picture books, novelty, packaging, social expressions, author
Bio
Betsy Snyder has over ten years of experience working in the juvenile market. She has worked as a staff artist at American Greetings; written and illustrated numerous children’s books; and developed products encompassing greeting cards, gift wrap, board games, stickers, puzzles, scrapbook kits, and much more.
Client List
Target
Nickelodeon
Toys 'R Us
Starbucks
St. Jude's Hospital
Random House
Simon and Shuster
Papyrus
Peaceable Kingdom Press
Awards / Honors
Dr. Toy Best Green Product Award for 2011, Hoot Owl Hoot
Children's Indie Next List, 2010
Scholastic Parent & Child "Best of 2010"
Society of Illustrators 49th and 50th Annual, 2006, 2007
Silver ADDY Award - Cleveland, 2006
Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal Award, 2009
Film/Video Silver Telly Award, 2009
Parent's Choice 5 Board Books for Baby, 2009
CCBC's Choice for "Best-of-the-Year" list, 2009
Please Touch Museum's 23rd Annual Book Award
Praise for Betsy's author/illustrated Sweet Dreams Lullaby:
The author-illustrator of Haiku Baby offers a soothing bedtime story with just the right amount of sweetness...The charming collage artwork...will bring a smile...A worthy and welcome addition to the canon of cozy bedtime stories.
—Booklist
The language is rich and evocative, drawing on listeners' sense of memory...there's a luminous effect in the soft landscape backgrounds, while figures have the crisp or even fuzzy layered look of cut paper, adding texture and dimension. 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.
—Bulleting of the Center for Children's Books
