Welcome!
Home Ice Productions is a Maine-based business and home to the works and the works-in-progress of Tonya Shevenell.
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The Moon Over Malibu Maine
A children's book inspired by real-life wildlife neighbors and the moonlit sky, The Moon Over Malibu Maine features a fun cast of characters illustrated by Laura Winslow in a story that takes place between two full moons.
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Hop Onward Rabbit Rabbit: A New England Cottontail's Journey
A children’s book starring a New England cottontail rabbit who meets uncommon animals and unlikely allies on a search for other rabbits. Hop Onward includes beautiful watercolor illustrations by Laura Winslow and “Meet the Species” bonus end pages.
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The Maine Birthday Book
A children’s book celebrating the wildlife, geography and wonder of Maine. A beautiful hardcover book with 19 animals and 52 pages of fun, friendship and special wishes in the Maine outdoors.
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Book #4 (Name to be announced late Spring)
Watercolor artist and illustrator Laura Winslow and I are well underway on Book #4! It stars a fawn, based on a real life white-tailed neighbor of mine. It will be out this fall, 2026, with details coming late Spring!
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The Home Road
A 76-minute documentary film: A 74-year-old Maine man retraces the journey of his pioneering, 19-year-old great-great-grandfather, who left his home in Canada in 1845.
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Malibu Maine
An imaginary town, but a real Maine business! Visit the website, home to the three (and fourth on the way!) children’s books, or come see us at a pop-up market, fair, festival or book signing event!
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A new enterprise is in the works
A Maine-based business built around an all-animal story world made for generations to enjoy together.
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Making Music - Now and Then
Gigging again! After a 7-year hiatus to get the book business going, I am back on bass for occasional gigs around Maine (mostly).
Hopping Onward!
Hello! If you are here looking to learn more about Hop Onward Rabbit Rabbit: A New England Cottontail’s Journey (children’s book), you can find a description and images at my sister site, Malibu Maine, where you can also purchase copies and request books to be signed.
In 2024, Laura and I were honored to have this book be featured alongside the characters of author Thornton Burgess on the 150th anniversary of his birthday! A StoryWalk of Hop Onward was created at the Thornton Burgess Green Briar Nature Center & Jam Kitchen in Sandwich, Massachusetts.
