Once Upon a Forest

Once upon a forest, there was a boy named James. A sweet Wolfie, a curious lad, they sing him many names.

That’s how the first book begins, and it’s how this whole thing begins too.

James Wolf is a series of illustrated storybooks about a small boy with a big knack for seeing what many overlook. He hops. He hugs. He finds things that were lost and returns them to where they belong. In Book One, an ordinary walk with Papa turns into a flight on an eagle’s back, and a round sparkling gift turns out to be something far more precious than a ball.

This Substack is the treetop nest where it all gets made.

Here’s what you’ll find when you subscribe:

Process illustrations. The sketches, drafts, and drawings behind each page. The eagle before it had its grace. James before he had his jump. You’ll see the pages take shape long before they land in a book.

New book release notifications. When a new adventure is ready to leave the nest, subscribers hear it first.

That’s it. No noise, no clutter. Just the making of a world, one drawing at a time, and a note when a new story is ready for you.

Book One, Eagle, is out now. The next adventure is already stirring in its shell.

Subscribe, and you’ll be there when it cracks open.