picture-books – Kathleen Petitjean

Easter Egg

Authors and artists often embed “Easter Eggs” in their works; these are messages, images, or features, which usually have a special meaning for the author or artist . Here is an “Easter Egg” from my book-in-progress, “I Wanted to Ask My Dad”: While visiting an elderly relative, the hospice chaplain shared a beautiful parallel fromContinue reading “Easter Egg”

Providence

“And if we believe that God is everywhere, why should we not think Him present even in the coincidences that sometimes seem so strange? For, if He being in the things that coincide, He must be in the coincidence of those things.” -George MacDonald, 1867 I mentioned in a previous post that God has repeatedlyContinue reading “Providence”

An Everybody’s Book

“What is your target audience?” This is the most often-asked question when a writer introduces a new book. I initially envisioned “I Wanted to Ask My Dad” as a coming-of-age story for girls and young women. As I have shared the concept, narrative, and working draft of this book with people of all ages andContinue reading “An Everybody’s Book”

A Working Draft

Dee, my wonderful design editor has taken my illustrations and created a working draft of my new book’s cover and interior so I may show and tell to anyone interested. I am grateful for Dee, and for all the other people God has sent along the way, who have given me ideas and input toContinue reading “A Working Draft”

Designs and Decisions

As I’ve worked on the narrative and preliminary sketches for my new book, “I Wanted to Ask My Dad”, I’ve prayed about who I could ask to help with editing the book’s design. Design editing is an incredibly important job as it takes someone with the technical skills to convert my artwork into a book-designContinue reading “Designs and Decisions”

A Working Synopsis

As I’ve shared the narrative for “I Wanted to Ask My Dad”, people ask me, “were there really baby ducklings in a whirlpool and was it your husband who saved them?” The answer to both of those questions is “yes”. Which is why I realized, when I am ready to write a synopsis for myContinue reading “A Working Synopsis”