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October 29, 2007 at 12:31 pm · Filed under kidlit, Uncategorized
STICKY (Thanks, Andrea!) - scroll down for newer posts. This post will stay at the top of the page until the Robert’s Snow blogging event is over. Go see what you can win (there are some really cool prizes out there!). Also, I’m NOT taking the time to remove contests if they are over; I’ll leave that sleuth work up to you. I just don’t have the time to keep up with every giveaway - there are so many!
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NEW! Gail Maki Wilson is featuring illustrator/author Chris Gall (you HAVE to check out his dino flake!) and offering visitors the chance to win a copy of Chris’s book, Dear Fish.
NEW! Win a signed copy of one of Amy Young’s books from the Belinda series over at Kate’s book blog.
NEW! Jama Rattigan hosts R.W. Alley today (Nov. 10). Some of you may recognize him as the guy who brought Paddington Bear to life in the stories by Michael Bond. Hop on over to check out his wonderful snowflake and enter to win a signed copy of PADDINGTON.
NEW! Daniel J. Mahoney, featured at Paradise Found, is giving away three autographed books to three different visitors.
NEW! Cynthia Lord is giving away Jeannie Brett’s “Fishing for Numbers” on Nov. 10.
Leave a comment over at Check it Out, where MsMac is featuring illustrator Annette Simon today (Nov. 9). Your name will be entered in a drawing for a copy Annette’s book, Mocking Birdies.
To be entered to win a signed copy of Denise’s Ortakales beautiful Good Morning, Garden, leave a comment on author Cynthia Lord’s feature by midnight this coming Wednesday. I love the snowflake that Denise designed - go have a look!
Illustrator Sara Kahn is being featured at Kate’s book blog today (Nov. 2). Sara has donated a signed print of an illustration from one of her books.
On November 4th, Nancy Wallace is the featured illustrator on In The Pages and will be giving away a copy of the book “Snow”.
Kate Messner features illustrator Shawna Tenney on Halloween. To enter the drawing, folks should leave a comment about one of their favorite Robert’s Snow snowflakes. A winner drawn after the auction will receive a copy of AMY’S BIKE and a print signed by Shawna.
On Halloween, Booktopia and Welcome to my Tweendom will proudly show-case Adam Rex! Adam has graciously agreed to answer some burning questions, and you can win a brand spanking new hardcover copy of The True Meaning of Smekday to a lucky reader!
Matt Phelan has donated a “raffle doodle” — a sketch that we’ll give away by putting all the names of the folks who comment on his feature (Oct. 30, A Year of Reading) into a hat and picking one. A plain, old-fashioned drawing…for a drawing!
Leave a comment on this post over at In the Pages and you will be entered into a drawing for a signed copy of Grace Lin’s book, Lissy’s Friends, AS WELL AS an accompanying Lissy Doll!
Enter to win a signed copy of one of Judy Schachner’s books AND a Skippyjon Jones doll over at Kate Messner’s book blog. (Kate, by the way, is the author of the newly released historical fiction novel Spitfire which sits high atop my wish list.)
Win a book from author/illustrator Linas Alsenas over at A Wrung Sponge, where TWO lucky winners will each win one of his books.
Gail Maki Wilson at Through the Studio Door features Jennifer Thermes who has graciously offered an autographed book for you to win.
Wild Rose Reader is offering a limited edition Robert’s Snow giclee print by Grace Lin.
Riddleburger will be offering is giving away an original sketch by Erin Eitter Kono (details and illustrator feature up tomorrow now).
It’s easy to enter and might I add that these prizes would make for some wonderful holiday gifts! Many thanks to the illustrators who graciously donated their work and to Jules and Eisha at 7-Imp for organizing this event.
October 16, 2007 at 12:11 am · Filed under kidlit, books, Uncategorized
Through November, bloggers throughout the kidlitosphere will be featuring some of the wonderful snowflakes created by children’s book illustrators as part of the Robert’s Snow project. Today, I have the incredible honor of featuring artist Alexandra Boiger and her fabulous snowflake, entitled “Hurry Up, Rose”.
Born in Munich, Germany, Alexandra’s first picture book was “While Mama Had a Quick Little Chat,” written by Amy Reichert (listen to the NPR interview, here). She is also the illustrator of “Roxie and the Hooligans,” by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, and the newly re-published Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle books by Betty MacDonald.
I had the chance to ask Ms. Boiger a few questions, which she graciously answered for me. Read on, and be sure to stick with us to the end, when you’ll find out how to win one of Alexandra’s gorgeous art prints.
How do you accommodate publisher’s deadlines when you’re not feeling so creative? Or is that ever a problem for an artist?
Oh, it certainly is a problem at times. I have a six year old daughter. Since I became a parent I am always in a “time dilemma”, but at the same time it taught me to be disciplined about the time I do have. In short, I sit down at my drawing desk no matter what. Sometimes, on a day I didn’t feel creative things go slowly and not much valuable happens, sometimes I just needed to break the ice and all of a sudden I feel like riding a wave.
Do you work on a schedule, or paint and create as the mood strikes?
I would have to say both. I do work on a schedule, because I have to. But I also paint and create when the mood strikes and my life allows it.
What inspires you?
My daughter inspires me. Fellow artist friends inspire me. My idols (The most important one would be Lisbeth Zwerger) inspire me. A good story, an interesting fabric or light. Nature…people! I love to watch people. Oh, the weather inspires me. For example a misty day and a hot cup of tea are a wonderful beginning for a new piece.
Tell me about the images on your snowflake and the how/why of getting involved with this project.
The image on my snowflake is about Christmas from a child’s perspective. The character “Rose” is the main character from my first picture book and especially dear to my heart. Lin Grace had sent me a email about the project and invited me to participate. I have to admit, I hadn’t known about Robert’s Snow then. But everything about it immediately touched me. I am very happy to be a part of it.
Since my blog readers are primarily educators and those interested in boosting kids’ creativity, do you have a single suggestion for encouraging kids to get out there and be creative?
Give them the material, the space, the time to be creative. Open their eyes to art through nature, museums and books. Let them meet artists. And maybe most importantly… be their biggest fan!
Ms. Boiger has generously offered to send an art print of “Rotkaeppchen” (Little Red Riding Hood, above) to one of my blog visitors (sorry; USA only). Isn’t it beautiful? If you’d like to own this print, simply visit the auction site and tell me the name of ONE of the snowflakes that will be auctioned off during Auction #2 OR post a link to the Robert’s Snow auction site on your own blog. Leave your answer in the comments section or trackback to this blog before midnight on October 22, and I’ll choose one commenter to receive this wonderful gift.
September 13, 2007 at 4:26 am · Filed under Uncategorized
He’s asking:
How can the next president better help small business and entrepreneurs thrive?
I believe you have to be a member (free) of LinkedIn in order to respond.
July 17, 2007 at 2:56 pm · Filed under Uncategorized
I’m implementing a new weekly creative thinking prompt over on my other blog. I’d love it if you’d take the time to head on over and add a creative comment to my What Else Wednesdays post.
June 8, 2007 at 8:11 am · Filed under Uncategorized
From the World Ocean Day site:
It’s up to each one of us to help ensure that our ocean is protected and conserved for future generations. World Ocean Day allows us to…
- encourage individuals to think about what the ocean means to them and what it has to offer all of us with hopes of conserving it for present and the future generations.
- discover the wealth of diverse and beautiful ocean creatures and habitats, how our daily actions affect them, and how we are all interconnected.
- we are all connected to the ocean! By taking care of your backyard, you are acting as a caretaker of our ocean. Making small modifications to your everyday habits will greatly benefit our blue planet.
Blog Nod: Neatorama
November 18, 2006 at 7:08 am · Filed under Uncategorized
…in my mailbox. When we moved, I stopped getting many of the catalogs that used to cram my mailbox. Most of those were unsolicited and not missed, but I realized not too long ago that I was really missing one: Chinaberry. What? You don’t know about Chinaberry? It is only the most fabulous book catalog available!
Yesterday I found the winter edition of the familiar Chinaberry catalog in my mailbox and promptly sat down to devour it. Chinaberry offers – I think – some of the best books out there in bookland. Quality stuff. Seriously; if I won the lottery (if I played the lottery) I think I’d order one of everything from Chinaberry. But it’s not just about the quality of the books they sell – it’s the warmth and personality of the catalog itself. The books are categorized into appropriate age levels and each catalog entry comes with a thorough review, so that I can tell right away if it’s something that my kids would like (it usually is – remember, this is good stuff). They also carry a small assortment of really good adult books, with those same thorough reviews. My favorite part of the Chinaberry catalog though is their audio collection. They have some of our favorite books on CD and carry the works of the fabulous Jim Weiss and Odds Bodkins.
The catalog (and then some) is online, but I love to have the paper version to flip through. Are you convinced yet? You can request a catalog of your own, here. Or if you’re shopping for the holidays online, check out their sale page – there are lots of good books available.
November 13, 2006 at 8:37 am · Filed under Uncategorized
We have been going back and forth for a couple of weeks, trying to figure out why my sidebar widget was wonky. After much head scratching and codes that I didn’t understand, she finally figured it out. Whew! I was afraid I’d be stuck reading the same books that showed in my sidebar over and over. Thanks, Andrea! (and thanks, Ron, for letting her take a break from floor work!)
August 8, 2006 at 7:17 am · Filed under Uncategorized
I have just recently started using Bloglines to keep track of the blogs I read. It is so easy. No more clicking through to different sites to see if my favorite bloggers have added a new post. Bloglines keeps track of my favorite blogs for me and I can check ONE place instead of lots.
This is an easy option for people like me who get confused with “rss” and “feeds”. Once you have an account opened (it’s free!) you simply highlight the address of the site you want to add, click over to Bloglines and add it to the mix.
July 20, 2006 at 4:47 pm · Filed under Uncategorized
I really like having two sidebars, but I’m decidedly not very Victorian. This template is a much better fit for me! The only trouble is that it’s such teeny tiny print, and changing the font size doesn’t seem to do the trick (maybe that’s what Andrea will be messing with later?). For now, I’m using the .view>text size>larger. option in my browser. So my eyes don’t hurt.
July 10, 2006 at 7:09 am · Filed under Uncategorized
Can someone try to post a test comment to this message? I installed Spam Karma over the weekend, and when I just tried to add a comment, I got a bright red error message. It looks like I’ve fixed it from this end, but I want to make sure it’s working for others. Thanks!
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