This avowed prank-hater
still found these guys kinda
charming. (But trouble.)
The Terrible Two by Jory John and Mac Barnett, illustrated by Kevin Cornell. Abrams, 2015, 224 pages.
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Blog: Emilyreads (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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The Parent-reader
in me didn't find this
as funny as the Kid.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul by Jeff Kinney. Amulet, 2014, 224 pages.

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Same old same old, but
I appreciate Steph's
tolerance of weirdos.
Top Secret Twenty-One by Janet Evanovich. Bantam, 2014, 352 pages.

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If you can't say
anything nice, come sit next to
Laurie Notaro.
The Potty Mouth at the Table by Laurie Notaro. Gallery Books, 2013, 320 pages.

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Just the thing to read
right before my 20th
high school reunion*!
Time Flies by Claire Cook. Touchstone, 2013, 320 pages.
*It's tomorrow night, serious. GO ROCKS!

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How many synonyms
for masturbation can
one book contain? ALL.
Call the Shots by Don Calame. Candlewick, 2012, 352 pages.

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That's more like it, Stephanie --
less slapstick absurdity,
more donuts.
Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovich. Bantam, 2012, 320 pages.

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Oh, Tallulah -- I
want to lurve you, but I can't
tell how old you are.
A Midsummer Tight's Dream by Louise Rennison. Harper, 2012, 256 pages.

Blog: Sugar Frosted Goodness (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Rock-star-turned-RA
has another teen-pop mystery
on her hands.
Size 12 and Ready to Rock by Meg Cabot. Morrow, 2012, 384 pages.

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Dance away a couple
hours with Cook's well-worn
formula. Cha-cha-cha.
Wallflower in Bloom by Claire Cook. Touchstone, 2012, 272 pages.

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Yes, it's formulaic --
but who cares? I like
the formula. Sue me.
The Next Best Thing by Jennifer Weiner. Atria, 2012, 400 pages.

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I can't even do
this anymore. Trash is fun --
but sometimes, just trash.
Wicked Business by Janet Evanovich. Bantam, 2012, 320 pages.

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Perfect airplane reading,
if you don't mind your seatmate
hearing you snort.
The Idiot Girl and the Flaming Tantrum of Death by Laurie Notaro. Villard, 2009, 218 pages.

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This was a demo piece that I did in a video for SCBWI - WA a week ago that showed how I did the art for Super Alphabet... now I'm thinking that a sequel is a doable.
Check out and the video at:
https://vimeo.com/41961644

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With winter about over, I realized that I forgot to post a feature I got in the winter edition of "The Illustrator's Journal"...
http://illustratorsjournal.wordpress.com/digi-mag-winter/

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FINALLY Stephanie
acts like something more than
a two-dollar whore.

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A brand new painting that I finished this week... let me know what you think. OctoPete.
-MC

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I did this as a drawing first, then as a vector illustration and now finally as an acrylic paintings on canvas!
http://www.imagekind.com/Santas-Trippin-acrylic_art?IMID=645281d1-4846-4ae7-9b43-eba25dcfc764

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song was from Phantom of
the Opera?!? *dies*

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clinically insane. (Kidding;
there's no macrame.)

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expect: a few laughs, all of
it NSFW.

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what happens, right? Just if we
see Ranger naked.*
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This seemed all about
poor-little-rich-girl Weiner
with an axe to grind.