In 2007, Patrick Loehr's debut children’s book, Mucumber McGee and the Half-Eaten Hot Dog(HarperCollins publishers) was nominated for the Borders Original Voices Award. In 2006 he was named a “Top 40” digital artist by the Los Angeles Center for Digital Art. Loehr has since released a sequel to Mucumber McGee along with a Japanese language edition of the book, and become the department chair of the Art and New Media Design department at the community College of Aurora.
Award winning illustrator Joyce Mihran Turley, specializes in presenting scientifically accurate images of nature with a painterly style and colorful palette. Published by the Grand Canyon Association, Animals Count in Grand Canyon National Park is her latest book release. It introduces young children to the engaging animals and scenery of the park. Joyce's current projects include The Totally Out There Guide to Glacier National Park, a comprehensive illustrated guide to the park for older students, and One Night in the Everglades, a book detailing current research efforts to return the Everglades to a more sustainable condition. Her loon and osprey illustrations are featured in a series of books for children published by Mountain Press Publishing.
Jeff Crosby and Shelley Ann Jackson are husband and wife author/illustrators who work both individually and collaboratively. Jeff and Shelley each hold BFA degrees in Communication Design from the University of North Texas and MFA degrees in Illustration as Visual Essay from the School of Visual Arts. They have been illustrating professionally since 1997. Their work has appeared in newspapers, magazines, book covers, picture books, posters, greeting cards and advertisements. In his solo career, Jeff has illustrated six picture books. The couple’s love of dogs inspired them to try their hand at writing in their first collaborative children’s book, Little Lions, Bull Baiters & Hunting Hounds: A History of Dog Breeds, which they also illustrated and designed. Little Lions was awarded a grant from the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators and was named 2008 juvenile nonfiction book of the year by ForeWord Magazine. Together Jeff and Shelley illustrated the Revolutionary War picture book Upon Secrecy, written by Selene Castrovilla. They are currently at work on a sequel to Little Lions called Harness Horses, Bucking Broncos & Pit Ponies: A History of Horse Breeds and Jeff is in the contract phase of his next solo book with Hyperion. Jeff and Shelley live in Castle Rock with their daughter and three dogs.
Award winning illustrator Joyce Mihran Turley, specializes in presenting scientifically accurate images of nature with a painterly style and colorful palette. Published by the Grand Canyon Association, Animals Count in Grand Canyon National Park is her latest book release. It introduces young children to the engaging animals and scenery of the park. Joyce's current projects include The Totally Out There Guide to Glacier National Park, a comprehensive illustrated guide to the park for older students, and One Night in the Everglades, a book detailing current research efforts to return the Everglades to a more sustainable condition. Her loon and osprey illustrations are featured in a series of books for children published by Mountain Press Publishing.
Jeff Crosby and Shelley Ann Jackson are husband and wife author/illustrators who work both individually and collaboratively. Jeff and Shelley each hold BFA degrees in Communication Design from the University of North Texas and MFA degrees in Illustration as Visual Essay from the School of Visual Arts. They have been illustrating professionally since 1997. Their work has appeared in newspapers, magazines, book covers, picture books, posters, greeting cards and advertisements. In his solo career, Jeff has illustrated six picture books. The couple’s love of dogs inspired them to try their hand at writing in their first collaborative children’s book, Little Lions, Bull Baiters & Hunting Hounds: A History of Dog Breeds, which they also illustrated and designed. Little Lions was awarded a grant from the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators and was named 2008 juvenile nonfiction book of the year by ForeWord Magazine. Together Jeff and Shelley illustrated the Revolutionary War picture book Upon Secrecy, written by Selene Castrovilla. They are currently at work on a sequel to Little Lions called Harness Horses, Bucking Broncos & Pit Ponies: A History of Horse Breeds and Jeff is in the contract phase of his next solo book with Hyperion. Jeff and Shelley live in Castle Rock with their daughter and three dogs.
