Category Archives: Cadi and the Cursed Oak

‘Cadi & the Cursed Oak’ Release Party

Join us Saturday, April 16, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., for a release party for Kara Gebhart Uhl and Elin Manon’s “Cadi & the Cursed Oak.” Kara will read an excerpt from the book, give a short talk and answer questions. You’ll get to view Elin’s beautiful illustrations on large screens, as well as some…

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Now Shipping: ‘Cadi & the Cursed Oak’

Perhaps the most important books we’ll make at Lost Art Press are children’s books. If I had to point to a moment in my young life when I decided to make things, it’s when I became obsessed with the books of David Macaulay, especially “Cathedral.” I checked that book out from the Fort Smith Public…

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Discoveries in Translation

I experienced several surprising coincidences and discoveries while working on “Cadi & the Cursed Oak.” In the beginning, all I had was a short passage about the Nannau oak while working on “Honest Labour.” To turn the tale into a children’s book, I wanted the story of the oak to be so much more than…

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