Sunday, March 1, 2009

Lemur Troops & Critter Groups

This is the cover for my picture book, Lemur Troops & Critter Groups. Nikki Shoemaker is the illustrator and I can't say enough about her work. It's awesome. Her animal characters are cuter than cute. You just want to hug them. We don't have a release date yet, but we're hoping this book will be out by the end of summer. There will be 3 books in the Critter series. The other 2 are Stork Musters & Critter Clusters and Pony Strings & Critter Things, all to be published by 4RV Publishing. Each book contains 22 animal congregations in the form of a silly rhyme. With Nikki's amazing artwork, these are going to be adorable books. I loved how Nikki included little details on the cover that the animals are doing in the book, such as the mice with the dice, the sheep with the book, the gorilla with the guitar and so forth. Even the font she picked out is perfect. I can't seem to wipe the silly smile off my face. Thank you so much, Nikki -- it's absolutely perfect!

21 comments:

  1. Wow! Congratulations on the book!

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  2. I can't wait for your books to come out!!

    Nancy

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  3. I like the giraffe with the bath hat! lol It looks like an awesome book Rena! Congrats.

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  4. I am so happy Rena likes the Lemur Troops book cover...

    This book will certainly be something you will all have to have!

    I have had such a blast illustrating this book and am so anxious to move on to the other two titles...

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  5. Oh how cute! I have a two year old and I think she would LOVE that book! Please keep us posted on where I can get a copy!!!

    Congrats!

    I really enjoyed your pictures of Vegas. Looks like you had a great time!

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  6. I think I love the turtle most of all. But then you probably knew I'd go for the green theme.

    :)

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  7. Wow Rena! Congratulations! I am happy and proud of you. The cover is really adorable. It will attract a lot of kids and their parents. I am sure that what's inside is adorable, too. I am excited for you. :)

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  8. It is a darling cover and a darling concept! Congrats!

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  9. Rena I am so excited for you. I cannot wait until I have these books proudly displayed with the other great authors in our book case.

    The cover for this one is so cute!

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  10. Love the cute, smiling colorful faces! You must so excited!

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  11. Thanks for all of your comments. I still haven't stopped smiling since I first saw it. Nikki has done an incredible job and she is the perfect match for this type of book. We're both really excited about these books! :)

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  12. Looks fantastic, Rena. Congratulations!

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  13. 4RV is excited about this partnership, too. They make a great match.

    Vivian
    http://vivianzabel.blogspot.com

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  14. Very cute, Rena. Congrats! I can't wait to see it.

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  15. How absolutely adorable! You must be on cloud nine; I know I would be.

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  16. Congrats! That is such an adorable cover...How exciting for you...

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  17. The cover looks really good. Congratulations, Rena!!

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  18. Nikki is the best, isn't she??? She's not only incredibly talented, but she is a fantastic person as well! (I've known her for quite a while now...I admit, I'm a bit biased!)

    Can't wait to see the book!

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