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.
How We’re Designing a Unique Yabbit the Rabbit: Behind the Scenes of Our Creative Collaboration
Rod and I are refining our collaboration as we bring Yabbit the Rabbit to life. Here’s how we balance creativity, illustration, and character design to build a memorable hero for 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.
Help Us Choose the New Yabbit the Rabbit! First Color Character Sketches
We’re sharing the first color sketches of the redesigned Yabbit the Rabbit! Watch the video, compare the options, and tell us which version you love most as we bring our picture-book character to life.
How I Review Illustrations for The Rabbit in the Moon
A behind-the-scenes look at how I review new illustrations for The Rabbit in the Moon, using Google Slides mockups, text-image balance, scene accuracy, and “show, don’t tell” collaboration with illustrator Rod.
Redesigning Yabbit the Rabbit: Evolving from Anthropomorphic to Animal Character
The latest Yabbit the Rabbit sketches mark a major design evolution! Learn how illustrator Rod Lazo reimagined Yabbit and introduced new mythological characters for The Rabbit in the Moon.
Exploring Yabbit the Rabbit’s Age: How Character Details Shape Illustration
Determining Yabbit the Rabbit’s age is a key step in shaping his character design. Learn how illustrator Rod Lazo interprets Yabbit’s age through art, imagination, and storytelling.
New Yabbit the Rabbit Sketches: Watching Yabbit the Rabbit Come to Life!
Illustrator Rod Lazo continues to refine the design for Yabbit the Rabbit. Take a look at the latest sketches and see how Yabbit the Rabbit’s personality is evolving before your eyes.
Show, Don’t Tell: Bringing Yabbit the Rabbit to Life Through Illustration
Great picture books don’t just tell stories—they show them. I’m learning how to let my illustrator, Rodrigo, visually express Yabbit the Rabbit’s world, emotions, and actions so children can connect with the story through art.