Artemus and the Prism Wizard

By Kelly Dantinne

ARTEMUS is having trouble with COLORS.

Artemus has a problem. He needs to create a painting for art class using his favorite colors, but every color in his paintbox reminds him of something he’d rather forget.

Red? No way! Blue? Not today! Yellow? Doomsday!

Suddenly, Artemus is visited by the mysterious Prism Wizard, who takes him on a dazzling journey through a world of colors.

But just when Artemus thinks he has rejected every color, something magical happens that changes the way he sees his paintbox — and the world around him. After much consideration, Artemus discovers that maybe he doesn’t need one favorite color. Maybe the magic is in all of them!

About the author:

Kelly has an extensive career in graphic design, illustration, and advertising. She studied graphic design at York Academy of Arts in Pennsylvania. Later, she continued her educational studies in Kelly has an extensive career in graphic design, illustration, and advertising. She studied graph

ic design at York Academy of Arts in Pennsylvania. Later, she continued her educational studies in Children’s Book Illustration and Corporate Design at Otis Art Institute of Parsons School of Design in Los Angeles. Kelly worked as a corporate designer at Transamerica in Los Angeles. Later, she returned to her home in Lancaster, PA. From 1991 to 2015, Kelly was the owner and creative director of both Albert/Bogner Design Communications and Dantinne Design. Currently, Kelly and her husband, John Dantinne, are the founding owners of Excelsior (a private events venue) and Signature Catering on King (a full-service catering company) located in downtown Lancaster, PA. They also maintain several other commercial properties in Lancaster. Kelly and John are the proud parents of five children and several grandchildren. The couple enjoys extensive international travels as well as cooking and gardening together. Kelly always marveled at the wonderment in her children’s eyes (and now in her grandchildren’s eyes) when she would make up bedtime stories for their amusement.

The desire to write and illustrate children’s books was always there for Kelly. However, with numerous business endeavors and family obligations, it took her a considerable amount of time to put in the effort to make her dream a reality. At age 68, Kelly achieved her dream of publishing her first book, thanks to a timely and life-changing introduction to the right publisher. There is no time like the present. However, in Kelly’s situation, her pauses for reflection throughout her busy life’s journeys gave her more clarity and courage to find her way and embrace the freedom that came with her later stage of life. Her favorite thing to do now is create stories through illustrated books that foster imagination and joy for many children and their families to share and cherish. Children’s Book Illustration and Corporate Design at Otis Art Institute of Parsons School of Design in Los Angeles. Kelly worked as a corporate designer at Transamerica in Los Angeles. Later, she returned to her home in Lancaster, PA. From 1991 to 2015, Kelly was the owner and creative director of both Albert/Bogner Design Communications and Dantinne Design. Currently, Kelly and her husband, John Dantinne, are the founding owners of Excelsior (a private events venue) and Signature Catering on King (a full-service catering company) located in downtown Lancaster, PA. They also maintain several other commercial properties in Lancaster. Kelly and John are the proud parents of five children and several grandchildren. The couple enjoys extensive international travels as well as cooking and gardening together. Kelly always marveled at the wonderment in her children’s eyes (and now in her grandchildren’s eyes) when she would make up bedtime stories for their amusement. The desire to write and illustrate children’s books was always there for Kelly. However, with numerous business endeavors and family obligations, it took her a considerable amount of time to put in the effort to make her dream a reality. At age 68, Kelly achieved her dream of publishing her first book, thanks to a timely and life-changing introduction to the right publisher. There is no time like the present. However, in Kelly’s situation, her pauses for reflection throughout her busy life’s journeys gave her more clarity and courage to find her way and embrace the freedom that came with her later stage of life. Her favorite thing to do now is create stories through illustrated books that foster imagination and joy for many children and their families to share and cherish.