by SCBWI Western Washington
Here's proof that even a book that’s been out more than a year can still get a little attention: Joni Sensel’s THE FARWALKER’S QUEST (Bloomsbury, 2009) was just named on the 2010 Bank Street Best Books list and will also be featured on Education.com’s 2010 Summer Reading Guide, which highlights only 10 titles per age... Continue Reading →
The Wise Grandma blog reviewed her CHARLIE RUSSELL: TALE-TELLING COWBOY ARTIST book on April 15. Here’s the link. And she's Grand Magazine’s Kids Author of the Week.
Illustrator Craig Orback's new picture book THE CAN MAN was reviewed in this past Sunday's Chicago Sun Times. The article is on kids' books for Earth Day. Here's what they had to say: The Can Man (Lee & Low, 36 pages, $18.95), by Laura E. Williams, illustrated by Craig Orback, focuses not only on recycling... Continue Reading →
She has a new picture book series coming soon. It's called LET'S BE SOCIAL and you can read about it on her blog. Thanks to Liz Mills for the link.
This year, we again asked each of our manuscript consultants to nominate one or more of the manuscripts they critiqued at SCBWI Western Washington's 19th Annual Writing and Illustrating for Children Conference.Here are the authors whose manuscripts received special recognition from our faculty consultants:Congratulations, winners!Please understand that some consultants chose not to participate, so if... Continue Reading →
Great job, Western Washington illustrators! I have to tell you that several of the conference faculty made a point of telling us how impressed they were with the overall quality of all the portfolios in this year's juried art portfolio display, so everyone who participated should feel proud of his or her work--way to represent!That... Continue Reading →
Here's the start of her interview at the 10 Stories Up blog. For the rest, click the link. Lois is the author of two nonfiction picture books - Mary Cassatt: Impressionist Painter and Charlie Russell: Tale-Telling Cowboy Artist. She joins us today to discuss research, writing, art, and hurricanes.
Look who's on the cover of the Marshall Cavendish catalog! Illustrations by our own Erik Brooks. He writes: Good news! I was honored (and very excited) to learn that Alex and Zina will be front and center on the Marshall Cavendish Fall 2010 catalog cover. There are tons of great titles on this list, so... Continue Reading →
Suzanne Selfors joins the elite ranks of people not eviscerated by Kirkus; indeed, the notoriously critical journal gives her a STAR.It's for SMELLS LIKE DOG, out on May 1 from Little, Brown.In other news, she's hired an animator to create fun new home page for Smells Like Dog on her website.Here's that review. Congratulations, Suzanne!Starred... Continue Reading →
Many of us know Brenda from the classes she teaches at the University of Washington. She's a deserving recipient of the National Science Teachers Association award for books published in 2009. Here's the description of her book:Life in the Boreal Forest. Brenda Z. Guiberson. Illustrated by Gennady Spirin. Henry Holt Books for Young Readers, an... Continue Reading →
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