BOOKS
BY ARTIST KIM ANDERSON
Image: Actual prototype of the care package; a CONGRATULATIONS box, the "The Bilingual Alphabet: ASL & English" blanket and "JUST LIKE US" board book.
"JUST LIKE US" A Children's Board Book, also for all ages!
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Congratulations Care Package launch pending on a designated nonprofit and funders for the pilot project. If interested in being the designated nonprofit or as a funder, contact us.
Check out the progression of the book in its entirety on Blurb.com. It is currently in it's third DRAFT and is a PROTOTYPE. It is prohibitively expensive. Plus, NO PROFIT is being generated from it whatsoever. Would not recommend anyone to purchase the prototype at this time, as the funds would only go to Blurb, not to any nonprofit. Once a nonprofit organization takes on this project for mass production through their preferred publishing company at an affordable rate, it will be announced publicly.
Seeking a Deaf-Centered/Deaf-Led Nonprofit Organization to be the headquarters of this Congratulatory Care Package pilot project. If interested, contact Kim at AndersonDesigns.ks@gmail.com
JUST LIKE US by Author & Illustrator Kim Anderson
11/04/2024 | A work in progress!
The idea of a children's book with De'VIA themes started in 2017. The medium used for each page of illustrations was watercolor. The last illustration: “Deaf Gain III: Superpowers Revealed" was completed in 2022. The originals of each of the eight illustrations are copyrighted, owned, and continue to be in the possession of Deaf Artist Kim Anderson.
As time progressed, ideas of how to make this De'VIA themed book meaningful evolved to creating a Congratulations Care Package for Parents of Deaf newborns to counter the sadness/grief bags of mythical auditory cures and conversion therapies propaganda they receive at the hospital that rob parents of the joyful truths of having a Deaf child.
The goal of this care package is to give the joyful truths, to CELEBRATE! CELEBRATE! CELEBRATE hitting the jackpot! Celebrate embarking on a marvelous journey of experiencing and benefiting from their child's Deaf Gain! The book has a "Love Note" for the parents congratulating them and explaining why! It starts with:
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A Celebration is called for! Drumroll! You are so LUCKY in having a Deaf child! CONGRATULATIONS! You've hit the jackpot!
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You are now among the luckiest of parents embarking on a marvelous journey of amazing gains for YOU and your Deaf child! Your child has gained the coveted privilege of being Deaf! Therefore your child has a Deaf Gain as you do too! You both will gain the phenomenal cognitive benefits of learning sign language and becoming bilingual together! Priceless! No one has ever regretted learning sign language and neither will you! The added perks to this jackpot is gaining the extended close-knit family of the amazing, loving, and culturo-linguistic vibrant Deaf community.
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That's just the beginning of the "Love Note"!
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The Rainbow De'VIA Genre Collection
by Kim Anderson
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Illustration Copyright ©2019 Illustrated by Artist Kimberly A. Anderson
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Narrative Text Copyright ©2019 by Author
Kimberly A. Anderson
Artist Kim Anderson curated this rare (only 20) art collector's limited edition of the 2019 February De'VIA Challenge. The gorgeous, vibrant and one of a kind collection of the 29 rainbow De'VIA genre art productions best encapsulate the artist's Deaf worldview and experience in a way lay people can instantly understand and appreciate. Each colorful production was illustrated and narrated within 24 hours using the motif of the day.
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For additional information about De'VIA . . . read more
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SOLD OUT! Not to be published again. The ultimate collection of Kim Anderson's Rainbow De'VIA art for serious art collectors. Only twenty books were numbered, autographed and included a personal note from the artist. Two purchase options were available, collectors either ordered just the book, or ordered the book with an ORIGINAL artwork.
A Letter To God
The Lord's Prayer Translated
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Illustration Copyright ©2010 Illustrated by Artist Kimberly A. Anderson
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Translation Text Copyright ©2010 by Authors Carol Montgomery Beall (Artist's Mother) & Aubrianna J. Anderson (Artist's Daughter)
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Most children can recite the Lord's Prayer flawlessly, but are most likely unable to explain the meaning behind each line of the Prayer. The author(s) translates the Lord's Prayer in this beautifully illustrated book in terms children can understand.
The illustrations of this book was created using scrapbook papers, die cut shapes from Cricut and assorted embellishments.