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Recent News

April

 

 

K.G. Campbell

Lester's Dreadful Sweaters, K.G.'s first author-illustrated picture book, has been awarded a Golden Kite Award for best picture book illusration, and an Ezra Jack Keats New Illustrator Honor!

 
Betsy Thompson

Betsy's delicious illustrations are the centerpiece of the new book Mmm... Let's Eat!, available in May!

    

 

Michael Slack

Michael Slack's one of a kind Conundrum beermats are in the "Beermat Characters" art show at the Coningsby Gallery in London! The show runs April 29th-May 4th.

    

 

Huy Voun Lee

Huy's animal flash cards feature her trademark cut-paper illustrations, and are designed to help kids learn French, Spanish, and Chinese!

March

 
Gabrielle Grimard

When I Was Eight, written by Christy Jordan-Fenton with illustrations by Gabrielle Grimard, received a Starred Review from Kirkus!

 
Josée Masse

The Care and Keeping of You 2, illustrated by Josée Masse, is #3 on this week's NY Times Middle Grade Children's Best Seller List!

 

 
Erica Pelton Villnave

A Day at the Lake, illustrated by Erica Pelton Villnave, was released this month and chosen as a Staff Pick by ForeWord Reviews!

 
Betsy Thompson

Betsy won the Lupine Picture Book Honor Award by the Maine Library Association for her illustrations in Eggs 1, 2, 3: Who Will the Babies Be?

February

   

 
Frank Morrison

Check out Frank's new book releasing in April, The Laura Line, written by Crystal Allen and published by HarperCollins!

 

 
Michael Slack

Michael's hilarious new book Nugget and Fang just received a great review from the March issue of School Library Journal!

 
Huy Voun Lee

Happy Year of the Snake from Painted-Words! Huy Voun Lee's unique origami snake celebrates the Chinese Lunar New Year!

 

   

Betsy Snyder

Betsy's new trailer for I Haiku You is now online!

 

 

 

Susan Reagan

Susan Reagan's Tweet Hearts now has its own book trailer!

 

 
 
Elise Gravel

Elise's new book on drawing feelings and emotions How Do You Doodle? was released by Magination Press!

January

     

 

 
Josee Masse

Marilyn Singer and Josee Masse's new book of reverso poems, Follow Follow has just been given a fantastic review in The Wall Street Journal to coincide with its release!

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Molly Idle

The acclaimed wordless book Flora and The Flamingo by Molly Idle has hit US shelves everywhere and has been named a Critic's Pick on Amazon.com!

 

 

     

 
Julia Woolf

A new set of amazing unicorn stickers by Julia have just been released by Peaceable Kingdom Press!

 

Barroux

The ever-helpful Barroux shows kids how to express their more abstract creative sides in his great new book Draw Patterns with Barroux!

 

      

 

Susan Reagan

Sue Reagan's acclaimed Tweet Hearts now on sale in time for Valentine's Day!

 

 
Featured Artists
 
 
Tim Beaumont

We love Tim's monsters!

 

 
Sue Cornelison

Check out Sue's beautiful new work

 

 

 

    
 
 
Huy Voun Lee

Huy's origami is perfect for Springtime

 
 
 
Mark Rogalski

Check out Mark's diverse portfolio

 
 
Kate Merritt

Kate's characters will make you smile

 
 
Betsy Thompson

Betsy's cut paper creations are adorable!