Saturday, October 20, 2007

Blogging for a Cure for Saturday, October 20

Linas Alsenas at A Wrung Sponge
Theresa Brandon at The Shady Glade
Karen Katz at Whimsy Books
Judy Schachner at Kate's Book Blog
Sally Vitsky at Shelf Elf: read, write, rave

Society of Illustrators



This exhibition “celebrates the fine art of children’s book illustration.” This juried show is in its 27th year and will present the exciting market of children’s literature. Over 150 original works selected from the books themselves will be on display. This is the only retrospective of the original art for this field. Gold and silver awards winners will be featured along with the Founder’s Award and the Lifetime Achievement Award.more information...
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(thank you, Betsy)

3 books art directed by Neil Swaab are in this show: Fiona Loves the Night illustrated by Amanda Shepherd, Hansel and Diesel, illustrated by David Gordon, and Phooey!, illustrated by Marc Rosenthal.

Friday, October 19, 2007


The Art of the Bookmark
The bookmark above is designed by The Paper Pirates -- a team of two young illustrators from Stuttgart, Germany: Karolin Kornelsen and Nena Dietz.

thanks to ephemera

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

The Mommy Poppins Halloween Costume Swap

(jpeg from variety.ws)

Ben Newman


by way of Bibi

The Great Children's Read-- Sunday, October 14th. Hosted at Columbia University, Broadway & 116th Street


The New York Times has partnered with children's librarians from the three public library systems of New York City—Brooklyn Public Library, The New York Public Library and Queens Library—to establish the list of New York's Top 20 All-Time Favorite Children's Books. Celebrities from film, TV and Broadway will read from the 20 books on the list live at the Great Children's Read! Click here to see the full schedule.