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Front, spine, and back cover spread of 'Playtime with Izzy' by Dave Yaeger, illustrated by Marina Saumell.

Playtime with Izzy

Written by Dave Yaeger

2025

“Playtime with Izzy” introduces a girl whose world is limited only by her imagination. One moment she is running a restaurant dealing with finicky eaters, the next she is a doctor fixing broken unicorn horns. Her stuffed animals are her customers and patients. Izzy doesn’t notice, but there is a mouse in the house watching her play. The mouse is peeking out from behind doors and pillows just to see how Izzy plays. The mouse notices that something is missing and just might be able to help Izzy’s dream of having a friend to play with, come true.

Genre
Picture Book
Age Range
3–8 years
Publisher
Dave Yaeger

Inside the Book

Illustration of Izzy serving lunch to her stuffed animal customers, from 'Playtime with Izzy'.
Two-page spread of a colorful city street of houses, from 'Playtime with Izzy'. Two-page spread of Izzy having lunch with her mom, then playing doctor with her stuffed animals, from 'Playtime with Izzy'.

From Sketch to Final Art

Rough pencil sketch of Izzy taking her stuffed animals' breakfast order, from 'Playtime with Izzy'.

Sketch

Refined black and white line art of Izzy taking her stuffed animals' breakfast order, from 'Playtime with Izzy'.

Line Art

Finished full color artwork of Izzy taking her stuffed animals' breakfast order, from 'Playtime with Izzy'.

Color

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