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January 30, 2025 by Travis Jonker

Exclusive Cover Reveal: DASHER AND THE POLAR BEAR by Matt Tavares

Dasher and the Polar Bear, the third book in author/illustrator Matt Tavares’s Dasher series, arrives on September 16, 2025. Today we have a first look at the cover. But first, I wanted had some questions for Matt . . . Travis: Hi Matt! The Dasher-verse expands! How did this third book come about? Matt Tavares: […]

September 10, 2024 by Travis Jonker

Cover Reveal Q&A: HURRICANE by Jason Chin

Jason Chin's next nonfiction picture book is called HURRICANE and today we have a first look at the cover.

November 14, 2022 by Travis Jonker

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