Kitty Language book, winning awards, and other news
Kitty Language: An Illustrated Guide to Understanding Your Cat (published by Ten Speed Press, June 2023) is now available from all your local booksellers and major bookstores. This is gift book full of cat illustrations and a fun introduction to learning cat body language.
Website: www.kittylanguagebook.com
Support some of my favorite independent bookstores by ordering from:
Dogwise (yes, this treasure trove of dog-related books sells my cat book!)
Stuart Ng Books (most amazing collection of illustration & animation books)
Endorsements by Jackson Galaxy and Hannah Shaw aka The Kitten Lady.
Please do me a favor and share your review on Amazon or by tagging @kittylanguagebook or #kittylanguagebook on instagram/social media!
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DOGGIE LANGUAGE WINS TWO AWARDS
The Dog Writers’ Association of America competition results for 2020-2022 are out!
I am very grateful and humbled that my first book - Doggie Language: A Dog Lover’s Guide to Understanding Your Best Friend (Summersdale Publishers, 2020) has won two awards: Best Series of Illustrations and Best Book in Behavior, Health, and Care.
The other books in the same category are by dog advocates and authors I really respect so to be honest, I received this news with some mixed feelings. The fact that a small illustrated book that is relatively light on text has won a Best Book award next to these amazing other nominees tells me that pictures can communicate very important information. Art can be useful and effective in helping people connect with their animals.
Thank you to everyone who has supported my through the years! I am by no means an expert on anything and am always passionate about sharing what I am learning through my art. The learning doesn’t end!
1. What Is Pet Enrichment? - by Pet Harmony Training
2. LIFE Approach to Animal Training - by Dr. Eduardo Fernandez
WATCH THE WEBINAR and DOWNLOAD these posters here.
You can also find the links to these downloads on my website at doggiedrawings.net/freeposters
LAST BY NOT LEAST.... Pet Portrait Commissions
I have been receiving numerous emails asking me when I will be doing pet portraits again. This is a tough question to answer.
My work schedule has changed radically in the past 2 years, and I am still figuring out how to juggle being a new author (all the time needed for research, drawing, writing, and deadlines!) with managing online retail & wholesale shops, AND doing commissioned work. There is also the matter of work-life balance. What this means is that I have less time that I used to.
It is likely that I won’t be doing portraits again until 2024 when my next book - Dogs of the World - has been submitted to my publisher.
Thank you for understanding,