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2000 silhouettes 1/24/2013
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Julie Fromme Fortenberry is a children's book illustrator. She has a Master of Fine Arts from Hunter College in New York. Julie has exhibited her abstract paintings in New York galleries, and museums including the Whitney Museum of American Art. Her work has been reviewed in The Christian Science Monitor, and the New York Times. Her clients include Highlights, and Harcourt Education.

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By: Julie Fortenberry, on 2/10/2013
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Lovely cut paper work by Israeli artist Liat Yaniv...

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By: Julie Fortenberry, on 2/7/2013
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Vancouver illustrator Jag Nagra has just completed a witty 365 day project...

365 Illustrations by Jag Nagra from Jag Nagra is Page 84 Design on Vimeo.

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28. Kiki and Coco In Paris

By: Julie Fortenberry, on 2/5/2013
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An adorable story about a girl and her doll, Kiki and Coco in Paris, written by Nina Gruener, with gorgeous photographs by Stephanie Rausser. 'Best Supporting Doll' award going to Coco, made by dollmaker Jess Brown...

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29. An Art School Public Service Announcement

By: Julie Fortenberry, on 2/5/2013
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30. Board Book Roundup

By: Julie Fortenberry, on 2/4/2013
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http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2013/01/30/books/30childrens.html

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31. Open This Little Book

By: Julie Fortenberry, on 2/4/2013
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Look at this sweet, new book from Chronicle Books, written by Jesse Klausmeier, illustrated by Suzy Lee...

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32. The Politics of Children’s Literature:

By: Julie Fortenberry, on 2/4/2013
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What’s Wrong with the Rosa Parks Myth

(More Malcolm X than MLK?)

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33. Hats from the collection of Theodor Geisel

By: Julie Fortenberry, on 2/4/2013
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A tour featuring hats from the collection of Dr. Seuss at the New York Public Library

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By: Julie Fortenberry, on 1/31/2013
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What a sweet story in this Oscar-nominated animation short, 'Paperman', directed by John Kahrs for Walt Disney Animation Studios...

...thanks Drawn...

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35. Beatrice Alemagna

By: Julie Fortenberry, on 1/29/2013
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A beautiful little book by French illustrator Beatrice Alemagma...

and here she is talking about her 2011 book, 'Bugs In The Garden'...

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36. International Children´s Book Day 2013

By: Julie Fortenberry, on 1/28/2013
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Download a poster illustrated by Ashley Bryan: http://www.usbby.org/res/ICBD2013poster.pdf

http://www.ibby.org/fileadmin/user_upload/Brochure_ICBD2013.pdf

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Monday, January 28, 2013

2013 Caldecott, Newbery, Other ALA Youth Media Award Winners Named

On Monday, January 28, at its Midwinter Meeting in Seattle, the American Library Association (ALA) announced the 2013 award-winning books, videos, and audiobooks for children and young adults, including the recipients of the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery, and Printz awards.

A partial list of the 2013 award winners follows. The complete list of Youth Media Award winners and honor books announced at Midwinter Meeting is available on the ALA website.

John Newbery Medal for the most distinguished contribution to children's literature:

The One and Only Ivan, written by Katherine Applegate (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

Three Newbery Honor Books also were named:

Splendors and Glooms, by Laura Amy Schlitz (Candlewick Press)
Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon, by Steve Sheinkin (Flash Point/Roaring Brook Press)
Three Times Lucky, by Sheila Turnage (Dial Books for Young Readers)

The Randolph Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished American picture book for children:

This Is Not My Hat, illustrated and written by Jon Klassen (Candlewick Press)

Five Caldecott Honor Books also were named:

Creepy Carrots! illustrated by Peter Brown, written by Aaron Reynolds (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)
Extra Yarn, illustrated by Jon Klassen, written by Mac Barnett (Balzer + Bray)
Green, illustrated and written by Laura Vaccaro Seeger (Neal Porter Books/Roaring Brook Press)
One Cool Friend, illustrated by David Small, written by Toni Buzzeo (Dial Books for Young Readers)
Sleep Like a Tiger, illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski, written by Mary Logue (Houghton Mifflin Books for Children)

Coretta Scott King (Author) Book Award recognizing an African American author and illustrator of outstanding books for children and young adults:

Hand in Hand: Ten Black Men Who Changed America, written by Andrea Davis Pinkney and illustrated by Brian Pinkney (Disney/Jump at the Sun Books)

Two King Author Honor Books were selected:

Each Kindness, by Jacqueline Woodson, illustrated by E. B. Lewis (Nancy Paulsen Books/Penguin Young Readers Group)
No Crystal Stair: A Documentary Novel of the Life and Work of Lewis Michaux, Harlem Bookseller, by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, illustrated by R. Gregory Christie (Carolrhoda Lab/Lerner Publishing)

Coretta Scott King (Illustrator) Book Award:

I, Too, Am America, illustrated by Bryan Collier, written by Langston Hughes (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)

Three King Illustrator Honor Books were selected:

H. O. R. S. E., illustrated and written by Christopher Myers (Egmont USA)
Ellen’s Broom, illustrated by Daniel Minter, written by Kelly Starling Lyons (G. P. Putnam’s Sons)
I Have a Dream: Martin Luther King, Jr., illustrated by Kadir Nelson, written by Martin Luther King, Jr. (Schwartz & Wade Books/Random House Children’s Books)

Michael L. Printz Award for excellence in literature written for young adults:

In Darkness, written by Nick Lake (Bloomsbury Books for Young Readers)

Four Printz Honor Books also were named:

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, by Benjamin Alire Sáenz (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)
Code Name Verity, by Elizabeth Wein (Hyperion)
Dodger, by Terry Pratchett (HarperCollins Children’s Books)
The White Bicycle, by Beverley Brenna (Red Deer Press)

Schneider Family Book Award for books that embody an artistic expression of the disability experience:

Back to Front and Upside Down! written and illustrated by Claire Alexander (Eerdmans Books for Young Readers), for children from birth to 10
A Dog Called Homeless, written by Sarah Lean (Katherine Tegen Books/HarperCollins Publishers), for middle-school readers (ages 11-13)
Somebody, Please Tell Me Who I Am, written by Harry Mazer and Peter Lerangis (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers), for teens (ages 13-18)

Alex Awards for the 10 best adult books that appeal to teen audiences:

Caring Is Creepy, by David Zimmerman (Soho Press)
Girlchild, by Tupelo Hassman (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
Juvenile in Justice, by Richard Ross (Richard Ross)
Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore, by Robin Sloan (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
My Friend Dahmer, by Derf Backderf (Abrams ComicArts)
One Shot at Forever, by Chris Ballard (Hyperion)Pure, by Julianna Baggott (Grand Central Publishing)
The Round House, by Louise Erdrich (Harper)
Tell the Wolves I’m Home, by Carol Rifka Brunt (Dial Press)
Where’d You Go, Bernadette? by Maria Semple (Little, Brown and Company)

Pura Belpré (Illustrator) Award honoring a Latino writer and illustrator whose children’s books best portray, affirm, and celebrate the Latino cultural experience:

Martín de Porres: The Rose in the Desert, illustrated by David Diaz, written by Gary D. Schmidt (Clarion Books)

Pura Belpré (Author) Award:

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, written by Benjamin Alire Sáenz (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)

One Belpré Author Honor Book was named:

The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano, by Sonia Manzano (Scholastic Press)

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38. 2013 Sydney Taylor Book Award Winners

By: Julie Fortenberry, on 1/25/2013
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( illustration by Kristina Swarner)

Watch. Connect. Read.:

2013 Sydney Taylor Book Award Winners

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39. 2000 silhouettes

By: Julie Fortenberry, on 1/24/2013
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Shugo Tokumaru "Katachi" from Kijek / Adamski on Vimeo.

2013
"Katachi" means "shape".
The video is made with approx. 2000 silhouettes extracted from PVC plates using computer-controlled cutter.

Director, Concept, Animation - Kijek/Adamski
Production - Katarzyna Rup / Ab Film Production
Cast - Artur Cetnarowski
Gaffer - Heliograf, Blitz
Studio set - PlumArt Marcin "Śliwa" Śliwiński, Arek Szot, Joanna Kijek
PVC cutting - Dawid Krzyżanowski/ My-Art www.myart.com.pl
Thanks - Studio Las, Paweł Reyman

http://www.shugotokumaru.com

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40. Author and illustrator David Ezra Stein demonstrates his artistic technique

By: Julie Fortenberry, on 1/24/2013
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41. New Year Greetings from Paris

By: Julie Fortenberry, on 1/18/2013
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42. The Best Artist Statement Generator

By: Julie Fortenberry, on 1/17/2013
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I've Seen Yet

(link directly to generator: http://500letters.org/form_15.php)

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43. A little film about Oliver Jeffers

By: Julie Fortenberry, on 1/16/2013
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shot like an apple/goggle commercial

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44. Fine Fine Blog

By: Julie Fortenberry, on 1/13/2013
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with lots of pictures

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46. I've recently set up a facebook page for this blog

By: Julie Fortenberry, on 1/10/2013
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https://www.facebook.com/childrens.illustration.9

(So far I don't understand the appeal of facebook, but I'm trying...)

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47. Can you think of a new type of mustache?

By: Julie Fortenberry, on 1/10/2013
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Upload Your idea: http://www.n8w.com/newweb/creactivists_gallery.php?tags=6

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49. NY Times Slideshow link:

By: Julie Fortenberry, on 1/14/2013
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Bookshelf Artist

Jpeg of Amanda Hall's cover is from Betsy Bird's Review of the Day

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By: Julie Fortenberry, on 1/15/2013
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Some charming illustrations by U.K. illustrator Linda Sara...

...and visit her Etsy shop here...

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