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I’ve been dying to make this public and I finally can: I am THRILLED to announce that I will be illustrating a new picture book by author / comedian / actor Michael Ian Black called I’M WORRIED. The story features the Potato, Little Girl and Flamingo from the previous two books . . .
My I’M SAD f&gs (printer’s proofs) just arrived along with a sweet note from my editor at Simon & Schuster Children’s! You can see the full cover/jacket designed by Laurent Linn as well as find out what inspired Michael Ian Black to write the story over in Mr. Schu’s blog today!
Hurray!! Ruby Rose, Big Bravos by Rob Sanders and me launches from HarperCollins Children’s Books *today*!!! I love this simple, sweet story about a little girl who works super-hard to make her dance recital happen and perseveres despite obstacles. You can find a Teacher’s Guide (thanks Marcie Colleen!), free print-ready bonus material, interviews with the . . .
My book trailer for RUBY ROSE, BIG BRAVOS debuts on Mr. Schu’s blog today! It features music written and performed by yours truly (on my new keyboard, yay) and is also the first book trailer I’ve created using Adobe Premiere Pro. I’m still gradually learning the latter, and used this project . . .
The first MITZI TULANE, PRESCHOOL DETECTIVE picture book launches next Tuesday from Random House Children’s! Here’s some insider info from the dedication page: mine is for my mom, who died of cancer when I was in my 20s. We didn’t have a ton of money when we were growing up, and Mom sewed . . .
Woohoo, RUBY ROSE, OFF TO SCHOOL SHE GOES! dances into the world today!!! Ruby Rose loves to dance while she’s brushing her teeth, eating breakfast, and even on her way to class. But there’s NO DANCING at school! Or…is there? With a little luck and a lot of rhythm, Ruby Rose finds . . .
Just got permission to make this public: I am ***THRILLED*** to announce that I will be illustrating I’M SAD, a sequel to I’M BORED written by Michael Ian Black, coming out from Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers in 2018! I’m excited to be working with editor Justin Chanda and art director . . .
I had a FANTASTIC time during my WHERE ARE MY BOOKS? Book Tour earlier this month. Thanks to Simon & Schuster Children’s for making the book tour possible for me, and to all the schools, libraries and bookstores who participated. For those interested, I’ve posted links to my photos and . . .
Jeff and I got back from BoardGameGeek last night. After being away for a week, we had a pile of snailmail to go through. Mine was Very Nice Snailmail and included: (1) Check from Penguin Books for the use of one of my writing comics. I love checks. 🙂 (2) Note from . . .
I enjoyed working on I’M BORED so much that I was secretly hoping that I’d get to illustrate another of Michael’s stories…and my wish was granted! Entertainment Weekly posted the news this morning. I am so very, very pleased to announce that my next picture book illustration project is going to . . .