Experience kid’s books full of humor by self published author & illustrator Shauna Crandall
Available now on Amazon & Barnes & Noble
Sylvan's Big Leap!
The bashful, yet adorable Sylvan finds himself in
quite a predicament one day at the pond, when invited by a new friend to go swimming.
Read about Sylvan's leap into a whole new world in my
children's picture book "Sylvan's Big Leap!"
A silly bedtime story. Available now!
"Late in the Night"
Sure to be a favorite bed time story! A fun, easy to read book, created from a poem I wrote about (funny) things that go bump in the night. Illustrating this one was so much fun. Our character Cielo settles in with her books, and toys, and crayons, and wild imagination before she turns out the light.
The Next Two Books
Scheduled for Spring of 2025 release; “The Lizard Queen “ A collection of silly poems.
Scheduled for Spring of 2025 release; “The Lizard Queen “ A collection of silly poems.
Scheduled for Spring of 2025 release; “The Lizard Queen “ A collection of silly poems.
A collection of tongue twisters and silly poetry for the funny in all of us! Illustrated in various styles by me!
I wrote and illustrated this one at the same time I was writing and illustrating “Sylvan’s Big Leap!”
It’s quite different from Sylvan in that it is a collection of some my silly poetry culled from many I’ve written.
Then I illustrated each poem…some longer than others, so there are more accompanying illustrations for some… or one could say less for others!
Next book in the “A Little Frog in a Big Pond” series “Sylvan Loves Charlene”
Scheduled for Spring of 2025 release; “The Lizard Queen “ A collection of silly poems.
Scheduled for Spring of 2025 release; “The Lizard Queen “ A collection of silly poems.
Oh he does! He had a big crush the minute he laid eyes on Charlene. And then he fell in love with her big beautiful heart. Find out what happens when he let’s her know just how lovable she is and why, in my book “Sylvan loves Charlene”. The second book in my series “A Little Frog in a Big Pond” Even more “easter eggs” this time.
In the works!
Scheduled for Spring of 2025 release; “The Lizard Queen “ A collection of silly poems.
In the works!
I’m currently actively working on 4 more poetry collection books; “ The Kitchen Witch “, ”Blow Your Horn”, ”Beautiful Dreamer”, and “A Dragon Smokey Blue” (poems are written, illustrations are being conjured.) The process is SO MUCH FUN! These will come out next year (2025)….if others don’t push their way to the front! (No kidding)
SK Crandall
Why I create
I began my picture book writing and illustrating journey
when I was old enough to pick up a crayon.
But somewhere along the way, I lost my belief in the
magic of storytelling and I abandoned writing and illustrating
my little books in favor of other artistic pursuits.
I kept my stories to myself.
But, my characters with their poems and tales insisted
upon coming to life and I came to realize that the stories
about these amazing folks that "arrive" is important to share.
I hope the voices of all these magical individuals
that are so excited to show up,
inspire my readers to live their magic out loud.
My Hope
I am passionate about reaching readers that need a voice.
And encouraging communication and celebration with what we all may struggle to express or understand.
We need to keep talking, sharing, learning, and loving.
A great story book can start a conversation.
My process
I write "children's" literature that focuses on celebrating individuality and the fun that ensues when unique characters come together.
I see so many stories in the oddest of places and people. I love to "people-watch" and wonder about them and where they came from and where they're going. I have vivid dreams, I have characters (including humans, animals, trees and other creatures) that "show up" and want to tell me how they feel and what they experience.
I enjoy using different writing and illustration techniques to tell these stories as I explore the intricacies of how to tell them.
I want to create books that address fear, divergence, and acceptance with humor and colorful characters that foster curiosity, confidence, trust, unity, respect, and joy.