July 8th, 2011 by Kirstan
Click Image to Download FREE Mini-Book
You can now download this free mini-ebook (PDF only) of the latest installment of my I see… Animals series : I see… Serengeti — Your Baby, Binoculars, and MORE African Animals. Here is a short blurb:
Your Baby, Binoculars, and MORE African Animals! Join your child on safari in the African Serengeti — discover clues through your binoculars that lead to whimsical and engaging characters. Meet these animals on your journey: Leopard, Hippopotamus, Ostrich, Crocodile, and Warthog. Designed to be enjoyed by children 0-5 with/or without adult participation. Twenty-two full page color illustrations.
The full book is available for .99 cents through ebook retailers, see the BOOK page for details, enjoy!
Posted in Books, Design/Art, Ebooks, Freebies having no comments »
July 6th, 2011 by Kirstan
Because a Huge Baby Belly Deserves Some Awesome
Surprise! On a whim I logged into my Cafepress account, something I haven’t done since I illustrated the Alien in Photoshop for myself to sport on my awesome baby belly in 2009, and I see my favorite maternity shirt has all of a sudden started selling. In the last 90 days 13 people in the world have bought my Spaceballs/Alien inspired maternity shirt. That is cool beans!
I made some cutesy animal swag back in 2008 after a buddy of mine brought their brochure back from Mac World for me. Since then I have made a few items for myself, including a line of fun belly shirts I dubbed “MaternaTEEs“, but haven’t put much effort into driving traffic to the site to increase sales. Except for the tiny button on the side of my site of course. I guess Cafepress added this to their Marketplace offerings and all of a sudden people are finding it. And buying it. That explains why Google Analytics showed a +600% in traffic, which I couldn’t believe. I get a tiny cut, like $2.50 a shirt out of it, but the pride of knowing some awesome baby bellies are sporting my design is priceless.
Posted in ChitChat, Critters, Design/Art, Geek having 2 comments »
July 3rd, 2011 by Kirstan
Click to Print-at-Home
And yet another awesome free coloring page to share!
Posted in Books, Critters, Freebies having no comments »
June 30th, 2011 by Kirstan
Print-at-Home Coloring Page - Click to Download
Another day, and another free coloring page from I see… Savannah to print at home and share with your kids. Or don’t share. It’s ok. You can color too, I won’t tattle.
Posted in Books, Critters, Ebooks, Freebies having no comments »
June 27th, 2011 by Kirstan
Click to download Fullsize
Now you can have even more fun in the Savannah! Here is the first in a series of free print-at-home coloring pages straight from my new book I see… Savannah. Enjoy, and keep an eye out for more coming soon!
Posted in Books, Critters, Ebooks, Freebies having no comments »
June 26th, 2011 by Kirstan
Our first review, and it’s a good one! Here is the full write up from John Graham (no relation I promise) over at www.dadsbookreport.com —
Check Out This Featured Review:
I see… Savannah
by Kirstan Graham
Self Published, 2011
The first thing to note about I see… Savannah by Kirstan Graham (no relation) is that I really like the concept. The ebook presents images of animals in the African savannah by focussing first on individual body parts such as the elephant’s trunk or lion’s mane as if they were being viewed through a set binoculars. After several of these parts, we are presented with the full view of the animal. This progression works well for the target audience of children 6 or under. It allows you to point to body parts as you progress and get a moment of surprise when the whole animal is revealed.
I see… Savannah’s artwork is charming and simple. The animals are drawn in a stylistically with bright colors, heavy outlines, and appropriate use of textures and gradients. The effect is very appealing. I’m a little less enthusiastic about the environments. These are varied and well illustrated, but I’m not really of fan of the heavy use of gradients in the backgrounds.
The most important opinion, of course, is the child’s, and, although she didn’t have a strong reaction, my 8 month old daughter payed attention through the entire story. This is a good thing. She enjoyed the pointing to her nose and tugging on her ears during those parts.
In all, I see… Savannah was an enjoyable read, which I will definitely revisit with my daughter. I would really like to see this book in a nice, quality printed format. If it is ever released in print form, I will definitely buy it.
Reviewed by johnegraham2
Posted in Books, Ebooks, Reviews having no comments »
