Some great children’s books are hitting the shelves in early 2015. The “Dozi the Alligator” series is one of them.
Written by K12 Senior Visual Designer Daniel Boris, the books will both entertain and teach important lessons to young readers.
During his day job, the author works with teachers and content specialists to create the K12 curriculum—making sure the content is presented in a visually appealing way that makes it easy for students to understand.
Boris’s idea for his new book series is inspired by his comic strip, Hoxwinder Hall, in which a little alligator named Dozi stows away with a family after their vacation in Florida. The strip follows Dozi and the Hoxwinders’ son, Byron, through the adventures of an alligator living in the human world.
Realizing that Dozi really resonated with readers, Daniel thought that a younger audience would really like him and decided to try his hand at writing a children’s book. There are now six books scheduled to be released next year, which children of all ages can enjoy.
In addition to the pure entertainment and fun of following Dozi, Boris said that an underlying message of the books is:
“Creativity and imagination are a very good thing to encourage and develop, no matter how old you are. Ideas are the things that change the world, so always keep your mind open to thinking differently because that is where inspiration is born.”
You can learn more about Boris and Dozi’s happenings on the author’s Facebook page as well as Twitter.
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