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on 5/29/2014
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Toucan Can!
by Juliette MacIver & Sarah Davis, illustrator
Gecko Press USA 2014
978-1-877467-53-0
Age 3 to 7 32 pages
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“Toucan Can Do Lots of Things! Toucan Dances! Toucan Sings! Toucan Bangs a Frying Pan! Can You Do What Toucan Can? A tongue-twisting, ludicrous rhyme full of escalating hilarity and off-the-wall characters. It will have you tripping and flipping and dancing and singing.”
If Toucan can, YOU can!
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“Toucan can do lots of things!”
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What can you do? Toucan can do many things and might have toddlers showing off what they can do, too. Toucan and his group of goofy animal friends will have you and your child laughing. The rhyming text works in all but three couplets, where the beat goes bonk. Otherwise, the lines will roll off your tongue until your tongue is twisted. All this tongue-tying will add to the fun. With a couple run-throughs, you can have those lines sounding like Toucan can read, because Toucan Can!
The illustrations have a high-end coloring book look, but with child-like coloring; meaning, as example, the purple of Toucan’s not very big bottom blotches beyond the border. Characters and background images consistently bleed. The illustrator’s technique or a printing problem? Curious and not wanting to criticize something I didn’t understand, I asked the illustrator. Here is what she wrote,
“The bleed is deliberate – for this book I wanted to find a style of working that was really loose and energetic, and the opposite of neat and precise. I hand painted tissue and then laid torn chunks of it down, then did the linework and detail on top. The idea with letting the colour bleed out around the edges is that there’s so much life and movement in the text that it can’t be contained. Toucan is such an irrepressible character that I didn’t want to colour him inside the lines – he needed some chaos.”
Every character, on every spread, is moving. “Happy Chaos” is a good description of the spreads, as the animals swing from trees, twirl, and dance. An exception to the merriment is a joey in mama’s pouch. I fear Toucan might have awakened the joey from its snug pouch. It takes only a minute—one spread—to soften the joey’s slanted eyebrows and rolled up fists. Mama’s energy is still passing to her baby.
The text is fun to read a-loud and young children will enjoy hearing all Toucan can do. When asked if “you” can do what Toucan can, young children will be out of their seat bopping about, jumping, skipping, and singing, but mainly dancing. All the animals love to dance and they all dance with exuberance. Very contagious.
Originally published by Gecko Press in New Zealand, Lerner Publishing Group brings Toucan Can to the US and Canada. Toucan Can has hilarious images, interactive suggestions to keep young kids moving and laughing. The rhyming text and tongue twisters will keep the reader—mom or dad—determined to get it right, making Toucan Can a book young kids will have no trouble getting their parents to read over and over.
TOUCAN CAN! Text copyright © 2013 by Juliette MacIver. Illustrations copyright © 2013 by Sarah Davis. Reproduce by permission of the publisher, Gecko Press USA, Wellington, NZ.
Buy Toucan Can! at Amazon—B&N—Lerner Pub. Gr.—your local bookstore.
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Learn more about Toucan Can! HERE.
Meet the author, Juliette MacIver, at her facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Juliette-MacIver-Author/509684365718086
Meet the illustrator, Sarah Davis, at her website: http://sarah-davis.org/
“For more curiously good books visit” Gecko Press: http://www.geckopress.co.nz/
an imprint of Gecko Press Ltd.
distributed by Lerner Publishing Group: https://www.lernerbooks.com/
Also by Juliette MacIver
The Frog Who Lost His Underpants
Little Witch Walker Stories
Also by Sarah Davis
The Fierce Little Woman and the Wicked Pirate
The Bicycle
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The buzz is mega with some of Australia and New Zealand’s most loved authors and illustrators as delegates – Sarah Davis, Libby Hathon, Stephen Axelson, Corinne Fenton, Claire Saxby, Mark Greenwood, Dianne Wolfer, Sally Murphy, James Foley, Meredith Costain ….. and more ….
and then there’s Frane Lessac fighting off crocodiles to get from fremantle WA to Sydney!!!!!
Look out for the brilliant creators of Looking for Alibrandi and Jellico Road; Diary of a Wombat;Star Girl and Boy Versus Beast
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Melina Marchetta
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And there’s more – Australia’s best publishers and editors from most publishing houses
And there’s more – US Senior editor from Roaring Brook (Pan MacMillan) USA
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And there’s more – launches, illustrator’s duel, Christmas Press limited edition prizes; and there more …. and then the SCBWI BAND – dinner party sing along with the fabulous Meredith Costain, James Foley on the guitar with Scott Chambers and Chris Cheng
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on 11/6/2013
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Cool, cool, cool – they danced, joked, wore fluffy hats, made the audiences laugh and cry and go … awwww …
SCBWI authors & illustrators were fantastic wowing the crowds at Black Cat Book Café Brisbane; The Little Bookroom Melbourne; and The Children’s Bookshop Beecroft in Sydney.
It’s INSIDE STORY and on the 1st weekend of every November from now on!
The School Magazine NSW is cool, cool, cool too – caught with the creative team in Sydney -bringing the best stories, fiction and non fiction and art to the kids of Australia since 1916!
Loved dropping in on Alan Edwards the editor, Sue Murray the deputy editor who’s also a writer and playwrite and the team.
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Across the world on the 1st weekend in November, SCBWI kids’ authors & illustrators and specialist bookshops are giving the INSIDE STORY of our books.
When? 2nd November
Time: 2 p.m. at Black Cat Bookshop Paddington(Sydney);
3 p.m. The Little Book Room Melbourne;
10 am Black Cat Bookshop Paddington (Brisbane).
The celebrity authors & illustrators are performing, signing, enjoying fun, food and company.
There’s champagne at the Children’s Bookshop Beecroft too.
Come along and see Sarah Davis, Serena Geddes, Pamel Rushby, Krista Bell, Hazel Edwards ….. heaps of authors & illustrators.
I’ll be the MC in Sydney
Angela Sunde is the MC in Brisbane
Corinne Fenton is the MC in Melbourne.
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Patron: Professor Marie Bashir, CV AVO Governor of NSW
The President and Committee of The Children’s Book Council (CBCA) NSW Branch cordially invite
EVERYONE who loves Reading to
The unveiling of the exciting new look CBCA NSW, with
A SCBWI Author-Illustrator Showcase
with Serena Geddes, Nathan Luff, Susanne Gervay, Sue Whiting and Sarah Davis
followed by the AGM & Gourmet Afternoon Tea Celebration.
Date: Saturday 22nd September 2012
Time: 2pm for 2:15pm sharp start
Where: NSW Writers’ Centre
Callan Park, Balmain Road, Rozelle NSW 2040
2 for 2.15 p.m. Saturday 12th September
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The set up, which I thought would only take an hour, stretched to all morning. Coordinating the set up of an exhibition this size with so many ‘exhibitors’ had Michelle Richards, the Brisbane Central Library’s exhibition coordinator, running a million directions at once, advising as to ‘how [it was something new to a lot of us], finding stands and suggesting modes of display, and generally guiding us all through to ‘VOILA!’ – one fascinating and very varied exhibition!
But there was more – not just the glass cases to set up, but hanging around to do the hanging! this was not as straightforward as it sounds. We had to somehow attach our paintings to fine dangling wires and – here’s the worst part GET THEM TO SIT $#@*# STRAIGHT!
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Click to view slideshow.Books are created from the imagination and inspiration of authors and the insightful vision of illustrators. They are then crafted. The authorial crafting may be right brain with a touch of editing or slow and laborious left brain plotting. For an illustrator, it may be inspiration flowing like rivers from brush or stylus or it may be storybook or dummy creation then rethinks, scrap some ideas, adapt others. Eventually, a book emerges that is then ‘ready for submission’. These days, that may mean adding animation and audio to make the book a digital production for app developers like Utales or Flying Books, or for YA, formatting it for Kindle or Nook e-publishers. It may mean self publishing on Createspace or Lightningsource, Smashwords or Lulu. Or it will mean the long road via submission to traditional publishers.
If the latter is chosen, the publisher will often require more editing, changes and perhaps more changes. My own book, started under contract to one publisher, was already well underway with the inimitable Sarah Davis as illustrator. We were having a ball creating our book. Then our publisher was taken over and the new publisher wanted to institute changes. At first, the major change – ‘get rid of the dead bird’ – seemed straight forward. Then we realised the book needed the bird but, to keep it, we had to make some big adjustments. An injured bird can’t just disappear in a children’s book, it has to get better and be released, which, in our picture book, meant its story had to be woven into the fabric of the main story seamlessly. No problem, a few days and Sarah and I had nailed it! As book creators, you have to be flexible and, especially if going the traditional publisher route, you can’t be too precious about your creation.
SO! This exhibition is about the journey numbers of wonderful children’s and YA books took from creation to bookshelf! Each book has a different creation story to reveal - something the public doesn’t see, it’s behind the scenes. Now the reader can take a peek backstage, behind the scenes to how it all came together!
THE SET UP
Setting up was not straight forward. The spaces has to be utilised to best advantage and the items displayed needed to be seen from as many angles as possible given I had a two shelf rectangular glass case. I didn’t end up using everything I brought with me. It would have been too cluttered. Last minute inclusion, bulldog clips, proved life-savers! They held the photographic prints in place.
I had never ‘hung’ a painting before at an exhibition and that proved ‘interesting. Sarah Davis sent up her wonderful original painting via kindly courier, Peter Taylor, but it was unframed. I had no time to find a frame. Fortunately, I had one around the house that was a good match colour-wise though not quite the perfect size.
Given my exhibit was about my close collaboration with Sarah, the items displayed needed to reflect the two minds working together to make a new creative whole – our book! Sources of inspiration, stages in text change, changes in images, cover and trivia relating to the characters, objects and places in the book all combined to make a successful ( I hope you agree) exhibit!
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THE LAUNCH
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Journey of a Book – children’s literature creation under the microscope as of 1/1/1900
It’s always so much fun catching up with children’s writers and illustrators.
Leigh Hobbs was in Sydney to speak about his famous Mr Chicken, as the guest of Western Sydney Literature Project. Watch out – a new HORRIBLE HARRIET is coming.
Always love catching up with:-
Duncan Ball – the much loved author of Selby the Talking Dog & Emily Eyefinger
Sarah Davis and Christopher Cheng- ’Sounds Spooky’ which just won the Aurelius Award for Kids’ books
Julie Vivas – whose beautiful illustrations weave into your heart – Possum Magic
David Legge – his ‘Kisses and Daddy’ is an international best seller
Libby Gleeson – her ‘The Great Bear’ illustrated by Armin Geder is one of great great picture books
Simon French and Donna Rawlings and Winn- love their “Guess the baby?’ picture book
Louise Pfanner – whose ‘Louise Builds A House’ is a loved picture book
Kerry thompson – who showed us her beautiful water colours and oils of the landscape which she’s doing as well as well as illustrating books.
Judith Ridge is the Project officer. Thankyou Judith for organising the Indian feast in Glebe.
The SCBWI Conference has the best committee with lots of brilliant authors and illustrators contributing – some of the team at the committee meeting at The Hughenden in Sydney include:-
Wendy Blaxland – doing media;
Mark Thomason and Nathan Luff – stars organising the critiques which are really hard to do.
Margaret Roc – organising the masterclasses thank goodness.
Toni Brisland – delegate bags – a lot coming in with thanks.
The Illustrator committee – stars led by Frane Lessac, Sarah Davis, Lesley Vamos, Serena Geddes, Andrea Edmunds with a hand from Marjorie Crosby-Fairall
I have found the opportunity to collaborate with illustrators something eminently rewarding, an experience that enriches both participants and results in a more vibrant and much richer work. My first picture book, “Mending Lucille” was also a result of a collaboration. Working with the amazing Sarah Davis was inspirational! I have gone on to collaborate closely with illustrators all over the world to create numbers of other picture books, some digitally published, some in process with print publishers and some I am still researching the right publishing outlet. Finding the ‘right’ outlet is very important. Not every publisher is ‘right’ for every book.
Digital Publishing
I have had the pleasure of collaborating with first time picture book illustrators, Jade Potts [USA], Jonas Sahlstrom [Sweden], Alexandra Krasuska [Sweden] and fellow Aussie, Jodi Magi [now of Abu-Dhabi] on uTales, and am about to have my latest collaboration, “Little Dragons’ Babysitter” released with Caroline Lee. Utales is non-exclusive which means creators can take advantage of other opportunities for their work as they arise. I have just signed a contract with Flying Books, Islreal, for “Rich Man, Poor Man” the book I did with Jodi Magi. My first digital collaboration is on www.istorytime, “At the Beach with Bucket and Spade” with Sarah Bash Gleeson [USA], whom I met on JacketFlap.com, a wonderful children’s literature networking site along with many other amazing and inspiring folk. Sarah is editor of magazine, “Dream Chaser” which focusses on children’s books and their creators.
Joanna Marple’s mini review of my latest digital book, “Xengu and the Turn of Tide”:
“A Tolkienesque tale, I love it!”
See a review of her first picture book in my last blog post with links to her interview with Darshana Shah Khiani on “Flowering Minds“.
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