My Books are in Purgatory, or: a Journey in GIFs. Check Out THESE Books Instead?

Well, that book launch didn't go exactly according to plan. I was going to wait to publish this post until I could tell you the books were available again on Amazon, but they're still not. They ARE currently available as PDFs in my Etsy shop. If you bought any of the books before I took them down from Amazon, I've got some possible solutions for you, down at the bottom. Plus four amazing books you can get NOW to read while we wait (and wait and wait and wait) . . .


Here's what happened in case you missed it



The tl:dw version is: I inadvertently made the sign of the cross illustration in all three books in the Eastern rite style, with the right shoulder before the left shoulder, rather than Roman rite style, which is left shoulder then right shoulder. This is that version:


It is customary in both rites to use the right hand, whether one is left or right handed. So, as it was, it didn't even work as a mirror image, since they'd have to be using their left hands. But that made me realize that it's probably easier for kids to learn by looking at a mirror image anyway, so I redid the pages as the characters looking into a mirror, with clearer instructions for grownup helpers. This is what they look like now:


So, overall, I'm happier with the concept, but I'm not loving the timeline upon which it all happened.

I showed proofs of the book (and the sign of the cross page in particular because it was my favorite