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Picture Book Halloween
My favorite holiday gets a little bit better when my family and I dress up as characters from pictures books. Last year my daughters Evey and Celia got to have all the fun, but this year Michael and I,...
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Matthew Cordell’s Studio Tour
Today on Tuesday Tours we have the talented author and illustrator Matthew Cordell sharing his studio from just outside of Chicago. I love Matthew’s illustrations and I’m not the only one, as he’s the...
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Shimmerling Wins Two Awards!
Excited to find out this week that… Shimmerling has won two awards! The Midwest Book Festival Runner-up The awards ceremony for the Midwest Book Festival takes place in Chicago on November 21st....
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Mike Curato’s Studio Tour
Today on Tuesday Tours I’m thrilled to welcome Mike Curato creator of the books featuring the adorable polka-dotted elephant Little Elliot, which have won multiple awards and have received several...
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Manitoba Art Residency
I’ve been working on a new residency with Manitoba school these past three weeks, creating animals and objects for their Coral Reef museum exhibit and their Rainforest exhibit. We had a lot of fun...
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Laura Lee Gulledge’s Studio Tour
Today on Tuesday Tours I’m excited to share the Virgina studio of author and illustrator Laura Lee Gulledge. I had such fun meeting Laura Lee at the Sheboygan Book Festival this past fall where we were...
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New Year! New Residency! New Book!
I’ve been working with Milwaukee Environmental Science Academy to create a new book this year. Over 200 kids along with the entire staff are working with me to write and illustrate a picture book based...
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Lori Nichols Studio Tour
Today on Tuesday Tours I’m thrilled to have Lori Nichols join us and share her Alabama studio. Lori won the SCBWI New York Winter conference portfolio award in 2014, and since then, she’s published a...
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Upcoming Events
Friday, April 29, 2016 – Sunday, May 1, 2016 SCBWI Wild, Wild Midwest Event website Independently Published Panel Join a Q&A session with the 2015 Spark Award winner, W. Nikola-Lisa,...
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Kate Messner’s Studio Tour
Today on Tuesday Tours I’m excited to share the writing room of Kate Messner, which overlooks Lake Champlain. Kate creates beautiful books written in multiple genres, and she also blogs on her website...
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Shimmerling Wins the Next Generation Indie Book Award Finalist!
I’m excited to find out this week that… Shimmerling has won another award! The Next Generation Indie Book Award Finalist! I’m hoping to attend the awards reception during BEA in Chicago later this...
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I’m the new co-Regional Advisor for SCBWI Wisconsin!
I’m excited to be the new co-Regional Advisor for SCBWI Wisconsin, working together with author Miranda Paul. Big thanks to Michael Kress-Russick for co-leading our chapter for the last five years!...
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Christina Forshay’s Studio Tour
Welcome back to Tuesday Tours! April’s studio tour with Kwame Alexander has been rescheduled for August. Make sure to check back for that. In the meantime, I’m happy to showcase illustrator Christina...
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Marla Frazee’s Studio Tour
GOD GOT A DOG written by Cynthia Rylant, illustrated by Marla Frazee I’m beyond excited to have Marla Frazee visit Tuesday Tours today! I have been an admirer of Marla’s work since The Seven Silly...
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Mark & Meaning Project
Mark & Meaning is a project in which students experiment with creating original symbols. They reflect on two major milestones in their lives—one that happened in early childhood and one that was...
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This year’s contest was to illustrate three scenes in a sequence using the prompt GAME ON! Art Director from Little Brown, Saho Fuji selected the winning illustrations, and I’m proud to say my piece...
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Matthew Cordell’s Studio Tour
Today on Tuesday Tours we have the talented author and illustrator Matthew Cordell sharing his studio from just outside of Chicago. I love Matthew’s illustrations and I’m not the only one, as he’s the...
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The Animal Within Project
The Animal Within is a project in which students select an animal connected to their personality. Then they sculpt a large version of the head of that animal (which is meant to be wearable) out of...
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How Language Shapes Our Views on Gender
This post is part of celebrating Women’s History month with 31 days of posts focused on improving the climate for social and gender equality in the children’s and teens’ literature community. Join in...
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New Year! New Residency! New Book!
I’ve been working with Milwaukee Environmental Science Academy to create a new book this year. Over 200 kids along with the entire staff are working with me to write and illustrate a picture book based...
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