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Providence Kidlit Salon Recap
Thanks to everyone who made it out to last week's first-ever Providence Kidlit Salon! A sizable group of 16 people convened in the lovely upstairs lounge of The Dorrance to chat about books and the...
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First Look: Your Single Best Piece Critiqued
Registration opens this morning for a fun panel I'm moderating at the upcoming NESCBWI Regional Conference: First Look: Your Single Best Piece CritiquedDate: Saturday, May 4, 2013Time: 2:00 p.m. -...
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Valentine's Day Book Sale
Do you LOVE books? Well, the fine folks at Arte Publico Press sure do, and they're proving their love with a book sale! Save 35% Enjoy 35% off when you buy books from www.artepublicopress.com now...
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Live Animal Study 2013 Recap
February weather didn’t put a damper on the fun that was had at Live Animal Study this past Saturday! A group of local children's book illustrators joined humane educator Laurelin Sitterly to study...
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Things I Saw This Week: Book Sculptures
Using books as sculpture materials seems to be all the rage these days. I LOVE the delicious new forms that are created but a part of me also tears up a little at the almost sacrilegious destruction of...
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Drawn to Spring 2013
Event logo by Jason Hart. Celebrate spring with children's book writers and illustrators at a field trip to The Harvard Museum of Natural History! We’re going to spend the morning gathering inspiration...
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Technical Difficulties
Happy April, everybody! It’s crazy that we’re a quarter of the way through 2013 already – where did the time go? At any rate, I’ve been steadily bringing a brand-new look to my website...
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Día de los Niños / Día de los Libros Blog Hop
I've been invited to participate in a fun Latino children's book-themed online event next week: a "Blog Hop" to celebrate Día de los Niños / Día de los Libros. Sponsored by Latinas4LatinoLit.org and...
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Drawn to Spring 2013 Recap
This past weekend marked another successful Kid Lit Salon event: Drawn to Spring! Several friends and I explored the offerings of the Harvard Museum of Natural History - and then later, the offerings...
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Día de los Niños, Día de los Libros Blog Hop Kickoff
The Día de los Niños, Día de los Libros Blog Hop has kicked off! Follow the calendar of entries below to join in this exciting celebration of Latino children's literature (and please note my post on...
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Día de los niños / Día de los libros Annual Sale
For my beloved educators: April 30th is Día de los niños / Día de los libros and a great chance to celebrate children's literacy at a great price! Pick up any of the bilingual books I've illustrated,...
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Live: My Post for Día de los Niños, Día de los Libros Blog Hop
I hope you've all been reading and commenting along with the Latinas 4 Latino Lit Día Blog Hop! Head on over to Growing Up Blackxican to read my entry in this series: Encouraging Early Childhood...
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Adelita and the Veggie Cousins Fan Art
These adorable drawings arrived in the mail recently: It took me awhile to tell what these were (my first guess was pickles), but then I recognized them with delight: calabacitas! Calabacitas are a...
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NESCBWI 2013 Conference Recap
I presented a workshop at the NESCBWI Regional Conference this past Saturday, moderating a panel of art directors during an anonymous illustrator's critique. The following gifs serve both as my recap...
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Major Updates!
Without meaning to, I've completely neglected my blog this summer. Recent events have reshaped my schedule and priorities, and I'm only just now able to wrap my mind around it all to craft a coherent...
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The Next Big Thing Blog Book Tour
Abby Murphy, one of my fabulous critique group buddies, tagged me for "The Next Big Thing" blog book tour. Illustrators and writers everywhere are blogging about their forthcoming publications or...
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Happy Birthday, H.P. Lovecraft!
Providence is getting pretty pumped for this week's celebration of H.P. Lovecraft, NecronomiCon! It's going to be an event of truly cosmic proportions, with lectures, film screenings, art shows, a...
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NecronomiCon-Providence Recap
Photo of Big Nazo puppets by Asylum House Images. A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of attending, volunteering, and vending at NecronomiCon, a fantastic convention honoring the life and work of H.P....
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Kidlit Salon: 2013 Exhibition
Thanks to Lin Norman-Lyman for the banner design! Kidlit Salons are back, and you're invited to an opening reception of artwork by professional and aspiring children's book illustrators! Kidlit Salon:...
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RISD By Design 2013
The second weekend of October marked a very special event: RISD By Design, an annual alumni reunion and parents weekend occurring all over campus. The event coincided with RISD's Alumni and Student...
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