Swing High Children's Books
Life to the full. Engaging children's books — by author Clay Anderson.
08/03/2024
My friend Anthony Hyslop has a beautiful new book in the works — and he's raising funds on Kickstarter for it. Go take a peek, and give him your support!
HERE AT THE CASTLE ABIDE WITH ME
14/02/2024
This cover is only a draft — the book is still in progress! — but a new release will be coming from Swing High Children's Books later this year!
PARKER'S BUCKET IS EMPTY. It's been a hard day, nothing's gone right, and a bully at school has been picking on him. What's a kid to do?!
"THE DENT IN MY BUCKET": A story of filling buckets ... and finding friends.
Stay tuned!
25/12/2023
Got to read All Is Bright at my home church today, for all the kids I know so well. That was a pretty special treat. (And it was also read at 7 other churches that I know of!)
Merry Christmas, friends!
22/12/2023
When your eyes well up at your own book, because you realize that the days that “won’t last” … didn’t last. 😕
Appreciate every moment.
19/12/2023
Love this beautiful reading of All Is Bright created by my friend Cazzy Zahursky!
Also excited to hear that the book will be used in Christmas services of at least three churches this coming week!
On a silent, holy night...a baby was born, and the world changed in ALL IS BRIGHT by Clay Anderson On a silent, holy night...a baby was born, and the world changed.Join Mary and Joseph on their journey that first Christmas night, witness the wonder of Jesu...
18/06/2023
CHECK OUT this great Father’s Day selection of FREE ebooks — perfect for dads and kids to read together!
https://tinyurl.com/FathersDayEbooks
Including “Me, G, and the Locust Tree” from Swing High Children's Books, and featuring books from these fantastic authors!
Reading Through the NICU
Oscar and Emmy Cat Books
Rae Rankin
Meaningful stories by Misty Black
Kristina Sheldon- Author
Kim T. S.
Magical Stories with Meaningful Lessons
Kim Ann - Author
Author Tina Marie Young
BaKon Brands
Katie Gigliotti Books
Izzy B, The Silly Story Specialist
13/04/2023
Meet Parker.
Parker has had a long day, but he'll tell you his story soon.
04/04/2023
For the very first time, "This I Know" is one of the top 500 books on Amazon!
(It's also a perfect time to add it to an Easter basket near you! 😁)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1732241848/
25/12/2022
“You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High.”
10/12/2022
In celebration of our “All Is Bright” book launch, Katie Weaver found just the right outfit for our dog Tucker.
All is bright!
05/12/2022
Orders going out! Thanks for all the support and excitement, friends!
14/10/2022
This fresh and bright Christmas book is almost here!
Here are some production photos from a while back. We’re pretty excited — but these books can’t get here soon enough!
(While we’re waiting, preorders are open at allisbrightbook.com! Get your order in for Christmas delivery!)
Here goes nothin’...
A few years ago, when my oldest child, Avery, was first starting to enjoy books, we began to spend regular time at our local library, in the wonderful children’s department. And I found myself almost more intrigued than my kids by the incredible selection of children’s picture books.
Funny, poignant, artful, sentimental, happy, silly, sad, fascinating, inspiring, joyful, hopeful.
Everything under the sun.
The beauty of such books is in their form.
Because they’re short, they have to tell a story succinctly.
Because they’re full of pictures, they have to tell a story visually—and often beautifully.
Because they’re written for children, they have to tell a story simply and innocently.
And many are truly brilliant works of literature.
So it got me dreaming, and I started teasing a few ideas of my own. Wrote down some ideas, started on some manuscripts, talked to a couple people about illustration and publishing and marketing.
And it all came together in the fall of 2017. I finished a transcript that I was ready to pursue. I came across a freelance website where I could find illustrators who fit my budget. I found self-publishing options that are affordable and powerful. And I decided I wasn’t going to put off this dream any longer.
And here we are.
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