Wow, pub date has finally arrived! The Star Wars Epic Yarns series is on store shelves and shipping from retailers! Here we are on store shelves at Chapters / Indigo in Vancouver, Canada: And check out all the latest buzz on Star Wars Epic Yarns here, including videos and podcasts! Read more →
We are thrilled to announce that the Cozy Classics series will be moving to Chronicle Books for spring 2015! In a 12-book deal, Chronicle Books will be re-issuing all of our existing backlist titles over three seasons, as well as releasing three new titles: Great Expectations (spring 2015), The Nutcracker (fall 2015) and The Wizard of Oz (spring 2016). Chronicle… Read more →
Being a children’s book author and illustrator is like running your own small business. And as any small business owner knows, sometimes you have to wear a lot of hats. In our case, one of those hats includes “web designer.” Armed with absolutely no website-building experience whatsoever, Holman built the original Cozy Classics website over two years ago. But it… Read more →
Without further ado, the covers for Star Wars Epic Yarns! A big thanks to the fabulous Ryan Hayes at Chronicle Books for the amazing book design! Read more →
It’s a big day around here. The proofs for Star Wars: Epic Yarns are in! Here’s a picture of Holman in his studio reviewing the proofs. They look fabulous, and the books will be off to first printing soon. Can’t wait to share these books with the world! Read more →
Two weeks ago, Holman had the privilege of attending the Chronicle Books Spring 2015 Children’s Tea in San Francisco. At the event, attended by booksellers, librarians, and reviewers, Holman had the opportunity to present our upcoming three-volume board books series, Star Wars: Epic Yarns. Holman explained the philosophy behind abridging adult stories into word primers, and gave a quick behind-the-scenes… Read more →
We’re back from a well-earned vacation after the marathon that was working on the Star Wars Short & Sweet books, and we’re ready to announce our next Cozy Classics title: Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations! As you can see from the picture below, Ms. Havisham and The Criminal have already started to take shape, albeit in alien form for the moment. Read more →
Check out Publishers Weekly’s sneak peek at children’s books for spring 2015. Under Chronicle Books, you’ll see mention of Star Wars Short and Sweet: A New Hope (our needle-felted versions of The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi will be coming out at the same time). We can’t show you any images yet, but we can assure you… Read more →
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 →
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 →