For my parents and LB—the greatest adventures are shared with the ones you love.
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The type was hand lettered by the artist.
The art for this book was made using a Wacom Cintiq and Adobe Photoshop plus handmade textures.
Book design by Charles Krelo !
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has been searching for adventure since he could hold a crayon. He has swum with sharks, met wild bears, and sailed to the moon (all without letting go of that same crayon). In between these adventures, he worked at Pixar Animation Studios building 3-D worlds for movies like Coco , Up , and Inside Out . The Society for Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) awarded him a Portfolio Showcase Honor at their Annual Summer Conference in 2014. Tony now lives, works, and plays in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he writes and illustrates books for kids.
liot imagines sailing wild rivers and discovering giant beasts, right there on his block! But he wishes his adventures were real. Eliot’s grandpa, El Capitán, once steered his own ship through dangerous seas to far-o ! lands. But he can’t do that anymore. Can Eliot and El Capitán discover a real adventure . . . together? Come find out! All aboard The Greatest Adventure !
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