Ever wonder how the cover of your favorite books come to life?  Read about the evolution of the cover for Elves Can't Dunk below.

Sketch Number 1:

The first draft of the cover art had fun-loving Ralphy the polar bear looking more like a wolf and not very fun-loving. Sebastian the elf looked more like a mean little boy. I asked them to make it look more cartoony. The artist went back to the drawing board...

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Sketch Number 2:

Now that's more like it! Ralphy looks like a fun guy and Sebastian looks like a cute little elf. We're on our way...

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Final:

(Yes! When this was sent to me I loved it immediately. It was as if the artist looked into my mind and saw the characters and cover that I had imagined when I wrote the story. Now this is a cover that should jump off the shelves!

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