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February 2010
 

Reviewers are loving Mirror Mirror, illustrated by Josée Masse, which will be published early next month.

The vibrant artwork is painterly yet unfussy and offers hints to the characters who are narrating the poems. —School Library Journal (Starred Review)

Matching the cleverness of the text, Masse’s deep-hued paintings create split images that reflect the twisted meaning of the irreverently witty poems and brilliantly employ artistic elements of form and shape—Cinderella’s clock on one side morphs to the moon on the other. A mustpurchase that will have readers marveling over a visual and verbal feast.

—Booklist (Starred Review)

 

 

An illustration by Steve Adams was selected for the

Communication Arts Illustration Annual 51.

 

 

Miguel Tanco's work has been selected for the

exhibit of the Bologna Book Fair 2010.

 

 

Barroux wrote and illustrated three books, published this month by Blue Apple Books:

Emily and Alex: Naughty and Nice, Emily and Alex: Plain and Fancy, and Extraordinary Pets.

 

Bear in Underwear, written and illustrated by Todd H. Doodler,

published by Blue Apple Books 2010.

January 2010
 

Sweet Dreams Lullaby, written and illustrated by Betsy Snyder, published by Random House 2010, is already receiving rave reviews!

A worthy and welcome addition to the canon of cozy bedtime stories. —Booklist

Digitally produced art with collage elements employs a rich, soothing palette befitting the gentle cadence of the text. A lovely addition to bedtime-book collections.—Kirkus

The idea of lulling oneself to sleep like this is an appealing one, and the smooth verse and accessible pictures are appealing as well. —School Library Journal

The gentle rhythm and lilting verses accompanied by the charm-dense compositions make this a natural choice for settling down at the end of the day, sweet dreams pending. —Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

 

 

Josée Masse illustrated the new Fairy Friends Color Me Puzzle,

published by Mudpuppy.

 

Michael Slack's Madagascar poster for Utah's Hogle Zoo was featured in the final 2009 issue of Luezer's.

     

Michael Slack

 

 

Super Simple Sewing, a fun learn-to-sew book illustrated by Elise Gravel,

was published by Klutz 2010.

 

 

 

Julia Woolf designed a series of gift cards for Target.

      

Julia Woolf

 

 

Betsy Snyder has a new line

of cards out from

Peaceable Kingdom Press.

      

Betsy Snyder

Linda Bleck

 

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