J. Torres – Tundra Book Group

May 9, 2014

TCAF 2014

TCAF is The Toronto Comic Arts Festival. It is a week long celebration of comics and graphic novels and their creators, which culminates in a two-day exhibition and vendor fair featuring hundreds of comics creators from around the world. Other Festival events include readings, interviews, panels, workshops, gallery shows, art installations, and much more!

Saturday, May 10th, 2014 from 9am-5pm
Sunday, May 11th, 2014 from 11am-5pm
Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge Street, Toronto
Free admission! Follow TCAF on Twitter.

Presenting Viminy Crowe’s Comic Book
Written by Marthe Jocelyn and Richard Scrimger
Illustrated by Claudia Dávila
Hardcover | 336 Pages | Ages 9-12
ISBN 978-1-77049-479-4
Event date: Saturday, May 10, 2014
Event time: 11:45am to 12:30pm
Location: Beeton Auditorium, Toronto Reference Library.
Signing at Little Island Comics table to follow.

Some of our authors and illustrators will also have an exhibitor’s table!

Booth 171: David Huyck, illustrator of Nine Words Max
Booth B1: J. Torres, author of the Alison Dare and Checker and Dot series
Booth: 273-275: Ramón K. Pérez, illustrator of Cyclist BikeList

May 14, 2013May 21, 2013

Tuesdays with Tundra 29

Tuesdays with Tundra is a monthly post on our new releases. The following books are available today in stores and online!

Checkers and Dot at the Beach
Written by J. Torres
Illustrated by J. Lum
Board Book
16 Pages
Ages 0-3
ISBN: 978-1-77049-444-2
Checkers and Dot at the Beach invites us to follow along with Checkers and Dot as they explore the beach, counting as they go.

Checkers and Dot on the Farm
Written by J. Torres
Illustrated by J. Lum
Board Book
16 Pages
Ages 0-3
ISBN: 978-1-77049-443-5
Checkers and Dot on the Farm follows Checkers and Dot to the farm, where they meet some animal friends and learn some new animal sounds.

Learn All About Soccer: Color and Activity
Written by Al Huberts
Illustrated by Frank Bailey
Trade Paperback | 176 Pages | Ages 4-8
ISBN: 978-1-77049-506-7
Learn All About Soccer introduces young soccer enthusiasts to the game through interactive pages that provide young players and fans with the opportunity to color in players and on-field action, as well as follow mazes, complete word searches and spot the difference puzzles, and more.

Pub Date Giveaway: In the comments below, please tell us which new May release of Tundra’s you would love to read and one lucky reader will receive their requested book! One request per person and please review our rules. This giveaway ends at midnight on Monday, May 20, 2013!

UPDATE: Congratulations to Kris who has won a copy of Checkers and Dot on the Farm.

December 6, 2012December 7, 2012

Launch of: Checkers and Dot

On Sunday, December 2, 2012 from 2:00-4:00 pm at Little Island Comics, we celebrated the launch of Checkers and Dot with creators J. Torres and J. Lum!

If you’re not familiar, the Checkers and Dot series are black-and-white board books that present high-contrast patterns and rhyming text for toddlers. For the launch, we asked guests to come dressed in black-and-white. We even had a photo booth – and now the photos are available for download. Here are the easy steps:

1. Click on the following link to go to Tundra’s flickr photostream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tundrabooks/
2. Look for your photo! You can do a quick search too.

3. Click on your photo.
4. Click on the ACTION drop-down menu.
5. Click on VIEW ALL SIZES (highlighted in blue in the image above).

6. On this page, you can choose a download size for your photo. We recommend the larger sizes!

7. Click on the DOWNLOAD THE ___ ___ SIZE OF THIS PHOTO link (highlighted in blue in the image above). Or you can right-click on the photo and click SAVE IMAGE AS…

8. A box will pop up, choose SAVE FILE.
9. Click OK.
10. Share with your family and friends. 🙂

November 17, 2012November 17, 2012

You’re Invited to the launch of Checkers and Dot

We’re delighted to invite you to the launch of Checkers and Dot, a new series created by J. Torres and J. Lum. The Checkers and Dot series are black-and-white board books that present high-contrast patterns and rhyming text that are perfect for toddlers.

Please join us as we celebrate these adorable books with their wonderful creators. J. Torres and J. Lum will be on hand to meet their fans and sign copies of the books. There will even be some Checkers-and-Dot themed activities for the kids. Bonus points if you wear black and white!

When: Sunday, December 2, 2012
Time: 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Where: Little Island Comics
Address: 742 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON M5S 2R6
Phone: 416-901-7489

Don’t forget to bring your holiday shopping list! The Checkers and Dot books are the perfect stock stuffer and present. Everyone who purchases one of these books during the launch will receive 10% off their entire purchase! That’s right – buy Checkers and Dot and Little Island Comics will give you a deal on all of the comics in the shop!

Checkers and Dot
Written by J. Torres
Illustrated by J. Lum
Board Book | 16 Pages
For Ages: 0-4
ISBN: 978-1-77049-441-1
“We love the look of Checkers and Dot, a new series board books specially designed to be visually appealing to babies….” – The 49th Shelf

Checkers and Dot at the Zoo
Written by J. Torres
Illustrated by J. Lum
Board Book | 16 Pages
For Ages: 0-4
ISBN: 978-1-77049-442-8
“Both of these board books … will be appreciated by their very young audience….” – Recommended, CM Magazine

October 23, 2012October 31, 2012

Tuesdays with Tundra 24

Tuesdays with Tundra is a post about our new releases. The following books are available today in stores and online!

Checkers and Dot
Written by J. Torres
Illustrated by J. Lum
Board Board | 16 Pages
Ages 0-4
ISBN: 978-1-77049-441-1
“We love the look of Checkers and Dot, a new series board books specially designed to be visually appealing to babies….” – The 49th Shelf

Checkers and Dot at the Zoo
Written by J. Torres
Illustrated by J. Lum
Board Book | 16 Pages
Ages 0-4
ISBN: 0-478-1-77049-442-8
Checkers and Dot at the Zoo invites us to follow along with Checkers and Dot as they explore the zoo, meeting animals, black, white and patterned, too.

In My First NASCAR Racing Series, children will be introduced to their early basic concepts through four exciting titles that will teach them all about their ABC’s, 123’s, shapes, and colors. Children and parents alike will enjoy these fully illustrated board books with such themes as counting cars, drivers and tires to learning colors through the colorful array of NASCAR cars and team uniforms. This exciting new series is officially licensed by NASCAR and offers children the opportunity to learn these essential concepts through the fun and wonderful exciting world of NASCAR.

NASCAR 123
Board Book | 24 Pages | Ages 2-4
ISBN: 978-1-77049-428-2

NASCAR ABC
Board Book | 30 Pages | Ages 2-4
ISBN: 978-1-77049-429-9

NASCAR Colors
Board Book | 26 Pages | Ages 2-4
ISBN: 978-1-77049-430-5

NASCAR Shapes
Board Book | 28 Pages | Ages 2-4
ISBN: 978-1-77049-431-2

Pub Date Giveaway: In the comments below, tell us which new board book series (Checkers and Dot or My First NASCAR Racing Series) you love and one lucky reader will receive their requested books! One request per person and please review our rules. This giveaway ends at midnight on Monday, October 29, 2012!

Update: Lucky number 6! Congratulations to Sandra! She’ll be receiving the Checkers and Dot series!