The Big Blue Chicken | Many thanks to the crew!

Lauren, Designer. Thanks to Lauren for her long hours of piecing everything together and prepping materials for the printers & artists to finalize it everything for printing. 

Joe, Ideal Printers. A huge thanks to Joe for showing me his first chicken that he was inspired to draw based on my story. I’m so grateful for his creativity and ingenuity with this project! His can-do attitude and willingness to make anything happen is such a gift and so great to work with. He helped keep my nerves and remain mellow with all of the changes and tweaks before printing. His patience and attention to detail really helped to finalize the designs & artwork.

Pam, Ideal Printers. Thanks to Pam for assuring quality and seeking out other available resources and connections to help this project get off the ground. Her belief and support are awesome and her sincerity in making sure this project succeeds has been so motivating and wonderful! I am grateful for her wisdom and understanding and her availability to meet and talk over project ideas, offering her support and helpful advice.

Mark Petersen, Absolute Print Graphics. Special thanks to Mark for his enthusiasm, support and creativity with this project. His printing services helped add so much to the final product and it was so awesome to hold the final copies in my hand after many late nights reworking and editing this book. Mark’s drive and passion for creative endeavors was inspirational during this process!

My clan. Most of all, I’m thankful for the clan who had to hear about chickens day in and day out. Thanks to Bridget, who helped edit and clarify the pages, methodically planning and scheduling everything in. To David who was always amazed and had such positive comments about my work and kept me going. For Pat, “the judge”, who helped critically listen “just one more time” from the top! His meaningful questions and eye-rolling helped with the revisions.  Thanks to Colleen, my grammar queen.  Her immediate response of taking notes and words that would come on long car rides was always so helpful. For Mike, who shook his head with a smiling “yes” or a grimacing, nose crinkling “no” with his approvals or disapprovals. For Casey, who waited week by week for this story to come together and offered his support, love and help in the process of putting this book together. There were many late nights and random discussions amidst the day-to-day family events. Thanks to my sissy, Mary, who was always there to give quick and honest pieces of advice via a phone call or e-mail.  In appreciation for my other readers at the “shop”.  Their critical ideas helped re-form the story.

Everyone had a part in making the “bread”, so to say.  Thank you everyone for all of your help, support & love!