Jonathan's Pragmatic Pigs is a humorous book consisting of a series of thirty drawings created in a cartoon style. Each drawing shows pigs engaged in various activities such as playing golf, racing cars and watering a garden. In addition, the illustrations are accompanied by humorous captions in the form of word play such as puns and alliteration. Children between the ages of seven and eleven may find the characters and humor entertaining and amusing.
Jonathan's Clay Pigs includes a series of thirty photographs with captions. Each photograph shows a clay pig character engaged in some activity such as driving a car, playing a piano or watering a garden. The captions are humorous and are based on word play such as puns and alliteration. Children between the ages of seven and eleven may find the characters entertaining and the word play amusing.
Jonathan's musical instrument collection consists of a series of photographs with captions. Each photograph depicts a musical instrument hand made by the author. The format of the book is an overview of various folk instruments. It is divided into sections associated with "musical instrument families" percussion, brass, reeds, strings and woodwinds. In addition, there is a section called "Whistles and globular flutes," related to the Woodwind section. Rather than being an instructional or "how to" book, Jonathan's musical instrument collection is designed to inform, entertain and inspire the reader. The book includes a list of references. Jonathan's musical instrument collection may be appropriate for older children and teenagers, from ages 11 through 18, as well as for adults.
Jonathan's 'toons is a collection of original cartoon characters. Three of the characters have a long history. The author created them as a twelve year old. Some characters are featured in other books and on DVDs, notably the Punkrats and Character Acting Cats.
Jonathan's musical mice: A coloring book includes a series of drawings showing cartoon mice. All characters are the author's original creations and each plays a particular musical instrument. Some instruments are associated with bands and orchestras while others are of the folk variety. Folk instruments are usually made from readily available materials rather than being manufactured in factories.
Jonathan's musical instrument collection is 154 pages long, including the introduction and reference section. The content is a series of captioned photographs showing musical instruments the author has made. Folk instruments are often made by hand and may be simple in design and construction. This is in contrast to instruments mass produced in factories. Also, some folk instruments are typical of specific cultures. Examples of these instruments are featured in this book: didgeridoos from Australia, shakuhachis from Japan, koncovkas from Slovakia, penny whistles from Ireland. This book is designed to inspire the reader to make his or own instruments, rather than being an instruction book.