Thursday, April 9, 2009 at 4:42PM Email Article Art, animation, collection of 50s ephemera, illustrator of children's books - Ward's site is wonderful. He gives a detailed demo (scroll down in his blog entries) of creating an illustration.
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Thursday, April 9, 2009 at 4:21PM Email Article Check out the collection of retro art from children's books. It's a Flickr group pool - maybe you have some images to contribute? Also check out the Golden Books site for more retro art.
Monday, March 23, 2009 at 9:34AM Email Article 2009 Caldecott winner: The House in the Night, ever tried scratchboard art? Has Goodnight Moon finally been re-written?
2009 Newbery winner: The Graveyard Book
(ages 10 up, not sure about this one!)
Monday, March 23, 2009 at 9:11AM Email Article Kim Chatel has combined fiction and non-fiction in A Talent for Quiet. In the story, a young girl and her stepparent take photos while walking along a creek. Chatel's previous book, Rainbow Sheep, also combined fiction and non-fiction.
Saturday, March 21, 2009 at 3:14PM Email Article Look at Charley's wonderful books for kids. I have always loved his artwork! His work is on lovely huge wildlife posters and on lots of cards - available at Cincinnati Art Museum gift shop. Charlie lived in Cincinnati - born 1922, died 2007. 
Monday, March 16, 2009 at 2:35PM Email Article You might know someone with bipolar disorder...here's a good new book written from a unique perspective - a doctor with the disorder. The format is reader friendly - the book is a series of short letters written to his adult son. Informative and accurate. Closing the Chasm, by Benjamin Diven. 
Saturday, February 21, 2009 at 8:55PM Email Article Check out Design Sponge for lots of favorite books for kids. 
Sunday, January 25, 2009 at 1:18PM Email Article Check out the informative new book Indie Publishing: How to Design and Produce Your Own Book. Lots of good ideas, an introduction to all kinds of small quantity printing, and lots of examples.
Friday, January 23, 2009 at 3:34PM Email Article Every child is an author on tikatok.com where kids can publish their own storybooks. Hard copies can be purchased. Also check out makebeliefscomix.com by author Bill Zimmerman where kids can design comic strips. Print or email the finished product for free.
Friday, January 16, 2009 at 8:12PM Email Article Order a valentine from the worlds smallest postal service. Too cute for words - but you'll think of some...Lea Redmond takes orders on line and writes a tiny letter for you, seals it with red wax and your initial, and mails it for you.
