I love Ed Young..I think I fell in love with his illustrations when I read “Lon Po Po” a while back. And  I love to hear about an artist’s childhood, and this book features both those things! Title: The House Baba Built: An Artist’s Childhood in China Published by: Little Brown and Company, 2011 Written…

I know a few people have reviewed this book but I had to grab it when I saw it at the library. I met Norton Juster at SCBWI 2011, and he’s a riot. Hearing him talk was AMAZING. I like his work quite a bit. And we all know I like G.Brian Karas. I feel…

Ok, this is an older one (2010) but still so amazing. And yes, Singe Singe and I met the illustrator. Unfortunately, we didn’t catch him at the autograph party. I had to stop him in the hotel lobby and ask him to sign the book. Needless to say, NO TIME to snap a picture with…

Whew! Saturday and NOT up until noon…this is a rarity! Today’s book is in honor of my brother’s half-birthday! He’s an April birthday, like me. And I plan on buying this book for him someday…. I know he would love reading it to his future children! Also, my family is a HUGE baseball family. We…

Ok, day 26! PiBoIdMo is starting, so keep an eye out for fun illustrated posts! I think for November 1st I’m going to do all the notes from the last year in a mega-post. Yes, I will call it THE MEGA POST! But what about today, huh? Well today we are saying goodnight to a…

I came home yesterday with a long to do list. Make lunch write PiBoIdMo post (visit Tara’s blog to see me over there today!) stamp some journals, and get some stuff ready to mail. All while icing my sprained foot. And wishing I could just kick back and maybe take a nap. Then I look…

So in between all this picture booking, I had a fun challenge from The Elevated Envelope exchange. Basically I had to make a fun envelope for 8 other people. And they’re making me one. Only, I forgot I was on the list, so I made nine. Which worked out well for my friend Erin, because…

Today’s book is by Peter Brown, and I met him yesterday! First, the meeting at Hicklebee’s. I just barely made it there on time, due to spraining my foot. Good news? While waiting at Urgent Care I drafted out my PiBoIdMo post. Silver lining, silver lining… I really loved how Peter really addressed the children…

Since I’m meeting Peter Brown today, I thought I’d do one of his books! The second I saw this one, I knew I had to have it. Singe Singe loves it too! Title: You will be my friend! Published by: Little Brown and Company, 2011 Written by: Peter Brown Illustrated by: Peter Brown In one…

Ok, this book is a 2010, but it’s just so dear I had to include it here! Also, I have a good story behind it! So, first, Singe Singe met Candace Fleming and got a kiss from him! Also, I bought this book (and got it signed) for a friend who came to sublet my…