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A MOST UNIQUE CHRISTMAS GIFT! Princess Ava and Prince Kali

 

TEACH YOUR CHILD TO READ AT A VERY EARLY AGE. TEACHING YOUR CHILD TO START READING AT THE AGE OF TWO IS NOT UNUSUAL.

Princess Ava and Prince Kali is a children's book created from a mother's heart to please an inquiring little daughter. This book has pleased her daughter as well as many, many other little girls like her daughter! This book is fast becoming a collector's item, and an asset in anyone's library.
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The people loved Princess Ava and Prince Kali at one of the largest events that took place in Chicago, The Black Women's Expo! August 1st, 2nd, and 3rd.

Autographed copies are available, NO EXTRA CHARGE FOR AUTOGRAPHED COPIES!
It is retailing at 16.99 at book stores. Ordered from the Publisher it is 16.99 plus tax, postage & handling.
Front Cover was illustrated using water color. It was rendered with various techniques and styles. I used a blend of academic methods, opaque, transparent wash, and wet-on wet applications to create the aura of contentment and vibrancy in the overall appearance of the cover.

Celebs at The Black women's Expo 2008! 

The Author with Dick Gregory!

Diane Deaderick, Princess Ava and Prince Kali enjoy the company of Dick Gregory!
Even though Mr Gregory doesn't do standup comedy any more, he still had Ms. Deaderick amazed with his witty humor.

Diane Deaderick meets the Rev. Willie T. Barrow 

Princess Ava and Prince Kali meet the Rev. Willie T. Barrow!

Ms. Deaderick was honored to receive Rev. Barrow's blessings.
The Rev. Willie T. Barrow serves as chair of the board emeritus of Rainbow/PUSH Coalition and is minister of justice at the Vernon Park Church of God in Chicago.

AUTOGRAPHED COPIES ARE AVAILABLE! 

NO EXTRA CHARGE!

Autographed copies are available at Book Signings and direct from the Publisher, Diane Deaderick. Autographs by the Author and/or the Illustrator can be signed to you or someone special.

THE BACK COVER

PAGE PREVIEW 

TOMMY, PRINCESS AVA'S BROTHER

Tommy follows Princess Ava in the forest, only to discover she is being captured by the forest creatures!
Illustrated by Bill Jackson.

ANOTHER PAGE PREVIEW! 

PRINCESS AVA AND KING THOMAS

Princess Ava is comforted by her father. She is obviously upset about something! Don't you want to know why she is upset?
Illustrated by Bill Jackson.

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Hello World.
My name is Bill Jackson. I was born in Montgomery, Alabama. Earned an Art Degree from Alabama State University in 1974. After graduating in 1974, I moved to Chicago, Illinois. After the move I enrolled at The American Academy Of Art concentrating in Advertising Illustration. I left the Academy to accept a position with a Chicago based magazine, (Aim Magazine) as Art Director and Cover Illustrator. I remained there for nine years.
I also started work as an Advertising Artist for the Sears Chicago Group Advertising Dept., and remained there for fourteen years. While still at Aim and Sears I met Diane Deaderick, the Author of the famous 1988 Edition of Princess Ava and Prince Kali, which I illustrated. I returned to Montgomery in 1991 and worked as a Graphic Artist and Printer for the Montgomery Regional Medical Center. In 1992 I Illustrated another successful book, a coloring book, The Deer In The Big Forest, written by Betsy Taff, commissioned and published by the Alabama Children's Trust Fund. I returned to Chicago in October 2007. Presently I hold the position of Staff Artist and a Board Member of the Alabama National Historic Foundation. This organization helps promote the Historic Heritage of the 1965 Voting Rights March from Selma to Montgomery. I have recently finished illustrating the Second Edition of Princess Ava and Prince Kali, March of 2008.

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