tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344211502012-03-02T17:13:51.310-05:00CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATIONart from all over (brought to you by Shelley Davies &amp; Julie Fortenberry)Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.comBlogger23741100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-9026293419789525252012-03-02T15:56:00.001-05:002012-03-02T17:13:51.324-05:00Golden Kite Awards<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"></span><br /><h1 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: -8px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">link:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/scbwi-unveils-the-winners-of-the-2012-golden-kite-awards_b47894" rel="bookmark" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-size: 24px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" title="SCBWI Unveils the Winners of the 2012 Golden Kite Awards">SCBWI Unveils the Winners of the 2012 Golden Kite Awards</a></span></h1><div><br /></div><div>from the SCBWI website:</div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="siteContent" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: url(http://www.scbwi.org/Images/site-content-bg.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 50% 100%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #001698; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, Georgia; font-size: 12px; width: 954px;"><tbody><tr valign="top"><td class="contentContainer" height="500"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="generalTwoColumns" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://www.scbwi.org/images/general-content-bg.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 50% 100%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 10px; width: 931px;"><tbody><tr valign="top"><td class="rightColumn" style="color: #132447; line-height: 18px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 35px; padding-right: 20px; padding-top: 20px; width: 655px;"><div><div><b>Picture Book Text</b>:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br /><a href="http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780811867849/kate-messner/over-and-under-snow" style="color: #001698;"><b>OVER AND UNDER THE SNOW</b></a></div><div>By Kate Messner, illustrated by Christopher Silas Neal</div><div>Chronicle Books</div><div></div><div><div>Exploring the enchanted lives of animals that survive winter underground, Kate Messner’s Over and Under the Snow is this year’s winner for Picture Book Text. Messner’s vivid imageries and delicate prose glide us along a whimsical journey of a father and son as they ski through the forest and discover the hidden, sometimes secret existence of the animals that inhabit the cold season.</div><br /><br /><br /><b><br /><br />Picture&nbsp;Book Illustration:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780547199450" style="color: #001698;"><br /></a><b><a href="http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780547199450" style="color: #001698;">BALLOONS OVER BROADWAY</a>&nbsp;</b>By Melissa Sweet<br />Houghton Mifflin</div><div></div><div><div>Melissa Sweet’s imaginative use of art and illustration in&nbsp;<i>Balloons over Broadway&nbsp;</i>makes it the winner of this year’s Golden Kite Award for Picture Book Illustration. Using handmade toys and puppets, watercolor illustrations, and collages made from old books, found objects and fabrics, Caldecott Honoree Sweet’s charming images are fluently united to help tell the story of Tony Sarg, the original puppeteer of the Macy’s Day Parade.</div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"></span><script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-902629341978952525?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-63631625702252411172012-03-02T00:24:00.001-05:002012-03-02T00:25:47.686-05:00Pablo Auladell<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; "><p style="text-align: center;" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center; ">Surreal, interesting illustrations by Spanish illustrator <a href="http://www.pabloauladell.com/" href="http://www.pabloauladell.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Pablo Auladell</a>...</p><p style="text-align: center;" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center; "><img src="http://www.pabloauladell.com/files/gimgs/14_lerevedepablo03.jpg" alt="" src="http://www.pabloauladell.com/files/gimgs/14_lerevedepablo03.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="text-align: center;" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center; "><img src="http://www.pabloauladell.com/files/gimgs/14_lerevedepablo04.jpg" alt="" src="http://www.pabloauladell.com/files/gimgs/14_lerevedepablo04.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="text-align: center;" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center; "><img src="http://www.pabloauladell.com/files/gimgs/11_inesazul00cubierta.jpg" alt="" src="http://www.pabloauladell.com/files/gimgs/11_inesazul00cubierta.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="text-align: center;" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center; "><img id="il_fi" src="http://drawn.ca/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/auladell.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="431" src="http://drawn.ca/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/auladell.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="text-align: center;" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center; "><img src="http://i427.photobucket.com/albums/pp351/myura_77/04_bc.jpg" alt="pabloauladell6" border="0" src="http://i427.photobucket.com/albums/pp351/myura_77/04_bc.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><img class="aligncenter" src="http://i427.photobucket.com/albums/pp351/myura_77/16_bc.jpg" alt="pabloauladell8" border="0" src="http://i427.photobucket.com/albums/pp351/myura_77/16_bc.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: auto; max-width: 640px; display: block; clear: both; " /></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "> </p></span><script type="text/javascript" src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-6363162570225241117?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07545625720077876305noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-2864762054337657642012-02-29T16:04:00.003-05:002012-02-29T16:11:37.497-05:00If you encounter a wolfish mood...<iframe width="853" height="480" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/7vm5ulczGhc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-286476205433765764?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-28574296587257210422012-02-28T10:44:00.001-05:002012-02-28T10:47:08.297-05:00FREE BOARD BOOKS by Susie Lee Jin<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="background-color: yellow; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.thechildrensbookreview.com/weblog/2012/02/giveaway-little-monkeys-book-series.html"> ENTER HERE TO WIN&nbsp;</a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DLb8F17LYqM/T0z1MsedMBI/AAAAAAAAGos/tB0EKSjfGhc/s1600/book_giveaway_banner.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="416" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DLb8F17LYqM/T0z1MsedMBI/AAAAAAAAGos/tB0EKSjfGhc/s640/book_giveaway_banner.gif" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">See more work by<b>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.susieleejin.com/" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #88bb22; line-height: 33px; text-align: left;">Susie Lee Jin</a></b><a href="http://www.susieleejin.com/" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #88bb22; line-height: 33px; text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: large;">here</span></a></span><br /><script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-2857429658725721042?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-33263351598751016612012-02-28T09:59:00.000-05:002012-02-28T13:10:14.747-05:00Transformers!<div><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Robot Zombie Frankenstein!</span></u> by <a href="http://annettesimon.net/illustrations/">Annette Simon</a> is a friendly game of one-upmanship between colorful robots. Spread by spread, shapes (reminiscent of <a href="http://colorforms.com/classic-60.htm?CF_CC_C60">Colorforms</a>) are added to make&nbsp;multicolored&nbsp;costumes. This fast-paced pick for story time is also perfect for quiet inspection. Endpapers display&nbsp;the&nbsp;shapes that make up these two robot buddies, and inspire this reader to design her own Robot Zombie.<br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/aiwbLv_EA4w" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /></div><script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-3326335159875101661?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-75931583426368498442012-02-27T16:32:00.001-05:002012-03-02T09:07:23.599-05:00"Jan Berenstain,<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2c2d2e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px;"><a href="http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2012/02/27/berenstain-bears-co-creator-philadelphia-native-jan-berenstain-dies/">&nbsp;who with her husband Stan wrote and illustrated the Berenstain Bears books that have charmed preschoolers and their parents for 50 years, has died"</a><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/uvB1F2y6NgQ" width="853"></iframe><br /><script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script><br /></span><br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Berenstain’s family is honoring her memory by directing memorial gifts to RIF – the nation’s largest children’s literacy nonprofit (<a href="http://www.rif.org/berenstain"><span style="color: windowtext;"><b>www.rif.org/berenstain</b></span></a>)."&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><b><span style="color: #7e7e7e; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Shenikwa Stratford</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2c2d2e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px;"><br /></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-7593158342636849844?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-58246097145074487992012-02-24T12:39:00.001-05:002012-02-24T12:41:22.137-05:00Paloma Valdivia<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; "><p style="text-align: center;" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center; ">Charming illustrations by Barcelona illustrator <a href="http://translate.google.ca/translate?hl=en&amp;sl=es&amp;u=http://palomavaldivia.blogspot.com/&amp;ei=2ntET5b_FMqQiAL8jq3ADg&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=translate&amp;ct=result&amp;resnum=1&amp;ved=0CDEQ7gEwAA&amp;prev=/search%3Fq%3Dpaloma%2Bvaldivia%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dsafari%26sa%3DX%26rls%3Den%26biw%3D1920%26bih%3D857%26prmd%3Dimvnso" href="http://translate.google.ca/translate?hl=en&amp;sl=es&amp;u=http://palomavaldivia.blogspot.com/&amp;ei=2ntET5b_FMqQiAL8jq3ADg&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=translate&amp;ct=result&amp;resnum=1&amp;ved=0CDEQ7gEwAA&amp;prev=/search%3Fq%3Dpaloma%2Bvaldivia%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dsafari%26sa%3DX%26rls%3Den%26biw%3D1920%26bih%3D857%26prmd%3Dimvnso" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Paloma Valdivia</a>...</p><p style="text-align: center;" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center; "><a href="http://palomavaldivia.blogspot.com/" href="http://palomavaldivia.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; "><img id="Header1_headerimg" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b_4U2Pcwf80/TOvdT_D88lI/AAAAAAAAAw4/NhRCagBl4Tk/S1600-R/banner.jpg" alt="Paloma Valdivia Ilustraciones" width="787px; " height="230px; " src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b_4U2Pcwf80/TOvdT_D88lI/AAAAAAAAAw4/NhRCagBl4Tk/S1600-R/banner.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></a></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><img id="il_fi" class="aligncenter" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b_4U2Pcwf80/TAkjxtBvW8I/AAAAAAAAAsA/c3pWoYTzR1s/s1600/paloma+valdivia+es+asi+1.jpg" alt="" width="706" height="434" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b_4U2Pcwf80/TAkjxtBvW8I/AAAAAAAAAsA/c3pWoYTzR1s/s1600/paloma+valdivia+es+asi+1.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: auto; max-width: 640px; display: block; clear: both; " /></p><div><br /></div></span><script type="text/javascript" src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-5824609714507448799?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07545625720077876305noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-51738308148539222322012-02-20T14:06:00.004-05:002012-02-20T14:13:50.642-05:00And Then It's Spring<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px; font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;font-size:12px;"><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center; ">We can be ever hopeful spring will come with '<a href="http://us.macmillan.com/andthenitsspring/JulieFogliano" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">And Then It's Spring</a>', by <a href="http://us.macmillan.com/author/juliefogliano" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Julie Fogliano</a>. Beautifully illustrated by Caldecott winner <a href="http://erinstead.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Erin E. Stead</a>...</p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center; "><img title="13And Then It's Spring - p 2_3" src="http://steadtestblog.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/13and-then-its-spring-p-2_3.jpg?w=800&amp;h=516" alt="And Then It's Spring, Erin E. Stead" width="800" height="516" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center; "></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center; "><img title="09And Then It's Spring - p 20_21" src="http://steadtestblog.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/09and-then-its-spring-p-20_21.jpg?w=800&amp;h=516" alt="And Then It's Spring, Erin E. Stead" width="800" height="516" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center; "><img title="19And Then It's Spring - p 4_5" src="http://steadtestblog.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/19and-then-its-spring-p-4_5.jpg?w=800&amp;h=516" alt="And Then It's Spring, Erin E. Stead" width="800" height="516" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><img title="11And Then It's Spring - Flap B" src="http://steadtestblog.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/11and-then-its-spring-flap-b.jpg?w=776&amp;h=516" alt="And Then It's Spring, Erin E. Stead" width="776" height="516" class="aligncenter" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: auto; max-width: 640px; display: block; clear: both; " /></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center; ">Read more about Erin and her interesting woodblock printing process at <a href="http://blaine.org/sevenimpossiblethings/?p=1723" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast</a></p><div><br /></div></span><script type="text/javascript" src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-5173830814853922232?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07545625720077876305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-1693752897067663132012-02-19T19:08:00.000-05:002012-02-20T10:44:39.267-05:00A New Zig and Wikki Adventure from Nadja Spiegelman & Trade Loeffler<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_iq12sd3wL8/T0GGlzRukRI/AAAAAAAAGog/P24dfp0qJVk/s1600/InTheCow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_iq12sd3wL8/T0GGlzRukRI/AAAAAAAAGog/P24dfp0qJVk/s400/InTheCow.jpg" width="263" /></a></div>There are three types of dung beetles!&nbsp;<span style="font-family: inherit;">Thanks to&nbsp;<a href="http://toon-books.com/book_wik_about.php" style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: bold;">ZIG AND WIKKI in THE COW</a></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">&nbsp;I now</span><a href="http://toon-books.com/book_wik_sample_02.php" style="font-family: inherit;"> know <b>this</b></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> along with many other facts about dung, soil, and cow patties. (My kind of science lesson!) &nbsp;The duo from&nbsp;</span>outer-space,<span style="font-family: inherit;">&nbsp;<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Zig-Wikki-Something-Homework-Toon/dp/1935179020">once again</a>, explore Earth in all its exotic splendor.&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br />Want to read the first Zig and Wikki adventure?<b> <a href="http://www.professorgarfield.org/toon_book_reader/toon_book_zig_and_wikki_en.html">See it HERE!</a></b><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Want to know more about dung beetles? See&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/life/Dung_beetle">Dung Beetle TV</a>&nbsp; and watch this video from National Geographic:</span><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/I1RHmSm36aE" width="520"></iframe><br />Thank you to Leigh Stein. <br /><script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-169375289706766313?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-7982918179706949322012-02-18T16:05:00.000-05:002012-02-18T16:25:50.097-05:00Stylish, limited color...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZwgWXS9KyI8/T0AQsrRhotI/AAAAAAAAGoQ/JSAm2Xa2kMg/s1600/eliz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZwgWXS9KyI8/T0AQsrRhotI/AAAAAAAAGoQ/JSAm2Xa2kMg/s320/eliz.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">&nbsp;in the service of a simple story and a fiery&nbsp;character -- perfect!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Illustration by <a href="http://comingupforair.net/"><b>Matthew Forsythe</b></a></div><script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-798291817970694932?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-33868110580619226742012-02-16T12:40:00.002-05:002012-02-16T12:47:23.720-05:00Children's Book Week 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YW-kc_pLmj4/Tz0_SEduENI/AAAAAAAAGoI/TSjZ9M0udzs/s1600/Poster-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YW-kc_pLmj4/Tz0_SEduENI/AAAAAAAAGoI/TSjZ9M0udzs/s320/Poster-.jpg" width="247" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.bookweekonline.com/poster">Poster by David Wiesner</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">&amp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bookweekonline.com/bookmark"><span style="font-size: large;">Bookmark by Lane Smith</span></a></div><script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-3386811058061922674?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-42165700164811352662012-02-11T10:10:00.001-05:002012-02-11T10:10:28.695-05:00<h1 class="fn" id="name_text" style="background-color: #efefef; color: #555555; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: -0.05em; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://geniespinosa.carbonmade.com/"><span style="font-size: large;">Genie Espinosa</span></a></h1><script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-4216570016481135266?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-37739224425158560792012-02-09T00:02:00.003-05:002012-02-20T13:50:21.803-05:00Isabelle Arsenault<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; "><p style="text-align: center;" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center; ">Canadian illustrator <a href="http://www.isabellearsenault.com/portfolio/" href="http://www.isabellearsenault.com/portfolio/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Isabelle Arsenault</a> has made yet another beautiful book, coming out in April, 'Virginia Wolf', written by <a href="http://www.kyomaclear.ca/" href="http://www.kyomaclear.ca/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Kyo Maclear</a>...</p><p style="text-align: center;" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center; "><em style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-style: italic; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; "><img title="A bedroom of one's own" src="http://www.quillandquire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/VirginiaWolf_14.png" alt="A bedroom of one's own" width="373" height="480" src="http://www.quillandquire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/VirginiaWolf_14.png" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center; "><img src="http://www.isabellearsenault.com/storage/virginia-advance.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1324404794913" alt="" src="http://www.isabellearsenault.com/storage/virginia-advance.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1324404794913" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="text-align: center;" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center; ">..and a few of her other lovely books; '<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Spork-Kyo-Maclear/dp/1553377362" href="http://www.amazon.com/Spork-Kyo-Maclear/dp/1553377362" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Spork</a>', also by Kyo Maclear...</p><p style="text-align: center;" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center; "><a href="http://shelleysdavies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/isabelle-arsenault-spork.png" href="http://shelleysdavies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/isabelle-arsenault-spork.png" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; "><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-13573" title="isabelle arsenault, spork" src="http://shelleysdavies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/isabelle-arsenault-spork.png" alt="" width="629" height="393" src="http://shelleysdavies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/isabelle-arsenault-spork.png" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: auto; max-width: 640px; display: block; clear: both; " /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center; ">'<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Letter-World-Other-Visions-Poetry/dp/1554533392" href="http://www.amazon.com/Letter-World-Other-Visions-Poetry/dp/1554533392" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">My Letter To The World and Other Poems</a>'...</p><p style="text-align: center;" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center; "><a href="http://shelleysdavies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/isabelle-arsenault-my-letter-to-the-world.png" href="http://shelleysdavies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/isabelle-arsenault-my-letter-to-the-world.png" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; "><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-13574" title="isabelle arsenault, my letter to the world" src="http://shelleysdavies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/isabelle-arsenault-my-letter-to-the-world.png" alt="" width="435" height="693" src="http://shelleysdavies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/isabelle-arsenault-my-letter-to-the-world.png" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: auto; max-width: 640px; display: block; clear: both; " /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center; ">and her 2011 book '<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Migrant-Maxine-Trottier/dp/0888999755" href="http://www.amazon.com/Migrant-Maxine-Trottier/dp/0888999755" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Migrant</a>', which was on the <a href="http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/03/the-2011-best-illustrated-books/?ref=books" href="http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/03/the-2011-best-illustrated-books/?ref=books" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">New York Times 10 Best Illustrated Books of 2011</a>...</p><p style="text-align: center;" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center; "><a href="http://shelleysdavies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/isabelle-arsenault-migrant-cover-.png" href="http://shelleysdavies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/isabelle-arsenault-migrant-cover-.png" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; "><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-13575" title="isabelle arsenault, migrant cover" src="http://shelleysdavies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/isabelle-arsenault-migrant-cover-.png" alt="" width="631" height="567" src="http://shelleysdavies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/isabelle-arsenault-migrant-cover-.png" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: auto; max-width: 640px; display: block; clear: both; " /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center; "><a href="http://shelleysdavies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/isabelle-arsenault-migrant.png" href="http://shelleysdavies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/isabelle-arsenault-migrant.png" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; "><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-13576" title="isabelle arsenault, migrant" src="http://shelleysdavies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/isabelle-arsenault-migrant.png" alt="" width="636" height="292" src="http://shelleysdavies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/isabelle-arsenault-migrant.png" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: auto; max-width: 640px; display: block; clear: both; " /></a></p><div><br /></div></span><script type="text/javascript" src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-3773922442515856079?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07545625720077876305noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-57189572828821284242012-02-08T12:27:00.001-05:002012-02-27T11:12:59.492-05:00<iframe width="853" height="480" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Adzywe9xeIU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-5718957282882128424?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-47515751656765947512012-02-07T02:58:00.000-05:002012-02-07T02:58:00.120-05:00<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/gnCY9-GC728" width="853"></iframe><br /><br />♥ <a href="http://readingyear.blogspot.com/2012_02_01_archive.html">A Year of Reading</a><script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-4751575165676594751?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-55458906117670088782012-02-06T17:24:00.000-05:002012-02-06T17:24:02.209-05:00<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="338" mozallowfullscreen="" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/36189776?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="600"></iframe><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/36189776">Highly Strung</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user2930211">dave jones</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>. (Thanks, <a href="http://www.jamesvogler.com/">Jay!</a>)<br /><script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-5545890611767008878?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-29758266374948450582012-02-06T17:15:00.000-05:002012-02-06T17:15:06.721-05:00<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/11220499?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0" width="600" height="450" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/11220499">In My Day</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user2930211">dave jones</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p><script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-2975826637494845058?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-52027714597016854702012-02-04T13:11:00.002-05:002012-02-05T12:15:15.128-05:00Simone Rea<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; "><p style="text-align: center;" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center; ">Beautiful work by Italian illustrator <a href="http://simonerea.blogspot.com/" href="http://simonerea.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Simone Rea</a>, one of the winners at the the <a href="http://www.bibiana.sk/index.php?id=29&amp;L=2" href="http://www.bibiana.sk/index.php?id=29&amp;L=2" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Biennale of Illustration</a> in Bratslava last year...</p><p style="text-align: center;" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center; "><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EIKPD2uSW4g/TyuvDAMBxpI/AAAAAAAAB1s/8lb6Nzf-vLk/s1600/merenda.jpg" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EIKPD2uSW4g/TyuvDAMBxpI/AAAAAAAAB1s/8lb6Nzf-vLk/s1600/merenda.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; "><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EIKPD2uSW4g/TyuvDAMBxpI/AAAAAAAAB1s/8lb6Nzf-vLk/s640/merenda.jpg" alt="" width="432" height="640" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EIKPD2uSW4g/TyuvDAMBxpI/AAAAAAAAB1s/8lb6Nzf-vLk/s640/merenda.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center; "><img id="il_fi" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5fUNZQQ-I9o/TlvLfsS-8WI/AAAAAAAABz8/ivGZUNyIiXw/s1600/coverm.jpg" alt="" width="561" height="547" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5fUNZQQ-I9o/TlvLfsS-8WI/AAAAAAAABz8/ivGZUNyIiXw/s1600/coverm.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="text-align: center;" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center; "><img id="il_fi" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y_g6L4zcy3Y/TxNIqEo2CeI/AAAAAAAAIb0/sHNB9wMA9pI/s1600/15+donnole+simone+rea.jpg" alt="" width="625" height="490" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y_g6L4zcy3Y/TxNIqEo2CeI/AAAAAAAAIb0/sHNB9wMA9pI/s1600/15+donnole+simone+rea.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="text-align: center;" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center; "></p><p style="text-align: center;" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center; "><a href="http://shelleysdavies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/simone-rea-flamingo.jpg" href="http://shelleysdavies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/simone-rea-flamingo.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; "><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-13407" title="simone rea, flamingo" src="http://shelleysdavies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/simone-rea-flamingo.jpg" alt="" width="425" height="593" src="http://shelleysdavies.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/simone-rea-flamingo.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: auto; max-width: 640px; display: block; clear: both; " /></a> <img id="il_fi" src="http://designyoutrust.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/sr2q.jpg" alt="" width="658" height="466" src="http://designyoutrust.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/sr2q.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p></span><script type="text/javascript" src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-5202771459701685470?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07545625720077876305noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-18137409142957842232012-02-01T17:28:00.000-05:002012-02-02T08:47:49.617-05:00"The very best picturebooks become timeless mini art galleries for the home..."<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O-980PEpnoY/Tym-UvjqeiI/AAAAAAAAGnI/6khI8X0czao/s1600/children's+picture.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O-980PEpnoY/Tym-UvjqeiI/AAAAAAAAGnI/6khI8X0czao/s400/children's+picture.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">link:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.laurenceking.com/product/Children's+Picturebooks%3A+The+Art+of+Visual+Storytelling.htm" style="font-size: x-large;">CHILDREN'S PICTUREBOOKS</a></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.laurenceking.com/product/Children's+Picturebooks%3A+The+Art+of+Visual+Storytelling.htm" style="font-size: x-large;">&nbsp;The art of visual storytelling</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TCZHv0TgyyM/TynHn1CBO1I/AAAAAAAAGnQ/GH7otDVEg1o/s1600/La+Visite+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TCZHv0TgyyM/TynHn1CBO1I/AAAAAAAAGnQ/GH7otDVEg1o/s400/La+Visite+.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BIGJy86GNlI/Tym7kkClFTI/AAAAAAAAGnA/90DFQcaegYQ/s1600/Bibliografipuff_Kitty.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2c2c2c; line-height: 18px;">&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.anglia.ac.uk/ruskin/en/home/faculties/alss/deps/csoa/staff0/salisbury.html">Martin Salisbury</a> and <a href="http://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/people/staff/styles/">Morag Styles</a>&nbsp;share their artistic and scholastic perspectives on the history and process of making picture books, with examples from 19 countries including artwork by&nbsp;</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.beatricealemagna.com/"><b>Beatrice Alemagna</b></a>, <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/gallery/2010/mar/24/kitty-crowther-astrid-lindgren-memorial-award#/?picture=360806731&amp;index=1"><b>Kitty Crowther</b></a>, </span>and<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 27px;"><b><a href="http://curiouspages.blogspot.com/2009/12/my-first-nursery-book.html">Franciszka Themerson</a>.</b></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; line-height: 15px;"></span></span><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LNwClCE3T30/Tymm0qF1EaI/AAAAAAAAGm4/eAr7C0WDc-g/s1600/my+first+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LNwClCE3T30/Tymm0qF1EaI/AAAAAAAAGm4/eAr7C0WDc-g/s400/my+first+1.jpg" width="295" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks to&nbsp;Debra Matsumoto for sending this beautiful book!</span></div><script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-1813740914295784223?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-37392790940100465242012-01-29T19:44:00.002-05:002012-01-29T19:44:52.565-05:00<h1 class="title-news" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font: normal normal bold 32px/36px Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.fr/2012/01/29/festival-bd-angouleme-palmares_n_1240131.html?ref=france">Comics Festival in Angoulême: the winners revealed</a></span></span></h1><script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-3739279094010046524?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-54276356212647818122012-01-29T09:25:00.000-05:002012-01-29T20:03:32.207-05:00Walter Wick:<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1586611742"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></a><br /><span style="color: #2789be; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Exhibit link:<a href="http://brucemuseum.org/files/Walter_Wick_image_sheet.pdf">&nbsp;Games, Gizmos and Toys in the Attic</a><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/x-sjDm8-IuA" width="853"></iframe><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/APiJoA5MYJI" width="853"></iframe><br /></span></span><script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script><br /><span style="color: #2789be; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-5427635621264781812?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-44118617894552338282012-01-28T13:19:00.004-05:002012-01-28T13:26:37.649-05:00R.G. Roth<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 72px; font-size: -webkit-xxx-large; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; "><p style="text-align: center;" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center; "><a href="http://rgroth.blogspot.com/2011/12/enter-portfolio_13.html" href="http://rgroth.blogspot.com/2011/12/enter-portfolio_13.html" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">R.G. Roth</a> illustrates beautiful children's books, many of them with a jazz theme. His latest is <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Everybody-Gets-Blues-Leslie-Staub/dp/0152063005/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1327509688&amp;sr=1-5" href="http://www.amazon.com/Everybody-Gets-Blues-Leslie-Staub/dp/0152063005/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1327509688&amp;sr=1-5" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">'Everyone Gets The Blues'</a>, written by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1431033.Leslie_Staub" href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1431033.Leslie_Staub" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Leslie Staub</a>...</p><p style="text-align: center;" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center; "><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FWVL6oYIN5g/Tt7rD_AFVFI/AAAAAAAAAtk/rfQlrLFLnNQ/s1600/everybodyblues%2Bcover.jpg" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FWVL6oYIN5g/Tt7rD_AFVFI/AAAAAAAAAtk/rfQlrLFLnNQ/s1600/everybodyblues%2Bcover.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; "><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683238233472062546" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FWVL6oYIN5g/Tt7rD_AFVFI/AAAAAAAAAtk/rfQlrLFLnNQ/s640/everybodyblues%2Bcover.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="604" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FWVL6oYIN5g/Tt7rD_AFVFI/AAAAAAAAAtk/rfQlrLFLnNQ/s640/everybodyblues%2Bcover.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center; "><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tkc0hCBEOBg/Tt7rAykFhLI/AAAAAAAAAs0/KbGQHJh1UvA/s1600/Screen%2Bshot%2B2011-12-04%2Bat%2B2.11.11%2BPM.png" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tkc0hCBEOBg/Tt7rAykFhLI/AAAAAAAAAs0/KbGQHJh1UvA/s1600/Screen%2Bshot%2B2011-12-04%2Bat%2B2.11.11%2BPM.png" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; "><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683238178593801394" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tkc0hCBEOBg/Tt7rAykFhLI/AAAAAAAAAs0/KbGQHJh1UvA/s640/Screen%2Bshot%2B2011-12-04%2Bat%2B2.11.11%2BPM.png" alt="" width="640" height="456" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tkc0hCBEOBg/Tt7rAykFhLI/AAAAAAAAAs0/KbGQHJh1UvA/s640/Screen%2Bshot%2B2011-12-04%2Bat%2B2.11.11%2BPM.png" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center; "><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gN-l17YGmsg/Tt7rCRhJzYI/AAAAAAAAAtM/nT56-yDJxO8/s1600/Screen%2Bshot%2B2011-12-04%2Bat%2B2.09.56%2BPM.png" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gN-l17YGmsg/Tt7rCRhJzYI/AAAAAAAAAtM/nT56-yDJxO8/s1600/Screen%2Bshot%2B2011-12-04%2Bat%2B2.09.56%2BPM.png" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; "><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683238204082867586" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gN-l17YGmsg/Tt7rCRhJzYI/AAAAAAAAAtM/nT56-yDJxO8/s640/Screen%2Bshot%2B2011-12-04%2Bat%2B2.09.56%2BPM.png" alt="" width="640" height="294" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gN-l17YGmsg/Tt7rCRhJzYI/AAAAAAAAAtM/nT56-yDJxO8/s640/Screen%2Bshot%2B2011-12-04%2Bat%2B2.09.56%2BPM.png" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center; ">...and a few of his other gorgeous books...</p><p style="text-align: center;" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center; "><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HDaAFz2QXOk/Tt7gfj9h40I/AAAAAAAAArU/d5qFpKNvLyc/s1600/busing-brewster.jpg" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HDaAFz2QXOk/Tt7gfj9h40I/AAAAAAAAArU/d5qFpKNvLyc/s1600/busing-brewster.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; "><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683226612622025538" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HDaAFz2QXOk/Tt7gfj9h40I/AAAAAAAAArU/d5qFpKNvLyc/s640/busing-brewster.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="509" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HDaAFz2QXOk/Tt7gfj9h40I/AAAAAAAAArU/d5qFpKNvLyc/s640/busing-brewster.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center; "><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-30lC_1zVnUw/TuA_36oYHSI/AAAAAAAAAvc/QYQg0OcGEEA/s1600/COVER+jpg.jpg" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-30lC_1zVnUw/TuA_36oYHSI/AAAAAAAAAvc/QYQg0OcGEEA/s1600/COVER+jpg.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; "><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-30lC_1zVnUw/TuA_36oYHSI/AAAAAAAAAvc/QYQg0OcGEEA/s640/COVER+jpg.jpg" alt="" width="486" height="640" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-30lC_1zVnUw/TuA_36oYHSI/AAAAAAAAAvc/QYQg0OcGEEA/s640/COVER+jpg.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center; "><img id="il_fi" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aCBPJDVy9Dk/TO1vRexC_nI/AAAAAAAAADM/j94IH8bdiPw/s1600/517A5E7T76L.jpg" alt="" width="356" height="475" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aCBPJDVy9Dk/TO1vRexC_nI/AAAAAAAAADM/j94IH8bdiPw/s1600/517A5E7T76L.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="text-align: center;" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center; ">...as well as his wonderful paintings. Take a peek <a href="http://robertrothpaintings.blogspot.com/" href="http://robertrothpaintings.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">here</a> to see more..</p><p style="text-align: center;" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center; "><a href="http://robertrothpaintings.blogspot.com/" href="http://robertrothpaintings.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; "><img src="http://www.illustrationmundo.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Decompression+LR+.jpg" alt="" src="http://www.illustrationmundo.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Decompression+LR+.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center; "></p><div style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; "><img id="il_fi" src="http://www.illustrationmundo.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/april+in+paris+LR+.jpg" alt="" width="307" height="397" src="http://www.illustrationmundo.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/april+in+paris+LR+.jpg" class="aligncenter" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: auto; max-width: 640px; display: block; clear: both; " /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; "> </div></span></span><script type="text/javascript" src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-4411861789455233828?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07545625720077876305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-80787639853123174192012-01-27T13:59:00.001-05:002012-01-27T14:00:21.570-05:00AT THE ROSENBACH: Tue, 01/24/2012 - Sun, 07/15/2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uW1HILnftb0/TyLznCDNNAI/AAAAAAAAGmg/1TypORW3VOE/s1600/Pen+to+Pub+home+feature.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="326" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uW1HILnftb0/TyLznCDNNAI/AAAAAAAAGmg/1TypORW3VOE/s640/Pen+to+Pub+home+feature.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div id="now-at-rml" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><h2 class="title" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #000033; line-height: 36px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">The Life of Three Sendak Picture Books:</span></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px;">&nbsp;</span></h2><h2 class="title" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #000033; line-height: 36px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.rosenbach.org/learn/exhibitions/pen-publisher" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #02457d; font-family: inherit; font-size: 30px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Pen to Publisher</a></h2><br /><script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-8078763985312317419?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-22746490934975349852012-01-27T10:10:00.002-05:002012-01-27T10:10:49.071-05:00Cybèle Young<a href="http://web.mac.com/davidandcybele/cybeleyoung/prints.html">http://web.mac.com/davidandcybele/<span style="font-size: large;">cybeleyoung</span>/prints.html</a><script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://designofthepicturebook.com/2011/12/08/a-few-blocks/"><b><span style="font-size: large;">A FEW BLOCKS</span></b></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-2274649093497534985?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-37363693102068679552012-01-26T09:46:00.002-05:002012-01-26T09:46:28.041-05:00<h1 style="background-color: #e0e0e0; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #203260; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><a href="http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/406902/january-25-2012/grim-colberty-tales-with-maurice-sendak-pt--2">Grim Colberty Tales with Maurice Sendak Pt. 2</a></h1><script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-3736369310206867955?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-86395747025988915722012-01-25T20:33:00.001-05:002012-02-28T13:14:53.328-05:00Oscar-Nominated Animated Short<embed src="http://media1.nfb.ca/medias/flash/ONFflvplayer-gama.swf" width="516" height="337" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="mID=IDOBJ35721&image=http://media1.nfb.ca/medias/nfb_tube/thumbs_large/2011/Dimanche-tv-big_02.jpg&width=516&height=337&showWarningMessages=false&streamNotFoundDelay=15&lang=en&getPlaylistOnEnd=true&embeddedMode=true"></embed><br /><script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-8639574702598891572?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-42002157530626085252012-01-23T17:20:00.001-05:002012-01-23T17:23:32.925-05:00Jon Klassen<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px; font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;font-size:12px;"><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center; ">'Extra Yarn', a sweet story by <a href="http://www.macbarnett.com/books.html" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Mac Barnett</a>, delightfully illustrated by <a href="http://www.burstofbeaden.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Jon Klassen</a>...</p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center; "><img id="il_fi" src="http://shelfelf.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/extrayarn.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="500" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center; "><img id="il_fi" src="http://si.wsj.net/public/resources/images/RV-AF653_KIDSCH_G_20120112232109.jpg" alt="" width="553" height="243" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luvt6plULo1qadzz7.png" alt="" class="aligncenter" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: auto; max-width: 640px; display: block; clear: both; " /></p><div><br /></div></span><script type="text/javascript" src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-4200215753062608525?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07545625720077876305noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-27964253749263514452012-01-23T12:16:00.000-05:002012-01-23T12:16:32.874-05:00<h1 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 21px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://100scopenotes.com/2012/01/23/the-2012-newbery-caldecott-and-geisel-winners-and-reactions/">&nbsp;A Caldecott for Daisy</a></h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jMNqXoPwQvI/Tx2VrGGkRuI/AAAAAAAAGmQ/VcTtIyIn-Dw/s1600/ball-for-daisy-286x300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jMNqXoPwQvI/Tx2VrGGkRuI/AAAAAAAAGmQ/VcTtIyIn-Dw/s1600/ball-for-daisy-286x300.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-2796425374926351445?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-89987862209018894862012-01-19T10:27:00.002-05:002012-01-19T10:28:08.241-05:002012 Sydney Taylor Book Award Winners<a href="http://www.jewishlibraries.org/main/FeatureStory.aspx"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">http://www.jewishlibraries.org/main/FeatureStory.aspx</span></a><script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-8998786220901889486?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-69614478752264018362012-01-18T16:17:00.001-05:002012-01-18T16:20:20.925-05:00Curious Pages<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 24px; font-family:Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif;"><a href="http://curiouspages.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; "><img id="Header1_headerimg" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9t5fTp9GmGo/Ss-oM3zR8JI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/L1kkNW_sMnI/S1600-R/headercurious5.jpg" alt="Curious Pages" width="901px; " height="395px; " style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px; font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;font-size:12px;"><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "> </p><p style="text-align: center;">"A SITE FOR ALL YOUR READING DISORDERS. LOOKING FOR BOOKS ABOUT TEDDY BEARS OR RAINBOWS OR FEELINGS? YOU’RE AT THE WRONG PLACE. HERE WE CELEBRATE THE OFFBEAT, THE ABSTRACT, THE UNUSUAL, THE SURREAL, THE MACABRE, THE INAPPROPRIATE, THE SUBVERSIVE AND THE FUNKY"</p><p style="text-align: center;">Who couldn't love a blog like this? Put together by the inimitable <a href="http://www.lanesmithbooks.com/LaneSmithBooks/Lane_Smith_Books.html" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Lane Smith</a> &amp; <a href="http://bobshea.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Bob Shea</a></p><div><br /></div></span><script type="text/javascript" src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-6961447875226401836?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07545625720077876305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-86349595592838416162012-01-18T10:41:00.000-05:002012-01-18T10:41:00.675-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5opGsD9tov4/Txbn2glHh5I/AAAAAAAAGmI/C87ySgR-JM4/s1600/WINNIE-THE-POOH.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5opGsD9tov4/Txbn2glHh5I/AAAAAAAAGmI/C87ySgR-JM4/s640/WINNIE-THE-POOH.jpg" width="448" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><h1 class="title-news" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font: normal normal bold 32px/36px Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/01/18/winnie-the-pooh-sketch_n_1212661.html">Winnie-The-Pooh Sketch Set To Sell For £20,000</a></h1><br /><script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-8634959559283841616?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-34588032474346182182012-01-15T22:03:00.002-05:002012-01-15T22:06:19.366-05:00Marion Deuchars<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px; font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;font-size:12px;"><p style="text-align: center;">What a fun book! <a href="http://www.letsmakesomegreatart.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Lets Make Some Great Art</a> by <a href="http://mariondeuchars.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Marion Deuchars</a>...</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.letsmakesomegreatart.com/store/image/file/0g/nk/cjz9oj/Let_s-make-some-great-art-book-cover.png" alt="Cover" width="480" height="630" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.letsmakesomegreatart.com/store/image/file/0g/nr/cjz9oj/cave_painting.jpg" alt="Cave Painting" width="820" height="600" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.letsmakesomegreatart.com/store/image/file/0g/nt/f6a0jo/thumb_painting.jpg" alt="Thumb painting" width="940" height="620" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><img class="aligncenter" src="http://www.letsmakesomegreatart.com/store/image/file/0g/nn/cjz9oj/leonardo_da_vinci.jpg" alt="Leonardo da Vinci" width="820" height="620" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: auto; max-width: 640px; display: block; clear: both; " /></p></span><script type="text/javascript" src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-3458803247434618218?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07545625720077876305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-53088796647228316792012-01-11T16:27:00.000-05:002012-01-11T16:27:38.663-05:00Gene Deitch's 'The Hobbit'<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/UBnVL1Y2src" width="640"></iframe><script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-5308879664722831679?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-48116152354693253952012-01-11T13:06:00.005-05:002012-01-11T13:19:40.712-05:00Stig Lindberg<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px; font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;font-size:12px;"><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center; "><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stig_Lindberg" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Stig Lindberg</a>, one of Sweden's most important post-war designers, was an illustrator, painter, designer of industrial products, ceramics and textiles. First released in 1959 in black and white, this delightful book by <a href="http://www.hellsingland.se/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Lennart Hellsing</a> and illustrated by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stig_Lindberg" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Lindberg</a>, has now made it's 21st century debut in colour...thanks <a href="http://www.finelittleday.com/?paged=8" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">FineLittleDay</a>...</p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center; "><img src="http://www.finelittleday.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/MG_1007-copy.jpg" alt="" width="496" height="338" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /><img src="http://www.finelittleday.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/1-copy2.jpg" alt="" width="496" height="420" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /><img src="http://www.finelittleday.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/2-copy2.jpg" alt="" width="496" height="338" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center; "><img src="http://www.finelittleday.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/3-copy3.jpg" alt="" width="496" height="338" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center; ">...and check out this <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/4939102718/ref=dp_olp_0?ie=UTF8&amp;condition=all" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">terrific book</a> about Lindberg...</p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center; "><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393191535296429442" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FHhHqJoaXjs/Sth3IIL8vYI/AAAAAAAADA4/nmtKJzXS_ck/s400/h_dardik_stigLindberBook_1.jpg" alt="" border="0" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center; "><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FHhHqJoaXjs/Sth2uk4KXqI/AAAAAAAADAg/c3CaJjzCVw0/s1600-h/h_dardik_stigLindberBook_3.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; "><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393191096321466018" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FHhHqJoaXjs/Sth2uk4KXqI/AAAAAAAADAg/c3CaJjzCVw0/s400/h_dardik_stigLindberBook_3.jpg" alt="" border="0" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></a></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center; ">...thanks <a href="http://orangeyoulucky.blogspot.com/2009/10/stig-lindberg-book.html" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">OrangeYouLucky</a>...</p><div><br /></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px; font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;font-size:12px;"><div style=" color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; text-align: center; font-family:Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(224, 102, 102); line-height: 1.5; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"> </span></div></span><script type="text/javascript" src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-4811615235469325395?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07545625720077876305noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-32197141619893927032012-01-07T14:05:00.001-05:002012-01-07T14:12:59.203-05:00The Hergé Rocket continued<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sWVc43U9UQY/TwiXGRgd8dI/AAAAAAAAGl8/LibgTfRCSkM/s1600/IMG_6431c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sWVc43U9UQY/TwiXGRgd8dI/AAAAAAAAGl8/LibgTfRCSkM/s640/IMG_6431c.jpg" width="355" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://lutteridyl.blogspot.com/2011/12/tintin-hklet-raket-crochet-rocket.html">Too cute not to post</a>,&nbsp;</span>plus there are<br /><h3 class="post-title entry-title" style="font: normal normal normal 24px/normal 'Courier New', Courier, FreeMono, monospace; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://lutteridyl.blogspot.com/2011/12/tintin-hklet-raket-crochet-rocket.html"><b><span class="goog-text-highlight" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgb(153, 153, 170) 2px 2px 4px; background-color: white; box-shadow: rgb(153, 153, 170) 2px 2px 4px; box-sizing: border-box; position: relative;">Crochet &nbsp;</span><i style="font-size: x-large;">instructions</i></b></a></span></h3><script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-3219714161989392703?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-69951386547616833192012-01-07T13:11:00.003-05:002012-01-07T14:24:45.762-05:00May B...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"></span><br /><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">Illustrated by <a href="http://redsilas.com/index.php" style="color: #0066cc; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;">Christopher Silas Neal</a>, a novel in verse form by <a href="http://www.carolinestarrrose.com/Caroline_Starr_Rose/Home.html" style="color: #0066cc; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;">Caroline Starr Rose</a>...</span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><img alt="" src="http://redsilas.com/images/process_images/image0BD4E4.JPG" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 640px;" /></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><img alt="" src="http://www.shecanliftahorse.com/blog/2011/mayb2.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 640px;" /></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">...and check out his blog describing the process of this assignment <a href="http://www.redsilas.com/process.php?UID=D5598B">here</a>...</span></div><script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-6995138654761683319?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07545625720077876305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-13825858243389195052012-01-07T09:49:00.001-05:002012-01-07T09:49:36.968-05:00<iframe width="480" height="373" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" id="nyt_video_player" title="New York Times Video - Embed Player" src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/bcvideo/1.0/iframe/embed.html?videoId=100000001266018&playerType=embed"></iframe><script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-1382585824338919505?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-74111495627735505612012-01-07T09:10:00.001-05:002012-01-07T09:14:20.231-05:00100th birthday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YiL_L2MMx9U/TwhPc2FSOBI/AAAAAAAAGlo/qxFu7AqwB8Y/s1600/addams11-hp+-+Copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="191" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YiL_L2MMx9U/TwhPc2FSOBI/AAAAAAAAGlo/qxFu7AqwB8Y/s400/addams11-hp+-+Copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/247460/google_honors_graveyard_guru_charles_addams_with_doodle.html">of Charles Addams</a>&nbsp;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EdKgnYyYc_4/TwhQHJqJV-I/AAAAAAAAGlw/oNFuFpQOwoo/s1600/9794839-standard+-+Copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EdKgnYyYc_4/TwhQHJqJV-I/AAAAAAAAGlw/oNFuFpQOwoo/s320/9794839-standard+-+Copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial, verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px;">The Addams home was &nbsp;for sale in Westfield NJ <a href="http://www.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2011/07/home_of_addams_family_creator.html">(article from July '11)</a></span></span><script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-7411149562773550561?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-16466174973102871302012-01-05T12:15:00.000-05:002012-01-05T21:02:38.215-05:00The Hergé Rocket<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-34Wk23h6Rlo/TwXU7nqJguI/AAAAAAAAGk8/jU5fv9cddDA/s1600/rocket%2Btat.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-34Wk23h6Rlo/TwXU7nqJguI/AAAAAAAAGk8/jU5fv9cddDA/s320/rocket%2Btat.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>My friend <a href="http://www.pizzaonearth.com/">Jay</a> recently got himself a <a href="http://www.rogersrocketships.com/page_view.cfm?id=64">Tintin&nbsp;rocket ship</a>&nbsp;tattoo and sent this jpeg to add to my <a href="http://picturebookillustration.blogspot.com/search?q=tattoo">children's lit tattoo collection</a>.<br /><br />Poking around I found these nice examples of Tintin rocket ships.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tauOIS12coE/TwXVxbjHMUI/AAAAAAAAGlI/FJ2E_k44TO4/s1600/rocket2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tauOIS12coE/TwXVxbjHMUI/AAAAAAAAGlI/FJ2E_k44TO4/s400/rocket2.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">found at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.thesmugglers.com/gallery.htm">http://www.thesmugglers.com/gallery.htm</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8rBPGWeUq6Y/TwXXR_Ry_dI/AAAAAAAAGlU/TYcZ9vfPmlU/s1600/tintins-rocket-costume-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8rBPGWeUq6Y/TwXXR_Ry_dI/AAAAAAAAGlU/TYcZ9vfPmlU/s400/tintins-rocket-costume-.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">found at&nbsp;</span><a href="http://tintinblog.com/tag/tintin-halloween-costumes/"><span style="font-size: x-small;">http://</span><span style="font-size: large;">tintinblog.com</span><span style="font-size: x-small;">/tag/tintin-halloween-costumes/</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ve4DYNvIYw8/TwXYbqYUonI/AAAAAAAAGlg/upILXgBI9iw/s1600/2004belgium+stamp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ve4DYNvIYw8/TwXYbqYUonI/AAAAAAAAGlg/upILXgBI9iw/s640/2004belgium+stamp.jpg" width="476" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">found at&nbsp;<a href="http://soyouwanttotrytintin.tumblr.com/">http://<b><span style="font-size: large;">soyouwanttotrytintin</span></b>.tumblr.com/</a></div><script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-1646617497310287130?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-36959529375066115122011-12-31T15:27:00.002-05:002011-12-31T15:31:26.067-05:00Happy New Year!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; "><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center; ">Congratulations to writer Yu Li Qiong and illustrator Zhu Cheng Liang for making it onto The New York Times' list of <a href="http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/03/the-2011-best-illustrated-books/?hpw" href="http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/03/the-2011-best-illustrated-books/?hpw" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">10 Best Illustrated Books of 2011</a> with their beautiful book '<a href="http://www.candlewick.com/cat.asp?browse=Title&amp;mode=book&amp;isbn=0763658812&amp;pix=n" href="http://www.candlewick.com/cat.asp?browse=Title&amp;mode=book&amp;isbn=0763658812&amp;pix=n" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">A New Year's Reunion</a>'...</p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center; "><img src="http://www.candlewick.com/images/cwp_bookjackets/648/0763658812.jpg" alt="A New Year's Reunion" src="http://www.candlewick.com/images/cwp_bookjackets/648/0763658812.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center; "><img src="http://si.wsj.net/public/resources/images/RV-AF417_KIDSCH_G_20111223145912.jpg" alt="KIDSCHRON1" width="553" height="369" border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" src="http://si.wsj.net/public/resources/images/RV-AF417_KIDSCH_G_20111223145912.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><img src="http://blaine.org/jules/newyearsreunioncutting.jpg" alt="" src="http://blaine.org/jules/newyearsreunioncutting.jpg" class="aligncenter" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: auto; max-width: 640px; display: block; clear: both; " /></p></span><script type="text/javascript" src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-3695952937506611512?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07545625720077876305noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-13227324869151740702011-12-29T12:54:00.001-05:002012-01-26T09:28:15.817-05:00Maurice Sendak Documentary<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/xXAjkLUv7dY" width="560"></iframe><br /><br /><br /><h3 style="background-color: #e5e5e5; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.npr.org/2011/09/20/140435330/this-pig-wants-to-party-maurice-sendaks-latest">And listen here to this lovely interview. Mr.Sendak talks with Terry Gross.&nbsp;</a></h3><br />Plus, here's part one of a <b><span style="color: #990000;"><a href="http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/406796/january-24-2012/grim-colberty-tales-with-maurice-sendak-pt--1">new interview with Stephen Colbert</a>.</span></b><br /><br /><script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-1322732486915174070?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-90319983319518188582011-12-27T17:51:00.008-05:002012-01-17T13:09:23.820-05:00Simms Taback<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: #ffd864; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.simmstaback.com/About_Simms_Taback_-_Biography.html"><b>"On December 25, 2011, Simms died peacefully in his</b></a></span></span><br /><b style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; background-color: white; color: #ffd864; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.simmstaback.com/About_Simms_Taback_-_Biography.html">home, surrounded by family and friends."</a></b><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: #ffd864; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: #ffd864; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span><br /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; background-color: #222222; color: #ffd864; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6UjkUahZLA0/TvpL1uXwXYI/AAAAAAAAGgY/WmZ3jNNV8UI/s1600/Self-Portrait-linocut-Simms-Taback.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6UjkUahZLA0/TvpL1uXwXYI/AAAAAAAAGgY/WmZ3jNNV8UI/s320/Self-Portrait-linocut-Simms-Taback.jpg" width="251" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Self-Portrait, linocut<br /><br />Update: thank you to btreat for pointing me to this link:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/30559980@N07/6691026207/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/30559980@N07/6691026207/</a><br /><br /></div><script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-9031998331951818858?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-81880217073230202212011-12-26T09:49:00.000-05:002011-12-26T09:49:41.622-05:00Tin Tin slideshow<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2011/12/25/movies/tintin-phases-slideshow.html"><span style="font-size: large;">The Hair Remains the Same</span></a><script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-8188021707323020221?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-71643158208549046802011-12-24T11:22:00.002-05:002011-12-24T15:57:52.900-05:00The Night Before Christmas<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px; font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;font-size:12px;"><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.misterrob.co.uk/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Rob Ryan</a>...</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img id="il_fi" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0PBF2SDFnD8/TOuZuCCCDjI/AAAAAAAADMM/DQYQODDHzEw/s1600/9780330523936.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="345" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.heartagency.com/artist/MarcBoutavant/gallery/1" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Marc Boutavant</a>...</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img id="il_fi" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8UMcWi-cYCw/RqkDY9CDyTI/AAAAAAAAAJw/7YwmrG3tgqE/s400/marc_boutavant_christmas.jpg" alt="" width="327" height="400" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.leonardweisgard.com/index.htm" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Leonard Weisgard</a>...</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img id="il_fi" src="http://www.weisgard.pagebooks.net/weisgard_the_night_before_christmas.jpg" alt="" width="370" height="496" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyo_Fujikawa" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Gyo Fujikawa</a>...</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img id="il_fi" src="http://www.piikeastreet.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/night-before-christmas-fujikawa.jpeg" alt="" width="355" height="475" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisbeth_Zwerger" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Lisbeth Zwerger</a>...</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img id="il_fi" src="http://images.betterworldbooks.com/069/The-Night-Before-Christmas-Tunnel-Vision-9780698400306.jpg" alt="" width="329" height="400" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessie_Willcox_Smith" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Jessie Willcox Smith</a>...see more at <a href="http://www.gutenberg.org/files/17135/17135-h/17135-h.htm" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">TheGutenbergProject</a>...</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img title="Cover" src="http://www.gutenberg.org/files/17135/17135-h/images/cover1.jpg" alt="Cover" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img id="il_fi" src="http://www.gutenberg.org/files/17135/17135-h/images/img001.jpg" alt="" width="550" height="402" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img title="Stockings in the Fireplace" src="http://www.gutenberg.org/files/17135/17135-h/images/img007.jpg" alt="Stockings in the Fireplace" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img title="He looked like a peddler" src="http://www.gutenberg.org/files/17135/17135-h/images/img021.jpg" alt="He looked like a peddler" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://matttavares.com/index.html" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Matt Tavares</a>...</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img id="il_fi" src="http://images.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/0/76/363/118/0763631183.jpg" alt="" width="345" height="400" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img id="il_fi" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HVvgtSV01Uw/SzInpzcul0I/AAAAAAAAJCc/eSabiJ8o17w/s400/matt+tavares+2002+2.jpg" alt="" width="346" height="400" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://robertsabuda.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Robert Sabuda</a>...</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.embracingthechild.org/Aspirin.htm" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; "><img id="il_fi" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0689838999.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg" alt="" width="493" height="500" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.tombrowning.com/3/artist.asp?ArtistID=20249&amp;Akey=N7FHPS2F" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Tom Browning</a>...</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img title="Picture/link to Amazon" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1402754841.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg" alt="" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img title="excerpt from Tom Browning's Night Before Christmas" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XIG98kNoit0/SzBkMjIsavI/AAAAAAAAEAA/0S7-x26kLjs/s400/tom-browning-visions-of-sugarplums.jpg" alt="excerpt from Tom Browning's Night Before Christmas" border="0" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.rachelisadora.com/3/artist.asp?ArtistID=33931&amp;Akey=T8LNTX4L" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Rachel Isadora</a>...</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img id="il_fi" src="http://0.tqn.com/d/childrensbooks/1/0/-/M/night_before_christmas_400.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="398" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img id="il_fi" src="http://jillsbooks.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/the-night-before-christmas-illustration-isadora-001.jpg" alt="" width="602" height="509" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Charles Clement...thanks <a href="http://www.vintagechildrensbooksmykidloves.com/2009_11_01_archive.html" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">VintageKid'sBooksMyKidLoves</a>...</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0tA5dmNlUGY/SwRQePEurcI/AAAAAAAAFeY/S3gcuMRX3YY/s1600/anight.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; "><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405533933124103618" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0tA5dmNlUGY/SwRQePEurcI/AAAAAAAAFeY/S3gcuMRX3YY/s400/anight.jpg" alt="" border="0" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Gorsline" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; "> Douglas Gorsline</a>...thanks <a href="http://theartofchildrenspicturebooks.blogspot.com/2010/12/night-before-christmas-by-clement-c.html" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">TheArtOfChildren'sPictureBooks</a>...</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img id="il_fi" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_g9nTp-8Xgks/TRBDJiAtqEI/AAAAAAAAAR4/1Fe8_sXSjZM/s1600/Twas+The+Night+Before+Christmas.jpg" alt="" width="787" height="390" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img id="il_fi" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_g9nTp-8Xgks/TRBA7mxsJ8I/AAAAAAAAARk/uxe2VIly_FQ/s1600/The+Children+Were+Nestled.jpg" alt="" width="783" height="391" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eloise_Wilkin" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Eloise Wilkin</a>...</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HVvgtSV01Uw/SVFiUXzopNI/AAAAAAAAEag/nXgZH0DNEBc/s1600-h/Eloise+Wilkin+cover.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; "><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283111940009796818" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HVvgtSV01Uw/SVFiUXzopNI/AAAAAAAAEag/nXgZH0DNEBc/s320/Eloise+Wilkin+cover.jpg" alt="" border="0" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.saahub.com/illustrator/Niroot-Puttapipat/89827" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Niroot Puttapipat</a>...</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img id="il_fi" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HSzdjZ2Z0AI/TPqy9l1qVoI/AAAAAAAAAN8/RO36HcVhT0w/s1600/51qBRJWmi9L.jpg" alt="" width="404" height="500" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.saahub.com/saascaler/image.jpg?src=media&amp;name=7%5F89827%5F407%2Ejpg&amp;sz=700&amp;crop=n" alt="" name="clip" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.saahub.com/saascaler/image.jpg?src=media&amp;name=7%5F89827%5F408%2Ejpg&amp;sz=700&amp;crop=n" alt="" name="clip" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.saahub.com/saascaler/image.jpg?src=media&amp;name=7%5F89827%5F366%2Ejpg&amp;sz=700&amp;crop=n" alt="" name="clip" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.embracingthechild.org/Aspirin.htm" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Gennady Spirin</a>...</p></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:12px;"><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: center; "><img id="il_fi" src="http://www.toysandbooks.com/Fall_2006_Newsletter/NightBeforeChristmas_h425.jpg" alt="" width="339" height="425" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: center; "><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_and_Jerry" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Tom &amp; Jerry</a>, 1945...</p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><img id="il_fi" class="aligncenter" src="http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k160/BunnyWurb/Moar/The_Night_Before_Christmas-853483451-large.jpg" alt="" width="452" height="678" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: auto; max-width: 640px; display: block; clear: both; " /></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: center; "> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Rackham" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Arthur Rackham.</a>..</p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: center; "><img id="il_fi" src="http://images.fineartamerica.com/images-medium-large/christmas-illustrations-from-the-night-before-christmas-arthur-rackham.jpg" alt="" width="468" height="655" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: center; ">and a beautiful, wordless story by <a href="http://www.petercollington.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Peter Collington</a>...</p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: center; "><img src="http://www.petercollington.com/Resources/christmasbooka.jpeg" alt="CHRISTMASBOOK" width="282" height="357" border="0" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: center; "><img src="http://www.petercollington.com/Resources/santaabovehousesa.jpeg" alt="Santaabovehouses1" width="830" height="601" border="0" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p></span><script type="text/javascript" src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-7164315820854904680?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07545625720077876305noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-70891235772188795652011-12-24T10:48:00.003-05:002011-12-24T10:52:53.659-05:00slideshows<b><span style="font-size: large;">link:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2011/11/09/books/bkr-illo-ss.html">&nbsp;New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Books of 2011</a></span></b><script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>and here:</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><br /><div class="columnGroup singleRule " style="background-color: white; background-image: none !important; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 7px; margin-right: 7px; padding-top: 8px; text-align: left; width: auto !important;"><div class="story" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px;"><div class="wideThumb" style="margin-bottom: 4px; margin-top: 4px; width: 190px;"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2011/11/09/books/bkr-bookshelf-holiday.html?ref=artsspecial" style="color: #666699;"><img alt="" border="0" height="126" src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2011/11/09/books/bkr-bookshelf-holiday-slide-GKB3/bkr-bookshelf-holiday-slide-GKB3-thumbWide.jpg" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; display: block;" width="190" /><span class="mediaOverlay slideshow" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: url(http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/icons/multimedia/photo_icon.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 4px 4px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: black; cursor: pointer; display: block; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 1.182em; margin-top: -20px; opacity: 0.8; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 3px;">Slide Show</span></a></div><h5 style="color: black; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2011/11/09/books/bkr-bookshelf-holiday.html?ref=artsspecial" style="color: #666699; text-decoration: none;">Holiday Songs</a></h5><h6 class="byline" style="color: grey; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1em; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 2px;"></h6><div class="summary" style="font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.25em;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="columnGroup singleRule lastArticleInline" style="background-color: white; background-image: none !important; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 7px; margin-right: 7px; padding-top: 8px; text-align: left; width: auto !important;"><div class="story" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px;"><div class="wideThumb" style="margin-bottom: 4px; margin-top: 4px; width: 190px;"></div></div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-7089123577218879565?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-25098616098888944542011-12-22T09:01:00.002-05:002011-12-22T09:01:13.747-05:00<iframe width="480" height="373" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" id="nyt_video_player" title="New York Times Video - Embed Player" src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/bcvideo/1.0/iframe/embed.html?videoId=100000001238011&playerType=embed"></iframe><script type="text/javascript" src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-2509861609888894454?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-79604660444570030822011-12-21T11:32:00.000-05:002011-12-21T11:32:10.815-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LuBfkHmIflk/TvIJcA9BfoI/AAAAAAAAGgI/R9d97rTA_JA/s1600/scan0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LuBfkHmIflk/TvIJcA9BfoI/AAAAAAAAGgI/R9d97rTA_JA/s640/scan0001.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><b>Happy Holidays!</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">(thank you Gary Basman)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-7960466044457003082?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-35319247559194361022011-12-19T09:40:00.002-05:002011-12-19T09:40:56.829-05:00Irwin Hasen<iframe width="480" height="373" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" id="nyt_video_player" title="New York Times Video - Embed Player" src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/bcvideo/1.0/iframe/embed.html?videoId=100000001232591&playerType=embed"></iframe><script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-3531924755919436102?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-53983690053948196542011-12-19T03:11:00.005-05:002011-12-19T03:25:49.374-05:00A Few More Lovely Christmas Books...<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px; font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;font-size:12px;"><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_Inkpen" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Chloe &amp; Mick Inkpen</a>...</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img id="il_fi" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.parentdish.co.uk/media/2011/10/zoebeans-christmas-list.jpg" alt="" width="552" height="556" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://brianwildsmith.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Brian Wildsmith</a>...</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img id="il_fi" src="http://childhood101.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/christmas-book-ideas-6.jpg" alt="" width="345" height="450" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.nancytafuri.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Nancy Tafuri.</a>..</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img id="il_fi" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61N4C1D3ZFL._SL500_AA300_.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="300" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Illustrated by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Cooney" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Barbara Cooney</a>...</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img id="il_fi" src="http://blog.kidzui.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/the-story-of-holly-and-ivy-by-rummer-godden-and-barbara-cooney.jpg" alt="" width="543" height="564" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> ... <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/698943.Adrienne_Adams" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Adrienne Adams</a>...</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img id="il_fi" src="http://www.rumergodden.com/images/Holly-and-Ivy.jpg" alt="" width="318" height="470" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="text-align: center;">and <a href="http://christianbirmingham.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Christian Burningham.</a>..</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img id="il_fi" src="http://img.dooyoo.co.uk/GB_EN/orig/0/8/1/0/7/810794.jpg" alt="" width="324" height="500" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.oliviathepiglet.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Ian Falconer</a>...</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img id="il_fi" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XgRBR9CaR7U/TP1MLiCxPuI/AAAAAAAAAD8/_LzpqYZFFlY/s1600/bc_1416907866%255B1%255D.jpg" alt="" width="389" height="500" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Scarry" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Richard Scarry</a>...</p><p style="text-align: center;">v<img id="il_fi" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5210/5240760881_af11bfba87.jpg" alt="" width="447" height="500" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img id="il_fi" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3088/3117603296_7a68e1fe7c.jpg" alt="" width="408" height="500" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://us.macmillan.com/author/georghallensleben" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">George Hallensleben</a>...</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img id="il_fi" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2YsCsm1WLuY/SwqePBL2fYI/AAAAAAAAF9E/NpSGgtmPoTg/s1600/banks.jpg" alt="" width="398" height="400" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_and_Allan_Ahlberg" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Janet &amp; Allen Ahlberg</a>...</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img id="il_fi" src="http://images.betterworldbooks.com/031/The-Jolly-Christmas-Postman-Ahlberg-Janet-9780316127158.jpg" alt="" width="447" height="400" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.eric-carle.com/home.html" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Eric Carle</a>...</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img id="il_fi" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tc8RCUJ-du0/TP18GhO7gnI/AAAAAAAAAPc/N7QGS3SyOAU/s1600/dream+snow.jpg" alt="" width="497" height="500" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Adrienne Adams' 'The Christmas Party'...thanks <a href="http://theartofchildrenspicturebooks.blogspot.com/2011/05/going-barefoot.html" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">TheArtOfChildrensPictureBooks... </a></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><img id="il_fi" class="aligncenter" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bBlpd1H6rvM/TdCa6Kc-_zI/AAAAAAAAA64/4mB9qS1-Jw4/s1600/The+Christmas+Party.jpg" alt="" width="442" height="563" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: auto; max-width: 640px; display: block; clear: both; " /></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center; "> <a href="http://www.janfearnley.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Jan Fearnley</a>...</p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><img id="il_fi" src="http://covers.openlibrary.org/b/id/2090734-L.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="475" class="aligncenter" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: auto; max-width: 640px; display: block; clear: both; " /></p></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px; font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;font-size:12px;"><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.girl.com.au/the-abc-book-of-christmas.htm" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">and a Christmas book from snowless Australia</a>...</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img id="il_fi" src="http://www.taltrade.com.au/images/covers/9780733324819.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="372" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p></span><script type="text/javascript" src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-5398369005394819654?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07545625720077876305noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-42923780761868669562011-12-18T21:07:00.001-05:002011-12-18T21:09:11.478-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DFhUhRPFFfI/Tu6bEBH6DZI/AAAAAAAAGfc/3mrOPVy7-DI/s1600/lucey-goosey.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DFhUhRPFFfI/Tu6bEBH6DZI/AAAAAAAAGfc/3mrOPVy7-DI/s320/lucey-goosey.gif" width="200" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 28px;"><em><a href="http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/whats-on/events/look" style="color: #ef4123;">Look!&nbsp;</a></em></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 28px;"><em><a href="http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/whats-on/events/look" style="color: #ef4123;">the art of&nbsp;</a></em></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 28px;"><em><a href="http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/whats-on/events/look" style="color: #ef4123;">Australian&nbsp;</a></em></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 28px;"><em><a href="http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/whats-on/events/look" style="color: #ef4123;">picture books&nbsp;</a></em></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 28px;"><em><a href="http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/whats-on/events/look" style="color: #ef4123;">today</a></em></b></span></div><br /><script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-4292378076186866956?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-91117730221902185342011-12-14T15:13:00.003-05:002011-12-14T15:19:16.704-05:00Christmas BooksJust a small selection of lovely Christmas books to get us into the spirit of the season...<script type="text/javascript" src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js"></script><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px; font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;font-size:12px;"><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.quentinblake.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Quentin Blake</a>...</p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><img id="il_fi" class="aligncenter" src="http://www.anglonautes.com/voc_time/voc_time_xmas_1/voc_xmas_ny_quentin_blake.jpg" alt="" width="480" height="610" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: auto; max-width: 640px; display: block; clear: both; " /></p><p style="text-align: center;">'Lucy &amp; Tom's Christmas' by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Hughes" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Shirley Hughes</a>...</p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><img id="il_fi" class="aligncenter" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YuBi4Mf6eLc/SzM-5oSVEpI/AAAAAAAABDQ/RSTJXyp3XKk/s400/4201128373_fbc47139f5.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="349" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: auto; max-width: 640px; display: block; clear: both; " /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Duvoisin" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Roger Duvoisin</a>, 'Petunia's Christmas'...</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img id="il_fi" src="http://cdn3.iofferphoto.com/img3/item/213/061/286/vLHT.jpg" alt="" width="360" height="475" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><a href="http://shelleysdavies.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/christmas..roger-duvoisin-petunias-christmas.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; "><img class="aligncenter" title="christmas..roger duvoisin, petunia's christmas" src="http://shelleysdavies.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/christmas..roger-duvoisin-petunias-christmas.jpg" alt="" width="320" height="345" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: auto; max-width: 640px; display: block; clear: both; " /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">...'Jingle Bells' by <a href="http://www.cartoonbrew.com/old-brew/remembering-jp-miller.html" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">J.P. Miller</a>..thanks <a href="http://grainedit.com/2009/12/23/jingle-bells-illustrated-by-jp-miller/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">GrainEdit</a>...</p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><a href="http://grainedit.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/jb-041.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; "><img class="aligncenter" src="http://grainedit.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/jb-041.jpg" alt="jingle bells, j.p. miller" width="468" height="471" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: auto; max-width: 640px; display: block; clear: both; " /></a></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_m0YtPN5vgmI/SzKUajmBYBI/AAAAAAAASh0/L7c7xb0XtGM/s576/jb-011.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; "><img class="aligncenter" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_m0YtPN5vgmI/SzKUajmBYBI/AAAAAAAASh0/L7c7xb0XtGM/s576/jb-011.jpg" alt="" border="0" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: auto; max-width: 640px; display: block; clear: both; " /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">'Ernest &amp; Celestine' by <a href="http://translate.google.ca/translate?hl=en&amp;sl=fr&amp;u=http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabrielle_Vincent&amp;ei=Y8DnTsycB8ji2gWT0tDeCA&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=translate&amp;ct=result&amp;resnum=7&amp;ved=0CEkQ7gEwBg&amp;prev=/search%3Fq%3Dgabrielle%2Bvincent%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dsafari%26rls%3Den%26prmd%3Dimvnso" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Gabrielle Vincent</a>...</p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZX1V1BFeaWY/TQvRD81yXGI/AAAAAAAABio/lxbFfpl8Tro/s1600/img435.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; "><img class="aligncenter" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZX1V1BFeaWY/TQvRD81yXGI/AAAAAAAABio/lxbFfpl8Tro/s400/img435.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="288" border="0" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: auto; max-width: 640px; display: block; clear: both; " /></a></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZX1V1BFeaWY/TQvQ0vnusDI/AAAAAAAABic/BGKi9Oj3Ock/s1600/img417.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; "><img class="aligncenter" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZX1V1BFeaWY/TQvQ0vnusDI/AAAAAAAABic/BGKi9Oj3Ock/s400/img417.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="286" border="0" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: auto; max-width: 640px; display: block; clear: both; " /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"> and her 'Merry Christmas, Ernest &amp; Celestine'...</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img id="il_fi" src="http://www.vintagechildrensbooks.com/images/merryernestpbcleskay11.jpg" alt="" width="423" height="478" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.maisyfunclub.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Lucy Cousins</a>...</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img id="il_fi" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_d3O1kwA1WB0/TPv5cgEaRwI/AAAAAAAAA40/qBqFmpxKkSM/s1600/maisyxmaseve_cover.jpg" alt="" width="611" height="502" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Shannon" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">David Shannon</a>...</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img id="il_fi" src="http://www.nicholasbasbanes.com/essays/children/graphics/christmas_david.jpg" alt="" width="464" height="598" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilary_Knight" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Hilary Knight</a>...</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img id="il_fi" src="http://elaneymedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Eloise_at_Christmastime.jpg" alt="" width="469" height="653" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.madeline.com/author.htm" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Ludwig Bemelmans</a>...</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img id="il_fi" src="http://lookingglassreview.com/assets/images/Madeline_s_Christmas.jpg" alt="" width="430" height="599" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Briggs" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Raymond Briggs</a>...</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img id="il_fi" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CEsdtnbVhhA/TPFgq3O62II/AAAAAAAAR1Q/GJxcQ6hUNvg/s1600/father+christmas+raymond+briggs.jpg" alt="" width="511" height="600" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="text-align: center;">'Angelina's Christmas', illustrated by <a href="http://www.childrensbookillustration.com/view_artist.php?id=9" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Helen Craig</a>...</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZX1V1BFeaWY/TRHXuN2KT4I/AAAAAAAABkA/4SSWWh13UnE/s1600/img438.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; "><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZX1V1BFeaWY/TRHXuN2KT4I/AAAAAAAABkA/4SSWWh13UnE/s320/img438.jpg" alt="" width="320" height="182" border="0" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZX1V1BFeaWY/TRHZB86fOZI/AAAAAAAABkE/b6VyAf7s6p0/s1600/img426.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; "><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZX1V1BFeaWY/TRHZB86fOZI/AAAAAAAABkE/b6VyAf7s6p0/s400/img426.jpg" alt="" width="316" height="400" border="0" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZX1V1BFeaWY/TRHbyIpGToI/AAAAAAAABkI/-Y0j7B0h87I/s1600/img437.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; "><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZX1V1BFeaWY/TRHbyIpGToI/AAAAAAAABkI/-Y0j7B0h87I/s320/img437.jpg" alt="" width="320" height="233" border="0" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">'How Six Found Christmas', by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trina_Schart_Hyman" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Trina Schart Hyman</a>...thanks <a href="http://www.vintagechildrensbooksmykidloves.com/2009/12/how-six-found-christmas.html" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">VintageKid'sBooksMy KidLoves</a>...</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0tA5dmNlUGY/SxOzVBTsi3I/AAAAAAAAFjE/r0R2q2X3ejw/s1600/HOW.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; "><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409864751111768946" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0tA5dmNlUGY/SxOzVBTsi3I/AAAAAAAAFjE/r0R2q2X3ejw/s750/HOW.jpg" alt="" border="0" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></a></p><div id="lws_0" style="text-align: center;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 24px;font-size:16px;"><img id="il_fi" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0tA5dmNlUGY/SxO0bruKKQI/AAAAAAAAFjc/cgPJdLpffV8/s1600/how5.jpg" alt="" width="426" height="719" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0tA5dmNlUGY/SxOzUs329UI/AAAAAAAAFi8/3dqun9uQp50/s1600/how2.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; "><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409864745626301762" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0tA5dmNlUGY/SxOzUs329UI/AAAAAAAAFi8/3dqun9uQp50/s650/how2.jpg" alt="" border="0" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">'The Santa Trap', illustrations by <a href="http://www.polybernatene.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Poly Bernatene</a>...</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img id="il_fi" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6KOTTx_PSZk/TRDsa8aSLoI/AAAAAAAAA18/iCjhQ4waNwg/s1600/SantaTrap.jpg" alt="" width="317" height="400" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZX1V1BFeaWY/TQk11Ur-WpI/AAAAAAAABgY/RSEu6WP5V7M/s1600/img427.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; "><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZX1V1BFeaWY/TQk11Ur-WpI/AAAAAAAABgY/RSEu6WP5V7M/s400/img427.jpg" alt="" width="203" height="400" border="0" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Spier" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Peter Spier</a>...</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img id="il_fi" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/618F03BCNYL._SL500_AA300_.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="300" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img id="il_fi" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UHF1T1Kb_FQ/TrmqOvGO12I/AAAAAAAAE3c/xHpCY04h5zo/s1600/asn.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="338" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img id="il_fi" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JIwidnRznvg/TrmqObW9PdI/AAAAAAAAE3U/bmTz6B1cGH8/s1600/aa.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="377" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /><img id="il_fi" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0tA5dmNlUGY/SxfFWStHruI/AAAAAAAAFlM/F8Ihz-MLBJs/s500/ach.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="276" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://n.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Burningham" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; "> John Burningham</a>...</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img id="il_fi" src="http://covers.openlibrary.org/b/id/1435579-L.jpg" alt="" width="417" height="500" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.williamjoyce.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">William Joyce</a>...</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img id="il_fi" src="http://www.rankopedia.com/CandidatePix/54452.gif" alt="" width="500" height="491" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img id="il_fi" src="http://nccil.org/img/galleries/exhibits/joyce/SantaCalls.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="400" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="text-align: center;">and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_J_Muth" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Jon J. Muth</a>'s 'The Christmas Magic'...</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img id="il_fi" src="http://www.nicholasbasbanes.com/essays/children/graphics/christmas_magic.jpg" alt="" width="401" height="598" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "> </p><div><br /></div></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-9111773022190218534?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07545625720077876305noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-22678181028983656302011-12-13T10:38:00.000-05:002011-12-13T10:38:03.292-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YEm532ljTzM/TudxKK019YI/AAAAAAAAGZA/BZEhTmBZgyI/s1600/daf30077c8254a1e826f2f25ba4c8d4c_820x615.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YEm532ljTzM/TudxKK019YI/AAAAAAAAGZA/BZEhTmBZgyI/s400/daf30077c8254a1e826f2f25ba4c8d4c_820x615.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><h1 class="layout-store-items" id="layout-store-header" style="background-color: white; color: #000099; font-family: Brandon_bld; font-size: 97px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 97px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; visibility: visible; width: 400px; word-wrap: break-word; zoom: 1;"><a class="design_color_fnt_header" href="http://goodsie.com/store/hello-hello/" id="layout-store-header-link" style="color: #ff6600; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;">hello hello books</a></h1><br /><script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-2267818102898365630?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-76288533619601267032011-12-11T11:16:00.002-05:002011-12-11T11:21:54.559-05:00The Monster Engine<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; "><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; ">What would a child's drawing look like if painted realistically? Illustrator/cartoonist <a href="http://www.davedevries.com/menu.html" href="http://www.davedevries.com/menu.html" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Dave DeVries</a> gives us his ideas, with his book <a href="http://www.themonsterengine.com/" href="http://www.themonsterengine.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">The Monster Engine</a>...</p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><img title="monsters3.jpg" src="http://cdn.elezea.com/images/monsters3.jpg" alt="monsters3.jpg" border="0" src="http://cdn.elezea.com/images/monsters3.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><img title="monsters5.jpg" src="http://cdn.elezea.com/images/monsters5.jpg" alt="monsters5.jpg" border="0" src="http://cdn.elezea.com/images/monsters5.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><img title="monsters7.jpg" src="http://cdn.elezea.com/images/monsters7.jpg" alt="monsters7.jpg" border="0" src="http://cdn.elezea.com/images/monsters7.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p></span></span><script type="text/javascript" src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-7628853361960126703?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07545625720077876305noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-860844221067974312011-12-10T15:31:00.001-05:002011-12-10T15:35:03.202-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ArVCihNkgkE/TuPBW0WrEFI/AAAAAAAAGWY/TcMTrv7Neac/s1600/gcn017-000op.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="301" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ArVCihNkgkE/TuPBW0WrEFI/AAAAAAAAGWY/TcMTrv7Neac/s400/gcn017-000op.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.youbyun.com/#1365351/Clean-Up-The-Winte">You Byun</a> at <a href="http://www.rogerlaborde.com/products/2152-petite-card?brand_id=8-petit-sauvage">Roger la Borde</a></span></div><script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-86084422106797431?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-87696051857665372642011-12-10T09:23:00.005-05:002011-12-10T10:01:11.176-05:00Three reissues of Christmas tales from the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s<h1 class="articleHeadline" style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; line-height: 1.083em; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><nyt_headline type=" " version="1.0"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small; font-weight: normal;">link:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;">&nbsp;<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/07/books/have-yourself-a-retro-little-christmas.html">Have Yourself a Retro Little Christmas</a></span></nyt_headline></h1><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><nyt_headline type=" " version="1.0">Need more Flora for Christmas? Visit the<a href="http://jimflora.blogspot.com/search/label/Christmas"><b> Jim Flora site</b></a>. Need a gift for your hipster pal? Visit the <b><a href="http://www.jimflora.com/littleshop.html">Little Shop of Flora</a>'s</b></nyt_headline><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">!</span></span></div><script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_qwsoFapTsc/TuNy-toG_nI/AAAAAAAAGWQ/s_btPEyHsMw/s1600/calendar_drum_large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_qwsoFapTsc/TuNy-toG_nI/AAAAAAAAGWQ/s_btPEyHsMw/s640/calendar_drum_large.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-8769605185766537264?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-2439257651368438002011-12-09T12:13:00.000-05:002011-12-09T12:13:15.646-05:00<h1 class="articleHeadline" style="color: black; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.083em; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><nyt_headline type=" " version="1.0"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/09/books/jerry-robinson-godfather-of-a-comic-book-villain-dies-at-89.html?_r=1&amp;hpw"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Jerry Robinson, Godfather of a Comic-Book Villain, Dies at 89</span></a></nyt_headline></h1><script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-243925765136843800?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-87250627161340003262011-12-05T12:11:00.003-05:002011-12-05T12:19:42.721-05:00Read More by Don Freeman, 1955<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color: #f6f2e3; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #46352e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; width: 222px;"><tbody style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><tr style="border-bottom-width: 0px; 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border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.3em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 2px;">Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:04:00 PM EST</td></tr></tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">&nbsp;"This holiday season, aficionados of children’s book illustration can <b><a href="http://www.charitybuzz.com/categories/75/catalog_items/2751118">bid on pieces of art from the Children’s Book Council’s historic collection</a>" --</b><a href="http://www.cbcbooks.org/sub-news.php?id=195">CBC</a></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #59453c; line-height: 18px;">The proceeds for this item benefit&nbsp;</span><strong style="background-color: white; color: #59453c; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.ecarfoundation.org/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #b31200; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" target="_blank">Every Child a Reader</a></strong></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n-dZh3Jak2c/Ttz6lUl55mI/AAAAAAAAGRE/BZ_ALtNjwaQ/s1600/original.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n-dZh3Jak2c/Ttz6lUl55mI/AAAAAAAAGRE/BZ_ALtNjwaQ/s640/original.jpg" width="425" /></a></div><script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-8725062716134000326?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-53915053445328937862011-12-03T17:57:00.002-05:002011-12-03T17:57:40.953-05:00<iframe frameborder="0" height="410px" src="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/phantomtollbooth/the-phantom-tollbooth-turns-50-a-documentary/widget/video.html" width="480px"></iframe><script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script><br />thank you to&nbsp;<a href="http://littlelambbooks.blogspot.com/">http://littlelambbooks.blogspot.com/</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-5391505344532893786?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-65332878963130897542011-12-03T13:53:00.001-05:002011-12-03T13:53:42.408-05:00<h3 class="post-title entry-title" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font: normal normal normal 22px/normal 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.75em; position: relative;"><a href="http://labelleillustration.blogspot.com/2011/12/sempe-couverture-de-lire-et-interview.html" style="color: #33aaff; text-decoration: none;"><span class="">Sempé cover, December 2011</span></a></h3><script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-6533287896313089754?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-73424708366808306022011-12-03T10:45:00.013-05:002011-12-03T10:51:15.028-05:00Geoffrey Hayes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-efukumNPkqU/TtpDjpbGioI/AAAAAAAAGQw/kJUFqA7jFjk/s1600/toon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="191" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-efukumNPkqU/TtpDjpbGioI/AAAAAAAAGQw/kJUFqA7jFjk/s400/toon.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I just&nbsp;received&nbsp;a&nbsp;beautiful&nbsp;little stack of <a href="http://www.toon-books.com/index2.php">Toon books</a>. &nbsp;I love variety of these books, and the saturated ink and&nbsp;end-papers.&nbsp;Here is an <b><a href="http://www.toon-books.com/book_benny_interview.php">interview </a>&nbsp;</b>with<b>&nbsp;&nbsp;</b><a href="http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/geiselaward">Geisel Award</a>-winner<b>&nbsp;</b>Geoffrey Haye<b>s</b>, the inspired author-illustrator of <a href="http://toon-books.com/book_patrick_about.php">PATRICK in A Teddy Bear's Picnic</a>. It is so evident that his work is a labor of love. &nbsp;Below is an early book by Mr. Hayes mentioned in the interview.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ObVFXj2pmhc/Tto3-ro9PFI/AAAAAAAAGQo/JWIdLWqjN-I/s1600/the+alligator.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ObVFXj2pmhc/Tto3-ro9PFI/AAAAAAAAGQo/JWIdLWqjN-I/s400/the+alligator.jpg" width="273" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Alligator-Uncle-Tooth-Knight-Books/dp/0340238518/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1322924058&amp;sr=8-1"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Publisher:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">&nbsp;Hodder Children's Books (July 1, 1979)</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">____</span><script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-7342470836680830602?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-63988607127506864562011-11-30T03:18:00.000-05:002011-11-30T03:18:41.436-05:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">"Google celebrates&nbsp;<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/marktwain" style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; color: #005689; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="More from guardian.co.uk on Mark Twain">Mark Twain</a>'s 176th birthday today with its latest doodle, <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/nov/30/google-marks-mark-twain-birthday?newsfeed=true">which depicts a famous scene from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.</a>"</span><script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-6398860712750686456?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-69319198720301697802011-11-28T06:00:00.001-05:002011-11-28T06:00:02.273-05:00<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/2k3edU8ivxY" width="853"></iframe><script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-6931919872030169780?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-61041241942298236782011-11-27T09:32:00.001-05:002011-11-27T09:35:00.812-05:00What happened when her new book, Good Night, World, landed on Carolyn Fisher's doorstep.<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/32277864?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/32277864">My Book Is Here!</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user7701881">Carolyn Fisher</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p><script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-6104124194229823678?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-37549687933682367742011-11-26T15:23:00.000-05:002011-11-26T15:23:13.517-05:00How to Draw a Bear<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="720" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/U7z6xLJVj64" width="960"></iframe><script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script><br /><div><br /></div><div>(thanks to <a href="http://childrensbooks-goodbadugly.blogspot.com/">http://childrensbooks-goodbadugly.blogspot.com/</a>)</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-3754968793368236774?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-35824804162395659902011-11-26T13:54:00.000-05:002011-11-26T13:54:11.538-05:00Picture Book Giveaways<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CBKZpykv8Xg/TtE1S5GaDiI/AAAAAAAAGOg/CtpCUKDqAwE/s1600/12160869.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CBKZpykv8Xg/TtE1S5GaDiI/AAAAAAAAGOg/CtpCUKDqAwE/s320/12160869.jpg" width="269" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/genres/giveaways/picture-books"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">At Goodreads</span></b></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">illustration by <a href="http://pencilpocket.blogspot.com/">Kirstie Edmunds</a></div><script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-3582480416239565990?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-2748690452532973352011-11-25T01:51:00.001-05:002011-11-25T01:51:00.067-05:00Save the Postmen (and Women)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OsSunjXPBeI/Ts53O9N8IdI/AAAAAAAAGNg/35f-Zg47UZ4/s400/postmen.jpg" width="322" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.saveamericaspostalservice.org/">http://www.saveamericaspostalservice.org/</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">illustration by <a href="http://www.tiborgergely.com/site/Home.html"><b>Tibor Gergely</b></a></div><script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-274869045253297335?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-20329652701815077532011-11-23T11:24:00.003-05:002011-11-23T11:24:54.300-05:00Kirkus<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.kirkusreviews.com/best-of/2011/children/2011-best-books-for-children-picture-books/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Best of 2011</span></a></div><script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-2032965270181507753?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-69633387646876743392011-11-21T12:31:00.000-05:002011-11-21T12:31:00.533-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--D5SAhU4qAU/TsfoE3aH5ZI/AAAAAAAAGJo/LY-6H7Tzf0U/s1600/a-turkey-for-thanksgiving-eve-bunting-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--D5SAhU4qAU/TsfoE3aH5ZI/AAAAAAAAGJo/LY-6H7Tzf0U/s320/a-turkey-for-thanksgiving-eve-bunting-.jpg" width="248" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">illustrations by <a href="http://www.dianedegroat.com/">Diane de Groat</a></div><script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-6963338764687674339?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-70114238228565048542011-11-19T12:56:00.002-05:002011-11-19T13:01:10.054-05:00Snow Day!<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px; font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;font-size:12px;"><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><a href="http://www.arthuralevinebooks.com/author.asp?authorid=86" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Komako Sakai</a>...</p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "> <img id="il_fi" src="http://marjorieingall.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/snowday.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="500" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "> <img id="il_fi" src="http://www.japanistic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/6+komako+sakai+the+snow+book.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="312" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "> <img id="il_fi" src="http://www.scintilleepiroette.it/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/komako2.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="375" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); 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border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Neil Gaiman on The Simpsons This Weekend"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Neil Gaiman on The Simpsons This Weekend</span></a></h2><script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-7138338467010291262?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-76399002228047418982011-11-15T19:33:00.000-05:002011-11-15T19:33:42.799-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0VQPYNSQxzM/TsMEDy4LfOI/AAAAAAAAGEg/HF8TmGBq7no/s1600/claudio.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0VQPYNSQxzM/TsMEDy4LfOI/AAAAAAAAGEg/HF8TmGBq7no/s400/claudio.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><h1 style="background-color: white; color: #ac8e4e; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1em; text-align: left; text-transform: uppercase;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.claudiomunoz.com/childrens.html">CLAUDIO MUÑOZ</a></div></h1><br /><script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-7639900222804741898?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-25030452292345238472011-11-15T07:34:00.001-05:002011-11-15T07:38:44.570-05:00the doors sing reading rainbow<object width="512" height="288"><param name="movie" value="http://www.hulu.com/aol/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hulu.com%2Fwatch%2F299606%2Flate-night-with-jimmy-fallon-the-doors-sing-reading-rainbow-theme/embed/7C3MJSZgWuc63ZIIgCIitQ/1/192"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.hulu.com/aol/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hulu.com%2Fwatch%2F299606%2Flate-night-with-jimmy-fallon-the-doors-sing-reading-rainbow-theme/embed/7C3MJSZgWuc63ZIIgCIitQ/1/192" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="512" height="288" allowFullScreen="true"></embed></object><script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-2503045229234523847?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-10421299742610165652011-11-14T21:52:00.002-05:002011-11-14T21:52:55.907-05:00WOW<h1 id="logo" style="background-color: white; color: #484848; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 24px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://neubeckerbooks.com/" style="color: black;">NEUBECKER BOOKS</a></h1><script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-1042129974261016565?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-34632697022013719442011-11-11T10:18:00.002-05:002011-11-11T10:21:50.691-05:00Nancy Wolff's designs for<h3 class="post-title entry-title" style="color: #006699; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.25em; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://nancywolff.blogspot.com/2011/09/muffin-and-mani.html" style="font-size: xx-large;">Muffin and Mani Wallpaper</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;are gorgeous.</span></h3><script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-3463269702201371944?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-49018219481922680072011-11-11T09:57:00.003-05:002011-11-11T12:38:05.093-05:00Do!<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/sP60hTjmZxI" width="640"></iframe><br /><b><br /></b><script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(Love that Larry David/sesame st. type music)</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">Written&nbsp;by<a href="http://www.papertigers.org/interviews/archived_interviews/gwolf.html" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0066cc; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">&nbsp;Gita Wolf</a>, illustrated by <a href="http://www.hat.mmu.ac.uk/residencies/profile.php?artist=80">Ramesh Hengadi</a>.</span></span><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="http://www.shelleysdavies.com/">Thanks, Shelley!</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-4901821948192268007?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-55726454075425248552011-11-10T13:27:00.002-05:002011-11-10T21:06:28.581-05:00Field Trip<div style="text-align: center;">to the <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://art-words-life.blogspot.com/2011/11/yesterdays-field-trip.html">Society of Illustrators</a></span></b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--wDdn-oQDfM/TryCCa6kIBI/AAAAAAAAF9I/Yqen0GHgCjI/s1600/GrandpaGreen_Image_600pxl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="308" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--wDdn-oQDfM/TryCCa6kIBI/AAAAAAAAF9I/Yqen0GHgCjI/s400/GrandpaGreen_Image_600pxl.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><a href="http://www.societyillustrators.org/ShopCategory.aspx?SourceID=231">shop</a></b><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(illustration from&nbsp;<a href="http://www.societyillustrators.org/Product.aspx?id=6948" style="background-color: white; color: #cc0000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 13px;">Grandpa Green</a>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">Lane Smith)</span></span></div><script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-5572645407542524855?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-59001377177147921712011-11-10T12:20:00.000-05:002011-11-10T12:20:20.987-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wmBoYIoLK8I/TrwHyZ7q6sI/AAAAAAAAF9A/Y6gIGmxtPto/s1600/51ckq6iFmwL._SL500_AA300_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wmBoYIoLK8I/TrwHyZ7q6sI/AAAAAAAAF9A/Y6gIGmxtPto/s1600/51ckq6iFmwL._SL500_AA300_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.oliviertallec.fr/edition_jeunesse.php?id_article=2&amp;debut_vignette=0&amp;debut_image=17">Olivier Tallec&nbsp;</a></div><script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-5900137717714792171?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-39475187196351771152011-11-10T10:47:00.000-05:002011-11-10T10:47:31.789-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4x-oMvxIwnQ/TrvxvhnhwiI/AAAAAAAAF84/vBSB8bc5Xos/s1600/Elefante.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4x-oMvxIwnQ/TrvxvhnhwiI/AAAAAAAAF84/vBSB8bc5Xos/s1600/Elefante.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://web.mac.com/graviti/Sitio_web/Kid_rug_ARCA_DE_NO%C3%89_ENG.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">graviti zone rugs</span></a></div><script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-3947518719635177115?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-87154824651156000112011-11-08T09:36:00.023-05:002011-11-08T09:58:45.167-05:00A compilation of illustrations from classic children's books<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Starting with an illustration by&nbsp;<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/07/childrens-book-illustrations_n_1080166.html?ref=books&amp;ir=Books">Cliff Roberts</a>&nbsp;</span><br />(Similar in style to Douglas Florian? No, not Douglas. James Florio?&nbsp;<a href="http://jimflora.com/">Jim Flora</a>!) &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-8715482465115600011?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-2958613610187623842011-11-07T15:07:00.000-05:002011-11-07T15:07:10.023-05:00<div id="goodreadsGiveawayWidget16836"><!-- Show static html as a placeholder in case js is not enabled --><div class="goodreadsGiveawayWidget" style="max-width: 350px; margin: 10px auto; padding: 10px 15px; border: 2px solid #EBE8D5; border-radius: 10px;"> <style> .goodreadsGiveawayWidget { color: #555; font-family: georgia, serif; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; font-size: 14px; 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color: black; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; } </style> <h2 style="margin: 0 0 10px !important; padding: 0 !important; font-style: italic; font-size: 20px; line-height: 20px; font-weight: normal; text-align: center; color: #555;"> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com" target="_new">Goodreads</a> Book Giveaway </h2> <div style="float: left;"> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11337900"><img alt="Pirate Boy by Eve Bunting" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1309019969l/11337900.jpg" title="Pirate Boy by Eve Bunting" width="100" /></a> </div> <div style="margin: 0 0 0 110px !important; padding: 0 0 0 0 !important;"> <h3 style="margin: 0; padding: 0; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;"> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11337900">Pirate Boy</a> </h3> <h4 style="margin: 0 0 10px; padding: 0; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19126" style="text-decoration: none;">Eve Bunting</a> </h4> <div class="giveaway_details"> <p> Giveaway ends November 30, 2011. </p> <p> See the <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/16836" style="text-decoration: none;">giveaway details</a> at Goodreads. </p> </div> </div> <div style="clear: both;"></div> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/enter_choose_address/16836" class="goodreadsGiveawayWidgetEnterLink">Enter to win</a> </div></div><script src="http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/widget/16836" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script><script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-295861361018762384?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-63293259424085033082011-11-07T09:25:00.000-05:002011-11-07T09:25:32.977-05:00Cybils 2011<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cybils.com/2011-nominations-fiction-picture-books.html" style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;">Long List</a><b style="font-size: x-large;">&nbsp;</b>(yay!)</div><script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-6329325942408503308?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-18362365250368580722011-11-05T10:46:00.003-05:002011-11-05T10:47:39.687-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KQJqeTDR9LI/TrVaQ7JoGxI/AAAAAAAAF3I/w-VzEZPZXlk/s1600/piboidmo-site-banner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="160" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KQJqeTDR9LI/TrVaQ7JoGxI/AAAAAAAAF3I/w-VzEZPZXlk/s640/piboidmo-site-banner.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="color: #ff4b33;"><a href="http://taralazar.wordpress.com/2011/10/24/piboidmo-official-sign-up-starts-today-right-here-right-now/" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #ff4b33; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Picture Book Idea Month</a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ff4b33;">&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;">30 picture book ideas in 30 days.&nbsp;</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-1836236525036858072?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-2726484881063956792011-11-02T15:40:00.003-05:002011-11-02T15:47:13.108-05:00Picture Book Proclamation<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 24px; font-family:Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif;">From the <a href="http://www.thepicturebook.co/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">ThePictureBookCo</a>...</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 24px; font-family:Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 24px; font-family:Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif;"><img id="n1_img" src="http://www.thepicturebook.co/image/proclamation2.png" alt="" width="1204" height="1782" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></span><script type="text/javascript" src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js"></script></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-272648488106395679?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07545625720077876305noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-79247805861701549322011-10-29T14:31:00.002-05:002011-10-29T14:40:09.379-05:00Happy Hallowe'en!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; "><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Halloween_Tree" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Halloween_Tree" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">The Hallowe'en Tree</a>, painting and book by Ray Bradbury...</p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><img id="il_fi" src="http://flawedcreations.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/bradbury-halloween-tree-painting.jpg?w=500&amp;h=355" alt="" width="500" height="355" src="http://flawedcreations.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/bradbury-halloween-tree-painting.jpg?w=500&amp;h=355" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /> </p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; ">'Witch Zelda's Birthday Cake' by <a href="http://www.evatatcheva.com/" href="http://www.evatatcheva.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Eva Tatcheva</a>...</p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><a href="http://shelleysdavies.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/eva-tatcheva...witch-zeldas-birthdat-cake.gif" href="http://shelleysdavies.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/eva-tatcheva...witch-zeldas-birthdat-cake.gif" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; "></a></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><a href="http://shelleysdavies.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/eva-tatcheva...witch-zeldas-birthdat-cake.gif" href="http://shelleysdavies.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/eva-tatcheva...witch-zeldas-birthdat-cake.gif" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; "><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10309" title="eva tatcheva...witch zelda's birthdat cake" src="http://shelleysdavies.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/eva-tatcheva...witch-zeldas-birthdat-cake.gif" alt="" width="360" height="475" src="http://shelleysdavies.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/eva-tatcheva...witch-zeldas-birthdat-cake.gif" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: auto; max-width: 640px; display: block; clear: both; " /></a></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><a href="http://www.edemberley.com/pages/main.aspx" href="http://www.edemberley.com/pages/main.aspx" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; "></a></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><a href="http://www.edemberley.com/pages/main.aspx" href="http://www.edemberley.com/pages/main.aspx" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Ed Emberley</a>...</p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><img id="il_fi" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61hhYDEJsFL.jpg" alt="" width="385" height="500" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61hhYDEJsFL.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><a href="http://www.calefbrown.com/" href="http://www.calefbrown.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; "></a></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><a href="http://www.calefbrown.com/" href="http://www.calefbrown.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Calef Brown</a>...</p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Hallowilloween-Nefarious-Silliness-Calef-Brown/dp/0547215401?tag=food1d1-20" href="http://www.amazon.com/Hallowilloween-Nefarious-Silliness-Calef-Brown/dp/0547215401?tag=food1d1-20" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; "><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Zs5Kv3wLL.jpg" alt="Hallowilloween: Nefarious Silliness from Calef Brown" border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Zs5Kv3wLL.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></a></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "> </p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><a href="http://www.bpib.com/illustrat/carlson.htm" href="http://www.bpib.com/illustrat/carlson.htm" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">George Carlson</a>...thanks <a href="http://flickriver.com/photos/picture-perfect-designs-jewelry/sets/72157625421541191/" href="http://flickriver.com/photos/picture-perfect-designs-jewelry/sets/72157625421541191/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Finsbry</a>...</p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><a href="http://shelleysdavies.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/george-carlson-1924.png" href="http://shelleysdavies.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/george-carlson-1924.png" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; "><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10310" title="george carlson, 1924" src="http://shelleysdavies.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/george-carlson-1924.png" alt="" width="557" height="754" src="http://shelleysdavies.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/george-carlson-1924.png" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: auto; max-width: 640px; display: block; clear: both; " /></a><a href="http://www.yuyimorales.com/" href="http://www.yuyimorales.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; "></a></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><a href="http://www.yuyimorales.com/" href="http://www.yuyimorales.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Yuyi Morales</a>...</p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><img id="il_fi" src="http://www.txstate.edu/news/news_releases/news_archive/2008/10/RiveraAward101708/contentParagraph/0/content_files/file/LosGatosBlack101708.jpg" alt="" width="272" height="350" src="http://www.txstate.edu/news/news_releases/news_archive/2008/10/RiveraAward101708/contentParagraph/0/content_files/file/LosGatosBlack101708.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><a href="http://melissasweet.net/" href="http://melissasweet.net/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; "></a></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><a href="http://melissasweet.net/" href="http://melissasweet.net/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Melissa Sweet</a>...</p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><img id="il_fi" src="http://www.designmom.com/wp-content/uploads/from_blogger/Picture-1-705411.png" alt="" width="551" height="557" src="http://www.designmom.com/wp-content/uploads/from_blogger/Picture-1-705411.png" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><a href="http://floriancafe.blogspot.com/" href="http://floriancafe.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; "></a></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><a href="http://floriancafe.blogspot.com/" href="http://floriancafe.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Douglas Florian</a>...</p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><img id="il_fi" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223629804l/1227427.jpg" alt="" width="318" height="403" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223629804l/1227427.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><a href="http://whoop-dee-do.blogspot.com/" href="http://whoop-dee-do.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; "></a></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><a href="http://whoop-dee-do.blogspot.com/" href="http://whoop-dee-do.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Bob Kolar</a>...</p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><img id="il_fi" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qDWJ-wSLkCU/TH7BkG5LIGI/AAAAAAAAArY/Csi4UzbVYHI/s1600/alpha.jpg" alt="" width="362" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qDWJ-wSLkCU/TH7BkG5LIGI/AAAAAAAAArY/Csi4UzbVYHI/s1600/alpha.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><a href="http://simonbartram.blogspot.com/" href="http://simonbartram.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; "></a></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><a href="http://simonbartram.blogspot.com/" href="http://simonbartram.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Simon Bartram</a>...</p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><img src="http://contentcafe2c.btol.com/ContentCafe/Jacket.aspx?UserID=KHC79811&amp;Password=CC91057&amp;Return=T&amp;Type=L&amp;Value=9780525467137" alt="" border="0" src="http://contentcafe2c.btol.com/ContentCafe/Jacket.aspx?UserID=KHC79811&amp;Password=CC91057&amp;Return=T&amp;Type=L&amp;Value=9780525467137" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><a href="http://www.benmantle.com/index.htm" href="http://www.benmantle.com/index.htm" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; "></a></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><a href="http://www.benmantle.com/index.htm" href="http://www.benmantle.com/index.htm" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Ben Mantle</a>...</p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><img id="il_fi" src="http://greenwoodsbookshoppe.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/fivepumpkins.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="400" src="http://greenwoodsbookshoppe.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/fivepumpkins.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><a href="http://www.adammccauley.com/" href="http://www.adammccauley.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; "></a></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><a href="http://www.adammccauley.com/" href="http://www.adammccauley.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Adam McCauley</a>...</p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><img id="il_fi" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kasWCdIcMAE/S7vAIexgVYI/AAAAAAAAA3A/4OnaBUKYnqc/s320/Halloween+Night.bmp" alt="" width="302" height="298" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kasWCdIcMAE/S7vAIexgVYI/AAAAAAAAA3A/4OnaBUKYnqc/s320/Halloween+Night.bmp" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><a href="http://www.janbrett.com/index.html" href="http://www.janbrett.com/index.html" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; "></a></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><a href="http://www.janbrett.com/index.html" href="http://www.janbrett.com/index.html" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Jan Brett</a>...</p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><img id="il_fi" src="http://www.thealmightyguru.com/Halloween/Culture/Products/Book-ScaryScaryHalloween.jpg" alt="" width="572" height="536" src="http://www.thealmightyguru.com/Halloween/Culture/Products/Book-ScaryScaryHalloween.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "> </p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><a href="http://translate.google.ca/translate?hl=en&amp;sl=fr&amp;u=http://www.ricochet-jeunes.org/invites/invite/41-benjamin-chaud&amp;ei=AtuqTtvaF6SFiALo5PWQCw&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=translate&amp;ct=result&amp;resnum=1&amp;ved=0CCAQ7gEwAA&amp;prev=/search%3Fq%3Dbenjamin%2Bchaud%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dsafari%26rls%3Den%26prmd%3Dimvns" href="http://translate.google.ca/translate?hl=en&amp;sl=fr&amp;u=http://www.ricochet-jeunes.org/invites/invite/41-benjamin-chaud&amp;ei=AtuqTtvaF6SFiALo5PWQCw&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=translate&amp;ct=result&amp;resnum=1&amp;ved=0CCAQ7gEwAA&amp;prev=/search%3Fq%3Dbenjamin%2Bchaud%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dsafari%26rls%3Den%26prmd%3Dimvns" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; 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line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; ">Vintage Book Covers, 1914...thanks <a href="http://halloween.lisamorton.com/books2.html" href="http://halloween.lisamorton.com/books2.html" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">LisaMorton</a>...</p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><img id="il_fi" src="http://www.vintagehalloweenideas.com/images/bookofhalloween_COVER-flat-.jpg" alt="" width="364" height="560" src="http://www.vintagehalloweenideas.com/images/bookofhalloween_COVER-flat-.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; 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"><a href="http://us.macmillan.com/author/kazunokohara" href="http://us.macmillan.com/author/kazunokohara" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Kazuno Kohara</a>...</p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><img id="il_fi" src="http://www.notimeforflashcards.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/ghosts-in-the-house-300x300.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="300" src="http://www.notimeforflashcards.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/ghosts-in-the-house-300x300.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "> <img id="il_fi" src="http://nozama.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/10/26/halloween.jpg" alt="" width="631" height="315" src="http://nozama.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/10/26/halloween.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><a href="http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/features/marthathetalkingdog/author.html" href="http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/features/marthathetalkingdog/author.html" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Susan Meddaugh</a>...</p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><img id="il_fi" src="http://www.superbookshop.net/covers/155/9780785737155.jpg" alt="" width="421" height="400" src="http://www.superbookshop.net/covers/155/9780785737155.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><a href="http://www.buket.com/" href="http://www.buket.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); 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color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><img src="http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/314462_10150334402335974_140904990973_8449074_173899355_n.jpg" alt="" src="http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/314462_10150334402335974_140904990973_8449074_173899355_n.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><img src="http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/297852_10150334412915974_140904990973_8449111_1095161776_n.jpg" alt="" src="http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/297852_10150334412915974_140904990973_8449111_1095161776_n.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><a href="http://kathytemean.wordpress.com/2010/10/16/illustrator-saturday-john-obrien/" href="http://kathytemean.wordpress.com/2010/10/16/illustrator-saturday-john-obrien/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">John O'Brien</a>...</p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><img id="il_fi" src="http://images.betterworldbooks.com/061/Six-Creepy-Sheep-9780613787789.jpg" alt="" width="399" height="400" src="http://images.betterworldbooks.com/061/Six-Creepy-Sheep-9780613787789.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "> <a href="http://www.georgebatesstudio.com/portfolios/5" href="http://www.georgebatesstudio.com/portfolios/5" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">George Bates</a>...</p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><img src="http://www.georgebatesstudio.com/system/portfolio_artwork_jpgs/61/public/WINDY_1.jpg?1275607902" alt="Windy_1" src="http://www.georgebatesstudio.com/system/portfolio_artwork_jpgs/61/public/WINDY_1.jpg?1275607902" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><img src="http://www.georgebatesstudio.com/system/portfolio_artwork_jpgs/62/public/WINDY_2.jpg?1275607997" alt="Windy_2" src="http://www.georgebatesstudio.com/system/portfolio_artwork_jpgs/62/public/WINDY_2.jpg?1275607997" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><img src="http://www.georgebatesstudio.com/system/portfolio_artwork_jpgs/64/public/WINDY_4.jpg?1275608165" alt="Windy_4" src="http://www.georgebatesstudio.com/system/portfolio_artwork_jpgs/64/public/WINDY_4.jpg?1275608165" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; ">and <a href="http://sketchtravel.blogspot.com/2009/08/greg-couch-has-sketchbook.html" href="http://sketchtravel.blogspot.com/2009/08/greg-couch-has-sketchbook.html" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Greg Couch</a>...</p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><img id="il_fi" src="http://mommalibrarian.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/halloween-by-harry-behn.jpg" alt="" width="361" height="500" src="http://mommalibrarian.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/halloween-by-harry-behn.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 640px; " /></p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><a href="http://shelleysdavies.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/greg-couch...halloween.png" href="http://shelleysdavies.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/greg-couch...halloween.png" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; "><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10348" title="greg couch...hallowe'en" src="http://shelleysdavies.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/greg-couch...halloween.png" alt="" width="593" height="749" src="http://shelleysdavies.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/greg-couch...halloween.png" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: auto; max-width: 640px; display: block; clear: both; " /></a></p><div><br /></div></span><script type="text/javascript" src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-7924780586170154932?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07545625720077876305noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-69462674118089091152011-10-28T15:34:00.000-05:002011-10-28T15:34:02.100-05:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/gallery/2011/oct/28/how-to-draw-tony-ross">How To Draw Monsters</a></span><script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-6946267411808909115?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-46064750224705938302011-10-26T21:43:00.001-05:002011-10-26T21:46:46.327-05:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 24px;"></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7qQT2OFKIqI/TqjFqfHzKPI/AAAAAAAAFvA/eY6OaPXrgak/s1600/reading...fiep-westendorp-1024x725.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="282" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7qQT2OFKIqI/TqjFqfHzKPI/AAAAAAAAFvA/eY6OaPXrgak/s400/reading...fiep-westendorp-1024x725.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><h2 class="entry-title" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: both; color: black; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, 'Nimbus Sans L', sans-serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.3em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></h2><h2 class="entry-title" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: both; color: black; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, 'Nimbus Sans L', sans-serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.3em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 24px;"><a href="http://shelleysdavies.com/?p=8811"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">READ</span></a></span></h2><h2 class="entry-title" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: both; color: black; line-height: 1.3em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">(illustration by&nbsp;<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 24px;"><a href="http://www.fiepwestendorp.nl/fiepamsterdam/" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #ff4b33; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Fiep Westendorp</a>)</span></span></h2><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 24px;"></span><script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/34421150-4606475022470593830?l=picturebookillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074521674306994839noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34421150.post-44041990176057825232011-10-26T11:03:00.004-05:002011-10-26T11:28:57.999-05:00<div class="storytitle" style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><h1 style="font-family: georgia, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 0px;">Excerpt: 'The Artist Who Painted A Blue Horse'</h1><div class="storylocation" id="storybyline"><div class="bucketwrap byline" id="res141156590"><div class="byline" style="color: black; font-size: 0.7em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 0px;">by&nbsp;<span style="text-transform: uppercase;">ERIC CARLE</span></div></div></div></div><div class="storylocation" id="storyspan03" style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 0px; 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font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; "><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_and_Martin_Provensen" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_and_Martin_Provensen" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Alice &amp; Martin Provensen</a>...thanks <a href="http://martinklasch.blogspot.com/2010_10_01_archive.html" href="http://martinklasch.blogspot.com/2010_10_01_archive.html" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); line-height: 1.5; ">Martin Klasch</a>...</p><p style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; "><img id="il_fi" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_m0YtPN5vgmI/TK3Wg14SjCI/AAAAAAAAVCI/Xmc8ZN_-PBk/Alice%20and%20Martin%20Provensen.jpg" alt="" width="493" height="622" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_m0YtPN5vgmI/TK3Wg14SjCI/AAAAAAAAVCI/Xmc8ZN_-PBk/Alice%20and%20Martin%20Provensen.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; 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