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This morning over at Kirkus, I’m doing something entirely different. I’m chatting with author Kekla Magoon about her upcoming YA novel, How It Went Down. Why is someone who always writes about picture books and illustration doing that? Because the events in Ferguson have weighed heavy on my mind, as they have for many. More about this great novel and my chat with Kekla are here.
Last week I wrote about Barbara Bottner’s Miss Brooks’ Story Nook (where tales are told and ogres are welcome!), published by Random House in August and illustrated by Michael Emberley. That link is here.
Today, I’m following up with some sketches from Emberley and art from the book. Michael tells me he typically does hundreds of sketches for each book. These below are just some. You can click on nearly every sketch below to see it larger and in more detail.
Michael has even more about the book, including more sketches, at this page of his site.
Until Sunday …
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MISS BROOKS’ STORY NOOK (WHERE TALES ARE TOLD AND OGRES ARE WELCOME!). Text copyright © 2014 by Barbara Bottner. Illustrations copyright © 2014 by Michael Emberley. Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, NY. All sketches and art here reproduced by permission of Michael Emberley.
I have always loved Mr. Emberley’s work–seeing his sketches is such a treat–thanks so much for sharing!
I want to live inside these sketches! of comic genius!! There is such a wildness of spirit Michael captures in his work!T hanks Julie for sharing these
Amazing to see the process. Most people think, Ah anyone could do that. No way. Keep going Mel you’ll make the front page anyday.