mags DeRoma and me on how to To Make came to be. The notebook where I first wrote and doodled the story and why “Keep making” is its essential message; behind-the-scenes of Mags’s beautiful studio and materials she used to make the art; and a peek at our individual creative processes plus how our collaboration got its start.

May this be of use in your own creative endeavors and to show kids so they can dive into how one picture book has come to be!

It was also such a treat to have it up on School Library Journal courtesy of Travis M. Jonker at 100 Scope Notes right here!


 

 

pre-order to make time!

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It’s getting close! To Make is almost here! 
May 31st is our publication date.
And you can pre-order now!
(Pre-order sales really help authors and illustrators.
They’re kind of a big deal!)

Here’s the neat news:
if you’re one of the first 40 people to order our book through the wonderful
Brave+Kind Bookshop,
you’ll get a thank you in the form of this 11 x 17 poster of a very special theme-containing spread
with words by me and dreamy, beautiful pictures by Mags DeRoma! 

We’re so lucky that Brave+Kind has partnered in this way
and will be hosting our virtual launch on June 7th
if you’d like to save the date.

Big thanks to this stellar bookshop created and run by a marvelous person!

More soon on that and other events!

Pre-order from Brave+Kind right here!

And thank you so much for your support.

 

picture book news! to make!

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TO MAKE will be in out in 2022!

It’ll be my debut in the form, and it’s the result of writing picture book manuscripts for 15 years. It’s a simple exploration of the creative process, a primer for makers, an encouraging manual and memoir for artists of any age.

It is not only my book. It is illustrated by my friend Mags DeRoma, an incredibly talented artist who’s brought not just her talent, but her spirit of adventure and collaboration to the project and our partnership, for which I’m forever grateful.

It is edited by Mabel Hsu, our dream editor and a dream to work with.

I’m beyond happy to share this news with you and beyond excited to share the book itself.

(Big shout to Hannah Mann for shepherding this project and being open to our rule-breaking path from the jump.) 

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