Nucleus Gallery in Los Angeles celebrates the Fab Four with a wonderful exhibition. A diverse group of artists is honoring these remarkable musicians.
All Together Now: A Tribute To The Beatles
(July 7, 2012 - July 29, 2012)
This is my piece for the show. All You Need Is Love.
Sunday, May 20, 1-3 pm:
Book Signing of Tallulah's Solo, with Marilyn Singer
Books Of Wonder18 West 18th Street
New York, NY
Thursday, May 24, 7 pm:
Performance of Tallulah's Solo and Book Signing, with Marilyn Singer
The Third Street Music School
235 E. 11th St.
New York, NY
Sunday, June 24
Book Signing of Tallulah's Solo with Marilyn Singer
ALA, Anaheim
Today is the official publication date for Tallulah's Solo.
Written by Marilyn Singer, illustrated by me, published by Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
I hope everybody will enjoy this sweet follow-up to Tallulah's Tutu.
Un, deux, trois..the curtain is up!
"A lovely story that gently and effectively presents common childhood difficulties wrapped in a world of tutus and sparkles."--Kirkus
"A lovely tribute to the closeness of brothers and sisters, this title holds appeal for the child needing patience, yet wanting to be recognized."--School Library Journal
Today is the official publication day for Violet. You can meet her in this book.
Published by Atheneum Books for young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster.
Have fun!
Take Your Mama To Work Today is a PW pick of the week March 19, 2012!
“Reichert embellishes a narrative style reminiscent of Laura Numeroff’s in the If You Give… series and presents a sturdy heroine evocative of Kay Thompson’s Eloise…. Many families will enjoy the interplay here between mother (efficient and loving) and daughter (sky’s the limit).”
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Kirkus Reviews, January 1, 2012
“Violet proves to be a more benevolent, less spoiled version of Eloise…those still too young for the labor force should get a kick out of seeing how easy it is to discombobulate the button-down mind.”
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Publishers Weekly, January 16, 2012
“Boiger’s whimsical watercolor illustrations show the charismatic little helper playing chair tag to “liven things up” in a meeting and teaching an adult how to add a “snazzy personal touch” by lying face down on the copy machine. Lots of cheeky fun that’s sure to elicit giggles.”
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School Library Journal, February 2012
“Young Violet offers children plenty of advice for the professional world in this lighthearted tale that uses the circular, second-person style of Laura Numeroff’s If You Give . . . series…. Eloise-esque illustrations expertly capture the exuberant girl’s innocuous misbehavior as well as all of the exhausted adults.... Children will relate to Violet’s enthusiasm to return to the office, and adults will recognize the coworkers’ subtle eye rolling.”
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Booklist, March 15, 2012
Beyond the Fear there is nothing but Beauty.
For this year's school play poster
Nucleus moderates an online showcase of artwork called
Power In Numbers. The proceeds of each sale go to a charity chosen by the artist. I was invited to participate and so Marla&Max were born.
Check it out, if you wish and enjoy!
Marla & Max have a little story of their own. Lola continues to run on my drawing board. But sometimes she needs to take a rest as I also work on Tallulah's Toe Shoes and another book. It's so beautiful when everything seems to flow.
...gets rescued.
And this one is for you Vanessa, mein Augenstern.
This one is for you, Andrea!
I am trying to keep posting as often as possible. Lola is leading the way these days and I am excited.
Today I am writing a review about The Conference of the Birds, adapted from the twelfth-century Sufi poem and illustrated by
Peter Sis, published by The Penguin Press. I have been invited to take part in a virtual book tour by TLC Book Tours and do so with the perspective of an illustrator.
This is the first book Peter Sis created for adults. But really--it is a book for all ages.
Like most of you, I have known Peter Sis' work for a long time. Scranimals (written by Jack Prelutsky, illustrated by Peter Sis) is one of our favorite bedtime stories at home. He is a unique writer/illustrator whose work is highly acclaimed and celebrated. His style, so sophisticated and recognizable never misses a hint of humor in it. The Conference of the Birds is following this thread beautifully. Through simple text and evocative paintings, the reader follows a flight of birds on their search to find the true king, Simoorgh. The poet Attar, who realizes that he is a hoopoe bird, leads the doubtful birds on a quest through the
seven valleys: quest, love, understanding, detachment, unity, amazement, and death. To find what?
I can see and feel the passion with which Peter Sis fell into this story. In this philosophic tale we learn about the venture of life, the journey of finding yourself through the search for a higher power. Someone to guide you by overcoming all sorts of obstacles, which in most cases lie simply within us. How many times have you stood in your own way? Well, that is how I related to this book. I feel, depending on what phase one is in life (age, experiences, family) this story will mean particular things to each of us. Peter Sis' style captures the mood of the text perfectly. The seriousness is lightened up by the humor I find in the depiction of the birds. The page turn is done not only with the understanding of an illustrator, but also a cinematographer. A beautiful book. I think, I will read it differently ten years from now and again in a different way ten years after that. Peter Sis has clearly applied all his knowledge as a storyteller and illustrated with his heart feeding of his own life experience. Did I already say it? A gorgeous book with many layers. I intend to peel them one by one over the years to come.
If you would like to hear more about the Conference of The Birds in Peter Sis' own words, please listen the the two links below.
Peter Sis Interview at BEA 2011 Peter Sis on NPR
I will have two new books coming out next year.
The first, Take Your Mama to Work Today will be published in March, 2012 by Atheneum Books for Young Readers (Simon&Schuster). Written by Amy Reichert, who also was the author of the very first book I ever illustrated. This brings it all to a full circle. Amy and I didn't know each other at all during the first time, but have become close friends since.
Voila!
This amazing project is coming to its end in a big finale in Brussels in Belgium one month from now. The proceeds of this auction will go to "Room To Read". I am one of the participating artists. Wow, back in 2008 nobody could have imagined how impressive the line up and outcome will be. The whole adventure was created by
Dice Tsutsumi and
Gerald Guerlais. I bow my head to both of you, messieurs!
If you would like to find out more and stay updated, please check out the website and facebook page that were created.
Really, you don't want to miss this!
Sketchtravel websiteSketchtravel on facebook
My daughter Vanessa (age 10) made this sculpture and
Andrea, my husband, made a copy for us.
Vanessa is the best artist in our house.
Well, yes...I am a proud mom.
Written by Amy Reichert, illustrated by Alexandra Boiger (yes, it's me!) and published by Atheneum Books.
Coworkers beware—Violet’s here to “help” at the office in this lively picture book that puts a fun-loving spin on the grown-up work world.When Violet visits her mom’s office on Take Your Child to Work Day (or snow days, or school holidays, or babysitter-is-sick days), she is very helpful. She answers the phone (once she stops accidentally hanging up on people!), makes business cards (after adding a snazzy personal touch!), learns how to use the paper shredder (and discovers how to make her very own confetti!), and gives the boss pointers on his presentation. With a little mayhem—and a lot of joy—Violet makes her mark on the office!
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