I am finally FINALLY drawing the cover for Raymund and the Fear Monster!!! ... and ridiculously excited about it!
The author, Megan Higginson, was inspired to write this after volunteering in a Philippine orphanage (the original Raymund himself is now a lanky teen, I believe), The story teaches that being courageous isn't about feeling brave, but stepping out when you don't. I have had a ball illustrating Raymund, and having the freedom to fall back on my strength as a visual artist- my drawing skills- in my own style. My poor hands have suffered from a year's non-stop rendering with my favourite brand of .003 felt tip pen (I have got to be nuts!) and I think I may be now officially crosseyed (which is why I won't update this photo), but IT IS GOING TO BE AN AMAZING BOOK!
Once it's in the oven and baking, I am going to draw on my many years of education and special needs experience to create some awesome teaching resources to accompany the book.
To see a bit of Raymund and the Fear Monster in Progress, click the link below or check out my Esterisms page.
The author, Megan Higginson, was inspired to write this after volunteering in a Philippine orphanage (the original Raymund himself is now a lanky teen, I believe), The story teaches that being courageous isn't about feeling brave, but stepping out when you don't. I have had a ball illustrating Raymund, and having the freedom to fall back on my strength as a visual artist- my drawing skills- in my own style. My poor hands have suffered from a year's non-stop rendering with my favourite brand of .003 felt tip pen (I have got to be nuts!) and I think I may be now officially crosseyed (which is why I won't update this photo), but IT IS GOING TO BE AN AMAZING BOOK!
Once it's in the oven and baking, I am going to draw on my many years of education and special needs experience to create some awesome teaching resources to accompany the book.
To see a bit of Raymund and the Fear Monster in Progress, click the link below or check out my Esterisms page.
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International Read to Me! Day
Okay... forget all that sap about Valentine's day, and seriously, your kids can do without Halloween lollies... but if you have anything to do with kids, whether as a teacher or parent, mark the date of March the 19th, and get your school, daycare or neighbourhood involved! This year I had the (pretty fun) task of designing the poster for International Read to Me! Day. This event is designed to encourage kids to get the grown-ups (and almost grown-ups) in their life to take the time to do exactly that- read to them! (There's a bit more than that to it, which is expressed much better on their website, of course). I grew up in a storytelling household- both my parents were fabulous storytellers. They would read us stories, we would create our own, and Dad (as English was his second language so he struggled) used to just make them up as he went. These are the things kids remember and take with them throughout their life- I know it developed my imagination! So, get involved and find out what it is all about at the official website www.readtomeday.com// or Facebook page www.facebook.com/InternationalReadToMeDay/ |
