by shellajack | Nov 18, 2011 | Blog, Events, My Books, Recommended Books
My newest book Harness Horses, Bucking Broncos & Pit Ponies: A History of Horse Breeds hit the shelves last month! And to celebrate, Jeff (my husband and collaborator on the book) and I threw a horse-tacular book launch, art show and po-neigh par-tay! The party...
by shellajack | Aug 11, 2011 | Blog, Critiquing, Events, Recommended Books
My fellow Girllustrator Patrice Barton has had art from her book Mine! (by Shutta Crum) accepted into the Society of Illustrators Original Art show, which showcases the best illustrated picture books of the year. This year the society selected artwork from 150 books,...
by shellajack | Jul 9, 2011 | Blog, Critiquing, Events, Illustration Craft
Amy Farrier (left), Marsha Riti (right) and I (the middle of the Girllustrator muscle sandwich), celebrated Marsha’s fantabulously exciting news: she has signed with an agent at Prospect Agency! Hooray, Marsha! It’s no wonder Marsha got signed, since she...
by shellajack | May 17, 2011 | Blog, Events, Recommended Books
Dan Yaccarino is awesome. I’ve had more than one opportunity to hear him speak and I adore his books and television shows. Both his words and his art are filled with humor, intelligence and humanity. Dan’s show Willa’s Wild Life is my daughter...
by shellajack | Apr 27, 2011 | Blog, Events, Illustration Craft, Technology & Picture Books
As you may have learned in my previous post, two weeks ago I was lucky enough to catch the panel Picturing Greatness: Picture Books that Stand Out in a Crowd with Morgan Marie McMillian, Dan Yaccarino, Chris Barton, Eric Rohmann and Kevin O’Malley at the Texas Library...
by shellajack | Apr 24, 2011 | Blog, Events, My Books, Recommended Books
I spent Wednesday, 13 April 2011, at the Texas Library Association’s annual conference here in Austin, TX. It was a day packed with great information, wonderful people and fabulous books. In fact, I have so much to say about my first ever visit to TLA that I’m going...
