Recently I was online and was checking through my inbox on LinkedIn and found interesting information on Gallery House 12, a new website for children’s books illustrators and writers. Interested to know more, I contacted Catherine Lee, the owner and asked her the following questions: 1. How did you come up with the idea for […]
SkADaMo and PiBoIdMo Progress 2
I continue to make progress the writing project for authors of picture books, PiBoIdMo and another project for illustrators, SkADaMo. I can’t believe the month of November is half over. The days are going by so fast. I thought of 20 ideas for new books easily for PiBoIdMo. It is a good practice to list […]
Sketches for SkADaMo – 2
I was out-of-town for a couple of days up a mountain with no internet connection so here are my second group of sketches for SkADaMo -2. One of my new book ideas involves a squirrel and so I have been doing sketches of squirrels and looking for photos for reference. I think when drawing animals […]
Skeleton For Dinner Children’s Book Revi
As the days in October dwindle and Halloween approaches, I had been searching for spooky Halloween books when I found Skeleton For Dinner for my children’s book review. Being a big fan of the book’s illustrator, Will Terry, I was very curious what type of Halloween characters he might create for a Halloween book since his […]
Pumpkin Heads, Book Review
October is here and Fall is in full swing; what a great time for a Pumpkin Heads book review. Picture book month is also in October. There are so many wonderful picture books that can be shared with children. Special stories about holidays are always a great way to peak a child’s interest. Pumpkin […]
SCBWI Southern Breeze Illustrators Sketc...
SCBWI Southern Breeze Illustrators Sketchbook event to BAPS Mandir was Saturday, September 27, 2013. The word Mandir means place of worship and prayer in Hindu. It is located in Lilburn, Ga.. As we met outside the gift shop on a beautiful fall day, we admired the large pool with the fountain of elephant heads […]
Author Interview With Roxie Munro
Recently I did a review on this blog for Roxie Munro’s interactive children’s activity app, Roxie’ Doors and more recently, Roxie’s Amazing Adventure. I am pleased to also have interviewed Roxie and thought everyone would enjoy getting to know a little bit more about this fascinating, talented and award winning, author and illustrator. Questions: […]
Be Creative – Sketch Day 5 & 6
I have been working on the illustrations for my new picture book, Lucy And Pablo’s Garden. Lucy is a very girly ladybug and Pablo is a curious boot-wearing preying mantis. This is one of the opening illustrations for the book.
Author Interview With Bo Zaunders
Recently I had the pleasure of interviewing Bo Zaunders, photographer, author and illustrator. A couple of weeks ago I did a review on this blog about his storybook app, The Artist, Mortimer. When did you decide to become an author and what impact has this had on your life? Bo Zaunders: From being an art […]
Southern Breeze Illustrators Sketchbook ...
On March 9, 2013, we had our second Sketchbook event for Southern Breeze, SCBWI illustrators to the historic Fox Theatre in downtown Atlanta, Ga. Being a native of Atlanta ,I have many memories of going there as a child. It has always been a place of wonder and magic to me and I have enjoyed sharing it […]