“Ava the Monster Slayer; A Warrior Who Wears Glasses” was written by Lisa Maggiore, illustrated and designed by Ross Felten, helped on by our literary agent, Loretta Cavarette, and was published by Sky Pony Press and released Fall of 2015.
You can buy the book HERE!
Then, you can follow Ava the Monster Slayer on facebook for updates on the current monsters she is slaying!
(I made this video teaser leading up to our book release)
Piggy raffle at our Book Release party
book signing at The Bookstore in Glen Ellyn
Book signing at The Bookstore in Glen Ellyn. Thank you Jane!
giving an illustration tutorial to a 3rd grad class
Elmhurst Comic Con
Lisa and I with our awesome agent, Loretta Cavarette
inside cover page
signing books at our Book Release Party
Nora & Fiona enjoying Dad’s pictures!
A great crowd at our book release
It has arrived!!!
Story Time!
Ava marketing herself
Going through the creative process for CPS students
Posing with neighbor Ava, the Monster!
The original Ava!
Author presentation for CPS students
Since the book’s release, I’ve been invited into many schools to share with students my process of illustrating a children’s book. I recently attended an illustrator visit at my old elementary school. It was fun to be back at the school where my passion for drawing got started. I vividly remember drawing comic book heroes, for friends in the library, on rainy days when we couldn’t go outside. It was great sharing my stories and insight of making a children’s book, with children! The students were attentive, enthusiastic, asked great questions, and came up with some awesome book ideas of their own! Ah, to be a kid again. Thank you Forest Glen!
Attending an illustrator visit at Forest Glen Elementary, my old school where I began drawing comic heroes on rainy days in the library.
Returning to my elementary school to talk about illustrating children’s books at the place where it all started.
students drawing their own Ava the Monster Slayer at Forest Glen Elementary
students drawing their own Ava the Monster Slayer at Forest Glen Elementary
students drawing their own Ava the Monster Slayer at Forest Glen Elementary
A student showing off their own Ava the Monster Slayer at Forest Glen Elementary
A student showing off their own Ava the Monster Slayer at Forest Glen Elementary
A student showing off their own Ava the Monster Slayer at Forest Glen Elementary
A student showing off their own Ava the Monster Slayer at Forest Glen Elementary
