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By: Greg Leitich Smith,
on 9/7/2012
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I'M BORED, by Michael Ian Black, ill. by Debbie Ridpath Ohi (Simon & Schuster 2012)(ages 3+).With expressive illustrations and a hilarious point-counterpoint, a little girl demonstrates that children are less boring than potatoes. And there are waterfowl, too. Really.
By: Aline Pereira,
on 8/31/2012
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By: Betsy Bird,
on 7/24/2010
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By: Greg Leitich Smith,
on 9/7/2012
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By: Aline Pereira,
on 8/31/2012
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If you are a regular devotee of the kidlitosphere, you have no doubt come across Debbie Ridpath Ohi‘s inspiring writing and cartoons, whether on Inkygirl or another of her various and varied blogs, or indeed her website. We are delighted to welcome Debbie to our online Gallery, with a selection of artwork that includes the first page spread from her short story for the Tomo anthology, our current Book of the Month; illustrations from her imminent picture book I’m Bored (written by Michael Ian Black and published by Simon & Schuster on 4 September…); and a selection of personal pieces.
Here’s a taster from our Q&A, in which Debbie’s excitement about illustrating I’m Bored is infectious:
So hard to choose just one part! The most exciting in terms of specific moments:
My meetings with Justin Chanda (editor/publisher) and art director Laurent Linn at the Simon & Schuster offices in NYC. I remember that for the first few minutes, all I could think was OHMYGOSH OHMYGOSH I’M AT SIMON & SCHUSTER!!! To talk about a book that *I* was illustrating!! But then I realized that I needed to focus, so forcibly dragged my thoughts out of gush nirvana and back to the meeting.
Seriously, though, I learned so much from Justin and Laurent, and it was incredibly exciting to see I’m Bored progress from early sketches to the final proofs.
Another highlight for me: the first time I read Michael Ian Black’s manuscript. I laughed out loud and was so delighted….and then it hit home. *I* was going to be illustrating this story.
Yeay! And we are excited that Debbie has two more books with Simon & Schuster in the offing. So head on over to Debbie’s PaperTigers Gallery now – and keep an eye out at your local bookstore on 4 September – we’re sure you won’t be bored and you may never be able to look a potato in the eye in quite the same way again!
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By: Stephanie Reid-Simons,
on 3/14/2012
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"Love," writes Michael Ian Black, "is cinema’s abiding theme, especially romantic love, the kind of 'meet cute' love that surmounts every roadblock on its journey to happy ever after."
But love (and marriage) in the movies, well, that bears little resemblance to the life that the comedian, actor (The State, Wet Hot American Summer) and best-selling author has found himself living, and, one might venture to speculate, the lives most of us live. Do you agree? Here's more of Black's take, written just for Amazon:
"It’s no wonder that movies get marriage so wrong. After all, they are almost diametrically opposing experiences. Movies are about escape. Marriages are about 'no escape.' Once you tie your life to somebody else, there is no turning back, at least not without an attorney.
One of the things that inspired me to write my new book, You’re Not Doing It Right, is my annoyance at movie marriages, particularly the romantic comedy marriage. Hollywood has given us two, equally false, notions of marriage. Either it’s the joining of two gorgeous young people “destined” to be together, or as a wheezing and cold institution inhabited by miserable and middle-aged wheezebags, usually meant to illustrate a counterpoint to the love the gorgeous young couple in the film will share once their destinies are realized, and they are able to finally be together against all odds. Yawn. Boring. Wrong.
In my experience as a husband of thirteen years, marriage is neither of these things. Yes, my wife and I are both gorgeous. Hollywood got that part right. And yes, we had to surmount a few obstacles to be together, such as the fact that she was living with her boyfriend when we met. But our trip down the aisle wasn’t the beginning of a perfect life together. It was the start of something else, something that cannot be encapsulated in ninety minutes and a soundtrack by Maroon 5."
Read more on the Amazon Studios Hollywonk blog.
By: Betsy Bird,
on 7/24/2010
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I like displaying the week’s most talked about video at the end of the week on Video Sunday. It shows that while I don’t act as quickly as other blogs, at least I can sum up well. Last week I showed the Old Spice Guy library PSA. This week, right from the campus of Brigham Young University itself, comes this advertisement for their Harold B. Lee Library. When I first heard about this ad I thought it would be some low budget cheesiness. Quite the contrary! A delight through and through.
All right. Enough of that. It’s summer. We’re all heading down to the beach. Let’s just get some tips from a mermaid then. A little mermaid.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8xCgC3w1zs&feature=player_embedded
I like the idea of always having friends that are smaller than you. Thanks to BoingBoing for the link.
On a day I was out, Al’s Book Club from The Today Show stopped by my children’s room. The clips sort of mix my room in with clips from a different library, but anytime you spot dark wood you know they’re at my workplace. The beanbag chairs are another fabulous indicator. You can even see my chicken puppet in the background of one shot from the video interview I conducted with Dan Santat (I gave it to the library).
Very cool. Pairs well with the recent interview I gave to The Today Show about the Ramona books too.
Considering that I just saw a variation on this joke in the movie Inception, it’s pretty funny that I’d run across it again so soon. I’d missed the fact that Michael Ian Black had a new video out for his latest picture book. The person who sent me this video said he was wearing a monkey outfit but due to the presence of his joey, that is clearly a kangaroo costume. Albeit, not a purple one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZv2UsA_q9Q&feature=player_embedded
Other celebrities may write picture books, but none of them put on costumes as silly as Mr. Black’s. Just sayin’.
Now wow! Wowie and also a bit of zowie! This video has been out a good two years now, but I’ve only just now run across it. This is epic! How is it we’ve never seen it before?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NO3×6dOFCQ&feature=player_embedded
Many many thanks to Children’s Illustration for the link.
And now the off-topic vid of the day. I didn’t know that NPR had gotten into the video business, and I don’t think I would have known at all had not my buddy Don passed along this cool link called Look Up! This reminds me of those old 3-2-1 Contact videos they used to show (and when are those coming out on DVD, might I ask?).
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By: Amanda,
on 2/27/2010
Blog: A Patchwork of Books (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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The past couple of weeks have been interesting. I haven't felt like blogging very much, which probably has something to do with the fact that I'm waking up each weekday morning at 4:45am and feel like doing absolutely nothing by the time I get home. Sooo, Picture Book Saturday took an unexpected hiatus, but it's back...at least for now!
Chester's Masterpiece by Melanie Watt
If you have yet to pick up a Chester book, go out to the library and grab the first two, pronto! These hilarious books, written "with no help from Melanie Watt," feature Chester the cat, a character kids are loving.
In the latest Chester installment, Chester's Masterpiece, the author and Chester go back and forth with each other, each trying to write their masterpiece. Melanie just wants to be able to write her book, but Chester insists that he needs absolutely no help from her, resulting in a very funny ongoing disagreement.
The illustrations of Chester are adorable (he even looks slightly annoying) and the cute sticky notes from Melanie add to the fun. Kids will love Chester's antics!
Overall rating: 4 out of 5
Kids love Chester, parents love Chester! My only issue is that books like these are slightly hard to use as read alouds, just due to the sheer amount of "stuff" on each page. Not necessarily a bad thing for a family read, but a little difficult with a group.
Chester's Masterpiece
Melanie Watt
32 pages
Picture Book
Kids Can Press
9781554535668
March 2010
Review copy received from publisher
What Color is Caesar by Maxine Kumin and illustrator Alison Friend
I'm a huge fan of dog books, no matter the genre and Caesar is just adorable! He's now one of my favorite dog characters and I want to just smush him for being so sweet.
Caesar simply wants to know one thing: is he black with white spots? Or is he white with black spots? He goes around asking all sorts of black and white animals what they think his basic color is, but no one can give him an honest answer. In the process though, Caesar learns a lot about colors and even more about what it means to be yourself.
This is not a typical "it doesn't matter if you're different" book. It has some substance, a lot of subtle humor, adorable illustrations, and a fantastic message. It's a bit wordy, so I wouldn't count on your toddlers sitting still through the whole book, but children a bit older will love Caesar.
Overall rating: 4 out of 5
A unique spin on a pretty common theme. Loved the humor, loved the main character, and the not-so-obvious color lessons. Didn't necessarily love the length.
What Color is Caesar?
Maxine Kumin
46 pages<
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By: Jenny Miller,
on 2/7/2010
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by Michael Ian Black, illustrated by Peter Brown
Simon & Schuster, 2010
$16.99, ages 4-8, 32 pages
In this goofy fun book by Comedy Central comedian Black, a monkey talks to readers about what's on their mind -- though readers shouldn't expect to get a word in edgewise.
The monkey, a slick fellow with a perma press smile, at first appears to be running a lemonade stand. But quickly readers realize the monkey, who is all over the stand like a performer commanding his stage, isn't selling anything.
Unsupported by a costume, a microphone or even a glass of lemonade, this long-tailed wiseacre is delivering a monologue, a fitting construct for a comedian-turned-children's author known for his absurdist sensibility.
Like the skilled funny man who created him, the monkey grabs his audience's attention even before it has time to take him in -- in this case literally.
On the first page, ducking behind the lemonade stand, the monkey calls out, "Hey Kid!… I can read minds. It's true. In fact, I can read YOUR mind."
Clearly this is a bit the monkey's done before. After popping up, he slides a "Mind Reader" sign over the one reading "Lemonade," and asks readers to think of something "so spectacular that nobody has ever thought of it in the entire history of thinking about things."
Then the monkey, always the showman, plugs his ears and asks them to say their thought out loud, assuring readers that he can't hear anything they say.
After all, "I'm just a picture in a book."
Next readers witness the monkey's "unusual, incredible, amazing, and slightly alarming magical powers" (his eyes spiral in pink), as he makes a wild guess at what they're thinking.
"You were thinking about a purple kangaroo!" he exclaims.
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That cover makes me smile every time. Debbie Ohi's art just does that to me.
Thanks, Greg! And your last two sentences made me laugh out loud. :-D