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All of our Spring 2013 products are now in the shop, unpacked, and ready to ship! We’re so proud to introduce these new items to you as we had an amazing time designing them. Here’s an introduction to what we have in store.

safari jumble wooden puzzle and playOur Safari Jumble Wooden Puzzle + Play is probably the product I’m proud of the most. What started out as a pencil sketch almost two to three years ago from Lorena has finally come to life in this beautiful FSC-certified wooden puzzle that doubles as an animal play set. Each piece is hand-cut and sanded with fine laser-etched details.

Of course one may worry about the difficulty of putting together this magnificent puzzle but after having worked on production of this piece for half a year, I can easily slot them together in seconds. But kids and adults should not be afraid. We’ve included laser-etched outlines of each animal on the inside of the tray to give you hints on what goes where!

petit collage alphabet art: on the go

 

petit collage alphabet art animals a to zWe designed our new Alphabet Art cards to be, what we think, just the right size! These large sized cards are small enough to hold comfortably in hands of all sizes for alphabet learning but big enough to look great on the wall as decor.

I see them perfect as baby shower gifts. Use the cards at first to decorate the nursery. Spell out a baby’s name or use the whole alphabet. When baby’s old enough to recognize shapes and letters, use them as flash cards! They’re sure to last a long while.

growth charts by petit collageWe’re excited to release these two new growth charts that are extremely affordable! Both of these designs go for $18 msrp (quite a steal!). These charts are super sturdy, think thick puzzle board material, and easily folds up into 3 pieces to allow for quick heirloom storage!

Both the tree and the giraffe chart are made of recycled materials printed with vegetable inks and feature 20+ stickers with room for written notes.

 

Of course all items are available in our shop for immediate purchase. Click on the photos of each product to be directed to their shop page.

Today’s vintage pick, “De Natuur” (Casterman, 1971)  comes from the talented French illustrator Alain Grée.  This particular translation appears to be in Dutch, which makes for some much more interesting bird names (see below).  Explore nature with his bobble-headed characters as they  learn about animals, plants, mountains, and oceans.  You may also learn a few sailor knots and fishing tips! We love a classic encyclopedia-type children’s book, and this is certainly one of the coolest.  Grée educates in style!


We’ve been busy at Petit Collage spreading our presence at multiple trade shows this year. We’re already doing FIVE this summer; a new record for us! The San Francisco and Seattle trade shows only just finished (they were back to back!) and the last one is NYIGF which starts this coming weekend…can’t wait!

We love meeting our customers face to face, seeing old friends and making new ones. If you’re in NYC this coming week, stop by our booth! We’ll be with Karen Alweil at booth #4054.

petit collage at sf trade show

petit collage at seattle gift show

lorena siminovich petit collage monkey see, look at me

Monkey See, Look at Me, published by Penguin, is the first American picture book I’ve written AND illustrated. I can’t tell you how happy I am to finally see it come to life!

This book was originally inspired by toddlers and their curious nature. I started working on it when my daughter was a just a little baby (she’s now 3!). So yes, some books do take forever! I can’t tell you how surreal it was to actually read this book to my own toddler daughter.

spreads of Monkey See, Look at Me by Lorena Siminovich

Monkey See, Look at Me by Lorena Siminovich is available at Amazon.com, B+N.com, and Indiebound.

 

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