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 . . .
I’ve been a fan of Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast: A Blog About Books for ages, and was THRILLED to discover from Hazel Mitchell (my Pixel Shavings author/illus friend) that Jules has posted about I’M BORED today. You can read the post here: What I’m Up to at Kirkus This Week, Plus . . .
Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 – Part 4 (you’re reading it right now) With the text and art for I’M BORED finalized and the f&gs (the proofs) available, now it was time to start showing the book to people. Even though Debbie had finished the art, Simon & Schuster’s I’M BORED team still had . . .
Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 (you’re reading it now) – Part 4 (last updated: March 17, 2013) To sum up the previous two parts of the I’M BORED process: – Michael sent the editor the story (text only) for I’M BORED. – The editor helped Michael polish the story. – The . . .
Part 1 – Part 2 (you’re reading it now) – Part 3 – Part 4 After Debbie got home, she worked very hard on some new sketches. First, she worked some more on the little girl’s outfit: Next, she kept looking for the perfect potato to use as a model in the book: Okay, just . . .
by Debbie Ridpath Ohi, I’M BORED illustrator Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 – Part 4 (last updated: June 5, 2013) First, author Michael Ian Black wrote the story for I’M BORED. Michael says he wrote the book because his children were always telling him how booooored they were. Michael sent it to his editor, Justin Chanda. Justin liked . . .
The I’M… picture books are written by Michael Ian Black and illustrated by Debbie Ridpath Ohi, published by Simon & Schuster. Curious about how this series was created? Here’s a behind-the-scenes peek for young readers. When I asked Michael what inspired him to write the first book in the series, . . .
[ UPDATE: I’ve started posting about the process of working with Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers. ] I have been dying to share this ever since I first received the offer but now that the contracts are all negotiated and signed, it’s OFFICIAL: I am (so very very) pleased . . .
From Fox News: Clayton Morris and fellow reporters use the Apple iPad, examining the e-book functionality. Rumor has it that the iBooks e-reader currently does not let readers choose an “unjustified text” format. I hate reading justified text but am assuming that future version of iBooks will fix this. From a . . .