This page (scroll down) lists any posts I’ve tagged with “News & Events” – usually anything exciting in my work, book projects, upcoming events, and so on.
Thanks to all who joined Michael Ian Black and me at our I’M SORRY virtual book launch party at An Unlikely Story Bookshop last night! If you missed it, you can watch the replay here. And if you buy our book through the bookstore, you’ll receive a bookplate signed by . . .
To help celebrate the Sept. 7th launch of I’M SORRY, the newest in the kids’ emotions picture book series by Michael Ian Black and me (Simon & Schuster), I’m inviting readers of all ages to submit photos for my I’M… Picture Books Reader Gallery. There will be PRIZES; Michael will . . .
It’s been a long time coming, but I am SUPER excited to launch this new website. To those coming to my new website for the first time: I know things look very different.
I am *very* excited to reveal the cover of I’M SORRY, which launches from Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers on September 6, 2021! This is the newest in the I’M…. picture book series written by Michael Ian Black and illustrated by me (Debbie Ridpath Ohi). Don’t you love Laurent . . .
TOTALLY thrilled to find out that Michael Ian Black was on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert talking about our newest picture book, I’M WORRIED. Book mention starts at around the 4:18 timestamp. And he talks about the first two books in the I’M… series, too: I’M BORED and I’M SAD, woohoo! I had no idea this was going . . .
I am SUPER-excited about the upcoming launch of I’M SAD, a new picture book written by Michael Ian Black and illustrated by yours truly, published by Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers! I’m leaving tomorrow to visit schools and bookstores from June 5-11, and author Michael Ian Black will be . . .
EDITED: Our Broken Crayon book is scheduled for Aug.25, 2020. I am THRILLED and HONOURED to announce that I will be illustrating a picture book by Linda Sue Park. The announcement appeared Publishers Weekly Children’s Bookshelf last week while I was out of town: ( October 8, 2018: Please note that publication changed to . . .
Thanks to those of you who gave me the heads-up about my website being on this list. And thanks to The Write Life! See their list of 100 Best Websites For Writers in 2018 for other recommendations.
Thanks to The Write Life for including Inkygirl in their list of 100 Best Websites For Writers 2018!
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 . . .