Jennifer A. Bell

March 24, 2016 by Vicki Palmquist

In this interview with Jennifer A. Bell, illustrator of many endearing books, we’ve asked about the process of illustrating Little Cat’s Luck, our Bookstorm™ this month, written for second, third, and fourth graders as a read-aloud or individual reading books.Jennifer was also the illustrator for Marion Dane Bauer’s earlier novel-in-verse, Little Dog, Lost. What media and tools did you use to create the soft illustrations in Little Cat’s Luck?… more

Bookstorm™: Little Cat’s Luck

March 13, 2021March 1, 2016 by Vicki Palmquist

Many people love cats. You might be one of them. Many children consider their cat or their dog to be one of the family. Marion Dane Bauer understands that. She wrote Little Cat’s Luck, the story of Patches, a cat, and Gus, the meanest dog in town, out of her deep affinity for both cats and dogs.… more

Collecting your observations

November 25, 2015November 17, 2015 by Vicki Palmquist

by Vicki Palmquist I never kept a journal. Why? It never occurred to me. It wasn’t within my realm of familiarity. I started writing many stories on notebook paper and stuffed them into folders. But how satisfying to have a journal, specifically an observation journal to keep track of what you see, hear, and think. As a child, I was a hunter-gatherer. Were you?… more

Jennifer A. Bell

Bookstorm™: Little Cat’s Luck

Collecting your observations

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