Christopher Denise's Blog, page 10

Lucy's Lovey release date countdown! Dolly #5: Sparkly Baby

Meet "Sparkly Baby." Day 5 in the dollie countdown to the release of Lucy's Lovey by Betsy Devany  published by Henry Holt and Co, Christy Ottaviano Books. (9/27/16)

Lucy's Lovey release date countdown! Dolly #4: Tiny Baby

Meet "Tiny Baby." Day 4 in the dollie countdown to the release of Lucy's Lovey by Betsy Devany published by Henry Holt and Co, Christy OttavianoBooks. (9/27/16)

Lucy's Lovey release date countdown! Dolly #3: Fancy Baby

Meet "Fancy Baby." Day 3 in the dollie countdown to the release of Lucy's Lovey by Betsy Devany  published by Henry Holt and Co, Christy Ottaviano Books. (9/27/16)

Lucy's Lovey release date countdown! Dolly #2: Cry Baby

Mark your calenders! September 27th is the official release date for Lucy's Lovey written by one and only Betsy Devany, published by Henry Holt and Co. (Christy Ottaviano Books);Betsy starts her hilarious tale: "Lucy had seventeen doll babies".  So I thought it would be fun to countdown to the release date and meet some of the cast of this wonderful story.
Doll baby #2. Cry Baby.

Lucy's Lovey release date countdown! Dolly #1: Squeaky Baby

Mark your calenders! September 27th is the official release date for Lucy's Lovey written by one and only Betsy Devany. Here is the official bit about the book from our publisher, Henry Holt and Co. (Christy Ottaviano Books);

"Lucy's favorite lovey, Smelly Baby, is her most loyal companion. They are simply inseparable. Smelly Baby may be pretty rag-tag and, well, smelly, but her smell is very much a part of why Lucy loves her so much. Then disaster strikes as Smelly Baby accidentally flies out the car window and gets LOST! What will Lucy do without Smelly Baby in her life?With artwork by the award-winning, New York Times-bestselling illustrator Christopher Denise, this winning picture book debut celebrates the irreplaceable bond between a little girl and her favorite doll."Betsy starts her hilarious tale: "Lucy had seventeen doll babies"I thought it would be fun to countdown to the release date and meet some of the cast of this wonderful story.


Doll baby #1. Squeaky Baby

Happy Birthday Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast!

Be sure to drop by Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast and wish Jules a Happy Blog Birthday! She has been running this amazing blog about picture books and their creators for ten years this month.
If you are in the industry, a librarian, a teacher, a bookseller, or just into kids books and interested in the authors and illustrators that make them you MUST visit.

http://blaine.org/sevenimpossiblethings/

Just a little up date

I am deep in production on a wonderful book written by my friend Anne Marie Pace so there has not been much time for posting. Sorry! I have been trying and will continue to post some of the work in progress but for now I thought it might be nice to post a few things that have caught my eye recently.
Here is a little gem by a French artist named Cunio Amiet. He was a contemporary of Pierre Bonnard. I just love this piece.

WIP

WIP. ‪#‎groundhugday‬

Its all in the eyes.

Sometimes its all in the eyes, or in this case-eye.
‪#‎kidlitart‬

Technical difficulties

And we are back up and running. Screen is a tad smaller and I've been trying to catch up on ten years of programming in the last twenty four hours, but the new machine rocks! Many thanks to my friend Jon from Tiny Showcase for helping me save all the data that is my current book!