Summerwild Productions is a Canadian independent book publisher. Originally based in Gibsons, BC, a small town on British Columbia's Sunshine Coast, the company was founded in 1987 by former president Ken Budd, and is owned and operated by previous managing editor Robert Marthaller. Summerwild has produced and/or published over 40 titles, mainly consisting of non-fiction coffee table photography books featuring wildlife and the environment. Later works include the educational series The Adventures of Buddy Williams, which features four installments, SummerWild, FallGently, WinterFree and SprinRush, all accompanied by Student Study Guides. Publications Notable publications Touch the Magic, A Photographic Essay of Greater Vancouver was runner-up for the Bill Duthie Booksellers’ choice in 1986. Carmanah, Artistic Visions of an Ancient Rainforest won the Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize and the Bill Duthie Booksellers’ Choice from the BC Book Prizes Program in 1990. The Elders Are Watching was selected by The Canadian Children’s Book Centre as an ‘Our Choice’ title in 1990. If You’re Not From the Prairie was the runner-up for the Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize from the BC Book Prizes Program in 1993 and was also selected as ‘Our Choice’. Chronology of all productions, publications, consulting projects Touch the Magic, A Photographic Essay of Greater Vancouver (1985) - a hardcover photo essay - Philip Hersee, photographer, & Ken Budd, writer - 37,000 copies Nepal, A Photographic Essay (1987) - a hardcover photo essay - Sandra Gibson, photographer & writer - 3,000 copies Wild Whales, Killer, Gray & Humpback Whales (1987) - a hard & soft cover photo essay - Dr. James Darling, writer, and a number of wildlife photographers - 20,000 copies Calgary, Cowboys and Kananaskis Country (1987) - a hardcover photo essay - Cameron Young, photographer, & Ken Budd, writer - 15,000 copies Solstice, The Art of Roy Henry Vickers [Trade] (1988) - a hardcover art book - Roy Henry Vickers, writer & artist - 18,000 copies Solstice, The Art of Roy Henry Vickers [Limited Edition] (1988) - a hardcover, limited edition art book - Roy Henry Vickers, writer & artist - 100 copies An Artist's Vision (1989) - a hardcover art book - Sue Coleman, writer & artist - 12,500 copies Carmanah, Artistic Visions of an Ancient Rainforest (1989) - a hard & soft cover art/environment book - noted essayists & artists - 21,500 copies The Elders are Watching (1990) - a soft cover art/environment book - Roy