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Tuesday, September 1, 2015 11:49:25 AM
Mary Uhles wrote a blog post titled September is the best month to be born….:
Mary said, "…. I should know, I've had a September birthday my whole life;)So when I learned that The Little Kids' Table's official publication date would be September 1st I was just tickled pink. And now it's here! "Publication date" means the book is in the..." more
Saturday, July 25, 2015 8:10:33 PM
Mary Uhles wrote a blog post titled This is the kind of relaxation I wish I had:
Mary said, "Our fat black feline, Moses, spends more time on his back than on his feet.A few days ago I pondered the possibility that the reason Jim Dear and I feel like the summer has flown by is because through some twist of cat magic Moses actually pulled..." more
Thursday, March 19, 2015 7:53:27 AM
Mary Uhles wrote a blog post titled When the rain brings the weeds....:
Mary said, "...the flowers are not far behind. A quick sketch of the day lily's tiny sprouts around my mailbox amongst the weeds I'll chase all summer."
Monday, February 2, 2015 9:18:38 PM
Mary Uhles wrote a blog post titled Happy 33rd day of 2015:
Mary said, "This is the 8th New Year's post I've written since starting my blog to chronicle my publishing journey. Coincidently five years ago I also skipped posting in the month of January and wrote my traditional New Year post on February 2nd, 2010. Know why..." more
Sunday, November 9, 2014 4:46:08 PM
Mary Uhles wrote a blog post titled Meet My Character Blog Hop:
Mary said, "Last week I was tagged by the terrific illustrator and equally nice person, Alison Lyne, in the Meet My Character Blog Hop. Now that I'm IT let me tell you about big, white, fluffy ball of trouble. She's not the main character but she does make the..." more
Sunday, November 2, 2014 9:39:56 PM
Mary Uhles wrote a blog post titled Granbery Elementary's 3rd Grade Classes Learn About What An Illustrator Does:
Mary said, "Last week I visited Ms. Davis and Ms. Hill's 3rd grade classes at Granbery Elementary to talk about what an illustrator does. I'm just tickled pink that 3rd graders have this as part of their curriculum. I'm equally happy that the book they read,..." more
Wednesday, September 24, 2014 10:31:04 AM
Mary Uhles wrote a blog post titled Doodles from the 2014 Midsouth SCBWI Conference:
Mary said, "My complete recap of the 2014 Conference is over at Once Upon A Sketch. The conference also got some great coverage in Publishers Weekly and of course there's the conference blog.Instead of rewriting my notes here (when you can find those fabulous..." more
Wednesday, July 30, 2014 1:44:25 PM
Mary Uhles wrote a blog post titled My Summer Blog Tour plus…. meet the family in The Little Kid's Table!:
Mary said, "Wow summer is almost done and it seems I've been everywhere but on my blog. To start here's a few guest posts and interviews I did over the summer:I was profiled on Kid Lit 411. Ya'll this is a terrific site for readers, creators, and lovers of..." more
Monday, May 5, 2014 10:23:40 PM
Mary Uhles wrote a blog post titled Blog Hop: My Writing Process:
Mary said, "Thanks Renee Gian over Word Disco who tagged me in this blog hop about My Writing Process. Here's my answers:What am I working on now?I'm working on a few different story ideas, three of which involve the relationships between kids and their pets. I..." more
Monday, May 5, 2014 1:35:39 PM
Mary Uhles wrote a blog post titled The Moment I'd Been Working For:
Mary said, "On the afternoon of March 20th I was sitting in traffic happily planning my packing strategy for the beach vacation we were leaving for the next day. Out of the blue, I got the urge to check my email. I hardly ever check email behind the wheel but..." more
Thursday, March 20, 2014 12:57:41 PM
Mary Uhles wrote a blog post titled Reading at Book'em's 2014 Read Me Day:
Mary said, "Last month I was invited to read Beyond The Grave during Book'em's Read Me Day at Cockrill Elementary, in conjunction with the Nashville Rotary Club. Book'em is an organization that promotes literacy through big and small efforts such as giving..." more
Wednesday, March 19, 2014 12:43:28 PM
Mary Uhles wrote a blog post titled This week over on Once Upon A Sketch:
Mary said, "I've posted the first of my two part interview with Susan Eaddy, clay illustrator and the Illustration Coordinator for the SCBWI Midsouth region. Susan is always generous with her time and advice. Her videos are just fun to watch and make me want to..." more
Friday, March 14, 2014 3:35:14 PM
Mary Uhles wrote a blog post titled SCBWI Midsouth Sweeps the Bologna Illustration Gallery:
Mary said, "I'm ecstatic to announce that one of my illustrations (and the header of my blog no less;) is a finalist for the 2014 SCBWI Illustration Gallery at the Bologna Book Fair in Bologna, Italy at the end of this month.Here's the piece, it was created for..." more
Monday, March 3, 2014 3:08:36 AM
Mary Uhles wrote a blog post titled ALA announces YMA for 2013 and some creepy sketches:
Mary said, "Yesterday morning the kid literati world was all a-twitter as the ALA made its announcment of this year's outstanding books for young people. They always start with the Newbury, but since this is an illustrator blog I'm starting with the Caldecott..." more
Monday, March 3, 2014 3:08:36 AM
Mary Uhles wrote a blog post titled When It Rains: a marathon of illustrations, coffee, and 80s music:
Mary said, "Well hello, there is still a world out there. A few months ago over the course of about 2 weeks I was contacted by three new clients about doing some projects all due during February. The first was an educational publisher who had seen my work at..." more
Monday, March 3, 2014 3:08:36 AM
Mary Uhles wrote a blog post titled When It Rains part 2: A Ghost Story of Characters:
Mary said, "In honor of Illustration Friday's theme, Glasses, I wanted to post some sketches to finals of Beyond the Grave, a middle grade choose-your-own adventure novel written by Dotti Enderle, coming from Magic Wagon in September 2013. These were part of my..." more
Monday, March 3, 2014 3:08:36 AM
Mary Uhles wrote a blog post titled The First Shall Be Last: It works for picture books too:
Mary said, "At a recent writing retreat I listened to fellow kid lit creator Courtney Stevens Potter relate hearing how Shaun Tan chooses to create his images for a story. Tan does not paint his characters in the chronological order they appear in the book. His..." more
Monday, March 3, 2014 3:08:35 AM
Mary Uhles wrote a blog post titled SCBWI-iiiiiieeeeeeeee:
Mary said, "Last Friday I jumped off a cliff in the dark.For real.Sure, sure I had a helmet and there was a teeny tiny wire attached to another teeny tiny wire which was presumably attached to something in the dark. I know there was a tree because I got really..." more
Monday, March 3, 2014 3:08:35 AM
Mary Uhles wrote a blog post titled Beyond the Cover: a cover process revealed:
Mary said, "Lets just jump straight in with the money shot of the finished cover that I just received from the publisher:Published by Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO, in September 2013When I started the process for this cover the initial problem I fixated on..." more
Monday, March 3, 2014 3:08:35 AM
Mary Uhles wrote a blog post titled How To Catch a Ladybug: the process for my May/June 2013 spread:
Mary said, "Ladybug Magazine, published by Carus Publications, is one of the most prestigious literary magazines for kids. This is the story of how I got my first illustration with them. Without a doubt, the first step was the hardest one: work very hard for a..." more
Monday, March 3, 2014 3:08:35 AM
Mary Uhles wrote a blog post titled Nashville Public Library Showcase: From Good Idea to Finished Piece:
Mary said, "This month I was included in a group of four other fabulous illustrators displaying our artistic process at the Nashville Public Library's Main Branch. That sounds innocuous right? Well for anyone who's never seen the Main Branch of our library let..." more
Monday, March 3, 2014 3:08:35 AM
Mary Uhles wrote a blog post titled My Next Big Thing:
Mary said, "The Next Big Thing is a global blog tour to showcase authors and illustrators and their current work. I was tagged by the super talented (and fellow Ringling Alum) Wilson Williams, Jr.I decided to post about my newest picture book idea in..." more
Monday, March 3, 2014 3:08:35 AM
Mary Uhles wrote a blog post titled Orni-theology:
Mary said, "If dinner tasted good tonight it was a miracle because in the middle of cooking squash casserole, the Fry and Sprout burst into the kitchen shouting "mommy mommy I think we need to help this baby bird!"They had found a tiny, featherless hatchling..." more
Monday, March 3, 2014 3:08:35 AM
Mary Uhles wrote a blog post titled The Monstore is Open for Business!:
Mary said, "A shout out to PiBoIdMo creator, Tara Lazar, as her book, The Monstore, releases today! It looks like a great fun book for kids and I can't wait to request my copy. As a debut author she can definitely use the help of discerning parents. Check out..." more
Monday, January 18, 2016 5:02:09 PM
Mary Uhles wrote a blog post titled Happy 2016 Patient Readers… and a look back at 2015:
Mary said, "Wow I did not get a lot of blogging done in 2015. Instead I got a lot done everywhere else.Like here:The cover illustration of KOOKY CRUMBS in progressand here:With a posse of illustrators at the Midsouth SCBWI Picture Book Dummy Retreat at..." more