By: Jennifer Thermes,
on 12/20/2016
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on 11/16/2016
Great news... Charles Darwin's Around-the-World Adventure is on Amazon's list of Best Children's Books of the Year for 2016 in the Nonfiction category!
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on 4/26/2016
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A is for Abrams! (Also, "Awesome!" And "Aw yeah!")
By: Jennifer Thermes,
on 7/9/2015
By: Jennifer Thermes,
on 5/28/2015
By: Jennifer Thermes,
on 4/9/2015
I haven't forgotten about you, little blog. I've just been knee-deep in revisions, and now final art (yay!) for Charles Around The World.
I'm posting a lot more frequently over on Instagram, if you'd like to follow along...
By: Jennifer Thermes,
on 9/10/2014
I'm so thrilled to finally be able to share this news!
"Tamar Brazis at Abrams has bought author-illustrator Jennifer Thermes's Charles Around the World in a preempt. The picture book biography tells of Charles Darwin's adventures on the HMS Beagle, featuring maps illustrating the route of his travels and his discoveries in each location. It is scheduled for fall 2016. Marietta B. Zacker of Nancy Gallt Literary Agency brokered the deal, which includes a second book, for world English rights."
By: Chad W. Beckerman,
on 11/23/2010
By: Brimful Curiosities,
on 11/10/2010
This review is part of the Green Books campaign. Today 200 bloggers take a stand to support books printed in an eco-friendly manner by simultaneously publishing reviews of 200 books printed on recycled or FSC-certified paper. By turning a spotlight on books printed using eco- friendly paper, we hope to raise the awareness of book buyers and encourage everyone to take the environment into consideration when purchasing books.
The campaign is organized for the second time by Eco-Libris, a green company working to make reading more sustainable. We invite you to join the discussion on "green" books and support books printed in an eco-friendly manner! A full list of participating blogs and links to their reviews is available on Eco-Libris website.
All in a Day
by Cynthia Rylant, illustrated by Nikki McClure; Abrams Books for Young Readers (March 2009); ISBN 9780810983212; 32 pages
By: Chad W. Beckerman,
on 5/27/2010
Adam's clients have included Time, MTV, Apple Computer, National Geographic, Levi's, Viking, Harper Collins, Microsoft, and many others.
Adam's awards have included American Illustration, Society of Illustrators, Communication Arts, Print Regional Design Annual, 3 x 3, and How Magazine.
Adam received the Society of Illustrator's Gold Medal for his illustrated monster stamp endpapers for the book "The Monsterologist:A Memoir In Rhyme" by Bobbi Katz.
By: Chad W. Beckerman,
on 4/21/2010
Julia's little house in Cheshire, Connecticut (age 9 depiction).
By: Chad W. Beckerman,
on 3/29/2010
By: Chad W. Beckerman,
on 2/10/2010
Starting at the top left: Michael Buckley's NERDS: M is for Momma's Boy the second book in the NERDS series, Barry Deutsch's Graphic Novel Hereville, David Clement Davies novel Scream of the White Bears, and the final book in David Ward's trilogy Beyond the Mask, Second row: Laura Numeroff teams up with Dan Andreasen for Otis & Sydney and the Best Birthday Ever, Kim Gordon writes Misty Gordon and the Pirate Ghosts with cover art by Gregg Call, then The WIMPY KID Movie Diary, followed by Lisa Greenwald's second novel Sweet Treat and Secret Crushes, Third Row: a sketch I made for an online banner ad for MEANWHILE a 'chose your own adventure' graphic novel by Jason Shiga and final George Bates and Nancy Raines Day's long awaited On a Windy Night picture book. All these books are due out in 2010.
By: Chad W. Beckerman,
on 10/5/2009
This month's bulletin board features My Life in Pink & Green Scholastic Paperback, Wimpy Kid Catalog page and ABRAMS web site banner, Hereville interior page, page 28 color proof of Mama, Is It Summer Yet?, Laura Lee Gulledge's upcoming debut graphic novel Paige by Page, Secrets of the Cicada Summer paperback cover sketch by Amy Bates, Map of Italy —VACATION!, Just Like Mama original art by Julia Gorton, Title page sketch for La Noche Buena by Angela Dominguez and lastly just because I like looking at it John Hendrix's John Brown which has received 2 starred reviews and was selected into the Society of Illustrator's Childrens Art show on October 22nd.
By: Erica P.,
on 8/25/2009
FB staff take an ice cream break
A fabulous thing happened on the way to Romeoville…
Last month, I got a ride from Chicago to our First Book National Book Bank distribution in Romeoville, Illinois from my friend, Jason Wells, who is the publicity director at Abrams Books for Young Readers. On the way, Jason mentioned that to promote the upcoming Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days book, Abrams was doing an ice cream truck tour. By the time we arrived at the distribution, we had an idea. Wouldn’t it be fun if the truck could make a special visit to a First Book recipient group and Abrams could provide brand new books for all the kids, as well as free ice cream?
In typical First Book fashion, Outreach Director Mitali Chakraborty worked her magic with our partners and everyone at First Book jumped on board to help. On Thursday, August 20, approximately twenty First Book staffers arrived at the YMCA’s Anthony Bowen chapter here in Washington, DC. Summer camp director Imani Bell and the YMCA staff introduced us to the kids: the Jaguars (ages 5-7), the Pythons (8-9) and the Icons (10 and up). The First Book staff members then broke up into small groups to read aloud with the younger kids and discuss books with the older ones.
Mitali, Imani and me
When we brought out the boxes of new books, the kids’ eyes lit up. They were so excited that they could each have their own books to keep! I was particularly impressed with the extent to which the Jaguars engaged with the illustrations in the book we read together. The First Book staff members were taking turns reading aloud when a little girl jumped in to take her turn (hey, why should the grown ups have all the read-aloud fun?) and carried the show for several pages, sounding out some challenging words like a champ.
Just then, the bright yellow Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days ice cream truck arrived, ready to serve up free frozen treats for all (my popsicle – okay, I had two – was excellent)! And, boy, was it a perfect ice cream day: sunny and hot! This event turned out to be the perfect way for the First Book staff to beat the heat and celebrate summer reading with some terrific kids in our own hometown. It’s hard to say who had more fun (or who ate more popsicles) – the kids or us!
Thanks again to Abrams Books for Young Readers and Jason Wells for the inspiration!
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Congratulations!
Thank you, Bigfoot! :-)
Big congratulations. Your illustrations look wonderful. Sure to become a very popular book with children and teachers.
Thank you so much for the kind words, June!