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The Best Children's Books
Daily Blog

Are you excited about children's books, about reading and growing and writing and learning?

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Sep 1, 2010, Art of the Heart

Helen Rowles Art Hi. I am an award winning artist in the Phoenix, Arizona area. My art is bold and colorful and full of wonderful imagery. I have illustrated

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Aug 31, 2010, picture book / 2d animation

Joulajoul - book illustrator/children's book/picture book/2d animation I'm a professional published children books illustrator and a 2D animator, with

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Aug 27, 2010, Review: Karma Bites by Stacy Kramer & Valerie Thomas - Smart Kids At Play

Karma Bites, by Stacy Kramer and Valerie Thomas, features narrator Franny Flanders using magic to wreak havoc on middle school cliques

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Aug 27, 2010, Multicultural Illustration & Fine Art

Multicultural Illustration & Fine Art Art has the power to uplift, transform, and inspire our lives and the world we live in. My art ranges from nonchalant

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Aug 24, 2010, Success in publishing a book with my son

Success in publishing a book with my son POD with Booksurge, now Create Space When my son was 10 years old, I noticed that his illustrations had taken

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Aug 24, 2010, Dreamy and Whimsical Colorful Illustration

Dreamy and Whimsical Colorful Illustration Hello! I create imaginative scenes via watercolor, fine pen, and/or acrylic painting, that are very whimsical

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Aug 24, 2010, Peculiar Mr. Norsworthy and His Camel Tootsie Lou - Free Children's Story

This free camel story by Dana Trauth is entitled, Peculiar Mr. Norsworthy and His Camel Tootsie Lou.

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Aug 24, 2010, Fantasy Book Illustrator

Andrew Cox Illustration - Realistic, traditionally painted fantasy, sci/fi and horror. Art for me has always been, in part, about the state of mind I

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Aug 23, 2010, Xlibris Warning

Self publishing through Xlibris Whoa! Don't expect a human to look it over...my VERY costly lesson. I have published three picture books for children

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Aug 21, 2010, Ethan the Lefty - Free Children's Book by Stephanie Travers

This free children's story by Stephanie Travers is about a left handed boy. It's entitled, Ethan the Lefty.

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Aug 20, 2010, Writing Books Versus Writing for Film

Hollywood pro Stacy Kramer talks about writing books versus writing for film, after publishing her first novel, Karma Bites.

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Aug 19, 2010, Research and Interviewing

THE BOY MESSENGER Hi, I'd like to introduce myself. My name is Andrea Paez Lozano. I am a new member. Currently, I am working on a story about my

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Aug 17, 2010, Karma Bites! (Great book!)

When one of your best friends AND one of the funniest people you know comes out with a hilarious middle grade novel, you just have to tell people!

Read the reviews, then buy the book for your middle grader!

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Aug 17, 2010, Nick Cherre Illustrations

Whimsy I would describe most of my pieces as whimsical. I prefer to work in pen and ink then render the color on the computer because I feel it looks

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Aug 11, 2010, A weird children's book illustrator

A weird children's book illustrator I’m an observer, I’m quiet. I’m a thinker and like to live in my imaginations. I’m an adventurer. Just to find

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Aug 4, 2010, The Becca Lea Experience

I am a freshly graduated drawing major from the University of Georgia. I have been drawing and painting since I was a toddler, and I have always been fascinated

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Aug 3, 2010, Illustrations by Amy

Illustrations by Amy For the past four years, I've found immense pleasure in teaching art to kindergarten through 8th-graders. In the back of my mind,

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Jul 31, 2010, Texas Illustrator

I create in all mediums and work through narratives in my artworks. I am looking to further my artistic goals through children's book illustrations. I

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Jul 31, 2010, Japanese Illustrator

I am a digital artist and book illustrator currently based in Japan. I studied illustration in Japan (2004). Please visit my website, Bitmoda, with my

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Jul 30, 2010, You Got a Boogie by DJ Corchin - Boogers on the Run!

DJ Corchin's You Got a Boogie (illustrations by Dan Dougherty) confronts the hanging booger social dilemma: Do you tell?

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Jul 29, 2010, Pencil / Colored Pencil Artist

Children's Book Illustrator ~~ Zetta Hupf I have had a love for Illustrating since childhood. My illustrations are done free hand and with love & compassion.

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Jul 29, 2010, 12 Hidden Heroes: People in the Bible Who Did Brave Things for God

Read Jane Finch's review of 12 Hidden Heroes: People in the Bible Who Did Brave Things for God, by Rebecca Parkinson. Both the OT and NT editions

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Jul 28, 2010, The Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by Richard Riordan - Meet the Demigo

Richard Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians series translates Greek mythology to the modern day. Demigod Percy Jackson

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Jul 28, 2010, The Girl Who Cried Flowers by Jane Yolen

When I first stumbled onto this title in the early 1970s I was drawn to the illustrator's rendering (David Palladini, I believe) on the cover. It evoked

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Jul 27, 2010, Colourful and Lively Children's Book Illustrations

Children's Book Illustrations That Are Colourful and Lively I am a born artist and have been painting animals (especially cats) since I was old enough

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Jul 23, 2010, Noelle Rousseau Illustration and Painting

Noelle Rousseau Illustration and Painting I use many many materials when creating artwork, I love texture. My work is usually colorful and lively, though

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Jul 22, 2010, Published Illustrator of Children's Books

Published Children's Book Illustrator Pam Mauseth has been working in freelance illustration, design, and photography for over twenty years. A master

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Jul 20, 2010, Children's Book Illustrator

One Night In Frogtown, is a well-known musical children's book and winner of the 2009 Golden Ippy Award. It features one of two styles I work in. If you

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Jul 20, 2010, Remi's Book Illustrations and Design

Hello, my name is Remi Bryant and I am a freelance illustrator and graphic artist residing in the Atlanta, Ga area. Although I've been drawing my entire

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Jul 18, 2010, British freelancer

Bryan Cummings has been working as a freelance illustrator for many years, Working mainly for Publishing Houses in New York, London, Amsterdam. His Illustration

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Jul 16, 2010, The O Fish and the Jelly Goo - Free Children's Book by Grandma Heppner

This free children's book by 'Grandma Heppner' is entitled, The O Fish and the Jelly Goo. A toxic waste

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Jul 15, 2010, Illustrative Artist

Illustrative Artist Art is something I do for fun, and do well. I see stories and I draw them. I have a bachelor's in studio art, and have done a handful

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Jul 15, 2010, Illuminate Your Story

Illuminate Your Story I love what I do and I do what I love, who could ask for more? My approach to illustration is based on interpreting the author's

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Jul 14, 2010, Children's Book Illustrator for Hire

I've been an artist since I first picked up a crayon, and I've never lost that childlike whimsy. I love creating fun, fantastic images for kids to

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Jul 13, 2010, Illustrating with heart

Hi. I'm Gerri. I'm a professional illustrator. i am focused only in colored pencil and pen. My works have been used for many purpose by my client. Children,

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Jul 13, 2010, Teaching Creativity: 10 Year Old Author/Illustrator Shows the Way!

Child author Natalie Tinti is teaching creativity without even trying. Her book, Sewing a Friendship, features great writing and illustrations

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Jul 12, 2010, Sewing a Friendship 2: 2nd Book from 10 Year Old Natalie Tinti!

Natalie Tinti is a phenom! The author-illustrator of the Sewing a Friendship books is only 10 years old. Influenced by Japanese Anime

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Jul 10, 2010, Small team of illustrators

I work with two other people to create illustrations. As a team, we are able to create better work than any of us can individually. Together, we have two

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Jul 10, 2010, Serbian Illustrator

Dear all, My name is Sasa Mihajlovic and I'm a freelance Illustrator looking for some work. If your interested in looking at some of my artwork, you can

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Jul 8, 2010, Important notice to illustrators with listings

Our hosting software now lets us post up to four of your sample images! If you already have a listing with only one image, learn how to post more by going

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Jul 7, 2010, Crabby Family of Crabby Cove

CRABBY FAMILY OF CRABBY COVE i wrote this book several years ago,and only recently got it published on the advice of my children.its a story about a family

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Jul 5, 2010, If Jesus Came to My House - Christian Children's Book Review

Read Judy Dudich's review of the christian children's book, If Jesus Came to My House, by Joan Thomas, illustrated by Lori McElrath-Eslick.

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Jul 5, 2010, Over in the Meadow

Not only does thinking of my favorite childhood book invoke wonderful memories of time shared with my mother, but the whole circle of life sings in my

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Jul 5, 2010, Easy to self-publish / hard to market

POD with CreateSpace Easy to self-publish / hard to market I'm new to writing. I've been telling stories for years but only recently decided to publish

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Jul 4, 2010, Young Author Illustrator

Children's Book Illustrator - Natalie Tinti Hi! I am Natalie Tinti (multi-award winning author & illustrator). Most of the time I draw cute animals and

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Jul 4, 2010, Creative Illustrator!

Creative Illustrator My goal as an artist is the challenge to illustrate each book equally as imaginative as the minds of the children reading them.

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Jul 2, 2010, The Captain Underpants Collection - Welcome to Elementary School!

Elementary school troublemakers George and Harold pen the comic book, Captain Underpants, the adventures of Principal Krupp

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Jul 2, 2010, Self Published Christmas Book

Publishing by Others, For Hire or by your SELF- Either way..it's always up to YOU. Self Published the old fashioned way, 10 years ago, inventory of 5,000

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Jun 29, 2010, The Warrior Heir by Cinda Williams Chima: Born a Warrior

Cinda Williams Chima's, The Warrior Heir (first book in The Heir Trilogy) features Jack Swift as

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Jun 29, 2010, Whimsical and fancy-free illustration

Jennifer Wilham: Whimsical and fancy-free Hi! My name is Jennifer Wilham and I am a recent graduate with a BFA in graphic design. My art evokes emotion

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