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s paintings when she colored arnold lobel s unfinished the frogs and toads all sang i am very interested in lobel s use of color separations to make the frog and toad illustrations and i wish i could find more on the subject while adrianne went with full color in her recent interpretation i wanted to imitate the 2 color and black separations by sticking to a green layer a brown layer and dark graphite i m pleased with the result and think it was rather successful if i do say so myself now go check out betsy s post for the other mind blowing creative re seussification mash ups 1 comment posted in illustration sensations paintings videos tagged arnold lobel betsy bird dr seuss early reader frog and toad fuse 8 re seussify seuss school library journal watercolor yertle the turtle park slope methodist book sale finds posted on march 1 2012 3 comments this weekend was one of my favorite annual park slope traditions the park slope methodist book sale every year this neighborhood church collects thousands of book donations and cds and records of every kind and the bk literati flock to pick up hardcovers and paperbacks for just a dollar or two this year i tried to exercise some restraint after all i ve got books spilling out of the shelves in my room as it is but i did manage to pick up a few art and home related titles i was in a non fiction mood that are really fun my favorite book of the day is a book of garden flowers by margaret mckenny and edith f johnston macmillan 1940 margaret mckenny turns out to be a renowned washington state naturalist and i later found some of her enthusiastic letters about mushroom hunting but the piece de resistance is edith johnston s gorgeous lithographs of flowers each one is more beautiful than the next so much so that i almost scanned the whole book take a look truly lovely no i also picked up a couple of cookbooks that i m really digging the pleasures of slow food by corby kummer chronicle books 2002 this glamorous coffee table volume takes a warm glimpse into the slow food movement where hand crafted cooking methods enjoyed among company take the place of modern american fast food culture i can only hope that i ll get around to cooking soft shell crab bisque or pickled herring with apples and creme freche because the photos are absolutely drool worthy speaking of photos i d never normally buy a cookbook without them but this little gem caught my eye and i think it ll be most useful edible pockets for every meal by donna rathmell german nitty gritty cookbooks 1997 is a super simple guide to all kinds of dumplings turnovers and pasties whatever those are you can mix and match various dough roll recipes with endless combinations of fillings from different cultures check out how friendly the design is want some of these delightful titles for yourself make sure to be on the lookout for the slope s book sale next february 3 comments posted in book reviews design finds happenings tagged a book of garden flowers book sale chronicle books cookbooks dumplings edith f johnston flower books gardening margaret mckenny nitty gritty cookbooks park slope slow food ecc event invite hunger pub games posted on february 23 2012 leave a comment calling all young publishing professionals sorry early career committee events are for employees of cbc member houses only join us for the 1st annual hunger pub games see below for the event invite i created and rsvp to see in person all the challenges that await it s going to be a ton of fighting i mean fun leave a comment posted in happenings publishing tagged children s book council early career committee hunger games the hunger games the blog is back posted on february 19 2012 leave a comment it s finally time to resurrect my blog from its long hiatus i ve actually missed being on walking in public digging up blog content has always kept me engaged with the publishing art design industries and it motivates me to write and draw regularly so i ll be back on the blog for a long while with all new features and updates on my journey to success in the children s book world what have you missed while i ve been away from the blog here are the best things that happened circa 2011 annie s top 5 2011 professional developments 1 illustrated and designed the little farmer app you may remember that i began a project working on a toddler game app called little farmer back in may well after months of illustrating designing and developing we released it for sale in the itunes store in october it has been a really wonderful experience working with a talented developer anita hirth to create artwork that children can interact with right there on any iphone there s much more to say about the process of creating an app and my future in the digital world but those are subjects for bigger posts in the meantime purchase the app here or watch the video trailer above 2 joined the children s book council s early career committee i ve been attending events for young adults in the publishing industry for awhile so it was exciting to be asked to represent penguin young readers and designers everywhere on the children s book council s early career committee this organization creates opportunities for those in the first 5 years of the children s book industry to network learn and become more involved in their fields so their mission is right up my alley since becoming a part of the team this summer i ve had a ton of fun making great friends with 20 somethings in different houses through planning creative programming i m also having a blast designing fliers making good use of my design time and talents if you haven t already make sure to catch up on the cbc and ecc s fabulous social media enterprises facebook twitter and pinterest 3 made friends with wordpress org one of the biggest hurdles in creating marketing materials for little farmer was what to do about the website a website is obviously essential for promoting any business or product but my knowledge of web design is spotty at best i ve taken a class on flash but i gotta admit coding scares the bejeezus out of me so i turned to the platform i knew best wordpress home of this very blog wordpress org is actually slightly different from its blogging sister wordpress com in a day or two you can create practically any site imaginable using existing templates posts and pages and update new content anytime hardly any coding required the process is worth a separate future post but here are the first two sites i made www smartcookiestudios com using suffusion theme www anniebethericsson com using blue bubble theme 4 designed a few picture books what was i up to at my real job designing wonderful titles with putnam and nancy paulsen books in addition to my regularly scheduled board books anniversary editions and novel interiors i had the opportunity to have my own picture book assignments my first book half pint pete the pirate was quickly followed by dave horowitz s hilarious spaghetti western style chico the brave i also was honored to redesign jan brett s beauty and the beast reissue and also redesign the jackets of a few international imports my favorite the aussie new classic maudie and bear 5 freelanced projects lastly i m happy to report that in addition to my busy schedule and pet app project i also picked up a few freelance gigs chief among them was an exhibition catalog for the simms taback retrospective at the museum of ventura county i ll never forget that i was able to get to know simms and work with him on this 16 page booklet of his work in the few last months before his death this december he was a truly exceptional man with a kind heart a keen eye for design and an inspirational wealth of artistic creativity it was always wonderful to speak with him and i loved that he was so involved with every aspect of his craft it does give me comfort though that before he passed he saw the publication of his final book postcards from camp the opening of the exhibit and travelled with friends and family he will be sorely missed read more about simms amazing life and work here and now looking forward to 2012 keep reading here for more posts new content and as always a love of illustration books and design all around leave a comment posted in apps blog updates my books picture books publishing tagged 2011 apps beauty and the beast blog blog update book design children s book council dave horowitz early career committee freelance game apps jan brett little farmer maudie and bear picture books simms taback smart cookie studios toddler apps young in publishing from the slush pile summer finds posted on august 2 2011 3 comments you know i m busy at work when instead of going through art samples with my morning coffee they pile up on my desk today i finally took lunch to sort through a few check out some exciting new finds that came in lately casey uhelski for pet lovers like me this scad grad has mastered the expressions of adorable dogs cats and bunnies victoria jamieson victoria s anthropomorphic characters have landed her a two book gig with dial part of the penguin family in 2012 2013 in the meantime i think her revisiting of ramona quimby is spot on david c gardiner this image might suggest that david and i are cut from the same cloth stylistically but his flying dog studio also produces everything from fairly realistic older characters to animations caitlin b alexander this austin based illustrator s folksy yet modern style looks mostly editorial for now but wouldn t it make a charming children s book veronica chen i was intrigued by her intricate black and white patternwork but her color piece chameleon city just begs for a story to be told jillian nickell this quirky vintage inspired vignette was fascinating enough to lead me to her website where there s a great series of pieces based on the borrowers and more i can picture her style being perfect in the right book for older readers 3 comments posted in from the slush pile illustration sensations tagged illustration new artists postcards slush calling all interested app folks posted on july 14 2011 leave a comment things have been bustling here at the newly founded smart cookie studios where our first app is almost ready to be revealed to the world we re going to launch our website and social media soon twitter facebook and are prepping for pre release so we can finally show you all the final art music and interactivity we ve been working so much on that being said i want to know who should we tell about our app do you want news and updates about our new venture yourself do you have a great app reviewer we should know about know of someone in the industry we should follow on twitter are a fan of another great app studio or blog or developer i m looking for any and everyone under the sun so send me twitter handles facebooks websites emails smoke signals i ll love you forever leave a comment posted in apps paintings tagged animals apps farm game apps help wanted smart cookie studios watercolor video half day friday hope for haiti posted on july 8 2011 1 comment do something good before jetting off this weekend check out this beautifully produced video from pearson s we give books and on my mind foundation these two organizations paired up on a trip to haiti to help schools affected by the earthquake disaster last year and address the overwhelming illiteracy rate in that area now we give books is providing 1 000 books to kids in haiti and you can find out more and help here the video features jesse joshua watson author illustrator of the putnam book hope for haiti one of my favorite picture books we ve published recently jesse s artwork is brilliantly colored and perfectly suited to this uplifting story it goes well beyond soccer and speaks straight to the heart of haiti s youngest generation a must read and i m so glad that children in haiti were able to experience it in their own language 1 comment posted in book reviews good for you picture books tagged charity children s books disaster relief haiti haiti earthquake disaster hope for haiti jesse joshua watson on my mind foundation pearson picture books we give books bemidji book festival 2011 posted on june 18 2011 1 comment you d think that being in rural minnesota wouldn t bring much in the way of industry happenings but that couldn t be farther from the truth my midwest visit just so happened to coincide with the bemidji book festival a 6 day marathon of events with local authors poets and illustrators kudos to the bemidji library and the mn legacy fund for making this all happen i stepped off the plane and immediately headed to a presentation by catherine friend author of both children s stories and the adult books hit by a farm sheepish and the compassionate carnivore with a humble witty voice on her 1 1 2 memoirs and a great perspective on local farming and sheep she s like a lady michael pollan with a personal touch i m thinking it s time to take a closer look her kids books and also take up knitting the next morning i accessed my inner child by attending thursday morning s library event with author illustrator lynne jonell while jonell got her start in picture books she s now known for her middle grade novels like emmy and the incredible shrinking rat i think the design by amelia may anderson and art by jonathan bean for emmy is impeccable the hand drawn type is seamlessly integrated to the limited color line drawings which carry over into a flip book style interior plus it was a pleasure to listen to lynne s story and watch her graciously field questions from aspiring picture book authors with just the right answers five letters scbwi and some kind inspiration on friday night we headed to the high school for an author s fair while most of the authors were of the niche poetry or self published variety i did discover erik evenson a graphic novelist illustrator who is get this originally from new hampshire his gods of asgard and autobiographical web comic erik s sketchbook diary were easily the best designed finds at the fair definitely check out his work if you re interested in comics but nothing at the festival could top friday s keynote speaker roxana saberi saberi an iranian american journalist who was imprisoned in iran and falsely charged of spying in 2009 now speaks about her life iran and the book she wrote about her experiences between two worlds my life and captivity in iran she talked eloquently and powerfully about the human rights movements in iran and the middle east and it certainly encouraged me to get more involved can t wait to finish reading her book it s been an action packed visit here in bemidji and while i m always happy to return to brooklyn i could still use another week or two relaxing in the country and soaking up all that minnesota has to offer 1 comment posted in grown up books happenings picture books tagged author events bemidji bemidji book festival events minnesota 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