Teddy Pear
poem and pictures by Gracie, age 8
A Teddy Pear is a special bear
kids sleep with when it's night.
Or you could eat it for your breakfast.
That would be alright.
Friday, February 13, 2009
The Ticklafuss
some free verse by Isaac, age 10
There are dogs, cats, and kangaroos
But
The things I like most are the Tigills
Like the Tooflugar and the Tromparoo
But
The one I fear is the Ticklafuss
With its wiggly, squiggly arms
And its whirly, squirrely fingers.
What, Mom?
Who's there?
What!
The Ticklafuss!
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Dragons
Isaac made a bunch of great dragon pictures this past week... These are two of my favorites.
I love how he's playing with framing on the page - how the dragons weave in and out of the picture.
Friday, February 06, 2009
"Time" by Isaac
"Bedtime" for Illustration Friday
by Isaac, age 10
Little Hoot thinks it's time for bed.
Sunday, November 30, 2008
"Balloon" by Lily
"Balloon" for Illustration Friday
by Lily, age 5
This little penguin is using a balloon to visit some flying birds...
"Balloon" by Gracie
"Balloon" for Illustration Friday
by Gracie, age 8
Assembled from pre-cut paper shapes...
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Monday, November 03, 2008
Bookie Woogie!
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!
Lovely
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...
Friday, October 31, 2008
"Vacant" by Lily
"Vacant" for Illustration Friday
by Lily, age 5
Doughnuts have a vacant spot right in their middle....
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
WooHoo!
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!
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
Friday, October 03, 2008
Hearts
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"
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Packed
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
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Tweet
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...
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
"Island" by Isaac
"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...)
Monday, September 08, 2008
"Clutter" for Illustration Friday
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
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