Sunday, October 26, 2008

surprise!


I received this surprise in the mail a couple of days ago--my new book!!  (not TOTALLY mine, but you know what I mean)  I illustrated over a dozen poems for this anthology compiled by Bill Martin Jr., published by Simon & Schuster.  Words cannot explain my thrill and excitement finding my paintings across the gutter from Chris Raschka and Dan Yaccarino, two of my illustration heroes.  The book turned out so beautifully, a real treasure for me.

4 comments:

Alicia Padrón said...

This is so exciting Laura! I'm sure your gorgeous and heartwarming illustrations were a perfect addition to this book. And look at your little one reading it, awww that is the best gift of all! :o)

Gina Perry said...

Congratulations! What a fun surprise - it looks like an amazing book.

Kathy said...

Ah! How totally incredible! I'm so excited for you Laura!! I can't wait to check this out!!

roz said...

Congratulations, Laura! What a wonderful feather in your cap. On the book - and the handsome Henry you have reading it!