Ripple Grove Press

We are excited to be celebrating five years of making picture books this year. We have learned so much, met amazing people, and introduced the world to some fantastically creative authors and illustrators!

Click here to download a PDF of the 2020 Catalog. Or visit our website to see our special anniversary catalog.

We started Ripple Grove Press because we have a passion for well-told and beautifully illustrated stories for children. Here’s to the next five years and beyond!

Cheers,

Remember in elementary school you’d make those crafts with brads for joints? How proud you were to bring it home and show it off? Well, now you can do that with Santa and Sophie from Selfie the Elfie! Visit the Selfie the Elfie web page for a new coloring sheet and character cut-out pages.

Join Selfie the Elfie illustrator Andrea Tripke for a story time including a Selfie the Elfie craft!

Join Selfie the Elfie illustrator Andrea Tripke for a story time and book signing on Saturday December 7 at 11:00am-1:30pm.

Join Selfie the Elfie illustrator Andrea Tripke for a fun Christmas event. Santa will be reading the book and handing out fun giveaways…and of course, posing for selfies!

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We are so proud of Jami Gigot for Seb and the Sun making the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award shortlist.

The nominated titles represent some of the very best work by Canadian authors and illustrators from across the country. Every single title nominated has made a valuable contribution to Canadian children’s literature. - See more at: https://bookcentre.ca/news/2019awardsshortlist#baillie

We would love to share with you all a fantastic blog post written by A Girl Named October author Zakieh Mohammed. She was a guest blogger on TeachingAuthors.com

We are thrilled to be named honorees for the 2019 PW Star Watch.

In case you don’t know about this really cool honor, fifty honorees from the U.S. and Canada are chosen each year for their trailblazing spirit, innovative problem-solving, and leadership qualities by a jury composed of editors and managers from Publishers Weekly, Frankfurter Buchmesse, and the American Booksellers Association.

Rabbit, Hare, and Bunny is on sale today! Available wherever books are sold!

We are thrilled to share our newest release with you. This funny and sweet book will have both children and the adults in their lives laughing out loud! Written by our own Robert Broder and illustrated by RGP favorite Bryan Langdo, Rabbit, Hare, and Bunny came from the idea that being a little odd doesn't always mean you're the odd one out!

About the Book

Rabbit, Hare, and Bunny are roommates. But sometimes roommates don’t get along.

Rabbit and Hare finally have enough of Bunny’s eccentric behavior and ask him to move out. But they soon realize a good roommate is hard to find. And when Bunny moves back in with his parents, Bunny realizes being more aware of how his actions affect others might not be the worst thing he could do.

About the Author & Illustrator

Robert Broder is the author of the picture book Paul and His Ukulele illustrated by Jenn Kocsmiersky. He has been known to play his banjo-ukulele obnoxiously loud, which does not make for a good roommate.  However, his wife, daughter, dog, two cats, and fish think it’s just fine (at least that’s what they tell him).

RobertBroder.com

About the Illustrator 

Bryan Langdo is the illustrator of over thirty books for children, including Mr. Tanner by Harry Chapin and Salad Pie by Wendy BooydeGraaff. He is also a writer and editor. When he’s not in his art studio, he’s spending time with his favorite roommates: his wife, two kids, three cats, and a dog.

BryanLangdo.com

Reviews

From Midwest Book Reviews, May 15, 2019:

"Rabbit, Hare, and Bunny" by author Robert Broader and illustrator Bryan Langdo will have special appeal for young readers ages 5-7 -- and prove to be a welcome and enduringly popular addition to family, elementary school, and community library collections.

From Kirkus Reviews, May 1, 2019:

Join A Girl Named October author Zakieh Mohammed for a Chicago area meet and greet!

This event features a meet and greet with three Chicago area children’s book authors, refreshments, and prizes. And all proceeds with benefit The Friendship Center.

In case you missed it…read Rob Broder’s article from IBPA’s The Independent about how Ripple Grove Press created its own way of working in the publishing industry.