Understanding Avoidance Behaviors in Children: How Nighttime Shapes Fear & Courage
Nighttime often magnifies children’s fears and avoidance behaviors. In this blog, I share why hesitation increases after sunset and how The Rabbit in the Moon uses color, emotion, and storytelling to help children build courage.
How Our Color Palette Helps Children Navigate Nighttime Fears
Nighttime often heightens children’s fears and avoidance behaviors. Here’s how the color palette in The Rabbit in the Moon guides young readers through those emotions and helps them feel safer in the dark.
Treating Color as a Character: Final Color Palette Reveal for The Rabbit in the Moon
Rod delivered the final color palette for The Rabbit in the Moon, and it’s a major milestone. In our book, color isn’t just visual, it’s emotional, helping children work through nighttime fears, hesitation, and avoidance behaviors.
Bringing The Rabbit in the Moon to Life Through Color: Early Illustration Tests
Rod shared the first color tests for The Rabbit in the Moon, and seeing the illustrations shift from outlines to atmospheric palettes is transforming the story. Here’s how color brings Yabbit the Rabbit’s world to life.
Nearly Finished! Reviewing 32 Page Illustrations for The Rabbit in the Moon
Rod and I are nearly finished outlining the 32 illustrations for The Rabbit in the Moon. Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at our collaborative process, what we’ve learned, and our ongoing journey to finalize Yabbit the Rabbit’s design.
Creating Yabbit the Rabbit: Merging Fan-Favorite Character Designs
Our community voted on their favorite character sketches for Yabbit the Rabbit, and Rod has now combined the top choices into one design. Here’s how your feedback is shaping our children’s picture book character from the Rabbit in the Moon.
Second Round of Page Illustrations for The Rabbit in the Moon
Rod just sent over the second round of page illustrations for The Rabbit in the Moon, and the artwork is stunning. Here’s how we collaborate, review, and refine each page while keeping creativity at the heart of the process.