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May

 
 
 
Susan Reagan, Linda Bleck, Betsy Snyder

will all be at Surtex 2012 at the Javits Center on May 20-22, booth 351.

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Michael Slack

3x3, The Magazine of Contemporary Illustration has just put out its June issue featuring an interview with (and cover art by) Michael Slack!

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Betsy Snyder

Tons of Trucks, a new interactive book written by Sue Fliess and illustrated by Betsy Snyder will be released in July by HMH Books.

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Vanessa Brantley Newton

Think Big, written by Liz Garton Scanlon and illustrated by Vanessa Newton received an awesome review by Kirkus Book Reviews.

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April

 
Barroux

Lucy Rescued, illustrated by Barroux and released earlier this month by Blue Apple Books recieved a favorable review by Kirkus Book Reviews.

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Mircea Catusanu

Write-on, Wipe-off Learning Cards, illustrated by Mircea Catusanu were released this month by Flash Kids.

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Tim Beaumont

Dino Express, written and illustrated by Tim Beaumont will be released in the UK, where he will also hold a workshop and sign copies of his book in Huddersfield on April 26th.

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Barroux

Lucy Rescued, writen by Harriet Ziefert and illustrated by Barroux, has just been published by Blue Apple Books.

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Marilyn Sadler / Michael Slack

Marilyn's new book Pass It On, illustrated by Michael Slack, has receieved a starred review from Kirkus and a glowing writeup in Publisher's Weekly!

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Betsy Thompson

Betsy Thompson's first illustrated children's book, Eggs 1, 2, 3: Who Will the Babies Be?, written by Janet Halfmann is being released by Blue Apple Books.

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Huy Voun Lee

Red, White, and Boom!, written by Lee Wardlaw and illustrated by Huy Voun Lee is being released this month by Henry Holt & Company.

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Frank Morrison

Stars in the Shadows, written by Charles R. Smith Jr. and illustrated by Frank Morrison recieved 4.5 stars at USA TODAY Books.

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Gene Barretta

Zoola Palooza: A Book of Homographs, illustrated and written by Gene Barretta recieved the 2012 IRA Teacher's Choice Reading List Award.

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March

Molly Idle

Nighty Night Baby Jesus and Nighty Night Noah, both written and illustrated by Molly Idle and published at Abingdon Press are being re-released as flip books and as e-books as well!

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Elise Gravel

La clé á molette, written and illustrated by Elise Gravel was recently published at La Courte Échelle.

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Jill Dubin

Jill Dubin illustrated her third book of the series, Over in the Forest, published by Dawn Publications and written by Marianne Berkes.

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Molly Idle

He's Got the Whole World in His Hands, illustrated by Molly Idle and published at Zonderkidz has recently gone into it's 6th printing.

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Elizabeth Zunon

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon and written by William Kamkwamba & Bryan Mealer received a favorable review in last month's issue of Booklist.

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Michael Slack

Edgar Allan Poe's Pie, illustrated by Michael Slack and written by J. Patrick Lewis recieved a starred review in this week's Publishers Weekly Review.

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Gabrielle Grimard

Today Maybe, illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard and written by Dominique Demers has been bought by Panamericana as Hoy, tal vez.

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February

Steve Mack

Six Sheep Sip Thick Shakes, illustrated by Steve Mack has been named one of the Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Books of 2012.

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Binny

Binny recieved two awards in the Highly Commended category and one Gold award for Doodles in the 2012 Illustrator Australia Awards.

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Gabrielle Grimard

Fatima et les voleurs de clementine, written by Mireille Messier and illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard is being published April 29.

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Mark Rogalski

Mark's work is featured on the cover of this month's issue of Spider Magazine.

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Michael Slack

Kirkus Book Reviews praised Michael Slack's interactive story-and-sticker app, Scruffy Kitty.

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JANUARY

Elizabeth Zunon

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon, was favourably reviewed by the Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly and the Boston Globe.

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Sarah Dillard

Perfectly Arugula, written and illustrated by Sarah Dillard is now available on the Nook.

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Jill Dubin

Over in the Forest, illustrated by Jill Dubin received a great review by Kirkus Book Reviews.

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Stephen Costanza

Vivaldi and the Invisible Orchestra, illustrated and written by Stephen Costanza got an awesome review in this month's issue of School Library Journal.

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Gene Barretta

Gene Barretta's new DVD, Zoola Palooza: A Book of Homographs, was praised in a review by School Library Journal.

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Featured Artists
Frank Morrison

Meet our new illustrator, Frank Morrison!

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Stephen Costanza

Get a sneak peak of images from Stephen's new book.

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Jessica Secheret

Check out some new illustrations by Jessica.

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