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Henry Aaron's Dream



Here's an illustration in progress, from Lady Liberty: A Biography:
 

liberty in progress

You can see the final illustration on the cover of Candlewick's  Spring 2008 Catalog


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2/2010 I'm featured in the "Meet the Illustrator" column in the Febraury issue of Bookpage. First time I've answered interview questions with words and pictures!

1/2010 The Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association selected Henry Aaron's Dream as the only children's book on their "Great Lakes, Great Reads" list for Winter, 2010.

1/2010
Henry Aaron's Dream got a starred review in School Library Journal!

12/2009 Henry Aaron's Dream will be available in stores on January 12, 2010.

12/2009 About.com picked The Gingerbread Pirates as one of the top ten Christmas children's books of 2009.

11/2009
Lady Liberty: A Biography
 was chosen for the Virginia Readers' Choice Award list for the 2010-2011 school year!

11/2009 The Horn Book came out with its annual list of recommended new holiday books, and The Gingerbread Pirates made the list!

10/2009 The Gingerbread Pirates got a starred review in Publisher's Weekly!


8/2009 I'll be doing a bunch of book signings with Kristin Kladstrup this Fall, to introduce our swashbuckling new picture book, The Gingerbread Pirates!


8/2009 Thanks to Candlewick Press, you can download a free Gingerbread Pirates Story Hour Kit with a fun craft project and a recipe for Gingerbread cookies!

1/2009 Lady Liberty: A Biography
made the  2009 Capitol Choices  list of noteworthy books for children.

1/2009  Lady Liberty: A Biography
made Book Links Magazine's "Lasting Connections" list, which spotlights the editors' selections of the 30 best children's books of 2008 for libraries and classrooms.

1/2009 About.com picked  Lady Liberty: A Biography as one of the 10 Best Illustrated Books of 2008.

1/2009 Grandparents.com picked Lady Liberty: A Biography as one of the 10 Best Children's Books of 2008.

12/2008 Susan Dove Lempke of the International Reading Association chose  Lady Liberty: A Biography  as one of the top 10 children's books of 2008.

11/2008 Lady Liberty: A Biography won a Parents' Choice Gold Award!

11/2008 Lady Liberty: A Biography is on the 2009 Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List!

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