Elephant enjoying Vermont Fall Foliage…

Elephant and Gracie…taking time out to enjoy the Fall colors….
Elephant’s thinking about his big day…

Their book…ELEPHANT’S STORY…will be out OCT 22nd…

The ABC Best Books for Children Fall Catalog with Elephant and Gracie on the cover…and inside…is on-line and available in bookstores soon…they are very excited.

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http://www.bookweb.org/news/2013-abc-best-books-children-catalog-titles-unveiled

ELEPHANT'S STORY by Tracey Campbell Pearson published by Farrar, Straus, Giroux Fall 2013

ELEPHANT’S STORY by Tracey Campbell Pearson
published by Farrar, Straus, Giroux Fall 2013

Elephant has his own blog…visit him at:

http://elephantstoryblog.com

 

 

 

 

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Elephant and Gracie go to Brattleboro, VT…

Brooks Memorial Library sign out of Elephant's Alphabet for Art Show.

Brooks Memorial Library sign out of Elephant’s Alphabet for Art Show.

Getting ready...Brooks Memorial Library Art Show...scattered Elephant art

Getting ready…Brooks Memorial Library Art Show…scattered Elephant art

Getting ready...Brooks Memorial Library Art Show...Elephant art on boards in studio-3

Getting ready…Brooks Memorial Library Art Show…Elephant art on boards in studio-3

Getting ready...Brooks Memorial Library Art Show...scattered Elephant art on boards in studio-2

Getting ready…Brooks Memorial Library Art Show…scattered Elephant art on boards in studio-2

Getting ready...Brooks Memorial Library Art Show...scattered Elephant art on boards in studio-1

Getting ready…Brooks Memorial Library Art Show…scattered Elephant art on boards in studio-1

The Brooks Memorial Library has a show of artwork from children’s book illustrators that changes every couple of months. It’s a great opportunity to see how different the process of making a picture book is for each illustrator.The show changes every couple of months.

The release date for my new book ELEPHANT’S STORY (Margaret Ferguson Books by Farrar Straus Giroux BYR) is October. 22nd. But you can get a sneak peek and see my process…if you can’t get to Brattleboro, VT….here’s a link to pictures from the show onElephant’s Blog:

http://elephantstoryblog.com

http://www.traceycampbellpearson.com/books/elephant.html

Enjoy the show….visit your library…tcp

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Elephant’s Story…headed to NYC for Original Art Show at Society of Illustrators…

ELEPHANT'S STORY by Tracey Campbell Pearson published by Farrar, Straus, Giroux Fall 2013

ELEPHANT’S STORY by Tracey Campbell Pearson
published by Farrar, Straus, Giroux OCT 22, 2013 ISBN 9780374399139

Elephant and Gracie are excited to be taking part in the Original Art Show at The Society of Illustrators in NY.

They are thrilled to be surrounded by wonderful art by wonderful artists in a wonderful show….cool.

Although there is the “Elephant in the room” concern…but maybe there will be more elephants…they can have an elephant party!

It’s a great show of original children’s book art…hope to see you there!….tcp

“The Original Art: Celebrating the Fine Art of Children’s Book Illustration is on display at the Museum of American Illustration at the Society of Illustrators from October 23 through December 21, 2013. Founded in 1980 by artist’s agent Dilys Evans, this exhibit showcases the year’s best children’s books.  For editors and art directors, it is an inspiration and a treasure trove of talent to draw upon. For art students, it is a marvelous opportunity to examine—up close—the work of the best in the field. And for the public, it is a chance to appreciate the enormous range of creativity in children’s books and to see both the printed pages and the original paintings, drawings, prints, and collages they represent.”

http://www.societyillustrators.org/The-Museum/2013/Original-Art/The-Original-Art.aspx

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The Moon by Robert Louis Stevenson…The Common Core & muffin cups?…

The Moon by Robert Louis Stevenson Illustrated by Tracey Campbell Pearson published by Farrar Straus Giroux ISBN 0-374-35046-9 Booklist Editor's Choice, Top of the list 2006 School Library Journal,  A Book of the Year, 2006

The Moon by Robert Louis Stevenson Illustrated by Tracey Campbell Pearson
published by Farrar Straus Giroux ISBN 0-374-35046-9
Booklist Editor’s Choice, Top of the list 2006
School Library Journal, A Book of the Year, 2006

While signing books at stores in Maine…*(BOB, THE MOON…ELEPHANT’S STORY isn’t out until October 22nd)…I was told THE MOON is being used for “The Common Core”!

Here are links for using THE MOON  with the “The Common Core”:

http://www.ode.state.or.us/wma/teachlearn/commoncore/ela.03.sr.1.07.-015-v1.pdf

http://www.wsra.org/assets/Convention/Handouts_2013/b20%20laura%20adams%20gr%204.pdf

I was NOT thinking of  “The Common Core” when I created the illustrations for Stevenson’s  poem.

What was I was thinking?…
(while reading my Dad’s childhood copy of A Child’s  Garden of Verses)

…I love the rhythm, the language, the spaces that Stevenson left me to create my own story within the poem

…the magic of a moonlit night

…sailing with my dad by the light of the moon when I was young.

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My story begins on the title page….when Dad goes into the child’s room…the new baby can’t sleep and neither can anyone else in the house.

spread-moon-clock“The moon has a face like the clock in the hall;”

I’m not sure Stevenson was thinking…

…about a Dad taking his child out for a boat ride in the moonlight… Mom stays home with the baby. This story is for the older child when a new sibling arrives. There are enough books written that will tell him how he’ll “love his new baby brother or sister”
This book celebrates the older child.

Here is a link to THE MOON on my website. It includes “the inside story” about my process creating the book. I share this with teachers, librarians and students when I visit schools.

http://www.traceycampbellpearson.com/books/themoon.htm

What were the children thinking?
The same poem.
Different artists.
Different art.

See posts from June 5th,  June 6th…Chamberlin Elementary in S. Burlington,VT made beautiful watercolors.

Post from April 7th…Alden Primary in Buffalo, NY made great paper cut outs of owl in the night..check out the owl’s eyes made out of…muffin cups!!!

So…after teachers fit The Moon into The Common Core…
…maybe students can pick up a paintbrush…or scissors…paper…a glue stick and….
….muffin cups???…tcp

*PS…I left signed books in Maine at The Children’s Book Cellar inWaterville, The Briar Patch in Bangor, Maine Coast Books in Damariscotta and Blue Hill Books in Blue Hill…all wonderful independent bookstores…I just sent books at Deer Isle Library….and left a pile of books for the Deer Isle-Stonington Elementary School for kids to check out…enjoy…tcp

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2013 ABC Best Books for Children Catalog Cover with Elephant’s Story…

Gracie reading to Elephant on the 2013 ABC Best Books for Children Cover

Gracie reading to Elephant on the 2013 ABC Best Books for Children Cover

Look who’s reading to Elephant on the 2013 ABC Best Books for Children Catalog Cover!

Gracie thinks everyone should take time to read to their Elephant!…tcp

Here is a link to the article from American Booksellers Association http://www.bookweb.org/node/26745

PS…If you want to know what Elephant thinks…here’s a link to his blog:
http://elephantstoryblog.com

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