Monthly Archives: October 2011

The Gift of Art

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Audrey Vernick

I love writing picture books (especially when the writing’s going well). I’ve now been privileged to be through the process a few times, and it is very clear that my favorite part, by far, is when I first see the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bogart & Vinnie: A Completely Made Up Story of True Friendship, Brothers at Bat: The True Story of an Amazing All-Brother Baseball Team, Daniel Jennewein, Don Tate, Henry Cole, Is Your Buffalo Ready for Kindergarten, Kirstie Edmunds, PiBoIdMo, picture book proclamation, She Loved Baseball, So You Want to be a Rock Star, Steven Salerno, Tara Lazar, Teach Your Buffalo To Play Drums | 6 Comments

Happy Halloween

Posted on October 29, 2011 by Audrey Vernick

Happy Halloween.

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A Yearlong Celebration of Children’s Books: Anita Silvey Interview

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Audrey Vernick

I love learning little-known stories behind some of my favorite children’s books. Which, of course, is why I adore Anita Silvey’s Children’s Book-A-Day Almanac, with its quirky facts and behind-the-scenes insights, and the bright light it shines on some of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Anita Silvey, Anne of Green Gables, Arnold Lobel, Children's Book Almanac, Children's Book-A-Day Almanac, Elizabeth George Speare, Eric Carle, Everything I Needed To Know I Learned from a Children's Book, Ezra Jack Keats, George and Martha, H.A. Rey, Horn Book, James Marshall, Leo Lionni, Margret Rey, Maurice Sendak, Pamela Travers, Robert McCloskey, Scott O'Dell, The Secret Garden, William Steig | 2 Comments

Finding Friendship in a Book

Posted on October 22, 2011 by Audrey Vernick

I’ve always been a fairly inarticulate critic, an especially embarrassing quality in a writer. I know when I love something, but I get a little tongue-tied when I try to explain the reasons. It’s a visceral thing, that art-love connection, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged friendship, friendship in a book, Jules Feiffer, Kathleen T. Horning, literary friendships, Norton Juster, THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH | 4 Comments

Slack Jawed By Brilliance: Bob Shea Interview

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Audrey Vernick

There are some writers and illustrators whose greatness reduces me to the mental state of screaming Beatles-girl. Bob Shea, with his efficient seven-letter name, is one such author-illustrator. I adore his books. I make teenaged children listen to NEW SOCKS … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged A Cricket in Times Square, Big Plans, Bob Shea, Charise Mericle Harper, Cheetah Can't Lose, Dinosaur Vs. The Library, Encyclopedia Brown, I Want My Hat Back, Jon Klassen, Lane Smith, Laurie Keller, Me Want Pet, New Socks, Peter Brown, Stop Snoring Bernard, Tammi Sauer, The Great Brain, Unicorn Thinks He's Pretty Great, Zachariah OHora | 7 Comments

Jean Reidy on Cozy Places, Cumulative Verses, and the Library She Loves

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Audrey Vernick

This is probably one of those no-introduction-needed situations. Today author Jean Reidy stops by to guest-blog on Literary Friendships. You know Jean from her picture books TOO PURPLEY and TOO PICKLEY. Now get ready to know her in a new … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Books for Africa, cumulative verse, Disney Hyperion, Jean Reidy, Light Up The Library, Light up the Night, Margaret Chodos-Irvine, Musana Children's Home, online auction, picture book author, Too Pickley, Too Purpley | 4 Comments

Character Driven and Honest: C.K. Kelly Martin Interview

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Audrey Vernick

Sometimes you can really get a good sense of someone from her website. I loooooove C.K. Kelly Martin’s website. There’s a lot to explore there, but you definitely don’t want to miss this part, on the kind of books she … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Anne of Green Gables, C.K. Kelly Martin, character-driven YA, Deaf Elephants, My Beating Teenage Heart, Tintin, Winnie the Pooh, YA novelist, Yesterday | 7 Comments

Monthly Archives: October 2011

The Gift of Art

Happy Halloween

A Yearlong Celebration of Children’s Books: Anita Silvey Interview

Finding Friendship in a Book

Slack Jawed By Brilliance: Bob Shea Interview

Jean Reidy on Cozy Places, Cumulative Verses, and the Library She Loves

Character Driven and Honest: C.K. Kelly Martin Interview

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