Would you like to host us on your site? Or maybe for a live social media chat via Twitter, Facebook, or Google+ hangouts? Get in touch and we'll be happy to organise :)
Want a copy of Jasmine's Got Talent!? Grab a copy here:
All reviews are most appreciated
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Would you like to host us on your site? Or maybe for a live social media chat via Twitter, Facebook, or Google+ hangouts? Get in touch and we'll be happy to organise :)
Want a copy of Jasmine's Got Talent!? Grab a copy here:
All reviews are most appreciated
Yesterday I was hosted on the website of +V.L. Jennings for an interview where I talked about illustrating Jasmine's Got talent! (the 3rd book in the Jasmine Dreams series written by +Maria Rochelle)
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Thank you for your support.
Review Showcase: Jasmine the Chef
Book 2 in the Jasmine Dreams series by Maria Rochelle
This weeks review showcase is for Jasmine the Chef (written by Maria Rochelle and illustrated by yours truly). Jasmine the Chef is the 2nd book in the Jasmine Dreams series.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Delightful children's book!, October 29, 2014
Join Too Chef Jasmine and her friends in making her dreams come true cooking up cupcakes, pizza and more! Delightful, easy read with recipes at the end of the book!
Carla Burke, Award -Winning Author of "I Spy a Dragonfly".
5.0 out of 5 stars
A pinch of sweetness and a whole lot of awwww, August 17, 2014
Just as sweet as the first adventure and just as recommended for young readers in search of something sweet to lead into slumberland.
5.0 out of 5 stars
... book in the Jasmine Dreams series that I have enjoyed with my grandchildren, July 15, 2014
This review is from: Jasmine The Chef (Jasmine Dreams) (Volume 2) (Paperback)
Jasmine The Chef is the 2nd book in the Jasmine Dreams series that I have enjoyed with my grandchildren. Jasmine's adventures will keep children interested and giggling. We can't wait to see what Jasmine dreams next!
4.0 out of 5 stars
Cute Book, June 21, 2014
Cute story with great pictures and fanciful rhyme. Children who like dogs will enjoy Jasmine's adventure! Definitely worth the money.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Cute Book, June 11, 2014
Very cute book. My kids love dogs and they get excited when we read about all the things Jasmine can do.
5.0 out of 5 stars
great book, June 1, 2014
Love the book Maria is a close friend. My granddaughters love the series. So proud of the writer she has became.
P.S. The 3rd book in the Jasmine Dreams series is now available for pre-order. Be one of the first to get your hands on it and order Jasmine's Got Talent now!
To celebrate the release of Jasmine's Got Talent! Maria and I will be touring the web from now right up until Christmas doing interviews, guest posts, book spotlights, and more, and we need your help. Can you host us on your site? Blogs, internet radio shows, even social media profiles (Twitterviews, G+ hangouts, Facebook wall chats...) we're game for it all ;)
Thanks in advance for your support
Review Showcase: Jasmine at Work
The first book in the Jasmine Dreams series
This weeks review showcase is for Jasmine at Work (the first book in the Jasmine Dreams series written by Maria Rochelle and illustrated by yours truly).
5.0 out of 5 stars
Sweet doggy daydreams and rhymes, August 17, 2014
This review is from: Jasmine At Work (Kindle Edition)
Super sweet book and you can't help but love Jasmine and her adventures. I always wondered what my dogs dream about and think about and here's a perfect example of a canine daydream. Definitely something sweet to read to your kids to put them to sleep with lovely thoughts.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Really Cute Book, March 14, 2014
This review is from: Jasmine At Work (Kindle Edition)
Jasmine At Work is a cute and colorful book that any young child would enjoy reading. My granddaughers have read it several times, and they alwasy end up chatting about other things they imagine Jasmine might do next! We look forward to the author's next book.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fun & colorful!, January 26, 2014
A great book for all dog lovers! So cute and colorful. Young readers will enjoy the adventures of Jasmine and her friends.
5.0 out of 5 stars
LOVED the book! Great children's book, January 4, 2014
Recommended for children and parents great book. My children enjoy reading this book and it captures their attention throughout the entire story
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book!, December 31, 2013
This review is from: Jasmine At Work (Kindle Edition)
I love this book. It is great for the family and the author makes the character very real. I would recommend this for anyone :-)
Once you're done reading it, please take a minute to post your own review to the Amazon page. Both Maria and I would love to hear your feedback.
It's time for another Wednesday update on my works in progress. This past week has been a bit slow but I've been making progress none the less. Small steps are still steps in the right direction after all.
Jasmine's Got Talent! is now in the final stages. All the illustrations are now done (except for one dog that I'm waiting on photo's of).
Over the past week I've been working on tidying up the illustrations and tweaking them here and there. I've also now started to embed the text. So close to being finished now. Getting excited!
As for my WNFIN writing challenge, I'm making progress... slowly but making progress. As you may recall, I'm working on writing How to be Pinterest Perfect this month (with the hopes of getting it ready in time for release either before Christmas, or in January 2015. Technically I should be about 1/3 of the way done by now. I'm not. Not even close. Still, the month isn't over yet so there's still a chance I'll meet my goal and get it finished.
PiBoIdMo ideas have slowed down over this past week but I'm still ahead of myself with a total of 22 ideas listed so far.
I already have a couple of them that I've marked for my 2015 publication list. There's also a few non fiction picture books ideas for some series that have a lot of potential.
So, over all much slower paced than last week, but still making progress.
How's your week been? Are you making progress on your WIP?
As most of you will know by now, I'm currently working on illustrating the 3rd book in the Jasmine Dreams series for author +Maria Rochelle. Jasmine's Got Talent! is turning out to be the most fun yet and I'm sure the book will be a huge success.
Today I thought I'd introduce you to some of the characters by sharing with you a few of the character cards. (If you remember, Maria ran a photo contest on her Facebook page and these characters are therefore based on real pets that had received the most votes during the contest- You can see the initial sketches I did from the photo's here).
These are just a few of the characters featured in the book:
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| MC Allie |
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| Jasper |
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Keep your eyes open for more updates about the release of Jasmine's Got Talent! in the near future!
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| Cover for Jasmine's Got Talent! |
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At the moment I'm working on illustrating Jasmine's Got Talent!, the 3rd book in the Jasmine Dreams series for author +Maria Rochelle. For this book Maria ran a photo contest via her Facebook page and the most voted for pets won the chance to be in this book. What a great bunch they are too!
Before I do the cartoon form, digital versions for the book I like to do a quick pencil sketch to get a feel for the character. It helps me work out how to simplify them whilst still keeping true to the real animal. Today I thought I'd share with you the character sketches of the winning pets that will be featured in Jasmine's Got Talent!
I was interviewed on Sunday by +Susie Caron in a live Google+ hangout. We chatted about my latest release How to be Twittertastic and a whole bunch of other stuff too. It was loads of fun and time just flew by. If you missed the live, you can watch it here:
I've also been busy the past couple of days doing some sketches for Jasmine's Got Talent! the 3rd book in the Jasmine Dreams series written by author +Maria Rochelle.
For this book Maria ran a contest via her Facebook page where people posted photo's of their pets. People then voted and she picked out a top ten. Eight of those will be featured in the book.
Here's some of the sketches:
I've been busy illustrating the second book in the Jasmine Dreams series for author Maria Rochelle and I'm super excited to share that Jasmine the Chef will be released soon both in print and kindle versions.
I love these little dogs and in this book you get introduced to some more of Jasmine's friends.
Here's the cover:
Look out for it on Amazon soon!
You can get the first book in the series, Jasmine At Work
in both kindle and print formats.
My latest collaboration, Jasmine at Work, is now out in print. This fun children's picture story book, written by +Maria Rochelle and illustrated by yours truly is available from Createspace now and will be out on Amazon over the next few days.
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| Screenshot from Createspace |
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Book description:
Take a romp with Jasmine the little gray dog as she imagines the fun of going to work like her Mommy! Follow this little Miniature Schnauzer as she dreams about having a real-world job. Kids will love Jasmine's can-do attitude and love of friends and family, and parents will appreciate her ambition and desire to succeed. Join this adorable puppy as she takes on the working world in the first book of the Jasmine Dreams series.
As always, we'd really appreciate if you could take a minute to post a review for the book on Amazon (and Goodreads... and anywhere else you can think of ;)) once you've read the book.
Exciting news to share... Jasmine at Work, written by +Maria Rochelle and illustrated by yours truly, was released today in kindle format
AND....
it's already a best seller! (currently ranked #91 in Bedtime and Dreaming).
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| Screenshot from Amazon.com |
Once you have read the book, please take a moment to post a quick review with your feedback. It will only take you a minute but means a lot to us.
I'm very excited to announce that Jasmine at Work will be released in the very near future. Our target launch schedule is for mid-late December 2013.
This is the first book in the Jasmine DreamsTM series. The Author is +Maria Rochelle (I'm doing the illustrating). Already having so much fun with this little pup and her friends :)
Here's the cover:
Book blurb:
“What if I did
that job?”
Jasmine wonders,
then dreams…”
Will she go to
work? Who is her boss? What job will she do?
Follow Jasmine the Schnauzer as she dreams
about working…
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