To Be Available in hardcover,
paperback, and eBook!
One Little Squiggle
When you look at this picture, what do you see?
One little squiggle? What else could it be?
With its catchy, rhyming text, beautiful illustrations, and uplifting message about the incredible power of the human imagination, One Little Squiggle is sure to inspire artists of all ages to give squiggle doodles a try. Go on- get creative!
Recommended Ages: 4-8
Publishing Update:
One Little Squiggle
1/1/2025
The final art is complete! Illustrator Polina Gortman has finished the interior illustrations and cover art for One Little Squiggle, and everything is beautiful! Check out the finished front cover above, or take a look at some of the final sketches below:
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To complement Polina's professional illustrations, public squiggle art has been received and selected for inclusion in the book! Over the last several months, I have been collecting squiggle art from family, friends, and local students. Each amateur artist was instructed to use their creativity to turn a simple squiggle on a sheet of paper into anything they desired, and they delivered! I received hundreds of squiggle art masterpieces from people ages 2-72 spanning at least five states, and all of them were wonderfully creative...which made my job of narrowing them down way harder than I thought it would be! 😅
After reviewing those squiggle art submissions, narrowing them down to my favorites, and contacting the parents/guardians of the selected artists to ask their permission to use the artwork in One Little Squiggle, I am so excited to announce that the squiggle art has been added to the book, and it looks AWESOME! I can't wait to showcase this special artwork! 🙌 To view a small sample of the selected squiggle art, check out my Squiggle Art Wall of Fame!
A new book designer has joined the team! To meet her and see examples of her design work, read my Book Designer Spotlight blog. She and I are currently collaborating to put everything together (the text, illustrations, front matter, back matter, endpapers, etc.). Over the next month or two, we will be choosing fonts, placing text on the pages, and finalizing the many major and minor design elements that will bring the finished book together and prepare it for printing. Exciting stuff! The end is near, so stay tuned! 👍😁