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Darkest Before The Dawn
Matthew Potter
eBook (, July 18, 2020)Everything changes for Rick when he's kidnapped off the streets and finds himself in a strange facility---where everything, including himself, is completely different than the world he knows.
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Fox on the Loose!
Matthew Porter
Board book (Little Bigfoot, Oct. 14, 2014)In this new children’s picture book, the story of a mischievous red fox in the barnyard is delightfully paired with Matthew Porter’s hip, signature artwork. The fox is up to no good when the cheeping baby chicks wake up the goose. The goose wakes up the sheep, and so on until mister fox is chased out of the barnyard by the trusty guard dog. Adults who appreciate beautifully illustrated and imaginative children's books will adore sharing Matthew Porter’s new animal-story board book with the young reader in their life.
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Hello My Name Is...
Matthew Potter
language (, July 31, 2019)Ashley Clarke has recently lost his mother and his increasingly distant father feels his son needs a change of scenery. Sending him off to America to live with his mother's sister, Ashley finds a new life. A new life that takes some interesting turns when everyone around him insists that the very feminine looking boy is in fact a girl.
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Just Roll With It
Matthew Potter
language (, March 21, 2018)Chris goes to a Halloween dance on a stupid bet. When he wakes up the next morning, he finds his body and life changing in ways he never thought possible. At first scared and confused, he eventually decides to Just Roll With It.
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Tails Chasing Tails
Matthew Porter
Board book (Little Bigfoot, April 9, 2013)In his new picture book, Etsy indie artist and Monkey World creator Matthew Porter creates a parade of colorful animals that trot, run, and scamper across the pages. A tiger chases a bear, which chases a pig, which chases a fox, and on it goes! To find out who is chasing whom, simply turn the page. Using bold colors and distressed pinewood, Porter creates texture and movement in his artwork. His unique medium puts him in good company with other popular indie illustrators such as Nikki McClure and Kate Endle."[Matthew Porter is] the undisputed king of the hipster board book genre." --School Library Journal
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Calling All Animals
Matthew Porter
Hardcover (Simply Read Books, Sept. 7, 2010)This book of collective nouns will delight young readers, as they discover that a group of squirrels is called a "scurry" and a group of pigs is called a "litter." Painted on pinewood then sanded to a finish, depicts the animals perfectly as if they stampede across the pages.
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ABC
Matthew Porter
Hardcover (Simply Read Books, April 13, 2006)ABC is an adorable alphabet book that is full of gorgeous colors, textures and cute animals. It comes with funky acrylic and ink paintings on wood, like those well loved and worn wooden ABC blocks we stacked up, chewed up, kicked around, and dropped as children. This unique children's book is vintage, modern, and timeless.
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Burning Bright : Issue #1: Invisible No More
Matthew Potter
eBook (, Jan. 13, 2019)Shiloh is a quiet, shy boy who wishes to get through his high school without being noticed. Most people don't even know he's there. That is until a strange solar phenomenon throws the world into chaos. Rolling blackouts, rioting, no civil order and rumors of strange kids with extraordinary powers...
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Count the Birdies
Matthew Porter
Hardcover (Simply Read Books, June 1, 2007)Count the Birdies is a beautifully designed and crafted board book that not only helps children learn to count, but to recognize colors as well. Based on Japanese woodcuts, these lovely illustrations picture house sparrows perched on white pear blossoms, tiny hummingbirds flitting among pink cherry blossoms, and other common birds and flowers. Refreshingly modern, yet imbued with vintage charm, the vibrant, elegant illustrations capture the attention of both young readers and their parents.
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Monkey World ABC
Matthew Porter
Board book (Simply Read Books, Nov. 5, 2012)What if monkeys were astronauts, pirates, cowboys and queens? This zany ABC is complimented by Matthew Porter’s bold illustrations. His images that are painted on pine boards, sanded for texture to show the wood's grain, then finished with a veneer. Edgy yet lovable, these paintings include wide-eyed janitors and ventriloquists.
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Monkey World: The Thunderbolt Express
Matthew Porter
Hardcover (Little Bigfoot, Sept. 24, 2013)"All aboard!" calls the station master. So starts a magical train ride with Jango Jenkins and his Dixieland Band, Oscar the magician, Miss Trixie and her pug dog Napoleon. This is about what happens when a pleasant journey goes all wrong. The pug goes missing. The bridge ahead is missing. And, the handle on the train brake is broken. Only in Monkey World can the solution to this pickle involve shedding all weight to attempt to fly the train!
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The Rise and Fall of Oscar the Magician: A Monkey World Adventure
Matthew Porter
Hardcover (Little Bigfoot, Aug. 4, 2015)Matthew Porter is back with another Monkey World adventure filled with his signature characters and vibrant art. When Magic Monthly magazine nominates both Oscar the magician and Milton the Magnificent for the title of Magician of the Year, a ruthless game of monkey vs. monkey ensues. Enter Matthew Porter's colorful and crazy Monkey World where anything can and does happen.
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