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Miss Brooks Loves Books –‘foreign’ editions
As I finish up a sequel to an older book, I came across these japanese and Hebrew editions of the last book with the same characters – both books written by Barbara Bottner and published by...
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Pictiúr exhibition of Irish children’s book illustrators
An exhibit of Irish Children’s book art opens in Dublin this Wed. at the Irish Museum of Modern Art. It has already been to Vienna,Austria, Leuven, the Netherlands, The European Parliment in Brussels,...
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On Irish Radio
This Saturday, the 21st of December (2013) I was on RTE radio 1 here in Ireland, to talk about the business of children’s books and such in the county of Wicklow where I live. (if you want to listen...
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Miss Brooks Loves Books sequel: the jacket
I was busy before Christmas finishing up final art for the sequel to my book, Miss Brooks Loves Books, (but I don’t), written by Barbara Bottner. it’s due out in late spring/fall of this year (2014) I...
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The Chocolate Bees Last Wish
There once was an old book illustrator who lived in a moss-covered cottage on the east coast of Ireland. One warm June morning, he awoke to find a brown paper parcel outside the front door. He...
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Miss Brooks Story Nook, the art (part 1)
In my new book, Miss Brooks Story Nook, (written by Barbara Bottner) the illustrations took me over a year to finish. Which is not unusual for me. Why so long? Well, I’m slow, for one thing. But in...
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Miss Brooks Story Nook, the art (part 2)
In part one of this post, I talked about creating the art for Miss Brooks Story Nook (where tales are told and ogres are welcome),written by Barbara Bottner, beginning with the sketches and how they...
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Miss Brooks Story Nook – the Art (part 3)
In parts one and two of this blog entry, I talked about creating the sketches and then the finish pencil drawings for the children’s picture book, Miss Brooks Story Nook (where tales are told and...
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Halloween – You Read to Me
Halloween night, Words by Mary Ann Hoberman… good memories. I loved inventing this “ghoul”. The tattoos, sleeveless hoodie, and yet another excuse to put a bike into an illustration…His arms are like...
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Making an Ape – part 1
Priscilla Gorilla, start to finish. (all text © 2014 Barbara Bottner) This is part one of a series showing how a picture book develops from words into a finished book. A process that can take over a...
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