Santiago’s Woodpile

Santiago’s Woodpile, is inspired by living in a log cabin in the woods on an island with many mice. I illustrated the book with traditional materials, pencil, watercolor, and colored pencil. No Artificial Intelligence was used in the making of my story or art. Learn more about the process in How to Self Publish A Children’s Book.

The publish date is Sept. 22, 2025. Pre-order is possible if you are getting a book for a gift in September and need it now. But, I prefer you join the book launch community. A hardcover version is not available at this time. Creating a children’s book is a large commitment of time toward something you can’t predict the financial compensation. If you like what you see, please consider supporting me by signing up for my mailing list.

I want to thank Alan Carr and Ellie Peterson for being lead editors of the book. Also, thank you to Ralph Voltz, Rebecca Brown, Monica Schley, and Zephyr Schildbach for helping with editing the book. And, thank you to Matt Messenger, Walter Kopf, Eric Bruns, Keith Luther, and Molly Hogan, for financially supporting the project.