CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATION

Friday, August 18, 2023

LESSONS, CRAFTS AND STORYTIMES!

Help for caregivers and teachers:

https://www.juliefortenberry.com/projects/7158814

Saturday, April 08, 2023

Happy Easter!

Illustration by Leonard Weisgard from The Golden Egg Book by Margaret Wise Brown https://leonardweisgard.com/

25+ Books about Easter

https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/teaching-tools/book-lists/holiday/books-about-easter-rabbits.html

Teacher and Library -- Crafts, Lessons and Read Alouds

PRINTABLE DOWNLOADS
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Mix & Match Pirate Face Cards

Pirate Boy's "What If" story template
The Wise Owl Factory "What If" story

Lily's Cat Mask Coloring Pages

Darcy Paper Doll Pearl Paper Doll.

Pirate Boy Door Hanger

Sadie's Sukkah Breakfast Reading Guide

CRAFTS, GAMES & LESSONS ✏️

Book Jigsaw Puzzles from TeachingBooks
The Wise Owl Factory – over 400 free educational activities.
This Picture Book Life — crafts, plus profiles of authors and illustrators.
Ed Emberley's Drawing Pages – step by step instructions.
Creating Creatives – instructions for making Lily's cat mask and more great projects.
Great Websites for Kids – compiled by the American Library Association.

VIRTUAL STORYTIMES 📖

KidLit TV
StorylineOnline
Brightly Storytime Videos
Virtual storytimes at the Brooklyn Public Library
New York City Children’s Theater
Julie's Library – Julie Andrew's storytime podcast.

INSPIRATION & RESOURCES FOR AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATORS 🖥

KidLit411
The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
Candlewick Press YouTube channel – author and illustrator interviews, book trailers and lessons.
Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast – where authors and illustrators share their craft.
Waking Brain Cells – picture book reviews by librarian Tasha Saecker.
One More Page – a podcast for lovers of kids’ books.
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library – providing free books to children from birth to age five.

--------- A ballet lesson with Annie Fortenberry

Listen to Tate read Lily's Cat Mask! Thank you, Tate, and Viking Books For Young Readers. -------------------

Friday, April 07, 2023

LE MEILLEUR PAPY

Order the French edition of my book here:

https://www.meslivresjeunesse.fr/livre/le-meilleur-papy-du-monde-9782017181354/

When grandpa bear takes his little cub out for a ride, it's quite an adventure! A walk full of tenderness to discover a magical place where books are king: the library. And read stories together for hours.
The perfect gift for all grandpas!

Saturday, November 12, 2022

Different

I wonder how often adults read picture books to learn about history. When I was fourteen, I visited Spain during Franco’s rule. But I didn’t learn much about the Spanish Civil War.

‘Different’, is a fictional account of a brother and sister’s experiences during this war. The chapters seesaw between each sibling’s perspective and each chapter is as moving as it is informative.

Importantly, the back pages have a non-fiction account of the war.

The illustrations are colorful, sculptural, and stylistically idiosyncratic.

All and all, a winner.