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Are your endearing characters waiting to dwell in a child’s imagination? Look no further!
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Purple Cotton Candy Arts is not just about cotton candy dreams. We spin your dreams into reality!
Our wide range of publishing services includes editing, proofreading, rewriting, illustrations, eye-catching cover designs, book formatting, publication, and book trailers. Yes, we’ll go the whole nine yards for you and your work! If you need help with writing your first picture book, check out this workshop, Essentials of Writing a Picture Book, by Christine L. Villa, which starts anytime you sign up! |
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Has a best friend ever asked you to make a promise? How about a promise to never ever touch a pink gorilla?
This is the story of what happens when a boy named Jesse makes this promise to his best friend, Phil. Jesse will do anything for Phil, but he keeps wondering . . . What would it be like to touch that warm, soft, fuzzy, pink gorilla? Will he be able to keep his promise? Read on to see how his problem gets bigger, bigger, and bigger. |
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Dorothy wakes up and goes on with her day receiving compliments about how she looks. What is so different about her today? Blue Bird, Colette, Butcher Paul, and Sarah are curious to know the answer. Dorothy keeps saying, “Maybe it’s my outfit.”
Join Dorothy from her morning to evening routine to find out the answer to why she keeps getting asked why she looks so different. |
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Is Gabriel a Dancer Now?is presented in haibun style. Each chapter is introduced by a haiku. Since Covid-19 restrictions have been lifted, everyone is now living in the new normal. We meet again the boy Gabriel from The Naughty Angel and A Pan for Christmas. He has just started attending high school and falls into a mishap.
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In the forest of Bohol, Philippines, a nine-year old boy named Carlito Pizarras hunts tarsiers (TAR-see-ers) for his father. Tarsiers look like adorable aliens with gigantic eyes and batlike ears. His father supports the family by selling them as stuffed animals or pets. Then one day, Carlito keeps one of them as a pet. As he gets to know the extremely shy and delicate creature, he realizes hunting them is a mistake. Follow Carlito’s journey from being one of the tarsiers’ fiercest enemies to being their number one protector as he narrates in this inspiring picture book for all ages. Awards Honorable Mention, Children's Nonfiction, Royal Dragonfly Book Awards 2022 Honorable Mention, Animals/Pets, Purple Dragonfly Book Awards 2023 Honorable Mention, Children's Nonfiction, Purple Dragonfly Book Awards 2023 Bronze, Children's Fiction, Northern California Publishers and Author Book Awards 2023 This children’s book, written for ages 4 years and above, will resonate with young readers and adults alike. It tells a simple story of homecoming and friendship, imagined and told by a horse named Chance. Chance was rescued along with other members of his herd and came to live with a Rescue Mom and Dad at their ranch in California. Readers may recognize some themes in Second Chance that are present not only in the animal world, but in our own: different models of parenting and home, the challenge of bullying or exclusion, and the care and compassion that we can give and receive. The book introduces young audiences to the story of a special horse and to an important face of animal welfare work—foster care and re-homing. In doing so, we hope to bring to life the mission of Horse Tales Rescue, the real-world organization represented in this story.”
--Dr. Mary Temple Grandin, a professor of animal science at the University of Colorado and an autism spokesperson Award Second place, Children's Nonfiction, Royal Dragonfly Book Awards 2022 |
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Testimonials
“Chrissi Villa and Purple Cotton Candy Arts
is definitely your ‘go-to’ publisher.”
—Michael H. Lester, children’s book author
of Johnny and Frankie's Summer Sleepover
Testimonials
“Chrissi Villa and Purple Cotton Candy Arts
is definitely your ‘go-to’ publisher.”
—Michael H. Lester, children’s book author
of Johnny and Frankie's Summer Sleepover
