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Ashley Bryan: Brave for Life

March 28, 2021February 25, 2021 by Martin and Root

Ashley Bryan's life has been so full of making children’s books and there are so many wonderful children’s books that we can only call out a few—a few enticements, and encourage you to take yourself on a wonderful journey into Ashley Bryan’s world.

Slideshow: Block Print Illustration

March 14, 2021October 6, 2015 by Marsha Qualey

Eric Rohmann’s wonderful illustrations for Bulldozer’s Big Day were made using block prints, also called relief prints. This technique has long been used to illustrate children’s books, especially early ABC books such as the The Ladder to Learning by Miss Lovechild, published in 1852 by the New York firm R.H. Pease. The Bookologist has put together a slide show of some of our more recent print-illustrated books.… more

Skinny Dip with Virginia Euwer Wolff

June 24, 2015June 17, 2015 by Marsha Qualey

What’s your favorite holiday tradition? I have so many favorites. One of them is the hanging of the Christmas stockings. My aunt made felt and appliqué stockings for my two tiny children in the 1960s. Thirty years later, my daughter made felt and appliqué stockings for her husband, their two children, and me. She designed the appliqué motifs to reflect each family member.… more

Notable Feathers in Children’s Literature

June 7, 2015June 2, 2015 by Marsha Qualey

Dinosaurs had feathers? Well, some did. And guess what, some children’s books do too! Here’s a timeline of some notable feathers in children’s literature. … more

Ashley Bryan: Brave for Life

Slideshow: Block Print Illustration

Skinny Dip with Virginia Euwer Wolff

Notable Feathers in Children’s Literature

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