{"id":14,"date":"2026-03-05T18:00:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T18:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.poemfilms.com\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2026-03-14T19:08:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T19:08:43","slug":"books","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.poemfilms.com\/?page_id=14","title":{"rendered":"BOOKS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading project-title\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">Dudley and the Toy Keeper&#8217;s Chest<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">Writer, Art Director<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">Picture Book, 2015<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>A children&#8217;s picture book based on my award-winning short film of the same name. I was approached by indie-comic publisher Blue Juice Comics, Inc., who were looking to branch out beyond comics and wanted to turn my film into a picture book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wrote a manuscript, based on the film, deciding on what text and images should appear on each page.Worked with publisher to find and hire an illustrator to execute on my designs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Worked closely with the illustrator on character design, mood, and the color script of the book. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Created look book and character design sheets, to ensure the characters had the right feel for the book, while still remaining true to their original designs from the movie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See the book on Amazon:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/a.co\/c4z5xTu\">http:\/\/a.co\/c4z5xTu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"765\" height=\"628\" data-id=\"39\" src=\"https:\/\/www.poemfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-9.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.poemfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-9.png 765w, https:\/\/www.poemfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-9-300x246.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"765\" height=\"628\" data-id=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.poemfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-10.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.poemfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-10.png 765w, https:\/\/www.poemfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-10-300x246.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"920\" height=\"754\" data-id=\"41\" src=\"https:\/\/www.poemfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-11.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.poemfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-11.png 920w, https:\/\/www.poemfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-11-300x246.png 300w, https:\/\/www.poemfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-11-768x629.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dudley and the Toy Keeper&#8217;s Chest Writer, Art Director Picture Book, 2015 A children&#8217;s picture book based on my award-winning short film of the same name. I was approached by indie-comic publisher Blue Juice Comics, Inc., who were looking to branch out beyond comics and wanted to turn my film into a picture book. 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