School Visits

Every year Author Thal Dixon takes Grumpy Publications to the road for a couple dozen school visits around Salt Lake City and along the Wasatch Front.

Process Video

How does author Thal Dixon create his books? Come find out his process on the live and animated adventure!

Shipping Video

Author Thal Dixon teaches us about how books are created, printed, and shipped to us! It's the whole journey for the books!

Character & Book Design Gallery

By sharing his stories and their messages with young minds, he entertains, lifts and inspires.  He works hard to get kids excited about reading and learning.  His hope is to also create a few future authors along the way.

Watch as author Thal Dixon reads his new book "Just Call Me Chicken" to first grade classrooms around Utah. His in-person and virtual visits spark kid's interest in reading. Thal also explains the process he goes through when writing and editing his books. Children learn from the message of the book itself as well as the process of writing, editing and getting a book published.

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