Little Boy/Girl Crushes,
Early Boy/Girl
Friendships
OLIVIA PINTO, illustrator
I'm Olívia Pinto, illustrator from São Paulo, Capital. My work currently has a predominance of children's themes and I like to use striking textures and colors in my illustrations. I enjoy participating in my clients' projects and I also like to create independent books about children's literature. My hobby is the modeling, cutting and sewing of women's clothing and soon I intend to include the editorial illustration of women's fashion in this
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TAKARA BEECH, book designer
Illustrator, Story Designer, Artist, Book Creator, Takara Beech illustrates and designs books from picture and middle grade books to Urban Aerial Yoga books. She is the co-creator of 13 books to be released in 2016 and 2017.
She believes in creating an immersive story experience through extended product design. She loves that you can touch and play and snuggle up in her art and designs.
She has a Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design and an illustration degree from the ‘school of perseverance and forever learning.’ Takara loves to inspire the imaginations of children and adults through her art and designs. She believes anyone can enjoy painting and the art of creation as a fun, holistic and healing activity.
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WIGGLE AND OINK
BLURB: Two little piglet friends are very different. Sometimes their differences get in the way. Sometimes they discover they are not so different after all, especially when these two little boy pigs discover GIRLS!
A humorous picture book for early childhood and primary about learning to relate to the opposite gender!
REVIEWS:
Jennifer Poulter has written a charming little picture book that explores friendship and being unique. Interestingly, she has approached the interactions with the opposite sex from a boys perspective, showing that it's ok to show your feelings if you are a boy. A cute little book that all children are sure to enjoy.
Bianca Thorburn, Teacher-Librarian | Experienced Senior Teacher| B. Ed - Secondary | M. Ed. -
I really enjoyed reading Wiggle and Oink by J.R. Poulter - very well written and descriptive.
Different fonts, font sizes, and angles, match the fun theme. The pictures by Olivia Pinto are very well drawn, adorable, and very colourful.
This is a very creative, fun read.
Definitely recommend
[Abridged] Review by Kristen Van Kampen, Readers’ Favorite
THEMES: piglets, girls, boys, friendship, school, childhood crushes, embarrassment, awkwardness, shyness, teasing, childhood sweethearts, opposite sex, boy/girl relationships, relating inter-gender