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All Time Favorite Christmas Book

Hands down.

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

By Barbara Robinson
(HarperCollins, Hardcover, 96pp.)

Description: When the Herdmans storm Sunday school and take over the annual Christmas pageant, everyone braces for the worst. But no one is prepared for what really

Librarians, avert your eyes.

If you’re doing Christmas on a shoe-string budget (like me) and are or know book lovers (like me), you must check out Living with Lindsay‘s fabulous tutorial on making your own book wreath. (That’s her wreath above.)

It’s

Friday Five (and a half)

1. My soon to be 8 year old had an apple pie baking contest at school. We lost.

2. However, he now has mad pie-crimping skills. 🙂

3. Check out The Mercy House in Kenya when you have a chance.

Am giddy.

I ordered this book so I’d have some *light* reading over the holidays. All I need now is a cupcake.*

*Red velvet with cream cheese frosting, please.

I’ve decided.

I’m changing my initials to J.K.

Picture Book Process

I first heard of illustrator Lynne Chapman via the Picture Book Junkies.

My ears perked up immediately because she works in pastels.

I do too.

Er, did.

Once the kids began ~~scribbling on~~ enhancing my pictures and using the

NYT Best Illustrated Children’s Books 2010

The New York Times announced its list of 10 Best Illustrated Children’s Books of 2010. Click here for the slideshow.

1. HERE COMES THE GARBAGE BARGE!

By Jonah Winter.
Illustrated by Red Nose Studio.
Schwartz & Wade Books.

2. CHILDREN

Happy November

Now that my candy cache is re-stocked…

(Thanks to these guys.)

Bring on the rewrites. (Or new pages for you NaNoWriMo-ers.)

And if you write picture books, don’t miss this, Picture Book Idea Month.

It will be

IF – Racing

My first IF post, a quick sketch a week behind. Or just in time for the new topic tomorrow. 🙂

I still need to clean this little witch up and paint her. Notice I drew the broom through the bottom

The False Start

I’m waffling between two different openings for my middle grade. I have been for some time. Of course my choice influences the rest of the pages…

Then I saw a link cautioning Beware the False Beginning.

Brian, a YA

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