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51. Im Himmel und auf der Erde

By: Sergio Ruzzier, on 1/23/2013
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52. Moon, Have You Met My Mother?

By: Sergio Ruzzier, on 1/21/2013
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There was a thread on Twitter about Karla Kuskin recently. That made me feel a bit nostalgic. I consider myself very fortunate to have met her and chatted with her.

Here are a few pages from her big collection of poems. It was incredible to be picked as the illustrator.

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53. Another starred review for my dear Duck!

By: Sergio Ruzzier, on 1/20/2013
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After the starred review from Kirkus, here's another one from Publishers Weekly. It's heart-warming to see so much affection for Duck. He deserves it!

There’s something particularly upsetting about losing a brand-new possession, so it’s no wonder that Duck is feeling a little lost himself: “I’m trying not to be depressed./ Without my socks I feel undressed.” His friends—whose names also rhyme with “socks”—are sympathetic and offer tips (“I may have seen your new blue socks—/ I saw some socks down on the rocks,” says Mr. Ox). As in their 2011 collaboration, Tweak Tweak, Bunting and Ruzzier create a lightly surreal and emotionally benevolent landscape, this time introducing a hero who’s considerably more independent than the baby elephant from the earlier book. The book’s gentle takeaway—reinforced by Ruzzier’s signature offbeat aesthetic (Duck is colored soft green; Mr. Ox sits alone in a field, painting a landscape) and Bunting’s solid, conversational rhymes—is twofold. When you lose something, action is better than tantrum. And when someone you know loses something, respond with genuine helpfulness—and don’t make fun of them when it turns out that they were (ahem) wearing their beloved blue socks the entire time.

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54. Kirkus says very nice things about Bear and Bee

By: Sergio Ruzzier, on 1/16/2013
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My favorite line from Kirkus' review of Bear and Bee:
The correction of misconceptions has never been so much fun.

Here's the whole review:

When a bear wakes up hungry from his winter nap, a beehive and its honey seem to be the perfect answer to his problem—but what about the bee?

While Bear has never seen a bee, he knows they “are terrible monsters! They are big, and they have large teeth, and they have sharp claws, and they never share their honey!” He explains this to a nearby bee. (The “bees” Bear imagines are green alien-looking creatures sporting horns and curling proboscises.) But as Bee points out, one quality per spread, Bear shares all those characteristics with bees, at which point Bear dissolves into tears: He’s a bee! Bee quickly corrects Bear’s mistake and reveals what he is, lack of teeth and claws and all. And as for sharing honey…he is happy to. Short sentences with simple vocabulary and lots of repetition make this a good choice for beginning readers, who can use the illustrations’ clues to puzzle out more challenging words. Front endpapers and the dedication and copyright pages make a pleasing visual beginning to this story. Best of all,Ruzzier’s pacing is impeccable, adding to the suspense of Bear’s discovery and the sweet start of the duo’s friendship. The digitally colored pen-and-ink illustrations are simple and uncluttered, keeping the focus on the two expressive friends and making this a great choice for sharing with groups.

The correction of misconceptions has never been so much fun.

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55. Random picture book 1

By: Sergio Ruzzier, on 1/12/2013
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56. Have You Seen My New Blue Socks?

By: Sergio Ruzzier, on 1/11/2013
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My first copy just arrived, and I like it.
Publication day is March 5th.

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57. My new inkwell stand

By: Sergio Ruzzier, on 1/8/2013
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My new inkwell stand, gift of my girlfriend Karen. Pretty nice!

Photo by esteemed colleague and studio mate Brian Floca.

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58. The Bad Speller

By: Sergio Ruzzier, on 1/3/2013
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59. How Gerardo never got to meet Maurice

By: Sergio Ruzzier, on 12/31/2012
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By Gerardo Blumenkrantz, 2012 Sendak Fellow.

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60. Everything is ready in Times Square

By: Sergio Ruzzier, on 12/30/2012
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61. Happy Winter

By: Sergio Ruzzier, on 12/20/2012
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62. Bear and Bee is my hands!

By: Sergio Ruzzier, on 12/19/2012
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The first advance copy of Bear and Bee is in my hands! The book comes out in March 2013 from Disney-Hyperion.

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63. L'alfabestiavideobeto

By: Sergio Ruzzier, on 12/17/2012
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Written by Giovanni Gandini and illustrated by the wonderful artist Margherita Saccaro, here's a unique Italian ABC book from 1976.

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64. A star for "Have You Seen My New Blue Socks?"

By: Sergio Ruzzier, on 12/17/2012
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Kirkus gave Have You Seen My New Blue Socks? a star, and called my watercolors "broad"! I'm Sirius!

The cover

The star

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65. Father Christmas

By: Sergio Ruzzier, on 12/10/2012
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66. Pen & Ink squeals about me

By: Sergio Ruzzier, on 12/7/2012
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http://penandoink.com/2012/12/07/a-pen-oink-interview-with-sergio-ruzzier/

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67. Tomi Ungerer's Birthday

By: Sergio Ruzzier, on 11/28/2012
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November 28th, 1931.

From The Underground Sketchbook, 1964

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68. Most insightful review ever

By: Sergio Ruzzier, on 11/14/2012
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Googling my name (I promise: I only do that a few times a day), I came upon this:

Sergio Ruzzier's deceptively mediocre livelihood drawings are a win enhance to these child-centered poems; I can't affirm of a improved approach to found a bairn to the pleasures of patter. Considering Kuskin writes, what separates each lone of us from unexpurgated the cattle again bugs and birds? In toto they presuppose feathers, fur further wings but we postulate words, besides words, also words?

What can I say? I'm flattered!

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69. Sergio alla milanese

By: Sergio Ruzzier, on 11/12/2012
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Next week I will be in Milan, Italy, to teach a 5-day workshop on children's book illustration at MiMaster, an illustration school.

In the evening of that Thursday, the 22 of November, I will be at Libreria 121 to talk about Randolph Caldecott, Heidi, and how to be an unreliable illustrator. Please come by if you are in Milan.

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70. Fables You Shouldn't Pay Any Attention To

By: Sergio Ruzzier, on 11/7/2012
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Fables You Shouldn't Pay Any Attention To

Florence Parry Heide and Sylvia Worth Van Clief

Pictures by Victoria Chess

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71. Dis, Maman...

By: Sergio Ruzzier, on 10/13/2012
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Dis, Maman..., the French translation of Tweak Tweak, is out!

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72. Pen & Oink!

By: Sergio Ruzzier, on 10/8/2012
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My children's bookish friends Liz Starin, Robin Rosenthal, and Ruthie Lafond, have recently started Pen & Oink, a blog about children's book illustration that looks very well done, funny and informative.

Take a look! Now!

http://penandoink.com/

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73. Lane Smith

By: Sergio Ruzzier, on 9/20/2012
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Please take a look at these beautiful illustrations from Lane Smith's new book Abe Lincoln's Dream.
Lane is being honored tonight by the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art.

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74. Etsy shop

By: Sergio Ruzzier, on 8/29/2012
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Cleaning up my studio drawers, I realized I have many drawings that never see the light of day, poor little ones. So, I've decided to open an Etsy shop and put them out there, hoping that some of them will find a home.
In the future, I might also offer prints and books.

Thank you!

Sergio