Welcome to my new blog, which now includes content from many of the blogs I’ve created over the years. You can now also access content via category from this one page instead of having to search for my individual blogs, which were scattered over various platforms and websites.
Thanks to Sylvia Liu for letting me be part of her A MORNING WITH GRANDPA book tour! Sylvia Liu is an environmental lawyer turned children’s author and illustrator, inspired by aliens, kraken, cephalopods, and the oceans. She lives in Virginia Beach with her husband, two daughter, Siberian kitten and guinea pig. A . . .
I was blown away when I saw Akiko White‘s winning “cakelustration” in 2014 when she won the SCBWI Tomi dePaola Award: Wow. And it was done in CAKE! I can’t wait to see Akiko’s work in children’s books and/or on book covers. Her charming and imaginative “cakelustrations” are sure to attract attention of . . .
Doodled with a pomegranate seed during breakfast this morning. For lighting this time, I decided to take my pomegranate doodle outside to use the morning sunlight. As I experimented with tilting the piece of watercolour paper to minimize the shadow, I heard one of my neighbours leave for work and . . .
As some of you already know, I’ve been gradually updating my For The Love Of Reading resource and Summer Reading Resource pages with free, print-ready activity sheets, posters, bookmarks and other resources. Most recent addition: print-ready bookmarks (four to a page) that young people can use while they’re reading as well as keep track . . .
Writers & illustrators: Develop a thick skin. Being able to take criticism is part of the business, before AND after publication.