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MY NEW CHILDREN'S BOOK
A visual feast for children and adults.

Available at these brick-n-mortar locations.

[ 11 x 11 inch hardback ]

For All The Animals was written with all living creatures in mind. It's the first in a series of children's books devoted to inspiring children to get outdoors and explore the wonder of nature. It's illustrated with my photography, and my photography-inspired artwork of animals, birds, and insects. The book's layout has a scrapbook feel where each page tells a tiny story of a moment in time about my connection with my adorable subjects, and shares personal tidbits combined with fun facts. It's intended to be an interactive book between adults and children. I want the adults in children's lives to nourish their wonder and encourage them to love learning throughout their lives. Adults will likely discover something they didn't know about an animal while reading this with their children.

If I had to pick two quotes that greatly inspired me as I wrote this book, the first would be by Rachel Carson.

“If I had influence with the good fairy, who is supposed to preside over the christening
of all children, I should ask that her gift to each child in the world be a sense of wonder
so indestructible that it would last throughout life, as an unfailing antidote against the
boredom and disenchantment of later years, the sterile preoccupation with things
artificial, and the alienation from the sources of our strength.”
~ Rachel Carson, The Sense of Wonder

The second quote would be by Bradley Miller:

"Teaching a child not to step on a caterpillar is
as valuable to the child as it is to the caterpillar."

I believe the more hands-on and involved children are in the natural world, the more chance there is to understand how everything is interconnected. I hope that introducing the idea of all of us being linked in our world will help children grow up understanding how this impacts their own lives, while also weaving it into industry so the environment, humans and animals can thrive individually, as well as collectively.

INSIDE

PHOTOGRAPHY & ART
by Betsy Seeton

The big picture ...

... going deeper

... and then the details.

Elk winter of 2016 near Lake City, CO.

Scrumptious textures.

Snail in California on a walk in the rain.

Western Painted Turtle - Chrysemys picta

“In nature nothing exists alone.”
~ Rachel Carson

If Only

“If I had influence with the good fairy, who is supposed to preside over the christening of all children, I should ask that her gift to each child in the world be a sense of wonder so indestructible that it would last throughout life, as an unfailing antidote against the boredom and disenchantment of later years, the sterile preoccupation with things artificial, and the alienation from the sources of our strength.” ~ Rachel Carson, The Sense of Wonder

“The art of creativity enables us to find ourselves
and lose ourselves at the same time.”

Marmot

Eagle - All photos by Betsy Seeton

Baby pika.

Bighorn sheep climbing.

I love the color and textures in nature.

Moose looking for food. She ate for over an hour in this pond with her children nearby.

“Surely there is something in the unruffled calm of nature that overawes our little anxieties and doubts;
the sight of the deep-blue sky and the clustering stars above seems to impart a quiet to the mind.”
― Jonathan Edwards

PHOTOGRAPHY IS AVAILABLE FOR SALE AS LIMITED EDITION PRINTS. IT'S
AVAILABLE ON CANVAS, METAL, TILE AND PAPER, AND COMES FRAMED OR
UNFRAMED. DIGITAL COPIES ARE ALSO FOR SALE.