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BEHIND THE SCENES at Steeple Ridge Press |
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Did you know? |
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Yes, Virginia, there really is a cat named ELVIS! And here he is, doing his best to get into a package under
the Christmas tree.
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There really is a candle factory. It's located in Davisburg, Michigan in an historic building just like the one in our two Candle Factory titles. And there really was a cat named Midnight who "worked" there. Check out the candles from the Davisburg Candle Factory by clicking on the building (at left). |
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Author: The Cat in the Candle Factory,
Christmas at the Candle Factory |
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Barbara L. Johns is
a native of Covington, Ohio, who moved to Michigan after graduating from
Miami University in Oxford, OH. She
began her writing career at the J.L. Hudson Company (now Macy's) where she
developed merchandise publicity and corporate training events. Later she wrote
short stories for corporate magazines and Christmas articles for the Detroit
Free Press. She also served as Public Relations Coordinator for her local public
school system. Johns knows the story of the cat in the candle factory intimately
since she once owned the Candle Factory—and the cat! Married, mother of three children,
and grandmother of Kara and Kate, she divides her year between homes in Michigan and California with her husband and her dog, Bart (Bart is lobbying for
a book of his own). A student's interview with Barb |
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Illustrator:
The Cat in the Candle Factory, Christmas at the Candle Factory |
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Carolyn
R. Stich is originally from St. Louis, Missouri. This is her eighth children's
book! She studied Commercial Art and
Graphic design at the St. Louis Community College in Missouri and the University
of Tennessee in Chattanooga. She and her husband now live in Holland, Michigan,
with their two children and their yellow lab, Tess. Carolyn works out of her
home in a cluttered studio full of pens, pencils, books, paints, and piles and
piles of papers. Her illustrations are done in traditional techniques of pen and ink with a watercolor
wash and more recently with colored pencil. Carolyn
enjoys visiting schools and introducing children to the exciting role of a
picture book illustrator. She loves to share her interaction with the authors,
her research tools, and her techniques while she draws for the students. She
also provides activities for the children to promote their own creative
abilities. |
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See much more about Carolyn and her books at http://www.carolynstich.com |
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Author:
What If Everybody Did? |
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Trina Johns believes that values are instilled early on and when parents and teachers present good values in a creative and meaningful way, children understand and perpetuate that which is good for all. This is her first children's book. The mother of two children, Trina lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with her husband, Michael, and her Golden Retriever, Corrigan. |
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Illustrator, Graphic Designer:
What If Everybody Did? |
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Marlis Cornett is thrilled that What if Everybody Did? is her first picture book. The illustrations are oil on canvas, Marlis' preferred medium. Applying her love of painting to Trina Johns' timely and thoughtful message was truly a dream-come-true. Other book projects include Easy Glass Etching (Sterling Publications) on the art of hand-etched glass. Marlis studied fine art with a concentration in painting at Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio. She continued her studies in Illustration and Design at the Portfolio Center, Atlanta, Georgia. For the past 10 years, Marlis has worked as a freelance artist, completing projects from fine art commissions to commercial illustration and design. She lives in Decatur, Georgia, with her husband, Brad, and their dog, Gus. |
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For more information, please contact Marlis at marliscornett@bellsouth.net |
