OUR STORY
Jovi Collection is a Dutch brand created and written by Esra Pais and illustrated by Doodlebot.
In the Jovi Collection book series, you get to know Jovi, Olly and their friends
and travel all over the world to all of Jovi's favourite places.
Jovi Collection is created for children between the ages of 0-6 to take them on a journey around the world!
Hi!
I am Esra Pais, creator and author of Jovi Collection. I teach English at several elementary schools, where I work with children from 4-12 year olds. Born and raised in the Netherlands and married with two children. Both my husband and I are from different cultures and countries so our household is very diverse! Besides spending time with my family I love to travel, listen to music, read and write.
I started collecting children’s books when I was pregnant with my first child. I wanted to have a diverse and inclusive collection for him since he comes from different backgrounds. After he was born my grandma saw our book collection and we started talking about the importance of children recognizing themselves in stories and pictures. She asked me why I didn’t start writing my own books. I decided to put the ideas I had on paper. Shortly after there were many ideas on the table.
Once I had a clear vision of what I wanted to do, I reached out to Doodlebot and now we are here.
Love,
Esra
Hi,
I'm Beth also known as Doodlebot.
I'm the illustrator for the Jovi Collection. I also work as an Art Psychotherapist with children in schools in the UK.
I was born in Canada and came to the UK when I was little on a big boat called the Stefan Batory.
I have always wanted to be a children's book illustrator and enjoy working from home with my dog Daisy.
My two children have a large collection of books and we enjoy reading together most evenings.
I was really happy to get involved with Jovi Collection and have enjoyed bringing Esra's words to picture form.
I hope you like them too.
Love,
Beth
We hope you enjoy Jovi’s adventures as much as we have enjoyed creating them!
Thank you for taking part in this journey!