Checkers and Dot

Written by J. Torres & illustrated by J. Lum

Part of the Checkers and Dot Book Series

Physical book

$7.95

$7.59

0 - 3

Reading age

Page count

Oct 23, 2012

Publication date

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What's Checkers and Dot About

Publisher Summary

Welcome to the wonderfully patterned world of Checkers and Dot! This sweet and striking series of board books has been designed especially for babies and tots. With high-contrast, patterned art for developing eyes, simple but memorable rhyming text for reading aloud, and cute-as-a-button characters, J. Torres and J. Lum have created engaging first books that little ones and their loved ones will want to cozy up with and read again and again. A simple, sturdy, and stylish new series for those just beginning to look, listen, and learn.

What Kind of Book is Checkers and Dot

Topics

first concepts size and shape patterns

Genres

fiction

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The Creatives Behind the Book

Author

J. Torres

J. TORRES is a Shuster Award-winning, Eisner Award-nominated writer whose credits include adaptations of Disney/Pixar’s WALL-E and CTV’s Degrassi: The Next Generation, the comic book series Teen Titans Go and Wonder Girl for DC Comics, as well as the graphic novels Lola: A Ghost Story and the YALSA-listed Days Like This for Oni Press. He has also written for children’s magazines, books, and television. The author lives just outside of Toronto, Ontario.

Illustrator

J. Lum

J. LUM is an Eisner Award nominated designer who sometimes explores being an illustrator. She has led graphic publishing workshops for post-secondary and continuing education programs. The Checkers and Dot series is her first foray into the world of children’s book illustration. J. Lum lives in Toronto, Ontario.