Bye bye, Coco!

So much has been happening in the world these past few months and it can all be very scary, even for us grown-ups! This book is to provide awareness to our little ones and to remind them not to worry!

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Inspiration:

I am a nurse who loves art, design, and writing! When I heard about this competition, I thought it was Heaven sent. It was the perfect opportunity to put the things that I love into action. What is more amazing is that my best friend, who is a middle school teacher, was recently just talking about how she wanted to create a children's book this year. I reached out to her and we worked on the script. It was just perfect. Truly one of the most amazing experiences. In addition, along with being a nurse, I also baby-sit on the side. Through that, I realized just how much fear and anxiety has been placed on children and kids because of this pandemic. A lot are scared. A lot still don't know what's going on. I hope books like this one and others will get released so there can be knowledge and a peace of mind among the little ones. I know as adults, we can get so caught up with everything else that we forget to do some necessary education and reassuring, I am guilty of that at times. So hopefully this eBook provides just that.

What it does:

This eBook educates children 6-9 years of age on what the coronavirus is, how to prevent it from spreading, how to stay safe and healthy, and then it also gives them assurance that soon, everything will be okay! That it may be a little scary and frightening, but when we do our part, we will be okay.

How I built it:

I created this eBook with Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe Photoshop. I also used pencil and paper for the original sketches and designs!

Challenges I ran into:

One challenge I ran into was trying to work around my work schedule. I didn't think I would have a lot of time to work on it and that made me not want to enter, but it worked out! Another challenge was trying to make everything age appropriate for the kids, which, surprisingly, was a little rough!

Accomplishments that I'm proud of:

I was able to finish the illustrations and script under a week of just hearing about the competition! That is an accomplishment for me because I had just recently downloaded the Adobe Cloud program and was still getting very used to it. On top of that, I had to save lives at work! I never knew I had so much dedication and perseverance until I started this project. And now that it's done, I'm so amazed. Truly a blessing.

What I learned:

I learned patience and perseverance during the creation of this project. It may not seem like much, but it means so much to me, especially in this season. Also, having just downloaded the Adobe Cloud last month, I was able to teach myself so much. A lot of trial and error, but I've learned so much in 2 weeks alone than I would've in 2 weeks of Adobe classes!

What's next for Bye bye, Coco!

Hopefully this eBook wins! That's the prayer, and even if it doesn't, it was such an amazing thing to work on! I look forward to publishing it and making it available for others to read. I know a lot of people are looking forward to that! As for Olive, I think she's more than ready to say bye bye to coronavirus!

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