Books Archives - Jan Dolby

Curlilocks and the Three Hares

Andew Hacket
Illustrated by Jan Dolby
ISBN 978-1956378184
Little Press Publishing
2024

Dripping dye, sizzling styles, and excess accessories -just-right?
Curlilocks & the Three Hares is a modern fairy-tale early reader for guaranteed fun.

Everyone far and wide loves Curlilocks’ hair. Everyone except for Curlilocks, who is ready to quit her curls and discover her “just right” ‘do.

With picture day fast approaching, Curlilocks is ready to quit her curls. When she finds the three Hares of the local salon have hopped out, Curlilocks chooses to take her hair into her own hands. Dripping dye, sizzling styles, and excess accessories lead to ‘hair’larious results that leave Curlilocks in a tangle. She will need a curltastic idea to reclaim her mane and her confidence before picture day.

Discussion questions are included to continue the conversation with your young reader.

Children will delight in this modern-day fairy tale twist. Curlilocks & the Three Hares is book two in this engaging and entertaining illustrated early reader series. Be sure to check out Willa the Werewolf (book one) and Digital Red (book three).

Illustrated Early Reader.

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Part of Your Pack

by Jan Dolby

Part of Your Pack

Luisa Lloyd
Illustrated by Jan Dolby
978-1-7390642-0-4
Weezie Peezie Publishing
November 2023

Alone in the world, Pup is a stray dog who has never known what it feels like to be part of a loving family. Will the kindness of creatures and people he meets along his travels, ignite a spark in Pup to search for a forever home? Will hearing that his family is waiting for him, be the push Pup needs to finish his quest?

With its endearing, rhyming verses and whimsical images, Part of Your Pack is guaranteed to have readers rooting for the underdog, and reminding us all that often the journey can be just as beautiful as the destination.

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Just My Mama and Me

by Jan Dolby

cover illustration of a mother with a unicorn floaty pulling her daughter in a wagon to go swimming

Just My Mama and Me

Maggie Ford
Illustrated by Jan Dolby
978-10881199846
IngramSpark
2023

A perfect book for anyone who dreamed of being a parent, but struggled with IVF or waiting for the perfect soulmate. This touching picture book reflects the increasing diversity of how families are made today and explores the journey of having a baby as a single parent by choice.

Just My Mama and Me, is a wonderful, light-hearted introduction for children on how babies are made through IVF, leading the young reader to take away that love is all you need to make a family today.

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Our Alphabet Roller Coaster

by Jan Dolby

cover illustration of a moose, beaver, Canadian goose and a polar bear riding a roller coaster

Our Alphabet Roller Coaster

Marg Rogers
Illustrated by Jan Dolby
978-1-55339-687-1
Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research
October 2023

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Willa the Werewolf

by Jan Dolby

Willa the Werewolf

Michele McAvoy
Illustrated by Jan Dolby
ISBN 978-1956378139
Little Press Publishing
2023

2023 Winner – Early Reader / Chapter Book Category
Northern Lights Book Award

All will enjoy this unique contemporary twist of the timeless fable “The Three Little Pigs.” Willa is an endearing young wolf who wins over three famous pigs.

The stakes are high for little Willa, a piglet living in a pig world, who turns into a wolf pup every night. What’s scarier to a pig than a wolf? What would Willa’s parents and friends do if they knew she turned into a wolf?

Follow Willa through her journey towards self-acceptance, as this hopeful fashion designer, while desperately hiding her true identity from the world, toils in her parent’s basement to win a big design competition and ends up winning so much more!

Illustrated Early Reader.

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