Hello SoCal friends and supporters, we're excited to announce we'll be tabling at the L.A. Zine Fest on May 28, 2023!
We'll have all our current books and zines plus a couple special zine fest only items.
L.A. Zine Fest
Sunday May 28, 2023 11a.m. - 6p.m.
Expo Arts Center
4321 Atlantic Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90807.
We hope to see you there!
Rebel Millionaire
REBEL MILLIONAIRE is an accessible, helpful, and hopeful guide for how to retire as a millionaire even when you make a modest income. Makes a great gift for yourself and for birthdays, graduations, new jobs, and career changes.
By Peg Cheng. Color cover and 5 B&W illustrations. 28 pages. 8.5"H x 5.5"W. Printed in the USA.
What customers are saying:
★★★★★ “Rebel Millionaire is my new favorite gift for grads! This book is life-changing and only takes 20 minutes to read. After one discussion with my kids, they both asked how to open up retirement accounts and F.O. savings accounts!”
City Critters: Wildlife Photography In Your Own Backyard
Before you make that trip to Yellowstone, Yosemite, or the National Park you’ve been dreaming of, learn how to build your wildlife photography skills right in your own hometown with the help of CITY CRITTERS.
By Marcus Donner. 40 full-color pages. 8.5"H x 5.5"W. Printed in the USA.
What customers are saying:
★★★★★ “A beautiful, well-written guide to finding and documenting the wild things we live amongst.”
The Contenders
Can enemies become friends? That’s the question at the heart of THE CONTENDERS, a middle-grade novel featuring two fifth graders who couldn’t be more different or hate each other more.
By Peg Cheng and illustrated by Erin Kubo. 148 pages. Color cover and 20 B&W illustrations. 8”H x 5.25”W. Printed in the USA.
What customers are saying:
★★★★★ “THE CONTENDERS is the middle grade novel you’ve been waiting for: diverse characters who are funny and real. I especially recommend this book for reluctant readers. Highly recommended for every middle school collection.”
Noodle Taco
NOODLE TACO is a Taiwanese-Mexican-American culinary adventure that shares the cherished family recipes and stories passed down from our mothers to the next generation. Includes recipes for wontons, pork chop noodles, flour tortillas, chile verde, and more.
By Peg Cheng and Marcus Donner. 36 full-color pages. 8.5”H x 5.5”W. Printed in the USA.
What customers are saying:
★★★★★ “My Puerto Rican husband who grew up in National City, CA just north of the Mexican border in San Diego, was just delighted to get this cookbook — his mother was a fabulous cook who never wrote down her recipes. So he was delighted to get the tortilla & tamale recipes & the wonderful spirit this cookbook was written in!! Thanks!! ”
Travel Photography for Everyone: Iceland
Whether you want to take majestic photos of waterfalls along Iceland's famed Golden Circle, beautiful Icelandic ponies, or amazing flying puffins, pro photographer Marcus Donner will teach you how. TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY FOR EVERYONE: ICELAND is full of easy-to-understand tips for photographers (and armchair travelers) of any level.
By Marcus Donner. 90 full-color pages. 8"H x 5.25"W. Printed in the U.S.A.
What customers are saying:
★★★★★ “People of all ages are able to quickly apply the helpful techniques Marcus Donner offers in this book and will be thanking him every step along the way! Well worth the purchase. ”
3 Tips for Better Pics mini zine
Want to take better photos? Want the tips that great photographers use? Want your Instagram to shine? Then you need 3 TIPS FOR BETTER PICS! You can take a great photo with any camera (phones included) and this mini zine will show you how.
By Marcus Donner. 8 full-color pages. 4.25”H x 2.75”W. Printed in the USA.
What customers are saying:
★★★★★ “Great little zine to show you how to take great pictures. ”
3 Tips for Better Bird Pics mini zine
Want to take better photos of birds? Want the tips that great photographers use? Want your Instagram to shine? Then you need 3 TIPS FOR BETTER BIRD PICS! If you've ever wondered how to capture that perfect bird photo, this mini zine is for you. NOTE: Recommended for people using cameras, not phones.
By Marcus Donner. 8 full-color pages. 4.25”H x 2.75”W. Printed in the USA.
Greeting Cards
These bright and fun wildlife cards are great for birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, congratulations, thank you's, good luck, happy new year, general greetings, and more. Photographs by Marcus Donner. Printed in the USA.
What customers are saying:
★★★★★ “Beautifully printed and great paper.”
These beautiful vintage nature cards are perfect for birthdays, anniversaries, congratulations, thank you's, Mother's Day, wedding invitations, happy new year, and general greetings. Adapted from "Nouveau Larousse Illustré" and "Nouveau Larousse pour tous" (1897-1904) by Adolphe Millot. Printed in the USA.
What customers are saying:
★★★★★ “So charming! Love the homage to botanical prints - combined with the clean design.”
About Plaid Frog Press
We’re Peg Cheng and Marcus Donner, the team behind Plaid Frog Press, a Taiwanese-Mexican-German-American-owned publishing company based in Seattle, Washington.
Our company is named after our pal Froggy (who's also our CFO: Chief Frog Officer) and our mottos are READ GOOD STUFF and WRITE GOOD STUFF.
We create our books, zines, cards, and stickers in our cozy home studio. We love all the various parts of the publishing process from creating the product, designing it, printing it, and shipping it. All of our stuff is printed in the USA and shipped to you with love in eco-friendly, recyclable materials.
To find out where we'll be appearing next, follow @plaidfrogpress on Instagram and subscribe to our newsletter.
If you like our stuff, FAVORITE our shop and WRITE A REVIEW. Every review is like GOLD to us and every kind word keeps us going. Thank you for your support and thank you for shopping indie.
If you have any questions or comments, email us at: hello {at} plaidfrogpress {dot} com. We'd love to hear from you!
Love,
Peg + Marcus + Froggy
Events
Hello SoCal friends and supporters, we're excited to announce we'll be tabling at the L.A. Zine Fest on May 28, 2023!
We'll have all our current books and zines plus a couple special zine fest only items.
L.A. Zine Fest
Sunday May 28, 2023 11a.m. - 6p.m.
Expo Arts Center
4321 Atlantic Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90807.
We hope to see you there!
Follow @plaidfrogpress on Instagram.
PAST ZINE FESTS
2022 - Olympia Zine Fest - Peg Cheng and Marcus Donner of Plaid Frog Press
2021 - ABQ Zine Fest - Peg Cheng of Plaid Frog Press
2021 - San Fernando Valley Zine Fest - Peg Cheng of Plaid Frog Press
2021 - Pikes Peak Zine Fest - Peg Cheng of Plaid Frog Press