By the author, Jim Doti

A Christmas Adventure in Little Italy (CALI) told a simple story: boy loses dog then finds dog.  No message other than the love between a boy, his dog and his grandmother and how that love forms the basis for warm family traditions and values.

What brings CALI to life is […]

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By the illustrator, Lisa Mertins


Jim’s offered the back story – I’ll continue with how our collaboration works from my end.

I received the story and Jim’s photos and ideas for the illustrations via email and I was delighted that it was something I could […]

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Getting Started

Jan 09, 2012

By the author, Jim Doti


Last year, Lisa Mertins and I published our children’s book,
A Christmas Adventure in Little Italy
.  She illustrated it, while I wrote the story. That description of our division of labor is too extreme.  Actually, the story and illustrations are […]

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