Checkers And Dot At The Beach
By (Author) J. Torres
Illustrated by J. Lum
Tundra Books
Tundra Books
2nd September 2013
Canada
Children
Non Fiction
Baby books
813.6
Board book
16
Width 133mm, Height 177mm
136g
Welcome back to the wonderfully patterned world of Checkers and Dot! This sweet and striking series of board books has been designed especially for babies and tots. With high-contrast, patterned art to engage developing eyes, simple but memorable rhyming text for reading aloud, and cute-as-a-button characters, J. Torres and J. Lum have created wonderful first books that little ones and their loved ones will want to cozy up with and read again and again. A simple, sturdy and stylish series for those just beginning to look, listen, and learn.
J. Torres is best known as the writer of the Eisner Award nominated Alison Dare graphic novels and the Shuster Award winning comic book series, Teen Titans Go! When he became a dad, he was inspired to create this series for the littlest readers. J. Torres lives in Whitby, Ontario. J. Lum is an Eisner Award nominated designer who sometimes explores being an illustrator. She has led graphic publishing workshops for post-secondary and continuing education programs. The Checkers and Dot series is her first foray into the world of children's book illustration. J. Lum lives in Toronto, Ontario.