Spire is a Minneapolis-based credit union. A few years ago the Minneapolis Star-Tribune hired me to illustrate a full-page ad for Spire. They liked what I did enough to continue hiring me for a steady series of ads and promotional materials. The most recent is a children’s book designed to help kids get started on their first savings account.
One of my Spire illustrations featured a cartoon dog. He’s a yellow lab that Spire has since adopted as their mascot. They named him Cash and asked me to illustrate a children’s book (written by John DuBois) about a young boy named Dan who wants to save up enough money to buy the necessary food and supplies to adopt Cash as his own.
Here’s a few spot illustrations from the book:
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![](https://i0.wp.com/cedricstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/CashBook-01-TitlePage-v2-800px.jpg?resize=600%2C584&ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/cedricstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/cashbook-02-03-800px.jpg?resize=1200%2C609&ssl=1)
![](https://i2.wp.com/cedricstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/cashbook-04-05-800px.jpg?fit=591%2C600&ssl=1)
![](https://i2.wp.com/cedricstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/cashbook-06-07-800px.jpg?fit=600%2C428&ssl=1)
![](https://i2.wp.com/cedricstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/cashbook-08-09-800px.jpg?fit=600%2C455&ssl=1)
The book is hot off the presses and I just received a few sample copies. My understanding is that copies of the book will be available soon at various Spire Credit Union locations (if they aren’t already).