Cao Chong News and Glorious Samples!

Six book series Birds on the Wing

I got a big group of samples at once. Eight Books actually... I think the first was done in 2015 and I finished up in 2017.

These are readers for Heinemann.

Several Spreads

Baby Wood Ducks!

Adorable Mango Tree Book!

This book I worked on partially while in Costa Rica. It was fun to be in a rain forest. My first time! I got a TON of reference.

The Sweet Mango Tree Spreads

Tiger Mango Love

In other news, Cao Chong Weighs an Elephant is on the 2018 Purdue University Engineering Gift Guide!

What an honor!














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More Glorious Samples! A Warm Winter Tail

This book looks cool in 88 degree heat.

It is a busy fall! I recently got initial samples of A Warm Winter Tail by Carrie Pearson from Sylvan Dell. I do not like to show bias, but I love how this book turned out! It is also available in Spanish

I will be signing this in October at Books by the Banks, so stop by! I will post signing events as they come up.

Here is my favorite spread:

Squirrels keeping warm.

Spike loves new books!

New Samples! Squeeeee! Sensing Their Prey

It is a good day when there is a big ole' box of books on my doorstep. I just got samples of the 6-book series I did for ABDO/Magic Wagon. They are available on the Barnes and Noble website.

It was a delightful project to illustrate and had the most variety of any animal project I have ever done and that is REALLY saying something. Everything from lions to creepy crawlies like the fellow below...

This Brownsnout Spookfish creeped me out, but they are probably attractive to each other...

Glorious Samples

Just got in an advance copy of Habitat Spy! The kick off signing is in May 14th at Blue Marble Children's Bookstore.