Winner of the
2025 Spark Honor Award &
a 2026 Nebraska Book Award!
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?
Follow a young girl armed with a sketchpad and a big imagination as she scooters to Squiggleville, an imaginary place where she joins a circus, explores a jungle, swims with sea creatures, and more. Everywhere she goes, she discovers new things that one little squiggle could be, and she makes squiggly sketches to document it all. Then, drawing inspiration from her adventures in Squiggleville, she returns home and makes the ultimate squiggle art masterpiece.
With its catchy, rhyming text, beautiful illustrations, one-of-a-kind squiggle art made by real kids, and uplifting message about the incredible power of human creativity, One Little Squiggle inspires artists of all ages to think outside the box and make their own squiggle doodles.
Now, it’s your turn. Go on- get creative!
Recommended Ages: 4-8
Publishing Update:
One Little Squiggle
10/1/2026
One Little Squiggle is complete, and it was published on 5/13/25! 🙌 Since then, the book has won two prominent awards: the 2025 SCBWI Spark Honor Award and a 2026 Nebraska Book Award. Read on to find out more!
Here is a photo of me proudly holding the paperback proofs and a photo of the special edition hardcover copies upon delivery...all 200 of them:
Here's a preview of the first several spreads in the book:
The public squiggle art looks amazing! To complement Polina Gortman's professional illustrations, I have incorporated 70+ squiggle art masterpieces made by family, friends, and fans. Some of the public squiggle art is interspersed throughout the story, while other masterpieces are included on the book's custom endpapers. All of the squiggle art looks amazing, and it marries really well with Polina's illustrations- I can't wait to showcase this unique artwork in the finished book! 🙌 Here's a peek at the custom endpapers:
Front Endpapers
Back Endpapers
Awards
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One Little Squiggle won the SCBWI 2025 Spark Honor Award! Read all about it here!
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One Little Squiggle also won a 2026 Nebraska Book Award! See the winners below:
How cool is that?! Go, One Little Squiggle! The award ceremony for the NE Book Awards will be held in Lincoln, NE, on November 14th, and I'm planning to attend. I'll share more updates after the event!
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