Today we are happy to announce an exiting new venture! We've launched Bookie Woogie, a blog where we review our favorite children's books. Today marks our first review!
Visit Bookie Woogie, and feel free to leave us a comment - let us know you're visiting, what you think of the books, what you think of the reviews... Our plan is to post a new review every Monday. Hope to see you there!
Pink and Blue
by Gracie
Gracie was experimenting with limited palettes. She made a whole stack of drawings, for each picture using a different 2-color combo. Dad loved this pink and blue one...
"Vacant" for Illustration Friday
by Lily, age 5
Doughnuts have a vacant spot right in their middle....
2008 must be "Contest Year"!
We all did a happy screaming dance this morning when we saw that Lily won the Haiku contest over at Adam Rex's blog... 180 entries, two top prizes. Congrats Lily! Here's the piece of original art she's won, illustrating the haiku she wrote:
(Tickle Monsters must have been on the brain over here... Dad's got a board book coming out in February...)
Much thanks to Mr. Rex and the Judges!
Esme Raji hearts our blog!
We like hers too.
Here are some other blogs the Z-Kids like:
Adam Rex
Tony DiTerlizzi
Mo Willems
Soc Mo
Uncle Andy & Aunt Betsy
Just One More Book
Drawer Geeks
And while we're at it, Z-kids like these sites too:
Illustration Friday
Line Rider
Homestar Runner
Sketch Swap
Studio JJK
Jelly News
Webkins
"Cereal Dot Com"
It's the 200th post on Chicken Nugget Lemon Tooty! In keeping with tradition, I'll take this centennial post to share more cards from our Family Trading Card Packs. And boy are the packs packed now! Dad had to make bigger cases for everyone -- the old ones were splitting at the seams. Here are a few favorite cards, collected over the years...
by Lily
by Gracie
by Isaac
by Mom
by Dad
Isaac is taking his brand new Prismacolors for a spin!
Here are a couple of colorful fanciful birds Isaac made for some ladies at the nursing home...
"Island" for Illustration Friday
by Isaac, age 9
A treasure map, complete with burned edges, because, you know, treasure maps have to have burned edges, right? (You can click the image for a closer view...)
What do you call too many butterflies?
Flutter Clutter!
by Gracie, age 8
What do you call too many nuts?
Nutter Clutter!
by Isaac, age 9
What do you call too many scissors?
Cutter Clutter!
by Lily, age 5
"Routine" for Illustration Friday
by Lily, age 5
This ballerina practices over and over...
"Sail" for Illustration Friday
by Isaac, age 9
Mosaic made from our big box of cut magazine squares...
"Sail" for Illustration Friday
by Isaac, age 9
Go ahead -- Guess what Isaac made this picture out of...
Paint? Nope.
Marker? Wrong again.
Give up?
Blueberries!
Yep -- Isaac made this by scrubbing blueberry skins across his paper!
(You've heard of the book Blueberries for Sal? Dad thinks we should call this Blueberries for "Sail"!)
"Sail" for Illustration Friday
by Isaac, age 9
Pulling a toy boat along a stream...
"Sail" for Illustration Friday
by Lily, age 5
A ship full of pirate mice! ( I like the one mopping the deck...)
