GIVEAWAY! A Museum Visit Giveaway Because I Miss Visiting Museums

I miss museums! I want to wander in them and draw, think, watch people looking at art. I want to get lost in learning about a time or place: I want to dive into the detail of Mughal period miniatures, … Continue reading

Word Up Community Bookshop Kid Lit Festival 2019

Word Up Community Bookshop had a “Mini-Festival” of children’s literature this weekend and it was so fun. I was there with many of my uptown illustrator and writer colleagues, from Dr. Ruth Westheimer (Roller Coaster Grandma) and Chris Raschka (Yo! … Continue reading

GIVEAWAY! FAIRY HOUSE: A Color, Punch Out and Play Set

WELCOME TO the FAIRY HOUSE Giveaway!  Enter to win a boxed set of the new FAIRY HOUSE: A Color, Punch Out and Play Set from Pomegranate Kids! Want to win? Here’s how: Just Leave a comment below to be entered to win … Continue reading

Tea Party Pal

My young friend Sadie has done the most remarkable job on coloring her Tea Party: Color, Punch Out and Play Set. So remarkable that I felt I should share it! Here is the whole set up, with all the objects colored, including … Continue reading

Fairy House: The Night Time Scene…

The promised night time coloring scene. I have been having fun coloring a different kind of fairy scene–at night with lanterns and starlight, a wishing well and an ebony bunny rabbit. Fun! This scene was colored with Copic Markers, Prismacolor … Continue reading

FAIRY HOUSE: A Color, Punch Out and Play Set

My new play sets arrived! New from Pomegranate Publishing: FAIRY HOUSE: A Color, Punch Out and Play Set. I have spent happy hours coloring it and setting it up, ostensibly to photograph it, but after SEVERAL hours have passed, and … Continue reading

GIVEAWAY!! Enter to win a TEA PARTY: A Color, Punch Out and Play Set AND Colored Pencils!

ENTER TO WIN A DRAWING of a copy of TEA PARTY: A COLOR, PUNCH OUT AND PLAY SET in time for holiday fun! Want to win? Here’s how: Just Leave a comment below to be entered to win a drawing for … Continue reading

Hosting a Tea Party for a Birthday or other Special Occasion

Tea parties are very fashionable these days! Birthday parties for kids work great of course, but also tea party baby and bridal showers. You only have to look at all the Pinterest boards about tea parties to get lots of … Continue reading