Max Makes A Cake, my newest picture book, is going on a blog tour. Today, Cookies with Miss Rumphuis: Understanding the Power of Picture Books, a guest post and book giveaway, appears on The Children’s Book Review.
Next stop is McBookWords, March 9, 2014.
Please hop aboard and join the tour.
A sketch for the cover of Pa Lia's First Day (Harcourt 1990). I can still remember the fun I had drawing the possibilities. A stack of possibilities. Pa Lia's First Day and Stinky Stern Forever have stayed in print and soon they will be e-books. Stay tuned.
One of the great perks of being a writer is that I get to read the manuscripts of books before they are even published, like CURSE OF THE BUTTONS (Fall '14, Candlewick), a middle grade novel by my friend Anne Ylvisaker. This is third book in the Button family saga which began with LUCK OF THE BUTTONS and continued on with BUTTON DOWN. Each book in this three book series works its way backward through the Button family's history, helping us understand their present woes and joys as well as their past.
It's hard to be patient and wait for the next opportunity to luxuriate in the skilled language of Anne Ylvisaker's historical family stories. But by waiting , you will be rewarded. In the meantime, you can grab a copy of LUCK OF THE BUTTONS and BUTTON DOWN. If you get yourself a new, just released, paperback of BUTTON DOWN, you'll find a short excerpt from CURSE OF THE BUTTONS at the back of the book.
Other posts about Anne Ylvisaker's Books :
alef sketch
I started writing and illustrating after I finished my MFA in Printmaking. I had supported myself through graduate school by teaching Hebrew. Inspired by Ashanti to Zulu, I wanted to do a Hebrew Alphabet picture. Eventually I did. Here is alef from an early dummy.
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Every Wednesday I’ll share the best of what I have been reading. Old books, new books, red books, blue books. Books that have found a place on my shelves and in my heart.
Books will be grouped into three categories: Recommended, Highly Recommended, and You must read this. Add your thoughts in the comment section.
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Title: How Martha Saved her Parents from Green Beans
Author: David LaRochelle
Illustrator: Mark Fearing
Highly Recommended
Publisher’s Summary: Martha HATES green beans. When some mean, green bandits stroll into town, anyone who ever said "Eat your green beans" is in big trouble. But when the beans kidnap Martha's parents, Martha is forced to take action. She can think of only one way to stop the villainous veggies from taking over her town, and it’s not pretty...or tasty. Featuring absurdly funny text and illustrations with attitude, this is a hilarious read for everyone – even the pickiest of eaters.
Picture Book: 32 pages
Favorite quote: “But even Martha did not know how bad green beans could be. Not until the day that band of mean green beans swaggered into town. These beans had black beady eyes and long curly mustaches. They wore tall cowboy hats and sharp pointy boots.”
ISBN#: 9780803737662
Pub. Date: April 2013
Author’s website/blog: http://www.davidlarochelle.net
Other books by the same author: Arlo's ARTrageous Adventure!, It's a Tiger!, Absolutely, Positively Not
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