Lindsay M. Ward - Illustration, Design and Fine Art
Lindsay M. Ward - Illustration, Design and Fine Art
I have a new book coming out with Two Lions on November 17, 2020!
Clear the road, salt the street.
Work together, can’t be beat!
The best of friends, Scooper and Dumper take care of their town in all kinds of weather. One day, a snowstorm hits and the big city needs their help to clear the roads. Each of them must be brave in their own way to get the job done.
Pre-order now available through Amazon
So things are crazy right now. And everything in the world is really overwhelming. To stay calm, my husband, Frank, and I try to stay creative. We write and draw to let go of stress. Amidst everything going on with Coronavirus and the pandemic we are all dealing with, we decided to make a FREE picture book available for download to families. Here’s a little bit more about it:
Book Description:
Tuck does his best to convince his parents he doesn’t need to stay home from school: I am not sick, my nose is only jogging. Then Mom sends Tuck to bed. But with the help of his dog, a frog, and a little imagination, Tuck discovers a day spent inside isn’t so bad. It may even be fun.
Dear Parents and Readers,
I Am Not Sick was a phrase our oldest son used the first week we had to keep him home from school in the wake of the Coronavirus outbreak. Why do I have to stay home? I am not sick. His response lingered with us, leading us to wonder how our three boys, all under the age of five, could possibly understand a world event such as this. With the world shutting down due to a pandemic, we felt it was important to get this story out as quickly as possible. Typically, a picture book takes two years to create with a traditional publisher. So in twelve days, from manuscript to final art, we created a book. I Am Not Sick became our way of dealing with a catastrophic event. We are coping as a family, navigating this strange time together. Not all of us want to stay home from the things we love doing, just like the main character in our story. But in this time of crisis we are asked to stay in for the safety of others. It’s our hope that families can share a few minutes of story time with us— a way for us all to connect as we practice social distancing.
Sometimes we get sick. And though it takes us away from the things we love, it’s important to remember not to be afraid. The sun WILL rise and we can all get through this together.
We understand the importance of a home library. As our country is in the midst of a financial crisis, we wanted to give our book away for free as a downloadable PDF while everyone is stuck at home dealing with the onset of the Coronavirus. We hope you enjoy our small contribution.
Be well.
Lindsay and Frank
To download a FREE PDF of I AM NOT SICK, click here.
Or to download a KINDLE EBOOK version, click here.
Gray just wants to be included. But the other colors are always leaving him out. So he decides to create his own project: an all-gray book. Once upon a time, there lived a wolf, a kitten, and a hippo…
Gray just knows it’s going to be perfect. But as he adds page after page, the Primary and Secondary colors show up…and they aren’t quite so complimentary.
A book within a book, this colorful tale explores the ideas of fitting in, appreciating others, and looking at things from another perspective and also uses personality and wit to introduce basic color concepts.
To pre-order, click here.
I’m so excited to share the cover for my new novelty board book series WHEELS ON THE GO, with the first book: LET’S GO! publishing 7/2/19 with HarperCollins!
Vroom, vroom! Toddlers will be taken with this board book with 6 shaped wheels.
Children and parents will enjoy all the wheels in this interactive guessing game. With clues on every page, kids will delight in touching each die-cut shaped wheel with unique treads as they guess what vehicle each wheel could be—everything from a school bus to a stroller!
The bright, graphic art style, clever rhymes, and interactive elements give a fresh spin to the transportation board books that kids adore.
To pre-order this book, click here.
Check out the cover reveal for VACATION FOR DEXTER, book 3 in the Dexter T. Rexter Series! I’m so excited to share Dexter’s next adventure with you all!
Dexter T. Rexter is on a plane—for the very first time.
Dexter can’t wait to go on vacation with his best friend, Jack. Supercool orange sunglasses? Check. Nifty travel hat? Check. Plane tickets? Uh, what? Dexter may be the toughest, coolest dinosaur around, but everyone knows T. rexes don’t fly! If anyone could do it, he could. It’s just that he’s suddenly feeling a little hot. And maybe a little nervous. But just as he starts to melt down, he notices Jack looks upset. Dexter realizes he has to be brave enough for both of them. And maybe, just maybe, he’ll start to have a bit of fun in the air.
Both nervous and funny, Dexter tells the readers what he’s feeling and even asks their advice as he comes to understand that being brave with a friend makes everything a little better. And hey, those cookies during the flight don’t hurt, either!
Available April 16th, 2019!
To pre-order your copy of VACATION FOR DEXTER, click here!
Pre-order a copy of IT’S SHOW AND TELL, DEXTER! by July 16th and receive a free signed bookplate! Include your name, address, and who you’d like the book signed to in the message box here.
Happy Reading!
Dexter T. Rexter is back! And this time he’s headed to Show and Tell with Jack. Check out It’s Show and Tell, Dexter! available July 15th, 2018 from Two Lions!
To pre-order your copy of It’s Show and Tell, Dexter! click here.
“In his second outing, Dexter, a toothy, orange dinosaur toy, is freaking out about show-and-tell day at his owner, Jack’s, school. Dexter’s anxiety peaks—with psychosomatic symptoms such as “tummyache” and “clammy claws”—as he questions his self-worth: “What if Jack doesn’t think I’m cool enough for Show and Tell anymore?” Happily, Dexter nails it by just being himself. Ward’s gentle art features cut-paper forms with residual pencil outlines, providing an ad hoc quality to the spreads. Readers prone to anxiety over big events should be tickled by the idea that a toy has concerns too. Ages 3–7. (July)” –Publisher’s Weekly
