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Crocodile Teeth

Not every big smile is what it seems.

Crocodile Teeth — cover and back cover of the die-cut book Crocodile Teeth — cover and back cover of the die-cut book

A die-cut picture book about brushing your teeth.

For early readers, it turns a visit to the dentist into a story told with humor instead of fear. First title in the collection Wild Habits: humorous animal stories about everyday care, where nothing is quite what it seems. Other titles are in development; publishers interested in the series are welcome to get in touch.

Format
die-cut picture book
Readers
early readers
Role
author & illustrator
Technique
analog + digital: hand-made watercolor textures and brushes

Developed at EINA, Barcelona, under the guidance of Mercè Canals

Interior spread: the crocodile swimming at sunset
Interior spread: the crocodile’s big smile

Process

The die-cut shape came first: every spread was sketched directly on the cut silhouette, so the crocodile’s mouth opens and closes with each turn of the page.

Process sketch: the crocodile’s body across the die-cut spread Process sketch: the crocodile’s smiling face Process sketch: little fish brushing the crocodile’s teeth
Print-ready file of the die-cut spread
Print-ready file: die-cut line and crop marks