A TWIN IS TO HUG

This charming book is sure to be a hit with twins everywhere.
I had a great time designing these simple pages to illustrate a variety of experiences for twins.

by Bonnie Ashburn - Abrams - 2019

#ISBN 978-1-4197-3158-7

Written & Illustrated by John Abbott Nez

Cromwell Dixon’s Sky-Cycle is the amazing true story of America’s forgotten ‘Boy Aeronaut’,
who actually built and flew his own flying bicycle over the skyscrapers of Columbus, Ohio in 1907.

This book is a real adventure book, filled with illustrations of amazing home-made inventions
built in Cromwell Dixon’s workshop that capture the spirit of the times.

G.P. Putnams 2009 *ISBN: 978-1-4027-7068-5

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The 12 Days of Christmas in Washington

Written & Illustrated by John Abbott Nez Sterling Publishing - 2011

The 12 Days of Christmas in Washington tells the story of a fun filled trip across
the state of Washington with Molly and her cousin Max who is visiting over the holidays.

Now also available as a board book with the same title, which is great for toddlers.

*ISBN: 978-1-4027-7068-5

Written & Illustrated by John Nez

My Cherry Tree is a poetic book about the changing of the seasons.
It was a joy to write and the editors loved it without hardly a change.

John Nez - Korean Montessori Press

“At night I see the stars and moon shining
through the branches.
When it snows the branches look like sugar cakes
piled high with soft white tops.
I can see a hill shaped like a turtle far away.”

One Smart Cookie - written & illustrated by John Nez

My first author - illustrated book, One Smart Cookie tells the story of Cookie,
the dog who can read!
Cookie helps save the day and help turn everyone in school into a reader.

One Smart Cookie has been in print for 10 years and featured in the Scholastic Book Club.

John Nez - Albert Whitman 2006

Scholastic Book Club Selection *ISBN: 978-1-4027-7068-5

The Grandma Cure

The Grandma Cure is a charming book where two grandmothers
behave like kindergarteners, fighting over the attentions of their grand-daughter.

In the end they make up and work together to share.

Dutton Books 2003

*ISBN: 978-1-4027-7068-5

Amazing Autumn
by Jennifer Marino Walters

Illustrated by John Nez

This was my favorite book of the four book series, with all kinds of
rich autumnal scenes to do. I painted the line with brush-pen on watercolor paper
and employed photoshop to fill up the pages with dazzling color.

Red Chair - 2016 - #ISBN978-1-63440-045-9

The Marshmallow Man is a humorous early reader filled with sticky yicky carnival food.

This was published as an ebook reader.

A fun non-fiction book set in Brooklyn with lots of early morning scenes.
This book helps kids understand what happens to the garbage after they’ve tossed it out. I learned lots of things I didn’t know.

Wonderful Winter
by Jennifer Marino Walters
Illustrated by John Nez

This is a fun book with all kinds of outdoor winter scenes.

I painted the line with brush-pen on watercolor paper and used photoshop to fill up the pages with dazzling color and textures.

Red Chair - 2016 - #ISBN978-1-63440-045-9

SPOT SAVES THE DAY

Spot Saves the Day is a book I always wanted to illustrate.
The story takes place in a firehouse and where of course
after a little trouble, Spot Saves the Day!

This book was illustrated with pencil and digital color and published as an e-book.

STELLA... ALMOST

A charming book with Stella the fox and her grandfather. This story helps restore hope
to Stella, who has given up on being a creative little Fox. Written by Willy Blevins.

Illustrated by John Nez written by Willy Blevins

Red Chair - 2015

OTTO AND THE BIRDCHARMERS

It was a challenge to do this cover for Otto and the Birdcharmers,
trying to capture the feel of the amazing novel in a single cover painting.

Holiday House 2009 *ISBN: 978-1-4027-7068-5

JAMES PATTERSON

I was happily surprised to get a call to do a book with James Patterson!
It was fun working with this famous novelist to make some pages
for his best selling children’s books. He seemed to like my ideas and illustration.

#ISBN 978031640424

PETER PANDA MELTS DOWN!

Peter Panda is a charming story about the ups and downs in the day of an average little panda, written by Artie Bennett.

Peter seems to always have a dramatic time of things as he struggles through each day… as I’m sure we all could relate.

Blue Apple Books - 2014

*ISBN-13: 9781609054113

Ruby Clues - The Case of the Stolen Sidewalk

A charming easy reader book about Ruby Clues and her amazing detective skills.
Written by Jenn Talagnon, this is a fun easy reader about summertime mystery.

My books with Kane Press combine storytelling with science facts.

Social Studies Connects helps young readers get a framework
with the world they live in.

These books were all done with real pen, ink and paper… before I started my digital style.

ISBN 1-57565-165-3

THE DANCING CLOCK

A fun story with a runaway monkey in the Central Park Zoo. Look out for mischief!

For this book I used brush-pen and digital color to capture the main characters.

Tiger Tales Publishing 2011 *ISBN: 978-1-4027-7068-5

Suprising Spring
by Jennifer Marino Walters

Illustrated by John Nez

A charming ode to Spring. I painted the line with brush-pen on watercolor paper
and added digital colors to fill up the pages with dazzling Spring colors.

Red Chair - 2016 - #ISBN978-1-63440-045-9

A guide to teenagers about finding, making and keeping friends.

With lively Illustrations that I did in black & white with digital textures - from Putnams Books.

THE DRAGON PAINTER

The Dragon Painter is a Chinese folk tale, which was amazing to do.
It was fascinating discovering the characters in historical books from the library.
I discovered some of the characters in the local library, of course!

The Dragon Painter has had three reprints in different book anthologies.

Usborne 2009 *ISBN: 978-1-4027-7068-5

Amazing Autumn
by Jennifer Marino Walters

Illustrated by John Nez

This summery book was made with with brush-pen onwatercolor paper and employed photoshop to fill up the pages with dazzling color.

Red Chair - 2016 - #ISBN978-1-63440-045-9

The Cranksville Cookout is a fun story based on the folk tale ‘Stone Soup’.

In this book, a lively picnic is interrupted by a thunderstorm and the clever cook saves the day.

MOUSEY THE EXPLORER

Written & Illustrated by John Nez

Mousey the Explorer is my first iPad interactive e-book app,
filled with interactive sounds, animations, puzzles, art and music.

I was the actor, writer, producer and director. I did the design,
lighting, costumes, action, choreography and special effects and animation. So much fun!

Interactive Touch Books

Mouse's Christmas Cookie is a fun holiday book written by Patricia Thomas.
All through the house not a creature was stirring… except for Cat and Mouse.

I used holiday colors and patterns to create this book.

Two Lions - ISBN 10: 14777847049

This is a toy board book for toddlers. I used bold digital design to create this book - including alphabet letters as textures.

It was published by Concordia Publishing.

THE LITTLE PLUMPKINS

A Peek-a-boo Board Book created by John Nez

The Little Plumpkins is a board book featuring see through cutouts,
so young toddlers can see key parts of the adjacent pages.

Random House 1996 - *ISBN: 978-1-4027-7068-5

This is a fun and informative book about money written for kids who are just learning about the world of money.

For the cover art, I had to combine illustration with photography… a fun challenge. From Mondo Press

That’s a Fact! & That’s a Fact, Too!

These fun little books join science and art. These pages originated in 321 Contact Magazine, with Children’s Television Workshop. Then later some of the pages were made into these fun little books for Random House.