“Today vegetables. Tomorrow, the world!”

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Bunnicula by James Howe (via rifflechildrens)

Couldn’t get enough of this book as a young one. 

Third Book Blunders

I’m drafting my third PB and it is…. stalled. In my first PB the same character was bubbly and covered in food stains. In the one I’m currently drafting he is grumbly. Just plain grumbly. It is making me grumbly.   

classicpenguin:

A few years old now, but still too much fun: Amy Fleischer’s lovely, inventive redesigns of our Penguin for the 75th anniversary. Classics, indeed.

twistedtruestory:

This is my favorite post in the history of Tumblr.

Mac Barnett- Your Words Ring Loud

“Working with different illustrators is great. With my text, I like to try on different styles and it’s a good encouragement and impetus to do that. I wrote a book called Extra Yarn and I knew who the illustrator would be for that, so I was very much aware that I was writing in the world of his art. That affected everything from where I was telling the story, to the characters I was bringing in. It filtered through to the language, too. You know the story takes place in the kinds of illustrations he makes. With picture books, there always has to be a strong visual idea first for it to even work. You know the kind of visual world you’re working in.” -Mac Barnett 

http://www.knowjournal.org/who/2012/12/19/picture-bookish-mac-barnett-q-and-a

It would be a dream to work closely with an illustrator.

This is all I want to put in a query letter: Can I please write for your illustrators. 

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Pippin Properties

Another agent to consider is Holly M McGhee. A shared affection for Madeline (where I believe my want to write about traveling/ adventures was found). Not to mention, a pint sized stuffed Sylvester that turned into a pebble was the envy of my brother. 

Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast » Blog Archive » Fieldnote #2 by Steven Withrow:Steven Malk, Children’s Book Agent

Basically, I’m going to spend the next year (or few) gaining the courage to submit my work to Steven Malk. DREAM AGENT. 

Also, his list making is similar to High Fidelity. This happens to be the only movie I watch at least once every two months. If that doesn’t sound like a perfect author/agent match, I’m not sure what does. 

Not to mention he is the agent for my top favorite authors and illustrators. Way back to when I was a wee one. 

Raising a virtual cocktail to- setting goals and getting words right! 

Does anyone know any other awesome interviews that include Steven Malk? 

Flash Fiction

Going down this road of writing flash fiction. Elated.