San Francisco Book Fest 2013 Honors Washington State Children’s Author

SAN FRANCISCO - May 18, 2013 - PRLog -- Kizzie Jones, author of ‘How Dachshunds Came To Be: A Tall Tale About a Short Long Dog' will be among the honorees at the 2013 San Francisco Book Fest to be held at Sir Francis Drake hotel.  For more information http://www.sanfranciscobookfestival.com/winners_2013.htm see Honorable Mentions under the ‘Children’s Books’ category.

What has become a very popular west coast title this season was inspired by Ms. Jones during a holiday at the seashore several years ago.  How Dachshunds Came To Be: A Tall Tale About a Short Long Dog', was released October 2012, drawing hundreds to its highly anticipated book launch, held in Edmonds Washington.

While in San Francisco to accept her honor, Kizzie Jones, will also take part in the Book Fest panel, “Children’s Books In A Modern Age” to be held on Saturday, 18 May, 2013 at 2:30PM.  Details of the Book Fest schedule can be found at http://sanfranciscobookfestival.com/day_festival.html.

Illustrated by Scott Ward, ‘How Dachshunds Came to Be” is intended to foster “The values of honoring community and diversity, and working in collaboration”, according to its author, a resident of Edmonds, Washington.  A hometown favorite, Ms. Jones was featured in My Edmonds News the day after her announced win.  My Edmonds News link:  http://myedmondsnews.com/2013/05/author-kizzie-jones-wins-s-f-book-festival-award/

“The 30-page book-delight reached Top Twenty ranking in Amazon’s eBook market by Day Two of its release.  Calibrated hourly Amazon bases its book rankings on sales, a book’s favorable reviews, and traffic being driven by well-wishers to an author’s book pages on Amazon, demonstrated by ‘Likes’ campaigns,” says publishing consultant, Emily Hill.  Hill adds, we were proud to have the opportunity to add “How Dachshunds Came To Be” to the line up of books available from our boutique publishing house.”

The full-color fable was designed by Kathi Humphries Design & New Media, of Seattle, using InDesign technology, one of the newest innovations in publishing.  Introduced quietly to the publishing world thirteen months ago, InDesign is a software program used for page layout and page elements.  

Publisher Emily Hill, of A.V. Harrison Publishing, describes the process used, “For ‘How Dachshunds Came To Be: A Tall Tale About A Short Long Dog’:   “The designer, Ms. Humphries, layered the story-line written by the author onto the breathtaking illustrations of Scott Ward, adding creative and colorful font designs to advance the storyline.”

“The result was a seamless panorama of sparkling color, dancing fonts, with a read-again story line,” continues the publisher.

“And, it’s the perfect size for a child’s hands.  We designed the book at

8.5” x 8.5” and were delighted when we previewed the galley proofs,” said Emily Hill. The publisher touted the book’s dimension by adding that size was considered because it is so ‘packable’ for backpacks, visits to Grandma’s house, and airplane travel.

“How Dachshunds Came To Be: A Tall Tale About A Short Long Dog” is intended for dachshund lovers, dog owners, children building friendships, families considering adding a pet to their family, as well as public and school librarians, counselors and those in the ministry.  The book is available through Amazon’s extended distribution channels under ISBN 978-1479280759.  

It is made available, by Amazon, to the United States book market, as well as the UK, Germany, Spain, France, and India (through Junglee.com) markets.