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Friday, November 4, 2016 10:21:10 AM
Nina Crittenden wrote a blog post titled Decade:
Nina said, "(early Nina art)Ten years ago I attended my first kid book conference. Today I am revising my own picture book that will be published in 2018. A lot can happen in ten years. Keep drawing, keep writing, never give up. "
Monday, August 8, 2016 7:35:20 PM
Nina Crittenden wrote a blog post titled Plum Creek Children's Literacy Festival:
Nina said, "This little painting of Chicken Lily is going to be a part of the silent auction to raise funds for the Plum Creek Children's Literacy Festival so that more than 13,000+ students can attend the festival free-of-charge. The auction opens on September..." more
Thursday, March 31, 2016 4:12:38 AM
Nina Crittenden wrote a blog post titled Chicken Lily Giveaway:
Nina said, ""Mashed potatoes and gravy, Marie!"To celebrate Chicken Lily's book birthday, I am going to give away a signed copy! Leave a comment on this post by midnight on Thursday (3/31) and a winner will be randomly chosen Friday (4/1) morning.Many thanks to..." more
Friday, March 18, 2016 11:32:21 AM
Nina Crittenden wrote a blog post titled Chicken Lily Coloring Page:
Nina said, "Happy Coloring!"
Saturday, March 5, 2016 6:19:21 PM
Nina Crittenden wrote a blog post titled Swag:
Nina said, "Look at this adorable magnet! I ordered it from PureButtons and am thrilled with how it turned out. I also placed an order with StandOut Stickers and am working on a bookmark and probably a postcard, too, that I will order from GotPrint. I have..." more
Tuesday, February 2, 2016 6:23:15 PM
Nina Crittenden wrote a blog post titled Spring Children's Books:
Nina said, "I just had to get the PW spring announcement issue because Chicken Lily is in it:Lori Mortensen has another book coming out this spring, too!There are a LOT of books that I am really looking forward to, including: You can imagine my..." more
Thursday, January 7, 2016 2:12:37 PM
Nina Crittenden wrote a blog post titled 2016:
Nina said, "Breathing a sigh of relief- it's a new year!I'm excited for everyone to meet Chicken Lilyand looking forward to making loads of new art,cheering on friends as their books are published,submitting my new book dummy to publishers,knitting some new..." more
Sunday, November 15, 2015 9:46:32 AM
Nina Crittenden wrote a blog post titled Shop Talk:
Nina said, "I recently opened a Redbubble shop and I am so glad that I did. The quality of the products is excellent and the merchandise arrives carefully packaged (and yet, not overly packaged) in a very timely fashion. Greeting cards, stickers, and..." more
Friday, September 25, 2015 8:28:54 AM
Nina Crittenden wrote a blog post titled Squirrel Sketch:
Nina said, "Working on something new for Halloween, this is a bit from the sketch I just started. I love the weirdness of how ideas happen and look forward to seeing how the final piece will turn out.I also posted this sketch at The Sketchables today. Happy..." more
Monday, September 14, 2015 4:27:58 PM
Nina Crittenden wrote a blog post titled Back-To-School:
Nina said, "Hello! My kids have officialy been in school for 5 days now. I miss having them at home during the day, but they are enjoying school so far so that is pretty great. Ticking things off my to-do list is a good feeling: our new storm door has been..." more
Monday, July 13, 2015 12:12:38 PM
Nina Crittenden wrote a blog post titled Summertime:
Nina said, "Hello! Haven't posted in a while, summer vacation is keeping us busy over here. We have picked out new colors to paint our house,watched some monarch caterpillars turn into butterflies,picked a lot of raspberries,added a new pug to our fam (Gordy..." more
Sunday, May 31, 2015 8:34:36 PM
Nina Crittenden wrote a blog post titled Proof:
Nina said, "I was thrilled to receive the proofs for Chicken Lily this week. It's going to be a real book! The official publication date is 29 March 2016. Absolutely thrilled with how it turned out, I can't wait for you to meet Lily and all of her pals! Here is..." more
Friday, March 13, 2015 10:29:20 AM
Nina Crittenden wrote a blog post titled The Sketchables:
Nina said, "March 13th is Ear Muff Day and also my day to post over at The Sketchables! I have better at posting at the sketchables every other week than I have been posting at my own blog. I was testing out watercolors on this piece of scrap paper and decided..." more
Thursday, February 5, 2015 9:20:53 AM
Nina Crittenden wrote a blog post titled Loch Ness Valentine Giveaway:
Nina said, "Do you have a fondness for tartans and mysterious lake monsters? This is the Valentine for you!Leave a comment here today (including your name & email address) before 7pm CST and you could win a pack of twenty-five Nessie Valentines! 3..." more
Sunday, January 11, 2015 7:38:28 PM
Nina Crittenden wrote a blog post titled Nina Update:
Nina said, "Hello! The past couple months have been a little busy.I finished all of the interior art for Chicken Lily late November. I love how it turned out!(this is Herman, one of Chicken Lily's fellow classmates)In December my family went on an amazing trip..." more
Friday, October 31, 2014 6:59:33 AM
Nina Crittenden wrote a blog post titled Pole Poll:
Nina said, "Pretty sure that all I can show from what I am working on right now are the little color blobs in the bottom right corners of all of my illustrations. While I am busy working away, feel free to participate in the Pole Poll (top left). It will be..." more
Monday, September 15, 2014 8:08:36 AM
Nina Crittenden wrote a blog post titled Lemon Tooted:
Nina said, "Aaron Zens and the Z-Kids are celebrating 8 years of fabulousness at the their awesome blog, Chicken Nugget Lemon Tooty. Artists are invited to re-imagine art by the kids and submit their creations. I am happy to share the beautiful piece that..." more
Monday, September 8, 2014 9:46:13 AM
Nina Crittenden wrote a blog post titled Rainbow Unicorn:
Nina said, "Here is a brand-new coloring page for the kiddies. There are many more pictures to color over at my website, too.Happy Monday! Happy Coloring! Happy Rainbow Unicorns!"
Friday, September 5, 2014 6:12:04 AM
Nina Crittenden wrote a blog post titled Investigation:
Nina said, "The other day I stopped dead in my tracks and watched in disbelief as this small villain tried to get into my home by scaling the screen door, climbing up so high that we were almost at eye-to-eye with nothing but flimsy mesh between us. Is this the..." more
Saturday, August 9, 2014 5:16:56 PM
Nina Crittenden wrote a blog post titled details:
Nina said, "I find all the little details appealing. I like making every line. I don't mind it when the ink has a mind of it's own. I love it when the paint just does whatever it wants to, when it pools up and makes odd splotches and when it runs into other..." more
Sunday, July 27, 2014 9:38:21 PM
Nina Crittenden wrote a blog post titled Oldies:
Nina said, "Mr. and Mrs. Weasel have pulled over to consult their map. There are oldies playing on the radio. Really old oldies, older than the 80's, even! Are the stars out tonight? I don't know if it's cloudy or bright I only have eyes for..." more
Sunday, June 29, 2014 3:30:08 PM
Nina Crittenden wrote a blog post titled Just Hatched!:
Nina said, "I am thrilled to share that I will soon begin illustrating an adorable picture book entitled Chicken Lily! It will be published by Henry Holt in Spring of 2016. I am over the moon, of course! Many thanks to my brilliant agent, Teresa Kietlinski, and..." more
Wednesday, December 14, 2016 2:13:38 AM
Nina Crittenden wrote a blog post titled Blobby Holidays:
Nina said, "My friend, Jean, loves bats. We have been calling each other BLOB since high school. Hopefully this all makes sense now... ;)Best wishes to you for a happy holiday season and a most excellent new year xoxo"