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More Than Mice with Clothes On.
It was very quiet in the studio when I finished the call. I had just agreed to illustrate Following Grandfather, a short novel by Rosemary Wells. The Rosemary Wells, whose work as an illustrator, and a writer, I hold in the highest regard. She had asked the publisher for me. Naturally, I said.....yes. But after the excitement, the reading, and the meeting, came the quiet--and with it, the self doubt......
Read the rest of this essay and posts by so many artists and writers that I admire at The Pippin Insider. http://www.pippinproperties.com/blog/entry/more-mice-clothes/
So proud to see "Following Grandfather" (
Rosemary Wells) and "Tugg and Teeny: That's What Friends Are For" (
J. Patrick Lewis ) on the list of nominees for the Easy Reader/Early Chapter Book category of the 2012 Cybils Award! There are so many great books nominated this year. See the complete list here:
http://www.cybils.com/2012-nominations-easy-readersearly-chapter-books.htmlJust two years ago I was admiring the work of my friend Kelly Murphy (
http://www.kelmurphy.com/books.html) in this book category and wishing that I would have the opportunity to pursue some similar projects. The Universe responded with a wonderful Rosemary Wells manuscript and a three book series by Children's Poet Laureate, J. Patrick Lewis. Fantastic. Now, lets see...what would be nice for 2013?
Many thanks to our friend Jamie Michalak (
http://jamiedmichalak.blogspot.com/) for letting us know!
Many thanks to all the folks at Barrington Books, our friends, family and readers who came to book signing on Saturday. If you missed us, we will be signing together again on Saturday October 20th at the
Southwestern Connecticut You Book Expo.
I just received a stack of bookmarks from Candlewick Press announcing my new book due out this Fall. The piece was really nicely printed and designed (thank you Candlewick!) and features the cover.
I have had the incredible opportunity to work with one of my heros in the picture book and Y/A world, Rosemary Wells.
Great drawing and nice atmosphere.