Samples of The Illustrated Storybook

 For the sake of our partners who have had faith in the project 

by investing time, money and resources to help us prepare this material, 

and for the sake of those who have been considering being involved,

I am posting samples of the book product which is almost ready to go to press.

The Hard Cover Book will use a sleeve.

The images do not interpret as well as they actually print
as they are rather dark and not nearly as clear.

When the files were converted to a lower resolution JPG

for use here, a great deal of clarity was lost.

But they do  print wonderfully
 are quite and vibrant & readable

I will replace them when I can adjust the exposure

but these show the basic look.

Here is the Front Cover 

This is the 

Inside Front Cover Flap

I opted for a more artistic use of the text.

This flap describes the artists involved.

This is the Back Cover

I wonder if the back cover is busy,

but I do find that 

the variety

has the effect of

 being enthralling

as one studies it 

and this is something

which I think we want 

for the kids.

This is the 

Inside Back Cover Flap

While this flap give a brief history 
and defines some other 
aspects of the project.

And below are three pages from Volume One

These pages show the full bleed and trim marks
(in the form of a notch in each corner)

The background is reversed on the even pages, 
although it is not reversed here.

As you can see above,
artwork is interspersed within the text
on some pages.

While on other pages,

scenes have been composed 

within backgrounds.

There is a wide variety of 

page compositions

and the text uses 

a variety of sizes and shapes 

to emphasize the the inflections intended.