Maddy And Ralph

[image error] A photo from a Maddy page, which I'm working on despite the bad eye. I actually seem to have not missed a beat. My vision is a lot better and I can't stand doing nothing all day, which is a big surprise to me. I thought I'd love nothing all day. I've been reading a lot as well, making the text on my Kindle HUGE. I just finished The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and now I'm back reading the Oz books. Both free editions. I tend to treat my Kindle a bit like a library and not so much as a bookstore. I want to own print editions of my favorite books but it's a great way to read old books for free or see if I like something.

On a more, um, political note.... you might want to check out the Anti-Spec campaign, especially if you work in a creative field. It hi-lights the increasing problem of big companies crowd-sourcing work instead of hiring someone to do it. This means that a company will get hundreds of hours of free work and that the fees designers and illustrators charge will inevitably have to be reduced even more. 
Here's a great collection of free children's books on Project Gutenberg.