In Production

• A graphic novel/illustrated chapter book series with my old friend and super-writer, Jason Eaton. Jason has written many award-winning books, and also wrote the script for the movie Ice Age 3. He wrote a super funny manuscript (and ideas for two sequels) for this silly concept of mine, which I will be illustrating. It sold to David Linker at Harper Collins in a two-book deal. Can’t wait to get started!

Current status: Book 1 is in the sketch stage.

• A collaboration with legendary author, illustrator and friend Dan Yaccarino on three (3) 120 page, two-color chapter books for Siobhan Ciminera at Simon Spotlight. Dog Meets Dog stars two anthropomorphic dog siblings who meet up in vacation spots all around the world. They are fictional stories with a huge amount of non-fictional elements and hijinx. Dan is writing the stories and I’m doing the art! Woo-Hoooo! Art for Book 1 is due in June 2025, and Dan is working on the writing as we speak for the other two. We plan to turn this into something big!

Current status: The art is complete for Book 1 and Book 2 is in sketch stage. Book 3 is also underway.

• Junior Monster Scouts—Illustrations-only for one (1) more 32-page Early Reader (Book 6) of this full color series. Book 6 will be the last title. The stories have been written brilliantly by Joe McGee and published by Simon and Schuster. Working with Claire Torres and Alicia Mikles has been a dream.

Update: Joe McGee passed away in October 2025.

Current status: Final art for Book 6 was just handed in and will be dedicated to Joe McGee.

• A collaboration with my life-long friend (45 years!) and fellow creative, Tim Steinouer, on two 64-page full-color picture books for Christy Ottaviano at Hachette/Christy Ottaviano Books. The stories star two anthropomorphic animal friends taking road trips around the United States. They are fictional stories with a huge amount of non-fictional elements. Tim is doing the writing and I am doing the designing and illustrating. Fun stuff!

Current status: Book 1 art is just about complete and Book 2 is in early development.

• The Letter Setters, an Early Reader Series for Holiday House, centered around a group of 5 dogs and their antics that emphasize phonics. Thank you to Mary Cash for championing this series as well as many others in my backlist.

Current status: Book 1 is complete and published on June 24, 2025. Book 2 is complete and will publish on January 13, 2026 We also signed a new deal for Books 3 & 4. Book 3 is in the revision stage.

In Development

• The dream is to see this in lights: Chamelia: The Animated Series! My partner, Steven Wendland (formerly of Technicolor) has been diligent in his pursuit of a producer, and I still hold belief that it will find a home somewhere. He has some serious leads and I look forward to hearing an update from him soon. Go, Steven and Chamelia!

Current status: Still in search of a production partner.

• GBHKids has also pulled a project down off the shelf from many years ago and have put it back into development. They had asked me to do character designs for it, but for some reason it stalled. Happy to see this fun property getting its legs again. More on this as it develops.

Current status: In early development