I love how Diane Kredensor mixes her drawings with real photos of Paris.

This is one of the books he will pick up when he doesn't want the pressure of reading a chapter book, but instead would rather be taken away by pictures. When the 6 year old was waiting for me to read to him at bedtime, I came in as he was flipping through the pages, just taking in all the pictures and illustrations. The two pals are so pleasing to the eye, simple lines, great coloring, and the perfect amount of silly. Ollie has a surprise for Moon and leads the way through the streets of Paris, passing traditional Paris landmarks, and stumbling across all sorts of things that Moon loves (cheese!) but she doesn't guess her surprise until the last page. I believe Ollie and Moon are going to be the next big thing in children's animation. I know that anything is possible and I try to live life that way! My favorite pastimes include traveling to exotic places, eating cheese, collecting inspiring quotes, and laughing. I live in Brooklyn, the best place in the world. I also created my first animated cartoon, Call Me Bessie! which I co-produced with Nickelodeon and which aired on Nicktoons Network.

I was the Story Director on Disney’s Stanley, and Noggin’s Pinky Dinky Doo, as well as Creative Director on PBS’s Nate the Great and their hit series, WordWorld. With a new outlook (and some great travel stories, including one about a yak cheese sandwich in Nepal that brought me to my knees), I continued my career on the other side of the country. I went on to do storyboards for Nickelodeon’s Hey Arnold!, Oswald, and Clifford the Big Red Dog.Īfter a six month long trip around the world, I landed in NYC. on Freakazoid, Animaniacs, Superman, and won two Emmy Awards for my work on Pinky and the Brain. I spent five years as a storyboard artist and designer at Warner Bros. My career blossomed from intern on Hanna Barbera’s The Pagemaster, to character designer on MGM’s The Pink Panther and Klasky Csupo’s Duckman. My formative years were spent dressing my dog in old baby clothes, reading MAD magazine, and dreaming of the day I could head to the “big city.” After a stint in advertising, I escaped my small town Maryland home to pursue big adventures in Los Angeles.

Ollie & Moon by Diane Kredensor