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JOHN CAYDEN BOOKS

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ABOUT me JOHN CAYDEN

Hello and welcome to my website!

 

My name is John Cayden and I write, design, illustrate my own books for children without AI, based on my love of ecology. During COVID I decided to leave my long career as a museum education specialist and exhibition designer and developer, and embrace my passion as an environmental educator. I was inspired to make this move because I've always felt that educating little ones about our world is one of the most rewarding and good works to be done.

For they will be the future protectors of the plants, the animals and the environments and ecosystems that make this world beautiful and unique.

Information about my portfolio of books for children and my hundreds of museum interpretation samples are available within. Feel free to get in touch if you have any comments, questions, suggestions, fan art, or just want to say hello or add yourself to my mailing list for upcoming notices about new book releases.  I would be more than happy to hear from you and I would love ideas to make my future books better. I also could use some help getting the good word out on social media because I'm old and I suck at it.

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Look for me on TIKTOK at

JOHN CAYDEN'S TIKTOK VIDEOS

and my fun line of apparel, T-shirts and home accessories at

JOHN CAYDEN T-SHIRT DESIGNS or 

designs I made with my favorite British Humor sayings at

BRITISH HUMOR T-SHIRT DESIGNS

Thank you for your interest, your comments, your support and your help!  

Best regards - I wish you all health and happiness and fun reading. 

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NEW BOOKS!

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PUFF

My First Winter on the Prairie

NEW IN 2023!   NOW AVAILABLE IN HARDBACK!

This is the story of Puff, a small groundhog who lives in the grasslands of North America. Puff recounts his first twenty days of winter by watching the other animals around him prepare for the coming of a long, cold season after experiencing the joy of a beautiful, hot summer and a cool colorful fall. Clues to their preparations are not only in what he sees them doing, but what he sees them eating and the small changes to their bodies he is witnessing as the fall of the first flakes of snow touch his nose.

E-BOOK AVAILABLE SUMMER 2023

THE FLIPERGUBERS

NEW IN 2023!!  AVAILABLE IN HARDBACK

This is a story about a mischievous little family of Flipergubers, who live in the spaces unseen between some places twice forgotten. They long for adventure and fun and set off with their leader Obe into the new, away from the familiar, to discover another magical world full of life they had only dreamed about. Their tiny first adventure has thrills, spills and chills as they head for the warmth of the sun, barely escaping the grip of some fuzzy young creatures as they pass out of their dark world and into the light.

E-BOOK AVAILABLE SUMMER 2023

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NEW E-BOOK & HARDBACK AVAILABLE NOW! This children's picture book is an illustrated story about Wilton, a small chipmunk who lives on the edge of a large wet, wetland near a small city. Some big winds came with a storm and knocked over his home, which was nestled in the hollow of a tree. To his surprise and delight, the other creatures who call the wetland home and call Wilton a friend, bring him all kinds of found and collected materials they offer up to help Wilton make a new home at the edge of the cool fresh water. Now available on Amazon. 

Wilton Home in a Wet Wet Land

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A ROCKET TALE

This favorite children's picture book is an illustrated story

about Rocket, a small Kangaroo Mouse who made his home

on a busy path in the beauty of the high desert. Other animals come and go, mostly in the evening and during the night-time when the air cools in the moonlight. Rocket learns a little about each of the animals by watching and listening to them as they move along in their evening search for water, friends and food. Now available on Amazon.

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CONTACT JOHN

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