Connecting the Dots
My thoughts on art, books & life.
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Canadian Souvenir
I found this adorable little bear in the bathroom of my hotel room on our family vacation to Cardston, Canada in June. He was stuck inside one of the tiles, so sad and lonely. My husband couldn't see anything in there, but humored me by taking our boys on a little...
Princess Grace Cover Sketch
This is a cover sketch for a book Dummy I've been working on. Grace is a cat princess who has a puppy named Wiff. Grace is a princess who has plans- plans for a prince, and a happily ever after. When Grace gets glasses, her plans are turned upside down. Princesses in...
Announcement! Holly’s new Author/Illustrator Site
As many of you know, we (Cari and Holly) are both aspiring to be genuine published authors. Tack on illustrator to Holly's goals and you have the whole picture. As part of the journey to publication, I (Holly) have created my  own website http://hollypapa.com where I...
Frog Prince Meets Click, Clack, Moo
This was a challenge to take a picture book character and place the character into the setting from another picture book. Here is what I came up with:
Cold Case by Julia Platt Leonard
Oz, the youngest son of a French-American widow, drives a bicycle around town and works to help run the family restaurant, Chez Isabelle. While his mom is off in France caring for their ailing grandmother, Oz and his older brother Dave have to deal with the scariest most intense period of their lives.
Ramadan Moon by Na’ima B Robert and Shirin Adl
This is a sweet book written in verse about the Muslim celebration of Ramadan. I first learned about Ramadan from one of my neighbors in Forest Grove, Oregon back in 2001. I believe my neighbor was pregnant at the time, and the idea of fasting from dawn to dusk was...
The Clockwork Three by Matthew J. Kirby
I just read Matthew J. Kirby's debut novel, and I'm about to start devouring his next book, Icefall, which just won the Edgar Award in the juvenile ficiton category. I am looking forward to it. Unfortunately, we are putting in some landscaping- flower beds and such,...
Great Gift Ideas for Mother’s Day, WIFYR, and other literary gifts…
Mother’s day is fast approaching. Don’t have a gift yet? No problem. Here are a few quick ideas to get you going. Yes, they are all literary.
Holly and Cari go to Writing and Illustrating for Young Readers a.k.a. WIFYR
One of the reasons that I (Cari) have not ben so active here, although it's not one of Holly's reasons (she somehow manages four busy boys, artwork, writing and posting book reviews and I am pretty sure her house is way cleaner than mine and I am NOT jealous or...
Up and Down the Scratchy Mountains by Laurel Snyder
I read this book about 2 months ago and absolutely loved it! I first heard of Up and Down the Scratchy Mountains when Laurel Synder (she has epilepsy) participated in our Purple Day challenge for epilepsy a few years back. Some books take a while to start enjoying,...
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