Duskie the Owl Picture Book Released at Virtual Halloween Market
St. Louis author and illustrator create online event to help small businesses this autumn
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St. Louis, Missouri - Author Matthew Gindling and illustrator Melissa Rohr will release Duskie the Owl, a children’s storybook, on October 16, 2020. The book will be for sale during The Inky Octopus Virtual Halloween Market, an online shopping event featuring a variety of artists and makers.

Duskie the Owl features a screech owl who wants to find a new friend in his forest home. The Inky Octopus Virtual Halloween Market runs from October 16-18, 2020. More information about Duskie the Owl and The Inky Octopus Virtual Halloween Market can be found at www.TheInkyOctopus.com, and on the Facebook event page.

Matthew Gindling is a visual artist, musician and creator of artisanal incense blends. Matthew received a BFA with emphasis on graphic design from Webster University (MO).  Melissa Rohr’s past book releases include The Sleep Catcher written by Za Goodbrake, Little Bird, Little Bird by Loni Hoots, and an Octopus Coloring Book. Melissa received a BFA in illustration from Columbia College Chicago (IL), and is the owner of The Inky Octopus online art shop.

Name of Press Contact: Melissa Rohr
contact@theinkyoctopus.com
www.TheInkyOctopus.com

New items coming to the shop on October 16th at 3pm CST! Join us at the Inky Octopus Virtual Halloween Market and see all of the new goodies.

Join us for the Inky Octopus Virtual Halloween Market! Shop spooky items from a variety of artists and makers online!

Attend the virtual market by doing one (or more) of the following throughout the weekend:
-Visiting the vendors' shops and social media pages
-RSVPing to the Facebook event page, and participating in the activities in the discussion area
-Browse the hashtag #InkyHalloweenMarket on Instagram and Facebook to see more art and products
-Color our free coloring page (to be announced), and share your creation for a chance to win
​-Print our free Jack-o-Lantern templates (to be announced), and share your finished carved pumpkins

View more details on the Virtual Halloween Market page!

I've been having fun creating some new stickers the past few weeks!

Pictured here:
Fluffy Bat Stickers
Ayub the Forest Critter Magnets
Forest Critter Sticker Set (available on Zazzle)
Halloween Sticker Set (available on Zazzle)
​Woodland Sticker Set (available on Zazzle)

I have several new illustrated face masks available in my Zazzle shop! Check them out:
🐧 Penguins & Puffins
🦀 Nautical Octopi & Crabs
🎃 Halloween Ghosts, Bats, Pumpkins & Monsters
🐱 Kitties
​🦇 Bats
🍩 Donuts
🌿 Sloths

A quick flip-through of our Puppy & Dog Coloring Book! View more posts like these on Instagram.

Our newest coloring book, Nature Spirit Coloring Book, has arrived! Featuring gnomes, forest spirits, fairies, and other mysterious forest creatures, this book will allow you to explore this magical woodland realm! This book is now available on Amazon, and will be added to the shop this Friday.

Have fun with our digital coloring pages! We have several different themed sets, including Robots, Unicorns, Mermaids, Aquatic Animals, Woodland Animals, and Halloween! These listings include an instant download of a PDF file of the coloring pages.

I'm excited to offer some new customizable e-cards! Send these e-cards via text message, email, or social media! You can personalize and download these cards to 10 times, so that you can use for different occasions. Check out the different cards, including a sloth, mouse, kitties, snail & caterpillar, and sea turtle.

Day 22 - A cute octopus gift for the octopus-obsessed person in your life! Find our five favorite octopus gifts here.

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Day 23 - A quirky kiwi bird gift for your friend. Find our five favorite kiwis here.

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Day 24 - An illustrated children's poem. Check out Loni Hoot's Little Bird series! Find books 1 - 3 on Amazon: Little Bird, Little Bird (book 1), Little Bird Meets Anne Marie (book 2), and Little Bird's First Day (book 3).

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Day 25 - An adorable woodland animal gift. Find our five favorites here!

Day 26 - Gift tags! I made these bear gift tags last year, and they are now sold out. Find some free printable gift tags here!

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Day 27 - A digital gift card to The Inky Octopus!

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Day 28 - Our gift to you, a free printable coloring page! Find this sledding bear here, and check out our full section of printable coloring pages.

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