03/18/09
“Greetings from Kiwi and Pear” is finally available on the web! Here are the direct links to places where you can find it:
Chronicle Books
Amazon
Barnes and Noble
Borders
So exciting!!!
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03/12/09
Went to New Orleans this past weekend for a mini-break. Never been there before but LOVED it….so much history…so much old world charm and the food was AMAZING! Here is a link to some of my vacation pics on my facebook: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=70567&id=674330697&l=783625bc3e
ENJOY!
02/14/09
It was so exciting to see my book in the Chronicle Books booth along with all the other books at the New York Gift Fair a couple of weeks ago – it was almost surreal! It’s fun to think that I met my publisher at this very show just a year ago. I got some great feedback from long-time wanart customers on the advance copy I had displayed in my booth. Here’s a picture of the Wanart booth from the show (I had a copy of the book displayed in the front and rear of the booth):

Traffic at the show was a bit down from last year – which is what I was expecting. However, I’m very optimistic and cant wait for the official release of my book!!
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01/23/09
I received advance copies of my book yesterday and it looks fantastic! I had asked my publisher for some copies to display in my booth where I will be showing and selling my greeting card and gift products at the New York International Gift Fair which starts this week. Hopefully, I can direct some traffic over to the Chronicle Books booth where they can actually pre-order the book! I will post pictures from the show later this week!
Also, the publisher looked at my Kiwi and Pear in space sketches and liked them. She wants to speak further about that project! YAY!
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12/15/08
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Here are scanned pages from the catalog showing the Greetings from Kiwi and Pear book and the Travel Flash Cards!
(Greetings from Kiwi and Pear – left side of spread) “Travel around the world with Kiwi and Pear! – Kiwi and Pear are a pair of monkeys who do everything together, and now they’re off on a trip around the world. They travel to every continent, visiting penguins in Antarctica and llmas in Peru, snapping photos of the Eiffel Tower in Paris and the pyramids at Giza, snorkeling at the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and touring the Taj mahal in India. The rhyming text and sweet illustrations are presented on gatefold pages, and at the back of the book is a map where readers can follow Kiwi and Pear’s adventures by putting a sticker on each country they visit.”
(Greetings from Kiwi and Pear – right side of spread)
(Kiwi and Pear Travel Learning Cards) “Travelling is fun and easy with Kiwi and Pear – These flash cards, shaped like little suitcases, are the perfect complement to Greetings from Kiwi and Pear. Each card features a picture with its name in both English and Spanish: plane and aeroplano, suitcase and maleta, swimsuit and traje de baño. The cards are held together by a ring on a spiral cord that can be clipped onto a child’s backpack. They are a valuable language tool for families planning trips, or for parents who want to talk to their children about foreign languages and places.”

Kiwi and Pear even got a spot on the back cover of the catalog!
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12/09/08
Just in time for the holidays – t-shirts, tote bags, posters, framed prints, ornaments, coasters and more featuring your favorite jet-setting monkeys! http://www.cafepress.com/kiwiandpear
11/19/08
Just got word from my publisher that Kiwi and Pear will be featured on the back cover of their Spring catalog! The book and flash cards should be available for pre-order within a month or two and will officially be released in April!
11/19/08
Welcome to the Kiwi and Pear blog where you will find the latest news along with information pertaining to the highly-anticipated Kiwi and Pear book “Greetings from Kiwi and Pear” which is coming out in Spring of 2009! Here are some concept sketches I did for the book dummy before taking the book to finish:
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