mary e. pearson’s journal ~ ~ ~ ~ what’s new . . . is her Livejournal that gives us a glimpse into the life of this author of A Room on Lorelei Street, which is a fabulous book.
Month: November 2005
Chachibachis
Cachibachis is author, illustrator Amy Moreno’s blog about children’s illustrations and writing for children.
Picture Book Junkies
Picture Book Junkies is a group of children’s picture book authors and illustrators who share one site. Participants include: Patrice Barton, Holli Conger, Roz Fulcher, Jenny B. Harris, Mary Haverfield, Paige Keiser, Laura Logan, Heather Powers, and Janee Trasler.
Children's Illustrators
Childrensillustrators.com gives you access to hundreds of children’s book illustrators, agents and books. There is an artist of the month, artist of the week, new talent spotlight, interviews, bestseller list, newsletter and much much more. This is really a site to lose yourself in for awhile, basking in the beauty of the illustrations.
Dan Yaccarino
Dan Yaccarino’s homepage reflects his unique illustration style. Filled with appearances, biographical information, contact information, books, and his popular children’s show, Oswald.
World Fantasy Award
Margo Lanagan has won the World Fantasy Award for both short fiction and collection for her book of short stories, Black Juice. I have not yet read the book but it is sitting on my shelf in my huge to-be-read pile and I can’t wait! I have heard great things about it for a long time.
PG Movies Not For Little Ones Anymore
This article on Children’s Movies Push the Boundaries of PG comes after I had a run-in with Millions, the movie version of the book by Frank Cottrell Boyce. I adored the book and loved the movie. Due to the PG rating, I chose it as a movie for the library’s family movie series. Luckily, I found time to watch the film the night before we showed it, because I had a mother show up with two very small children, ages 4 and 6 and I gently recommended that they not stay and watch. PG doesn’t mean what it used to.
I am not saying that the movie shouldn’t have been shown as part of our series. But it does mean that I have to be on my toes about what kind of PG movie it is, so I can help parents understand that times are changing. Our most popular film in this most recent film series was Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants where I had a gaggle of preteen girls all enjoying the movie immensely. Some boys came in to meet their sisters and walked out in disgust because there was kissing!
Grace Lin
Grace Lin, author and illustrator of several children’s books, has a great website about her, her books, and visits. She includes coloring sheets for specific books and ideas for follow-up actvities after reading them. She also has a blog, Gracenotes.
Betsy Lewin
Betsy Lewin, illustrator of many amazing picture books, has a great website with biographical information, a list of her books, awards she has won, information on author visits, and contact information.
Waking Brain Cells 