Hullo and welcome to my portfolio or body of work. I like to think of my work as meeting at the intersection of humor, interesting or helpful information, and heart. Here's one of my stories with thumbnails and a color sample. If you'd like to see more of my work, please click here.
I hope that you are intrigued.
Please let me know your thoughts at mira@childrensbookacademy.com or feel free to call me at 503.255.0152 West Coast time.
Thank you for your precious time.
I hope that you are intrigued.
Please let me know your thoughts at mira@childrensbookacademy.com or feel free to call me at 503.255.0152 West Coast time.
Thank you for your precious time.
Morris the Kvetch
Morris Katz is a young kitty who can’t stop complaining. He “kvetches” about everything in his life, except about his beloved Mama and baby brother Saul. Morris’s kvetching is causing so much stress that no-one wants to play with him. What will it take for Morris to stop complaining and put everyone, including himself, out of their misery?
Morris Katz is a young kitty who can’t stop complaining. He “kvetches” about everything in his life, except about his beloved Mama and baby brother Saul. Morris’s kvetching is causing so much stress that no-one wants to play with him. What will it take for Morris to stop complaining and put everyone, including himself, out of their misery?
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Please click below for the full dummy
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Oy Vey! It's Schlemiel the Pirate and the Search for Treasure
Just when you think you’ve seen every pirate book out there, along comes Schlemiel the Pirate, the completely klutzy pirate who mixes pirate slang with Yiddish. After accidentally losing a hand and a leg, ramming his ship on a rock, and having way too many misadventures, Schlemiel is more desperate than ever to find treasure to placate his crew. Will the poor pirate's clumsy bad luck change? We hope so.
Just when you think you’ve seen every pirate book out there, along comes Schlemiel the Pirate, the completely klutzy pirate who mixes pirate slang with Yiddish. After accidentally losing a hand and a leg, ramming his ship on a rock, and having way too many misadventures, Schlemiel is more desperate than ever to find treasure to placate his crew. Will the poor pirate's clumsy bad luck change? We hope so.
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Please click below to see the manuscript.
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14 Reasons to Love Mud
OMG! Mud is so much fun! And who knew that it's used for so many great things? With rollicking rhythmic language, explore some of the many uses of mud in 14 fun spreads. This is part of a nature-based non-fiction STEM series.
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Saving Squirrel
It’s really hard being the new kid and making friends. So when Squirrel discovers he can buy things with acorns, he becomes obsessed with collecting them. Squirrel wants to buy bigger and better things like roller skates, a bicycle, a motorbike, a car, a plane, a rocket, the universe, so he can impress his new friends. But when the obsession overtakes his life to the point that he starts losing it – is there anyone who can save him from his acorn addiction?
It’s really hard being the new kid and making friends. So when Squirrel discovers he can buy things with acorns, he becomes obsessed with collecting them. Squirrel wants to buy bigger and better things like roller skates, a bicycle, a motorbike, a car, a plane, a rocket, the universe, so he can impress his new friends. But when the obsession overtakes his life to the point that he starts losing it – is there anyone who can save him from his acorn addiction?
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If you'd like to see more, download the dummy below.
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Friendly Fruit Questions
Every publisher needs more than one alphabet book and what could be better than a book that mixes kooky questions and answers, surrealism, and interesting facts about fruit with diverse kids around the world?
Every publisher needs more than one alphabet book and what could be better than a book that mixes kooky questions and answers, surrealism, and interesting facts about fruit with diverse kids around the world?
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If you'd like to see more, download the dummy below
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You Be You
Do opposites attract? They do in this fun STEAM book that gently teaches young children about the wonders of the natural world with simple playful rhymes. Quirky illustrations guide them through the many ways of being with back matter explaining the whys or hows for each of the animals including a mama and her child.
Do opposites attract? They do in this fun STEAM book that gently teaches young children about the wonders of the natural world with simple playful rhymes. Quirky illustrations guide them through the many ways of being with back matter explaining the whys or hows for each of the animals including a mama and her child.
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Dummies in Progress:
Panting Fainting Goats
Last year Layla’s brother Bruce won the school art contest. This year Layla is determined to win by painting her pet fainting goat Frieda using the elements of art techniques. Fainting goats are beautiful, hilarious animals that faint when they get scared or surprised. Needless to say, things go terribly wrong. Optional back matter includes information about this quirky breed of goats and the elements and principles of art. (STEAM)
Last year Layla’s brother Bruce won the school art contest. This year Layla is determined to win by painting her pet fainting goat Frieda using the elements of art techniques. Fainting goats are beautiful, hilarious animals that faint when they get scared or surprised. Needless to say, things go terribly wrong. Optional back matter includes information about this quirky breed of goats and the elements and principles of art. (STEAM)
Manuscript below
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There Are No Ants in Antarctica
There are penguins, whales, and six kinds of seals
But there are no ants in Antarctica
There are icebergs, ice floes, and even snow
But still no ants in Antarctica
There are lichens, hair grass, and lots of moss
And still no ants in Antarctica
That is, until…
To see the full fun informational fiction manuscript, please click below
There are penguins, whales, and six kinds of seals
But there are no ants in Antarctica
There are icebergs, ice floes, and even snow
But still no ants in Antarctica
There are lichens, hair grass, and lots of moss
And still no ants in Antarctica
That is, until…
To see the full fun informational fiction manuscript, please click below
| reisberg_there_are_no_ants_in_antarctica.doc |
Beavers And Bucky Build Domes: A Biography of Sorts
What could be more adorable than beavers building dome-shaped homes, teamed with Richard Buckminster Fuller, AKA Bucky, building his first successful geodesic dome? This quirky informational fiction STEM book, told from a young beaver's point of view, uses a parallel free-verse structure similar to Hannah Holt’s The Diamond and the Boy to educate about this important early environmentalist/architect/inventor/builder while asking other young beavers, “if you were a human, who would you be?”
What could be more adorable than beavers building dome-shaped homes, teamed with Richard Buckminster Fuller, AKA Bucky, building his first successful geodesic dome? This quirky informational fiction STEM book, told from a young beaver's point of view, uses a parallel free-verse structure similar to Hannah Holt’s The Diamond and the Boy to educate about this important early environmentalist/architect/inventor/builder while asking other young beavers, “if you were a human, who would you be?”
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