Unique Children's Picture Books that inspire curiosity, collaboration, and connection.
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Sylvan's Big Leap!
The adorable, yet bashful 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!"
The Next Two Books
Scheduled for Summer of 2026 release; “The Lizard Queen “ A collection of silly poems.
Scheduled for Summer of 2026 release; “The Lizard Queen “ A collection of silly poems.
Scheduled for Summer of 2026 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 Summer of 2026 release; “The Lizard Queen “ A collection of silly poems.
Scheduled for Summer of 2026 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 all that her thought was true...wasn't.
“Sylvan loves Charlene”, the second book in my series “A Little Frog in a Big Pond” is loaded with "Easter Eggs"!
In the works!
Scheduled for Summer of 2026 release; “The Lizard Queen “ A collection of silly poems.
In the works!
I’m currently 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 (2027)….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.
I'm all about 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.