We got a little shout out recently from Metro UK for their kids summer reading list! Go Huck, go! And in this recent post from Media Darlings, Cozy Classics is called “just about the most beautifully realized set of sight-word books you will ever see, period.” Wow. Now that’s a compliment! Thanks, Media Darlings! Read more →
Author: Cozy Classics
FROM THE ARCHIVES
We’re sharing with you today the first ever Cozy Classics concept shot from early 2010: Ishmael from Moby Dick. As you can see, a lot has changed since then. The single words appear opposite the illustration now, instead of superimposed on top. We thought we would be relying heavily on suggestive 2-D backgrounds, such as maps, old etchings and other… Read more →
Cozy Classics and All Things British!
Our good friends at the uber-crafty shop Berylune in Leamington Spa, England posted this beautiful picture of our new titles which recently arrived at their store: And speaking of the other side of the pond, it has always been a lifelong dream of ours to make it into the British tabloids! Well, we jest, but we’ve made it anyway. Here’s… Read more →
Our Cozy Vancouver Studio
Here’s a quick tour around parts of Holman’s studio in Vancouver, including shots of piles of felt, pre-felt, props and the shelves where our felt figures go to rest (sorry if it looks a bit macabre!). Read more →
Cozy Classics in the Washington Post
Cozy Classics: Moby Dick is reviewed in the Washington Post today. In the review, a cynical parent is surprised that our version of Moby Dick has become one of her child’s favorites–while the “sanitized” version by the competition doesn’t get a second glance. Read more →
Shopping in Soho, London
Our eyes on the street tell us that when you go to the über-fashionable Soho district in London, this is what you see (at Gosh! Comics). Read more →
Leo reads the Cozy Classics version of Pride and Prejudice!
We love hearing from our fans, especially when they provide video evidence of kids enjoying our books. Here’s big-time cutie Leo, only 26 months old, narrating the Cozy version of Pride and Prejudice. Awwwwww. Thanks to @rachelrev from Edmonton for sharing! Read more →
Riffle Classics Giveaway – Huck Finn!
Run–don’t walk–to enter the giveaway being run by our good friends at Riffle Classics for a copy of Cozy Classics: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Who doesn’t love American masterpieces? Who doesn’t love needle-felting? Who doesn’t love free?! So what are you waiting for? Read more →
A great trip to arizona!
Jack and Holman returned from a wonderful working holiday in Tucson, Arizona. They were able to garner many new fans in a few short hours at the incredibly well-attended Tucson Festival of Books. They also did some location shooting for their next books both around Tucson and at the Imperial Sand Dunes, just over the California border, west of Yuma,… Read more →
Come meet us in Tucson!
Both Holman and Jack will be attending the Tucson Festival of Books this weekend in sunny Arizona! We’ll be at the Author’s Pavilion on Sunday, March 16 from 2:00 – 4:00 pm in the Children’s Area. If you live in Tucson, we’d love to meet you! And don’t the deserts in Arizona look a bit like Tatooine? It’s a good… Read more →