HAPPY OCTOBER! Halloween is in the air and I’m happy to celebrate with my 4 Halloween-themed books: “Rumpus on the Run“, “10 Little Monsters Visit Oregon“, “Spooky Sleepover” and “Upside Down: A Vampire Tale“. I’m involved in a few October events, where I’ll have books and drawings available for purchase. Come say hi and pick…
SPOOKY SLEEPOVER For the last few months I’ve been working on Spooky Sleepover, a new book project with the writer Dave Scheidt.ย Dave and I first worked together on Aw Yeah Comics #8 and had such a good time that we decided to makeย an entire book together! SCARY STORIES Spooky Sleepover follows a group of…
THANK YOU to all of you that have sent me your photos!ย It’s really amazing to see so many people enjoying the things I’ve had so much fun making. Thank you, thank you, thank you! Send in Your Photos Today! If you don’t know what I’m talking about…I’m working on a new project and I want…
A bicycle escape from Nazis, a child who inherits a fortune, Hogwartsย houses penned on an airsickness bag, and more. Enjoy.
I recently came across this great post from Adam Rex on his process for illustrating the picture bookย Chu’s Day, written by Neil Gaiman, and thought I’d pass it along. The post is a brief overview of the roughly 6-month process that Adam put into creatingย Chu’s Day.ย (Adam mentions in the comments that “I can work on…
(reposted from Huffington Post) Dan Wilbur, creator of the blogย Better Book Titles, has a special type of laser vision: he looks at popular books and sees straight through to the (sometimes rather blunt) bottom line. Then, he shares his executive summary with the world. As theย How Not To Readย author hasย written on HuffPost, his goal is…
INDEPENDENTLY AWESOME It’s true! The Strange Kids Club is “a daily dose of adolescent enthusiasm for your inner child” featuring comics, video games, cool toys and all things geek!ย Remember Beetlejuice, the Toxic Avenger, Garbage Pail Kids and Alf? Strange Kids Club does, too. They also remember books likeย I Spyย andย Where’s Waldo? and waxed nostalgic over my…
My family owns all of Oliver’s books. We love the guy and what he’s done for storytelling with words and pictures. If this is your first time hearing about Oliver, then check out his website and get your hands on everything that has his name on it. Related articles Oliver Jeffers, funny guy (rarestkindofbest.wordpress.com) Design.…
You can no longer talk about children’s book art in Utah without hearing Willy Terry’s name pop up. This is a good thing. A very good thing. See what I mean? This is a typical painting from Will—and by ‘typical’ I mean teeming with rich, luscious colors, playful contrast between light and dark tones, endearing…