That's What Vegetables Do!" represents the first book I co-wrote with my grandaughter and my first effort towards launching my own book publishing company. The book was all about collaboration. My granddaughter and I got going on the idea and before you knew it we had created a story we thought other kids would like. Finding Tatjana Larina, our illustrator brought the story to life and the entire process encouraged me to continue writing and publishing. I found Tatjana after sifting through hundreds of artists, illustrators, graphic designers on ODESK.com which is now known as UPWORK.com. I chose her to illustrate our story because the quality of her work and her style fit the whimsical nature of the book.
The goal of this project is to launch my publishing company with our first book collaboration, "That's What Vegetables Do!". I printed one sample copy to check errors and verify everything. Now with crowdfunding I can print 1,000 hardcover copies in addition to the ebook I have on-line, and buy more copies and sell them to keep the process of creating and designing and printing going. Our marketing plan for "That's What Vegetables Do!" includes setting up tables at farmer's markets and providing a place for kids to sit down and listen to the story.