Simply Read Books 2013 Spring Catalogue
The Simply Read Books 2013 spring catalogue is out, featuring our image of Cosette from Les Misérables on the cover. View the entire spring catalogue online, and check out all of Simply Read’s great...
View ArticleOur favorite bookstore displays
Last week, McNally Jackson in New York City put up a cheeky book display entitled “Goodnight Nobody: Existentialism for Babies”. Not only did the display include classics like Goodnight Moon, Harold...
View ArticleAdvance copies of spring titles!
We just received advance copies of the Cozy versions of Les Misérables and War and Peace today! Hurray! The rest are on a ship in the Pacific right now, and should arrive on our shores in late March....
View ArticleFull preview – Jane Eyre & Oliver Twist
Here are all the new preview shots for Jane Eyre and Oliver Twist, coming out early fall 2013! Preview shots for Emma, coming out late fall 2013, will be posted soon!
View ArticleItaly, here we come!
Jack and Holman are off to Italy tomorrow as official selections for the Bologna Children’s Book Fair Illustrators Exhibition, the world’s premiere showcase of all that’s new and innovation in the...
View ArticleBack from Bologna
We spent a wonderful few days at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, participating in the Illustrators Exhibition, talking to foreign-language publishers, and just soaking up the great atmosphere. Here...
View ArticleLove from Reading Rainbow
Yesterday, Cozy Classics received a shout out from LeVar Burton and Reading Rainbow! We’re thrilled that Reading Rainbow sees Cozy Classics as presenting challenging classics “the right way”, able to...
View ArticleCozy Classics around the world
Here are some news and notes for April on Cozy Classics from around the globe! 1. Cozy Classics is profiled in the May / June issue (released April 17) of frankie magazine, Australia’s magazine of the...
View ArticleSummertime and the living is cozy
We don’t know what your part of the world feels like these days, but it’s been balmy and downright summery in Vancouver! And in honour of the soon-to-be official start of summer, Canadian Living...
View ArticleEmma Sneak Peek!
Cozy Classics will be releasing Jane Austen’s Emma as its third fall title in November 2013, just in time for Christmas! Here is a sneak peek of the misguided matchmaker Emma, introducing Mr. Elton to...
View ArticleCozy Classics Wiggle 3D
We’ve had lots of parents tell us that our felt images are so realistic and 3-dimensional-looking that their young children often reach out towards the books to try and grab the figures! Well, just to...
View ArticleBook Expo America, here we come!
Cozy Classics will be appearing at BookExpo America! Described as “the #1 book event in the U.S.” and featuring the likes of Kevin Henkes, Lemony Snicket, and Mo Willems from the world of children’s...
View ArticleWe’ve landed among the stars… literally!
We have been amazed and humbled by the wonderful response to our books so far, and we are very grateful. Today’s exhibit: a profile of Cozy Classics in PEOPLE magazine!
View ArticleLes Miserables: An artistic choice
We make many artistic decisions when we create Cozy Classics. Given that we only have 12 words and 12 images to work with, each word and image choice is critical. We consider a number of factors when...
View ArticleBEA – Over and out!
Yesterday, I attended Book Expo America at the Javits Center in New York City, where I signed books as a ticketed author. It was fun to meet fans of Cozy Classics and those who were just discovering...
View ArticleJane Austen’s Emma – Full Preview
Alright, Janeites… get ready for charming young ladies, dashing suitors and romantic hijinks! Cozy Classics: Emma will hit store shelves in November 2013, and here’s the preview!
View ArticleApartment Therapy – Modern Dads Series
Wow! Apartment Therapy has been “surveying some of the coolest guys we know about life as a modern dad” in honour of Father’s Day, and they were kind enough to include both of us in their Modern Dad...
View ArticleNew Cozy Classics Spring Title!
Hey look — it’s the lead character from one of our new Cozy Classics spring 2014 releases, fresh off the felting pad! Can you guess who it is (hint: only one suspender)? Answer below the photo. You...
View ArticleViva Italia!
Here’s a recent profile on Cozy Classics in the Italian newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore. We’re absolutely thrilled with all the international interest in our books. Hopefully, we’ll see Cozy Classics in many...
View ArticleJack and Holman and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Review
We went to sleep with gum in our mouths and now there’s gum in our hair and when we got out of bed this morning we saw an absolutely scathing review of Cozy Classics. Replete with phrases such as...
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