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Cecil Wise

The first in a developing series of children's books by Kevin Davis, becoming a direct story and purchasing experience.

Watercolor illustration of Cecil Wise reading in front of bookshelves

A work-in-progress e-commerce project that will let families discover and purchase Cecil Wise, the first online children's book in a planned series written by Kevin Davis.

Work in progress · first book in series

cecilwise.com

  • Author and series positioning
  • Children's book e-commerce
  • Story and purchase journey
The character and illustration should create the first emotional connection. The store should then make the next step obvious without turning a children's story into a generic product listing.

What needed to become clear

Cecil Wise is the opening book in a developing children's series, with several books now in progress. The site needs to introduce Kevin Davis as the author, establish the character and series, and make the purchase path understandable.

How the project is being shaped

The visual world begins with Tim Bertram's original artwork and continues through the work of current staff artist Susan Walton. The developing commerce layer will add the product information, buying decision, checkout path, and customer follow-through needed to sell each book online.

What the work makes possible

Kevin Davis will have a focused home where each new book can join a recognizable series and where discovery, storytelling, and commerce support one another instead of competing for attention.

Creative credits

A continuing book series shaped by its author and artists.

AuthorKevin Davis
Original artistTim Bertram

Cecil Wise is the first in a series of children's books currently in progress.

Live project evidence

Why the experience works the way it does.

Action

Introduce Cecil Wise through the book's character and visual world, identify Kevin Davis as the author, credit original artist Tim Bertram and current staff artist Susan Walton, and connect that interest to a simple purchasing path.

Human reason

Children's books are chosen through emotional recognition and adult confidence. The illustration creates curiosity, while clear product and buying information helps a parent or caregiver act on it.

Intended outcome

The work-in-progress site can become one focused home where Kevin Davis presents and sells Cecil Wise as the first book in a continuing series.

Customer testimonial

A customer testimonial for the Cecil Wise book project will appear here as the work progresses.