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I am Gustavo

I have been an artist my entire life. From my earliest memories, art has been a part of me. While other kids played with toys, a blank piece of paper and a pencil are what captured my imagination.

As a Cuban born artist who grew up in the MidWest, my art has been influenced by colors: from the bright blues and greens of the Caribbean, to the fiery reds, yellows and oranges of the Midwest fall foliage.

In the 80’s, I expanded my artistic career in Miami, Florida as an art director in retail advertising.

I don’t know when it started, but I felt a desire to create children’s books. For me, as a person with dyslexia, writing has always been a challenge.

But the more I wrote, the more I fell in love with the art of story telling.

In 1998, under the pen name “Professor Gus”,

I wrote and illustrated my first children’s book,

“The Tree that Wears a Coat.” A story told through trees. A story about a child’s innocent perspective of the world, and overcoming the challenges of the world’s reality. It’s as much my story as it is any other child suffering from any inferiority complex, whether it be race, financial or even dyslexia. It’s a story about being different and the universal desire to be accepted.

Recognized and vetted by the Miami Public Library, “The Tree That Wears a Coat’ has become the first book in a trilogy, and on its way to becoming a true classic.

As the founder of Professor Gus Books, I have

self-published over 20 children’s book titles, serving as the author, illustrator, and designer for the PGB collection. You will find my stories are as varied as they are engaging, touching on everything from history and inspiration, to the purely heartfelt. The illustrations are unique, colorful, and whimsical, always driven by the stories and the desire to expand a child’s imagination.

Professor Gus Books are

sold through

Today PGB has expanded its brand by offering illustrations, design and production to other writers helping them fulfill their dreams of becoming published authors.

There are several writers who have become published authors thanks to PGB. If you have a story and wish of making it a children’s book?

Ask about our affordable writer to author program, you too can become a published author

with your own Amazon store.

Never give up on your dreams!

"I am an artist by God's grace alone

When I create and reach to the unknown

The paint is my world the canvas is my life

And when they come together like husband and wife

I am once again humbled down to my core

My heart falls to its knees as I give thanks once more

My lord I ask, did I do it justice, did I try my best?

When I use this talent you have given me above the rest