Textbook Design

Client: National Spiritual Assembly of the
Bahá'ís of the United States
Size: 8.5"x 8.5" books, 128–208 pages
Role: concept, design, art-direction, production, photography

The Children's Storybook Series is a set of reading texts of stories for ages 6-12 on religious themes. Each theme-based chapter serves three levels of readers with stories at increasing reading levels. Stories and memory verse pages are each illustrated separately. Series consists of 18 books matched with Lesson Plan Guidebooks. The first set of three books is complete at this time.

I have had the priviledge of working with illustrators around the country and around the world on this book series. The illustrator is matched to each story carefully, based on the tone and emotion of the text as it connects with the spirit and inspiration of the artist. Portrayal of realism, history, and abstract emotion vary with the interests and age of the audience. We combine the artwork with computer-generated effects and basically have good fun thinking about the joy of the children.

The artists whose work delights these
sample pages are, in order:
Carla Marlene Trimble
Pepper Oldziey
Jaci Ayorinde
Keith Kresge
Barbara Trauger
Jaci Ayorinde
Cindy Pacileo
Barbara Trauger
Pepper Oldziey