On the Right Path Books 1-6
Cover and Interior Illustrator • 2020 – 2025
NBA Coach Brett Gunning, award-winning author Stacy Padula, and illustrator Maddy Moore have teamed up to create the On The Right Path (OTRP) book series. OTRP is also a non-profit organization created by Brett Gunning to guide youth basketball players on the right path to achieving their maximum potential through education, mentorship, and skill development. The core principles of OTRP are guidance, inspiration, and creativity. The book series focuses on six life-skill pillars: Loving Others, Being Unselfish, Staying Healthy & Strong, Showing Respect, Showing Forgiveness, and Having Fun. Buy the book and support the authors HERE.
The Cloud Maker
Writer and Illustrator • 2012 – 2020
In the beginning, Father Time gave his three children a world to care for. When a violent feud breaks out between the siblings, it unleashes chaos upon the world that they had once sworn to protect. With the Gods at war, the people soon followed. After centuries of blood and warfare, the world is dying. In a desperate attempt to save what is left of their world, three companions must overcome their people’s bloody histories and pull together. Join Ari, Kira, and Fen on their epic journey across Asteryn to reach the Gods and save what is left their world, before everyone’s time runs out.
The Cloud Maker comic saga is a full-color, fantasy webcomic series avaiable to read in its entirety on the comic’s website, Webtoon, and DeviantART.
The Falling Star Repairman
Cover and Interior Illustrator • 2022
When stars fall from the sky, where do they land?
Do they get hurt?
Can they be fixed?
Join Elmer, the last falling-star repairman in the galaxy, as he tries to keep the night sky filled with starlight while making special friends along the way.
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There’s No Chocolate on Mars
Cover and Interior Illustrator • 2023
Where do stars land when they fall from the sky?
Who helps them up when they can’t fly?
One little, brown boy with a really keen eye!
It has been nine months since Marcus became the galaxy’s new falling star repairman. When a star named Daniel falls from the sky, Marcus discovers there is more to fixing Daniel than what meets the eye. Join Daniel and the other fallen stars in Marcus’s care as they learn an important lesson about friendship and inclusion in an unexpected way! Buy the book and support the author HERE.
Beebee and the Amazing Honeycake Rules
Cover and Interior Illustrator • 2025
Beebee and Bugzee are trapped inside the forbidden greenhouse. They must rely on the Honeycake Rules to escape and find their way home. But it’s dark and honey bees can’t fly in the dark. Will they ever make it back home? Follow Beebee and Bugzee in this heartwarming tale that is sure to inspire young readers everywhere.
BONUS: Hug-a-Mug Honeycake recipe included. Buy the book and support the author HERE.
Crocodile Christmas Tree
Cover and Interior Illustrator • 2025
When Cris the crocodile forgets a Christmas gift for his mom, he’s determined to save the day! With the Christmas tree toppled and time running out, Cris hatches a wild plan: turn himself into a sparkling, jingling, glowing Christmas tree! Will his clever disguise bring holiday cheer? Join Cris and his brothers for a festive, funny adventure filled with love, laughter, and a whole lot of crocodile creativity!
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We Can Do Hard Things
Cover and Interior Illustrator • 2025
Join a brave young girl and her mama as they navigate the challenges of breast cancer together. From drawing pictures to sharing hugs, trying on hats, and dancing through tough days, they discover that love and teamwork make even the hardest things possible. We Can Do Hard Things is a touching, uplifting story that helps children understand illness, express their feelings, and find strength in family. Perfect for sparking meaningful conversations, this book shows kids that they, too, can face life’s challenges with courage.
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Chili Chinchilla
Cover and Interior Illustrator • 2023
Deep in the Andes Valley lives a chinchilla named Chili, unlike any you’ve seen before. She wears a coat of argentine blue, too beautiful to ignore. Although she is beautiful, sometimes she is sad, for she is never invited to play. The animals think she is far too different, and laugh at her day after day.
Join Chili Chinchilla as she teaches the other animals valuable lessons about friendship, acceptance, and kindness. Buy the book and support the author HERE.
Trumpet the Miracle Wolf Pup: Trumpet Finds Love
Cover and Interior Illustrator • 2025
At the Wolf Conservation Center in New York, Trumpet the Miracle Wolf Pup and Lighthawk are now a bonded pair. As spring blooms, something even more special unfolds-Trumpet’s belly grows, and soon, three tiny wolf pups arrive! Watch Trumpet become a loving mom, while Lighthawk helps care for their new pack. Join Trumpet, Lighthawk, and their adorable pups in this heartwarming tale of family, love, and new life!
Based on true events surrounding the miraculous birth of one wolf pup at the Wolf Conservation Center, Trumpet the Miracle Wolf Pup: Trumpet Becomes a Mom will fill your whole family with joy, while starting a conversation with your kids about the importance of saving endangered species. Buy the book and support the author HERE.
Trumpet the Miracle Wolf Pup: Trumpet Finds Love
Cover and Interior Illustrator • 2023
At the Wolf Conservation Center in New York, Trumpet the Miracle Wolf Pup is close to becoming an adult. After leaving the comfort of her family, she is relocated to a new home where she meets a special wolf named Lighthawk. Join Trumpet as she explores her new surroundings and meets her true love!
Based on true events surrounding the miraculous birth of one wolf pup at the Wolf Conservation Center, Trumpet the Miracle Wolf Pup: Trumpet Finds Love will fill your whole family with joy, while starting a conversation with your kids about the importance of saving endangered species. Buy the book and support the author HERE.
Trumpet the Miracle Wolf Pup: Trumpet Grows Up
Cover and Interior Illustrator • 2022
At the Wolf Conservation Center in New York, Trumpet the Miracle Wolf Pup is beginning to grow up. Join Trumpet as she explores the world around her-the sights, the smells, the sounds-and learns some valuable lessons along the way.
Based on true events surrounding the miraculous birth of one wolf pup at the Wolf Conservation Center, Trumpet the Miracle Wolf Pup: Trumpet Grows Up will fill your whole family with joy, while starting a conversation with your kids about the importance of saving endangered species. Buy the book and support the author HERE.
Trumpet the Miracle Wolf Pup
Cover and Interior Illustrator • 2021
At the Wolf Conservation Center, while the workers are worried about the endangered species of Mexican Gray Wolves, two wolves who live there just want a pup of their own. Sadly, there are no puppies yet, and everyone has begun to give up hope.
Based on true events surrounding the miraculous birth of one wolf pup at the Wolf Conservation Center, “Trumpet the Miracle Wolf Pup” will fill your whole family with hope, while starting a conversation with your kids about the importance of saving endangered species. Buy the book and support the author HERE.
The Colors Inside of Me
Cover and Interior Illustrator • 2020 – 2021
Panda is excited for a new art project, but he gets discouraged when it has to do with finding his inner beauty. With some help from his teacher and classmates, he realizes the colors he thought were missing were inside of him all along. Buy the book and support the author HERE.
“Parents will love The Colors Inside Of Me by AmyLee Westervelt, which is not only vibrantly illustrated, but also a wonderful story about self-acceptance and inner-beauty. It is sure to become a household favorite!” – Stacy Padula, award-winning and best-selling author of On The Right Path and Gripped
The Spooks Who Spooked Halloween
Cover and Interior Illustrator • 2021
Read along with this delightfully frightful poem that children of all ages will appreciate. Kids will feel brave in the face of silly monsters who all want different amounts of candy. Parents will enjoy the lessons in subtraction as kids keep track of how much candy will be left by the end of Halloween night! Buy the book and support the author HERE.
The Baby Cow
Cover and Interior Illustrator • 2021
This humorous, educational, and beautifully illustrated collection of poetry by Jenna Feitelberg includes the following poems: The Puppy, Monster in the Closet, Baby Sister, The Baby Cow, Blueberry, The Tree, and Swing from the Moon. Buy the book and support the author HERE.
“Parents will love The Baby Cow & Other Childrens Poems by Jenna Feitelberg, which not only entertains readers but also teaches children the importance of accepting others.” – Stacy Padula, award-winning and best-selling author of On The Right Path, Gripped, and Montgomery Lake High.
My Brother Lives in Heaven
Cover and Interior Illustrator • 2024
Children often wonder what Heaven looks like and struggle with the unknown of where their loved ones go after they leave us here on Earth. In this touching story, a little boy describes to readers all the emotions he feels after the loss of his younger brother. He describes in detail the beauty of what he sees as Heaven and all that will be until he’s reunited with his brother. He validates the sadness that comes along with missing someone, but also the joy, beauty, and peace of what he believes fills his brother’s eternal life in Heaven. Through beautiful illustrations, readers will feel an array of emotions as this little boy travels through his journey of grief. This sweet story helps little minds see beyond Earth and find peace after losing a loved one. Buy the book and support the author HERE.
Daddy Came Home a Stranger: Alcoholism Through the Eyes of a Child
Cover and Interior Illustrator • 2023
A straightforward and compelling story told in the powerful voice of a child. When one little girl witnesses the change her father goes through because of his addiction to alcohol, she embarks on an inward journey to come to terms with his struggle, which ultimately becomes her struggle. A shy and isolated child, yearning to make sense of her sadness and confusion, she watches as her beloved dad descends into a downward spiral. Buy the book and support the author HERE.
The Gripped Series
Cover Illustrator • 2020 – 2021
In high school, Taylor Dunkin broke more records than any other athlete to step foot in Montgomery, Massachusetts. However, his aspirations came to a jarring halt when a knee injury and two surgeries left him sidelined. One year later, Taylor is a person of interest in a highly confidential investigation headed by the Boston Police Department. When Taylor’s younger brother Marc discovers that Taylor is behind the copious drug supply circulating around Montgomery Lake High School, he sets off to not only reverse the damage Taylor has caused, but also save his lifelong role model from becoming a casualty of America’s deadly opioid epidemic. Buy the book and support the author HERE.
The Crash
Cover Illustrator • 2021
Phybe has always known a life of peace. After World War III, she and her family are cared for by the United Lands Government Organization (ULGO). When Phybe’s brother Merek comes home from officer training, Phybe perceives trouble on the horizon. That trouble comes crashing down sooner than she expects, taking the perfectly structured world she knows with it. Meanwhile, Taelor has spent most of his life trying to keep his younger brother and sister safe as they live among ULGO outcasts known as Variables. When Taelor’s sister is taken by service workers, he and his brother must embark on a mission to rescue her. Fighting to be reunited with the ones they love, Phybe and Taelor band up with a group of rebels intent on gaining freedom from their corrupt government. Buy the book and support the author HERE.
Course Correction
Cover Illustrator • 2022
The year is 2085, and a fleet of interstellar ships hurtles toward a solar system that is hoped will offer a new home for humanity. Setting up a wormhole gate on one of Epsilon Eridani’s planets would provide an escape for the billions left on an overpopulated and resource-poor Earth. The fleet receives what is assumed to be its last communication from the United Nations Stellar Commission. The brief message reads, “You’re on your own,” which the fleet takes to mean that they just passed out of Earth’s communication range. But they are wrong. Back home, a disaster unparalleled in Earth’s history now threatens humanity’s very survival. The population is in free fall, governments have collapsed, and an overwhelming sense of apathy grips the planet. Unless the situation improves-and soon-the wormhole gate will open to an Earth without humans. Humanity’s hopes are now fully in the hands of the ninety thousand star-flung individuals heading through deep space on fragile ships-while back on Earth, a powerful force awakens. Humanity has leaped into the stars, but will this be our future-or a last desperate act before extinction? Buy the book and support the author HERE.
Carbon Neutral
Cover Illustrator • 2020
After a successful space mission on a fleet of Star Ships, Earth’s best and brightest minds return to find their planet ravaged by a viral catastrophe. Without leadership or direction, the loosely reorganized United Nations Stellar Commission (UNSC) sits in a state of stagnation. The newly appointed commissioners of the UNSC must decide whether or not to risk the four functional Star Ships that remain in the hope of discovering another inhabitable planet. What they don’t realize is that there are other forces at work, gathering power on Earth and, possibly, in the skies. When the travelers encounter a powerful being who cannot recall his past, they discover that helping each other might open just the right doors for everyone. Buy the book and support the author HERE.
Here’s Why you Can’t Find Love
Cover Illustrator • 2020
Ted Santos is a coach and an advisor. Whether it is coaching CEOs of midsize to large companies looking to create a breakthrough or advising individuals on how to have successful partnerships, he uses his understanding of human behavior. To share this knowledge with the world, he has written a book on a subject every person can relate to: relationships. Here’s Why You Can’t Find Love will help you discover counter-intuitive approaches to creating interpersonal breakthroughs in love, work, and play. Buy the book and support the author HERE.
The Adventures of Hawt Flash & Solara
Cover and Interior Illustrator • 2019 – 2020
Superheroes aren’t always in their 20s. When “the change of life” gives besties Chris and Jade unexpected super powers, they decide to harness their gifts for the forces of good. Taking on new identities, Hawt Flash and Solara partner with the “Friends of Justice,” a real-life tribe of testy millennial superheroes who protect the streets of San Francisco. At first, the Friends focus on petty crime and helping the homeless. But little do the midlife newbies know that they are about to face a deadly challenge: the nightmarish plot of a demented chemist with a grudge to settle. Buy the book and support the authors HERE.
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