April 30, 2013
Just as we launched The Spiderwick Chronicles a decade ago, Holly Black and I are returning to a locally-owned independent bookshop to celebrate the Grace kid’s birthday.
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March 22, 2013
I’ve been a fan of paperfolding since my mom bought a copy of Robert Harbin’s Secrets of Origami back in the 70’s.
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February 21, 2013
For my loyal readers following the adventures of Eva Nine and company, I can finally reveal the title of the third and final book in the WondLa trilogy. (more…)
February 1, 2013
June Gallagher is a New York artist who has had an affinity for the fantastic ever since she was a child.
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January 26, 2013
Entertainment Weekly has the exclusive reveal of the redesigned jackets for the first five books in The Spiderwick Chronicles.
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November 15, 2012
In 2002, Angela and I said farewell to my Favorite City in the World and moved out to Amherst, Massachusetts. We were excited to hang out with artist-friends already living in the Pioneer Valley who were part of its thriving kid’s lit community, but it was the opening of a grand museum dedicated to the art of the picture book that really drew us to the area.
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November 13, 2012
New Orleans, Louisiana – November 1, 2012 begins the second annual Picture Book Month. Across the globe, schools, libraries, booksellers, and book lovers are coming together to celebrate the print picture book. 2011 marked the inaugural year for Picture Book Month. A resounding success, it went viral through social media and was even featured on Oprah.com.
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November 5, 2012
If you are in the Pioneer Valley and a lover of kid’s lit, you may want to plan on visiting the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art this Sunday (11/11).
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November 2, 2012
I do hope this Friday finds many of you still enjoying Wednesday’s haul of Halloween booty. For our friends in the Tri-state area, I hope you are safe and recovering from that dreadful storm.
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October 31, 2012
Halloween is one of my favorite holidays ever. I loved it as a kid. I love it more as an parent. (more…)
October 30, 2012
Wired magazine’s Geekdad blog features a list of some of my favorite spooky stories for kids. Check it out. (more…)
October 24, 2012
The 4 original watercolor studies dubbed “A Collection of Sprites” (that I posted about earlier this week) is now available for purchase at the R. Michelson Gallery in Northampton, Massachusetts.
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October 22, 2012
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I’ve been busy these last couple of of months rendering new artwork to adorn the dustjackets of the 10-year anniversary of The Spiderwick Chronicles. Early next year, Simon & Schuster will unveil the new jackets, along with news about the re-release of the original five chapter books.
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October 19, 2012
From A Hero for WondLa:
At the park entrance a beeping gondola landed, and the bubble doors opened to reveal two other teenage girls. Both looked nearly identical to Gen…
…”So,” Gen said, locking arms with the other girls. “These are my two darlings–Gen and Gen.”
“We are known as the three Gens!” they said in unison. (more…)
October 8, 2012
I recently did a brief interview for the Girl Scouts of America with a focus on the creation of WondLa. (more…)
October 2, 2012
Note from T: Fifteen year-old high school student and artist, Gabe, contacted me sometime back about a summer internship. And, though its crazy nuts here in DiTerlizziland, I obliged. I did this because Gabe has real drive and talent and because I longed to hang out at Brain Froud’s studio when I was Gabe’s age. Wanting to make this a special experience, my assistant and I devised an assignment for Gabe to do while visiting: describe what it is like in my studio with words and pictures (no photos). Read on to see what this little mastermind dreamed up while hanging out with us.
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September 27, 2012
Though I am dying to dive back into the writing of WondLa III, I have diverted my attention to a certain trio of siblings and their encounters with the fey-folk.
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September 4, 2012
Just as was done with The Search for WondLa back in 2010, Simon & Schuster has printed a limited edition sketchbook featuring some of the designs that went into the illustrations for A Hero for WondLa. (more…)
August 17, 2012
Carlos Rocafort is a freelance illustrator and designer whom I had the pleasure of meeting while on book tour this past spring. (more…)
August 13, 2012
My mind is still awhirl from the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI for short) summer conference held in Los Angeles last weekend. (more…)
July 23, 2012
Its taken over a week for Angela and I to recover from the madness of San Diego’s Comic Con International, but boy, was it worth it. (more…)
July 20, 2012
This week we received some Wondlaful drawings inspired by the WondLa trilogy from magnificent Maine. Neil is an aspiring writer and artist who gains much inspiration from reading books and looking at other artist’s illustrations (I definitely know what he means by that). Check out this awesome profile series Neil has created featuring some of our favorite Orbonian residents. (more…)
July 5, 2012
For those attending next week’s Comic Con International in lovely San Diego, California, here is my schedule of events:
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July 1, 2012
In between book tours and summer barbeques, I’ve managed to squeeze in a couple of new pen & ink images of two beloved characters from La Belle et la Bête (better known as Beauty & the Beast) for an upcoming exhibit in Paris, France. (more…)
June 19, 2012
Saniya Soni and I talked at length about the WondLa trilogy at Hicklebee’s during last month’s tour. (more…)
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