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Bidding is now underway for this beautiful original, unpublished painting by children's author/illustrator, Grace Lin!

Small Graces is a year-long charity auction benefiting the Foundation for Children's Books, which helps bring authors and illustrators to underserved schools in the greater Boston area for visits and residencies.

Like previous items, this painting is approximately 5" x 5", gouache on Arches watercolor paper, is signed and dated by the artist, and comes with a certificate of authenticity.

For more about Grace and her books, visit her website.

To read about Small Graces, click here.

To place a bid on this item, which has an estimated value of $450, click here!

Last week I posted about the illustrated proverb I donated to the Small Grace's auction for the Foundation for Children's Books. This week it is officially for auction on ebay! 100% of the proceeds go to a great cause, bringing authors into under funded schools.

Read more about the project here.

Click HERE to bid.


On another note, next week is Earth Week and I plan to celebrate by doing a mini-blog tour to talk about What Can You Do with an Old Red Shoe? A Green Activity Book About Reuse. Join me on the following lovely kidlit blogs to find out more about the making of the book, read reviews, and win a prize too! Several of the blogs will be holding book giveaways, your chance to get a copy of the book to share with kiddos you know for free. What better way to celebrate Earth Day then to do some recycling art activities with kids? Well driving less and planting a tree are probably better, but not nearly as fun.

Here is the schedule:

Monday the 20th: *Miss Rumphius Effect
Tuesday the 21st: *Wild Rose Reader
Wednesday the 22nd: 7 Impossible Things Before Breakfast
Thursday the 23rd: *A Patchwork of Books
Friday the 24th: Katie's Literature Lounge

*These blogs are having book give aways!

     (approximate size: 5" x 5", acrylic)

It's time to ooh and ahh over another gorgeous hand painted, signed original that's up for auction this week, April 13-17th, as part of Grace Lin's Small Graces year-long charity event to benefit the Foundation for Children's Books!

This month, we are being treated to a piece by guest artist and Blue Rose Girl, Anna Alter. You may know her work from the lovely picture book, Priscilla and the Hollyhocks (written by Anne Broyles), or her wonderful activity book about recycling that just came out last month, What Can You Do With an Old Red Shoe? Anna has a brand new picture book coming out on April 28th, called Abigail Spells (Knopf). She decided to feature Abigail and her friend, George, from this charming book along with a sweet proverb about friendship. How fitting it is, with Anna donating her time and talents to help her friend, Grace, with the auction this month!

As you may remember, the Foundation for Children's Books is a small non-profit organization that helps bring authors and illustrators to underserved schools in the greater Boston area. One hundred percent of the proceeds will go directly to FCB, and this painting, like all the others, will come with a certificate of authenticity. Here's your chance to help a worthy cause and own a very special, original piece of art. Just click here to access the auction on Ebay to place a bid!

For more about Small Graces, click here.

To learn more about Anna Alter and her books, click here.

Read Anna's post about her painting for Small Graces here.

As most of you know, Grace has very generously founded yet another amazing charity event: the Small Graces auction to benefit the Foundation for Children's Books and the very worthwhile work that they do bringing authors into underfunded schools.

She could not have picked a better cause. The FCB works tirelessly to bring authors to schools that need them and promote literacy. I'll be visiting such a school in Chelsea this spring through their program and I can't wait, there is nothing like speaking to a group of kids who are hungry to learn about books and art and so rarely get the chance. I am humbled and delighted to be able to visit these kids.

Anyhow, the reason I bring this up is that this month Grace has offered me a way to participate in her project. I have donated my own illustrated proverb, to be auctioned on ebay from Monday, April 13th to Friday, April 17th.

As soon as I read the below proverb, I knew it would be perfect for an illustration of Abigail and George from Abigail Spells. I hope the painting is worthy of all the time and energy Grace has put into the project, and hope you will support the FCB by bidding on April 13th!

Lucky me! I was the fortunate person who placed the winning bid in the Small Graces February auction. I am so happy--and not just because I am now the proud owner of a second original painting by my good friend Grace Lin. I am thrilled because all the auction proceeds will go to The Foundation for Children's Books to help underwrite the visits of children's authors and illustrators in underserved schools in the Greater Boston area.

I love it!!!!!

One Is a Drummer. It's a colorful and beautiful painting that I can look at every day when I'm at work on my computer.

"Hana Town," by Renee Coates

Have you entered the Valentine's Day Art Giveaway yet?

For a chance to win a signed, limited edition print by Maui artist, Renee Coates, just go to 52prints.com, and tell us in a comment here which print you'd like to receive if your name is drawn. Deadline is midnight (EST) Friday, February 13, 2009. More about the giveaway and Renee in this post.


And don't forget -- Friday is the last day to place a bid on this original, unpublished, gouache on Arches watercolor paper painting by Grace Lin, per her monthly Small Graces charity initiative benefiting the Foundation for Children's Books.

Don't miss both opportunities to own some beautiful art!!

Oh boy!! Here it is -- the second painting being auctioned off on Ebay for Small Graces, a charity initiative with 100% of the proceeds benefiting the Foundation for Children's Books, a non-profit organization which helps bring authors and illustrators to under-served schools in the Boston area for visits and residencies.

All this week, February 9-13th, you can bid on this
charming 5" x 5" gouache on Arches watercolor paper, unpublished original painting created by beloved children's book author and illustrator, Grace Lin. She's creating a new piece each month featuring a proverb inspired by a regular feature on her blog, Fortune Cookie Fridays.

This month's painting looks just perfect for Valentine's Day, so click on over and help spread the love by placing a bid!

For more information, visit the Small Graces blog!

  Happy Valentine's Week!

*Please help spread the word!!

    Gouache on Arches watercolor paper (actual size, approximately 5" x 5").

Isn't this Grace Lin painting gorgeous?

Best part is, it could possibly be yours!!

That's right, beginning today, and all this week, January 12-16th, this original, unpublished piece of art is up for auction on E-Bay!

It's the first item being offered in Grace's new 2009 charity project, Small Graces. One hundred percent of the proceeds will be donated to the Foundation of Children's Books, a small non-profit organization that is making a big difference in the lives of young readers, by bringing children's book authors and illustrators into under-served schools in Boston for visits and residencies.

Each and every month, all through the year, there will be a new painting to bid on! If you're a big Grace Lin fan, as I am, you probably know from her blog about Fortune Cookie Fridays. Small Graces was inspired by that. What a totally cool, generous, awesome idea!

Read more about Grace's personal reasons for initiating Small Graces here and here.

To learn more about Grace and her books, visit her website.

My 2008 interview with Grace is here.

Well, what are you waiting for? Click on over and place a bid!!

*Please help spread the word!

January 2009 Painting
Auction from
Mon., Jan. 12-Fri., Jan. 16

Grace Lin's Original Artwork to be auctioned this week on eBay!

The talented author/illustrator Grace Lin has generously offered to auction original artworks on eBay every month in 2009 to benefit the Foundation for Children's Books. Grace has visited several under-served schools in Boston with us and she wants to support our work even further with her artwork.

Every month a small (5x5 inches), unpublished, orginal artwork will be auctioned on eBay with 100% of the proceeds to support the FCB's author/illustrator visits and residencies in urban schools. Each painting will illustrate a bit of wisdom, a proverb, a "small grace."

This month's painting (above), painted in gouache on watercolor paper, will be auctioned beginning Monday, January 12 through Friday, January 16. The estimated value is $450.

To bid on the painting, please click here. Or search for item # 220343292781 on eBay.

Grace Lin is the author and illustrator of more than a dozen picture books, including The Ugly Vegetables and Dim Sum for Everyone! Grace's critically acclaimed children's novels include The Year of the Dog and The Year of the Rat. Read more about Grace and her work here.


For more information about us: The Foundation for Children's Books