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1. Autumn Waltz

By: Jennifer A. Bell, on 10/26/2014
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Here's a recent illustration I created for Highlights High Five (October, 2014).

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2. When A Grandpa Says "I Love You"

By: Jennifer A. Bell, on 10/21/2014
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When A Grandpa Says "I Love You"! Out this fall from Simon And Schuster.

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3. Big or Little?

By: Jennifer A. Bell, on 3/31/2014
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My first toddler board book! Big or Little written by Kathy Stinson.

This is the 3rd edition of this title first published 25 yrs ago.

Here's a peek...

Available now from Annick Press!

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4. Magic Horse

By: Jennifer A. Bell, on 3/2/2014
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We're horsing around at my group site this month! www.welovetoillustrate.com

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5. Toe Shoe Mouse

By: Jennifer A. Bell, on 1/14/2014
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Meet the star of my latest book...

Toe Shoe Mouse, written by Jan Carr is now available from Holiday House!

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6. Printable stationary for My Pen Pal, Santa

By: Jennifer A. Bell, on 12/18/2013
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It's not too late to send Santa your wish list! Here's some stationary I created for My Pen Pal, Santa.

You can download the pdf from Random House here.

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7. Free Printable Gift Tags!

By: Jennifer A. Bell, on 12/1/2013
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To help you get ready for the holidays we created free printable gift tags at

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You can download my elf fairies here. Happy Holidays!

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8. Toe Shoe Mouse!

By: Jennifer A. Bell, on 11/22/2013
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I'm so excited to be able to share my next book, Toe Shoe Mouse! Written by Jan Carr, this book will be available January 2014. I hope to share more soon. In the meantime, the author has a nice write-up about it on her website if you'd like to learn more.

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9. My Pen-Pal, Santa

By: Jennifer A. Bell, on 11/21/2013
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My Pen Pal, Santa is now Available!

Here are a few of my favorite spreads....

More at www.MyPenPalSanta.com and on facebook

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10. coming soon...My Pen Pal, Santa!

By: Jennifer A. Bell, on 9/2/2013
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It doesn't feel right to mention Christmas this time of year but I'm so excited about my next book!

My Pen Pal, Santa written by Melissa Stanton will be available September 24th, 2013. Available for pre-order here.

You can learn more at www.MyPenPalSanta.com and on Facebook. More soon!

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11. Stella Batts Who's in Charge?

By: Jennifer A. Bell, on 8/15/2013
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Book 5 in the Stella Batts series was released this month!

Who's in Charge by Courtney Sheinmel

From Sleeping Bear Press, "In "Who's in Charge" Stella gets a lesson in responsibility when she volunteers to watch her best friend’s dog, Bella, for a few days. The only problem with this plan is that Stella didn’t ask her mother for permission." Learn more about the series at www.Stellabatts.com.

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12. Happy Father's Day!

By: Jennifer A. Bell, on 6/16/2013
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If you need a last minute card check out the free downloads at my group site

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13. Rainy Day

By: Jennifer A. Bell, on 5/22/2013
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Have you seen Highlights new baby magazine Hello? Here's a spread I illustrated for the current June issue.

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14. Happy Mother's Day!

By: Jennifer A. Bell, on 5/11/2013
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If you need a last minute card for your momma, check out the downloads at We Love To Illlustrate!

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15. Easter Downloads!

By: Jennifer A. Bell, on 3/29/2013
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Here are a couple of my Easter downloads to help you get ready for this weekend. If you're looking for more rabbity activities check out the archives at We Love to Illustrate (2011, 2012). Happy Easter!

Click here for paper dolls.

Click here for egg bands.

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16. Highlights March 2013

By: Jennifer A. Bell, on 2/25/2013
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Have you seen this month's issue of Highlights High Five? I illustrated a sweet little story written by Joy Cowley.

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17. Happy February!

By: Jennifer A. Bell, on 2/4/2013
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We have printable Valentine's Day photo frames this month

at my group site, We Love to Illustrate.

download mine here

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18. When A Dad Says "I Love You"

By: Jennifer A. Bell, on 1/14/2013
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2013 is already off to a swinging start! I have a few new projects in the works and lots of news to share. The first of which, When a Dad Says "I Love You" written by Douglas Wood, will be released this April by Simon and Schuster.

Here's a sneak peak...

It's available for pre-order here (it's never too early to think about Father's Day, right?)

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19. Warm Wishes

By: Jennifer A. Bell, on 12/19/2012
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20. My gift to you!

By: Jennifer A. Bell, on 12/2/2012
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A Gingerbread house to share with your little ones...

Visit my group site We Love to Illustrate for more!

You can download mine here.

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21. pumpkins

By: Jennifer A. Bell, on 11/1/2012
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For our November post at We Love To Illustrate.

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22. She's back!

By: Jennifer A. Bell, on 10/23/2012
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Stella Batts: A Case of the Meanies
by Courtney Sheinmel

is now available from Sleeping Bear Press!

From the publisher...In A Case of the Meanies, mean boy Joshua continues to plague Stella when he decides to have a birthday party at her parent's candy store. He invites everyone in the class EXCEPT her! Stella has to figure out how to be a pleasant hostess when she's not on the guest list. It's just another day in the life of Stella Batts!

Here's a sampling of my illustrations in the book...