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Now in my Etsy store, original illustrations. Enjoy!

Sad Series: Dictionary Pages | Etsy Original hand-painted dictionary page. Acrylics and colored pencils on original dictionary paper, mounted in an 8.5 x 11 inch frame behind glass. This item is NOT a print, but an original illustration, and ships in a padded package, ready to hang. I am the lead illustrator for Kids Discover

Here's a great Xmas activity for kids out of school. “Dear me...”

"Dear me…" - A Letter To The Future - Kids Discover Blogger and humorist Mike Kline offers a fun activity for kids in which they draft a letter to the future, put it away, and then revisit it at a later date.

Exposing the lighter and darker stories of Christmas.

Santa Krampus From Wikipedia: “In Central European folklore, Krampus is a horned, anthropomorphic figure described as ‘half-goat, half-demon’, who, during the Christmas season, punishes children who have misbeha…

Desmatosuchus: Often referred to as the link between dinosaurs and people. This one has a penchant for classical music. (Leopold!)

The Geologic Time Scale, in sidewalk chalk. This would be a major classroom project.

The Geologic Time Scale The geologic time scale is split into four major eras–Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic, and are subdivided into periods. The number beside the era or period in the infotoon below show…

Good morning! What follows is an idea for a strip that I pitched to the syndicates a couple of years ago that unfortunately never found traction. It follows Joules, a little girl with an insatiable hunger for all things scientific. I'll try to post a new one every Monday for awhile. Would love to know your thoughts.

The scutosaur’s a sorry sight,
I do not think it sleeps at night.
Its belly sags, its skin is slack,
It has a mountain on its back.
It looks as if its life’s a bore.
I’m glad I’m not a scutosaur.
-Howard Temperley, There Were Dinosaurs Everywhere

Some more prehistoric dino-myte. This one's name is a mouthful.

I call fowl!

Blackbeard the Parrot joins the group of Semi-Famous Farm Animals. Well, farm animals in Brazil maybe.

Cowvin Klein. #2 in a series of semi-famous barnyard animals. Mooving along...