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Jess Mason is a children’s book illustrator residing in Worcestershire, England. With inspirations including folk art, medieval manuscripts, nature, and film Jess specializes in conjuring nuanced, atmospheric worlds that are equal parts mysterious and cozy. In addition to illustrating Hazel and the Spooky Season from Hazy Dell Press, Jess has illustrated Just a Girl from HarperCollins and Who Owns the Woods from Little Tiger Books.

Available only at hazydellpress.com (the website you're reading now!), pre-orders fo our forthcoming picture book, Hazel and the Spooky Season, will receive an eerie-sistable 8x8" die-cut sticker sheet featuring Hazel, Ronnie Pumpkinseed, and other delightfully spooky icons of Halloween. 

Andrea is a professional editor extraordinaire living in Portland, Oregon. As a multitalented developmental editor and copy editor, Andrea supports and improves a wide variety of beloved and award-winning Hazy Dell Press titles, including middle-grade chapter books, picture books, and board books. 

We are thrilled to announce that Hazy Dell Press has been honored with two 2023 Independent Publisher Book Awards!

Laura Borio was born in Turin, Italy, in 1986. The moment her parents put colored pencils in her hands, she decided to try them on the kitchen walls. And she hasn’t stopped drawing since. In 2008, Laura attended a comic book illustration course that changed her life, opened her mind, and propelled her down the career path of a children’s book illustrator. 

Climb up to your crow's nest and gaze across the horizon—thar blows free education guides and activities! Take a look at our newest offerings in this post, and be sure to visit our Education and Activities resources page for the full suite of free resources that add educational context and creative time fun for all Hazy Dell Press titles. 

George spoke with Hazy Dell Press about manifesting the Loch Ness Monster, making characters "act", and his childhood love of Goosebumps, Animorphs, and all things horror and sci-fi.

The American Library Association’s Core Committee Recognizing Excellence in Children’s and Young Adult Science Fiction has selected You’re Out of This World for the 2023 Excellence in Children’s and Young Adult Science Fiction Golden Duck Notable List! 

Brooke recently chatted with Hazy Dell Press about the origins of Klyde the Kraken Wants a Friend, the friendly monster’s surprising depth, and the delicate business of introducing lessons that don’t spoil the fun. 

2022 was a banner year for Hazy Dell Press, with seven new, unique, adorable, and beautiful books joining the family. And it’s all thanks to our inspiring collaborations with talented artists from all over the world, including Zoe Persico, Gillian Reid, Katie Cottle, George Bletsis, Kyle Sullivan, Andrea Reuter, Elias Barks, and Bay Clarkson. 

Kyle Sullivan, author of several Hazy Dell Press books including Get Dressed, Sasquatch!, The Cyclops Witch and the Heebie-Jeebies, and Bigfoot vs. Aliens, recently sat down with Sean and Steve on the Mostly Horror podcast to discuss cryptids, kids books, and the effective lure of fart jokes to draw children into literature.

Happy HOWL-oween! Until midnight on Halloween night or while supplies last, all orders of our Howloweeny picture book, Werewolf? There Wolf!, will receive an 8x8" die-cut sticker sheet and a download link to a brand new, exclusive coloring sheet by illustrator Meg Hunt.