Picture Book Spreads
Pia and the moon
Pia is a tiny coral polyp with a big dream: to build the greatest coral in the world. Each night, her friend the Moon shows her wondrous structures; each day, Pia shapes her own. Some reef neighbors doubt her—until a storm sweeps her coral away. Seeing Pia’s tears, the reef bands together to rebuild, this time as one. A gentle tale of architecture, friendship, and community—told by the ocean’s smallest great architects.
Themes: architecture, friendship, community; coral facts presented in a child-friendly way.
Age: 4–7 | Visual style: poetic, nature-focused.
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Bobby is a young blue-footed booby living on a small island where his colony struggles as fish grow scarce due to big trawlers. Never fond of fish himself, Bobby teams up with his best friend to fly to the mainland in search of new food. After tasting many fruits—some delicious, some awful—they discover an easy-to-carry, widely available fruit to bring home. Back on the island, the colony adopts it alongside fish, adding a reliable new food source that helps them thrive.
Themes: resourcefulness, friendship, environmental awareness; gentle facts about seabirds and oceans.
Age: 6–8 | Visual style: bright, nature-rich.
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Bobby, the Bluefooted Boobie
The tale of the talkative turtle
Aesop’s Fable: The Two Swans and the Tortoise
Two swans offer to carry a talkative tortoise to a new home by holding a stick between them—if he promises to stay silent and bite down tight. As they soar over a village, the tortoise can’t resist replying to the crowd below. He opens his mouth to speak, loses his grip, and falls. The lesson: wisdom means knowing when to hold your tongue.
Project notes: Illustrated: three double-page spreads
Characters & Expressions
Ralph the weevil / digital / book project
Weevils of the world / watercolour / book project
Mies and angler fish / ink / personal project
Mies and fish / / ink / personal project
Bobby and the Guava / gouache / book project
Bobby and the fish / gouache / book project
Chicks / watercolor / client work
Chicks / watercolour / client work
Covers & Title Pages
Cover for Bobby, the bluefooted Booby
Cover for Pia, the little coral polyp
Black & White / Linework
Geheimnisgeschichten — Ninth Book
Text by Helga Castellanos Illustrations by Anja Reithmann (credited as Anja Fenzl)
Publisher: Liliom Verlag ISBN: 978-3-96606-030-1 Language: German
For: Read‑aloud and early independent readers
Three gentle, humorous mystery tales—free from violence and chase scenes—inviting children to think and engage, each ending with a small challenge. Anja Reithmann’s illustrations add atmosphere and guide young readers through the stories.
