These are all the Inktober sketches I did last month. They were really fun to do - I love drawing cats! Using India ink was great - I love all the happy accidents, and it forced me to work really fast because it dries so quickly and is so dark. Thanks for all the support and encouragement on social media, everyone! :)
Pizza Day Is Launching and Book Giveaway!
I'm so excited to announce that Pizza Day will be released next Tuesday! In addition, the board book version of Soup Day will also be released. Both books celebrate cooking with kids and healthy eating. In Pizza Day, a boy and his dad spend the afternoon making pizza from scratch using the ingredients they have grown in their garden. A recipe for the pizza they make is included at the end! To get a peek inside the book, check out this book trailer that my son, Jamie, made for me.
To celebrate the release of Pizza Day and Soup Day, I'm giving away a signed copy of each to three lucky winners*. To enter, leave a comment below telling me your favorite kind of pizza and share this post on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Leave a comment (one for each share) telling me you did. Entries will close October 31 (Tuesday) at 5 pm EST. Winners will be chosen and announced here and on social media soon after. I will contact you via email.
*Only available to readers with a US address. Sorry! I am hosting an Book Giveaway of Pizza Day available to readers in the US, Canada, GB, and Australia at GoodReads though starting October 30! View posting here.
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Winners for the giveaway have been selected! Congratulations to Elizabeth, Helen, and Klee! :) I will mail you three signed copies tomorrow! Thank you to everyone who participated!! :)
2017 Princeton Children's Book Festival
Fall is already upon us which means the Princeton Children's Book Festival is just around the corner. Actually, it is this coming Saturday, September 23, 11 am - 4 pm, at the Hinds Plaza in Princeton, NJ!
We always look forward to this amazing event where children's book folk gather under four large tents to meet people and sign and sell their books. We get to see old friends and make new ones, and of course, buy more books. :)
Our son, Jamie, has literally grown up with the festival, as we've been attending as a family unit since 2011. Here are some photos of us through the years.
Please stop by on Saturday if you're in the area! We'd love to see you!! I'll be signing I'll Hug You More, by Laura Duksta and Let's Go to the Hardware Store, by Anne Rockwell along with others. Here is a list of all the amazing authors and illustrators who will be participating.
Isn't the poster great? Brian Biggs shows how he put it together on his blog. :)