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Archive for November, 2009

A few times here at the illustration blog I have linked to materials outside the focus of illustration, art, literature and entertainment. In other words material about real life. This Bill Moyers show is worth watching no matter what the political feelings you carry. It is a fascinating look behind the scenes of how this [...]

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If, by chance, you are giving a copy of The Book That Eats People as a Holiday gift, here’s the perfect add-on! A Book That Eats People gift tag. Download, print and carefully cut out to make the perfect package a little less perfect. Of course it looks great on any book you decide to [...]

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Small World Tees are finally available for sale online! There are 6 or 7 designs in sizes and shirt colors galore. They offer two types of shirts and can be easily ordered online from the Infinite Inks store site. Or if you are a retailer drop them a line.
I will probably shamelessly flog these shirts [...]

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I’m not sure how other writers work but I tend to have 5 or 6 projects going at once. Some are similar and only one of the group will fully develop. For instance, I have 3 picture books I am actively working on. But I suspect only one has the legs to move on. If [...]

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I’m trying to catch up with posts. But in catching up I just get further behind. Maybe it’s my artistic temperament. Remember, go back to my desk, settle down, focus, and catch-up!
I was a guest at the SCBWI of Western Washington’s wonderful event Inside Story on October 28th. I was up there to discuss, what else, [...]

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I just came across a fascinating review/discussion of The Book That Eats People on a blog called-  human behavior. Based in Australia, I believe, they bought the book Down Under. That makes me happy.
I see the author, John Perry, has read the review and wrote a great comment afterwords.  I love the fact that this [...]

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I changed the theme of my gift tags this year to Cats and Dogs. The new set of tags are posted in my Free Gift Tag section. Or you can click here to see them and download a high-res file for printing at home.

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The Book That Eats People got called out in The Oregonian on Sunday.
Read it here – Review by Helen Babbit, or see below.
Here are three children’s books that come with teeth, lots of teeth. The first is “The Book That Eats People,” written by John Perry and illustrated by Mark Fearing, who lives near Portland. The [...]

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Two more review are out for The Book That Eats People. The reviewers seem to get the attitude of this book, which is great. I had one discussion with someone concerned about what age child the book is appropriate for. I don’t think age is as big of issue as is the personality of the [...]

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