About Andy
I’m an illustrator in Newburyport, MA. I have eleven published books with more titles due out soon. Before children's books, I worked as an animator and character designer and also taught high school and college art. Right now, I'm busy working on a handful of picture books and other illustration projects.
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| 2/7/2010 | submarine (0 Comments )
 quick illo for the Maine Illustrators' site... which BG looks best?http://www.maineillustratorscollective.org/ |
| 1/20/2010 | The Year In Review: 2009 (1 Comments )
 It was a different year for me, to say the least. On a personal level, it was a wonderful year with a new house and a new baby (although technically she arrived 12/08). Professionally, things were a bit stagnant, like a lot of areas of our economy.... Read the rest of this post |
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| Andy's Published Works | Ages | Date Published | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Books 1 - 4 of 10 from Andy's published works, View all 10 books Click a book's title for more details about the book | |||
| 1. Nervous Norman Hot on the Trail: The Parable of the Lost Sheep (Bug Para... Author: Bill Myers Illustrator: Andy J. Smith |
Ages 4-8 | 09/01/2009 | |
| 2. Buzz Beaker Vs Dracula (Graphic Sparks) (Library Binding, 2009) Author: Scott Nickel Illustrator: Andy J. Smith |
Ages 4-8 | 03/30/2009 | |
| 3. Freddie's Fast-Cash Getaway: The Parable of the Prodigal Son (Bug Parabl... Author: Bill Myers Illustrator: Andy J. Smith |
Ages 4-8 | 03/01/2009 | |
| 4. The House That Went KerSplat!: The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Build... Author: Bill Myers Illustrator: Andy J. Smith |
Ages 4-8 | 09/01/2008 | |
| Books Recently Added to Andy's Bookshelf | Ages | Date Added | |
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| Books 1 - 4 of 25 from Andy's bookshelf, View all 25 books Click a book's title for more details about the book | |||
| 1. Tales From Outer Suburbia (Hardcover, 2009) Author: Shaun Tan |
Ages 9-12 | 3/15/2009 | |
| Andy said: To me this book is superior to the more acclaimed 'The Arrival'. A series of short illustrated stories all with a bit different of a visual style and often entirely different medium used. Similar in f...more tags: I read, I recommend | |||
| 2. The Scrambled States of America (Hardcover, 1998) Author: Laurie Keller |
Ages 4-8 | 8/28/2008 | |
| Andy said: A hilariously told and illustrated story about appreciating where you are from and what you have. 'Scambled is a unique take on being in a state of discontent . Each State has its own (harmlessly and...more tags: | |||
| 3. Eat Your Peas (Hardcover, 2000) Author: Dorling Kindersley Staff, Kes Gray, Nick Sharratt |
Ages 4-8 | 3/14/2008 | |
| Andy said: Kes Gray weaves the familiar dinner table tale with a lot of pattern and rhythm. Illustrator, Nick Sharratt follows suit with the pictures, particularly the composition and page design. Both story a...more tags: | |||
| 4. The Mysteries of Harris Burdick (Hardcover, 1984) Author: Chris Van Allsburg |
Ages 9-12 | 2/15/2008 | |
| Andy said: What a great spark for imagination! Unlike Harry Potter, Burdick doesn't just fill in the blanks FOR YOU. Children (and oldies) will love this book and where their imaginations will take them after ...more tags: I read, Inspired me, I recommend | |||
Profile Comments
Comment by Mauricio Salmon on 9/24/2009 10:14:40 AM:
hey Andy, yes I am actually moving to Danvers next week. i'm not sure how have that is from Newbryport, but I know my I have heard my GF mention it before. Will you be going to the Highlights illustrators party?
hey Andy, yes I am actually moving to Danvers next week. i'm not sure how have that is from Newbryport, but I know my I have heard my GF mention it before. Will you be going to the Highlights illustrators party?
Comment by Andy Smith on 3/11/2009 3:44:35 AM:
From one Andy Smith to another - nice to meet you :)
From one Andy Smith to another - nice to meet you :)
Comment by Susan Miller on 2/15/2009 10:00:11 AM:
Hi Andy, I enjoy your work, very fun.
Hi Andy, I enjoy your work, very fun.
Comment by Simon Bosch on 2/10/2009 8:47:50 PM:
I'm loving your stuff, hope you're so busy you can't put your pen down!
I'm loving your stuff, hope you're so busy you can't put your pen down!
Comment by Lori Laniewski on 2/4/2009 2:58:50 PM:
Hi Andy,
Thanks for joining me. Keep in touch...I love your work.
Hi Andy,
Thanks for joining me. Keep in touch...I love your work.
Comment by Carlyn Beccia on 12/4/2008 12:14:14 PM:
Andy, I am going to try to make your book signing tomorrow. It all depends on when my 1-year old naps. Hope to meet you tomorrow.
Andy, I am going to try to make your book signing tomorrow. It all depends on when my 1-year old naps. Hope to meet you tomorrow.
Comment by Jill Corcoran on 12/3/2008 12:36:16 AM:
Congrats on showing your work at Storyopolis!
Congrats on showing your work at Storyopolis!
Comment by Terry Doherty on 12/2/2008 8:09:16 AM:
Congratulations! on the Storyopolis showing. I love the lion!
Congratulations! on the Storyopolis showing. I love the lion!
Comment by Carlyn Beccia on 10/15/2008 3:13:18 PM:
Hi Andy, I can't make this saturday but keep me posted for future readings on the north shore.
Hi Andy, I can't make this saturday but keep me posted for future readings on the north shore.
Comment by Joan Holub on 9/7/2008 12:28:42 PM:
Hey, Andy, Michael Slack does rock! He's amazing. Did you see the video he created with an animator? It may be on YouTube, but here it is for sure www.chroniclebooks.com/knuckleheads
Hey, Andy, Michael Slack does rock! He's amazing. Did you see the video he created with an animator? It may be on YouTube, but here it is for sure www.chroniclebooks.com/knuckleheads
Comment by annie zygarowicz on 9/7/2008 10:15:26 AM:
Andy,
Congratulations on your interview with JMOB!
This is a great site!
Annie Z
Andy,
Congratulations on your interview with JMOB!
This is a great site!
Annie Z
Comment by Leslie Ann Beauregard on 8/30/2008 3:01:18 PM:
Hey Andy,
Thank you for the notice of your book reading in Salem. I am working a craft fair that day, or I definately would have come by. Best of luck.
Leslie
Hey Andy,
Thank you for the notice of your book reading in Salem. I am working a craft fair that day, or I definately would have come by. Best of luck.
Leslie
Comment by diane davis on 8/18/2008 9:15:30 PM:
love to see a fellow art teacher! fun illustrations!
love to see a fellow art teacher! fun illustrations!
Comment by Joseph Sottile on 8/8/2008 9:17:57 AM:
Did you meet me at the Rochester yearly book frestival. You have illustrated some great looking books!
I am still doing children's poetry performances wherever I am invited. I have a poetry site for kids, www.joe-sottile.com
Did you meet me at the Rochester yearly book frestival. You have illustrated some great looking books!
I am still doing children's poetry performances wherever I am invited. I have a poetry site for kids, www.joe-sottile.com
Comment by Peter Taylor on 7/23/2008 6:06:47 PM:
Hi Andy.
Greetings from SCBWI Australia!
Love your work, and congratulations on your books and agent!
Hope we'll keep in touch.
Best wishes,
Peter :)
Hi Andy.
Greetings from SCBWI Australia!
Love your work, and congratulations on your books and agent!
Hope we'll keep in touch.
Best wishes,
Peter :)
Comment by Priscilla C on 7/2/2008 1:34:56 AM:
I'll have a monkey muffin, please! Love that piece!
I'll have a monkey muffin, please! Love that piece!
Comment by Shutta Crum on 6/1/2008 7:09:29 AM:
Andy--
Love your site. Lots of fun things to look at. And I enjoyed the pink & gray hiking boots with the physical map outlines in the background. Nice touch!
Shutta
Andy--
Love your site. Lots of fun things to look at. And I enjoyed the pink & gray hiking boots with the physical map outlines in the background. Nice touch!
Shutta
Comment by kevan atteberry on 5/18/2008 12:01:49 PM:
thanks for the congrats, Andy! My first award! woohooo!
thanks for the congrats, Andy! My first award! woohooo!
Comment by Dee Densmore-D'Amico on 5/15/2008 8:28:33 AM:
Hi Andy.... Love your work! ... thanks for the comment. So you're a fan of the Adirondacks? I had lots of fun in Lake George, Saratoga, growing up in Corinth.
Hi Andy.... Love your work! ... thanks for the comment. So you're a fan of the Adirondacks? I had lots of fun in Lake George, Saratoga, growing up in Corinth.
Comment by Kirsten Cappy on 4/15/2008 10:19:59 AM:
Well, drat. I hear I missed you at Scibby (otherwise know as the unpronounceable SCBWI). Next time, kind sir...
Well, drat. I hear I missed you at Scibby (otherwise know as the unpronounceable SCBWI). Next time, kind sir...
Comment by Lisa Griffin on 4/15/2008 8:04:06 AM:
Are you from Maine originally? I ask because that is where I grew up and Moose are one of my favorite animals... they are just so goofy looking that you have to love them. Thanks for sending along links to your other illustrations. Had fun looking at them and the blue lobster, very rare! Even more r... more
Comment by Lisa Griffin on 4/11/2008 6:21:29 PM:
I am in love with your little brown bear smeared in blueberries.. maybe it is because I am originally from Maine and would go blueberry picking every summer... or maybe its because I just love bears, but I think it also is because of your illustrative style. ;)
Thanks for sharing,
Lisa
I am in love with your little brown bear smeared in blueberries.. maybe it is because I am originally from Maine and would go blueberry picking every summer... or maybe its because I just love bears, but I think it also is because of your illustrative style. ;)
Thanks for sharing,
Lisa
Comment by Eric Vanucci on 4/7/2008 10:19:30 AM:
The animation is fantastic! Love the song, the baby, the colors... And Teddy Rocks!
The animation is fantastic! Love the song, the baby, the colors... And Teddy Rocks!
Comment by Steven Novak on 3/5/2008 4:23:54 PM:
Hey Andy, love your work. Have for a while actually. I've been to your blog more than a couple times in the past, though my inherent laziness prohibited me from leaving a comment. Darn that laziness.
Hey Andy, love your work. Have for a while actually. I've been to your blog more than a couple times in the past, though my inherent laziness prohibited me from leaving a comment. Darn that laziness.
Comment by Shutta Crum on 2/24/2008 5:51:53 PM:
Hi, Andy--
I'm glad that article was so helpful! I got lots of nice comments about it after it appeared in the SCBWI Bulletin--some from as far away as Australia .
I keep an archive of my published articles and workshop handouts at:
http://articles.shuttacrum.com (You... more
I'm glad that article was so helpful! I got lots of nice comments about it after it appeared in the SCBWI Bulletin--some from as far away as Australia .
I keep an archive of my published articles and workshop handouts at:
http://articles.shuttacrum.com (You... more
Comment by Blake Hoena on 1/14/2008 3:58:36 PM:
Hey Andy, don't forget that Buzz now has his own webpage: http://www.capstonekids.com/characters/buzzbeaker.html, as all kid geniuses should
The fourth book is the series looks great!
Hey Andy, don't forget that Buzz now has his own webpage: http://www.capstonekids.com/characters/buzzbeaker.html, as all kid geniuses should
The fourth book is the series looks great!
Comment by Priscilla C on 12/14/2007 9:15:55 PM:
I'd love to use Snow Day on Christmas cards this year...I love to see a lot of action in a piece of art, or a picture. Very nice!
I'd love to use Snow Day on Christmas cards this year...I love to see a lot of action in a piece of art, or a picture. Very nice!
Comment by Peter Hannan on 9/14/2007 5:32:32 PM:
Thanks Andy--
I will definitely check out Fang Fairy, etc.
Super Goofballs #4: Attack of the 50-Foot Alien Creep-oids hits Oct. 1. Just finished SG#6 and I'm diving into the first Wally, King of Flurb.
cheers,
PH
Thanks Andy--
I will definitely check out Fang Fairy, etc.
Super Goofballs #4: Attack of the 50-Foot Alien Creep-oids hits Oct. 1. Just finished SG#6 and I'm diving into the first Wally, King of Flurb.
cheers,
PH
Comment by Priscilla C on 9/14/2007 9:57:11 AM:
I love PBJ Saurus!
I love PBJ Saurus!
Comment by Peter Hannan on 8/31/2007 7:17:02 PM:
thanks andy--
your stuff looks very cool too. i'll send you one o' dem friend invites!
-peter
thanks andy--
your stuff looks very cool too. i'll send you one o' dem friend invites!
-peter
Comment by Lani on 8/31/2007 12:00:54 PM:
Burlington: Paradise three months out of the year
Please let me know when "Theo's Tremendous-Stupendous Thumb" is published (and who with). I may be interested in reviewing.
Burlington: Paradise three months out of the year
Please let me know when "Theo's Tremendous-Stupendous Thumb" is published (and who with). I may be interested in reviewing.
Comment by Todd-Michael St. Pierre on 8/27/2007 3:39:40 PM:
Welcome Andy... Happy JacketFlapping! Excellent work!
Welcome Andy... Happy JacketFlapping! Excellent work!
Comment by Eric Hammond on 8/27/2007 8:56:32 AM:
Hey, Andy.
Fun illustrations!
Welcome to JacketFlap.
Hey, Andy.
Fun illustrations!
Welcome to JacketFlap.
Thanks Andy! Love Grimaldi's pies