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Matthew Cordell lives with his wife and their two children in the suburbs of Chicago, where he works on writing and illustrating children's books.

Written and Illustrated by Matthew Cordell
When an elephant couple decides it is time to have a child, unexpected challenges arise but, at last, the pair's deepest wish comes true.

Written and Illustrated by Matthew Cordell
Follows a gorilla family as they imagine their baby's future.

Written and Illustrated by Matthew Cordell
Two lions celebrate their grandchild and express all the ways this new life has expanded their world, and the hope they hold for his future.

Written and Illustrated by Matthew Cordell
When moose loses the last two letters of his name and disappears, cow begs, borrows, and steals to find the necessary letters so that she can be reunited with her best friend.

Written and Illustrated by Matthew Cordell
When a wolf cub and little girl are lost in a snowstorm they must find their way home.

Written and Illustrated by Matthew Cordell
A young girl wakes her father by informing him that she is King Alice, then draws him and other family members into her imaginative activities, from writing a book to a sleepover with fairies.

Written by: Philip Christian Stead
Illustrated by: Matthew Cordell
Sadie and Sherman set out to rescue little Ellsworth, the goldfish Amy Scott received for her birthday that she threw right into the ocean.

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