My book We Belong Together was 1 of 150 books recently selected out of 650 entries nationwide to be featured in the Society of Illustrators 2011 Original Art Show, an exhibit which showcases the year’s best children’s books. Here’s a link to more information about the show including the complete list of all the illustrators [...]

What an incredible weekend. I just back from the SCBWI conference in LA and I have so much inspiring stuff to share but I am literally in the midst of final preparations for the New York International Gift Show which starts THIS Sunday! I’ll have to save the recaps for later but, I have some [...]

I went to the Society of Illustrators 2010 Original Art Show opening reception last week and it was AMAZING! I urge all of you to check out the exhibit which is running to November 24th. There are about 130 original pieces on display. It was fascinating to see up close all the little details like [...]

Tonight, I was very fortunate to attend a workshop hosted by the Society of Illustrators (www.societyillustrators.org) called:
The Art of Children’s Books with Selina Alko and Sean Qualls
Sean and Selina are an amazing husband and wife duo who are successful children’s book author/ illustrators. They gave plenty of handy tips and information about the industry as well [...]