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Celebrated illustrator Jon J. Muth introduces his delightful body of work. His newest book, ZEN TIES features the return of everyone's favorite Zen master panda, Stillwater.

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Authors Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell discuss their series, The Edge Chronicles, and how they work together to write about Twig's adventures. This production is part of Random House Childrens Books: Classroom Cast. www.randomhouse.com www.randomhouse.com www.randomhouse.com

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'We Are One' Book for children read by the author Jennifer Black. Available with other wonderful creations from www.worldofweareone.com for more information visit our site at www.worldofweareone.com

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Watch this video to see renowned children's book author and illustrator Denise Fleming create a picture book for children. In this author interview, Fleming talks her unique process of creating illustrations for picture books, and then demonstrates how she creates her beautiful illustrations using colorful paper pulp and stencils. Learn more about children's book author and illustrator Denise Fleming at us.macmillan.com

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The Bone Cousins are back in full color with OLD MAN'S CAVE. In this edition of the popular graphic novel, the misfits plan for an epic attack on the villainous Hooded One.

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Clifford W. Ashley, author and illustrator of The Ashley Book of Knots (ABOK), created many original knots along side the multitude of historical knots he presented. One of those original knots is shown on page 391 and referenced as ABOK #2445. A magnificent design, ABOK #2445 is effectively a simple modification of the Flower Knot. Still many refrain from tying it on account Ashley's illustration shows all, except how to hold and tie the knot in hand. Video by JD of Tying It All Together

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February 9, 2011 live at the Riot Room in Kansas City with Needmore. www.facebook.com

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Earl E. Literacy, spokespuppet for the Salt Lake City Public Library, interviews Marc Brown, author and illustrator of the Arthur Adventure series. Marc talks about the new Arthur book (Arthur Goes Green), the origins of the Arthur character, and gives kids some tips on how to become an author or illustrator themselves!

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Watch this book trailer video for Bee & Bird, a wordless picture book for children by children's book illustrator and author Craig Frazier. Things are not always what they appear to be in this mesmerizing tale of a bee and a bird's epic journey. The brilliantly hued illustrations by Craig Frazier look good enough to eat, and the simple but surprising story about inquiry and exploration will entrance young readers . . . and everyone else. Read more about the kids' picture book Bee & Bird at us.macmillan.com Learn more about author and illustrator Craig Frazier at us.macmillan.com

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Maurice Sendak talks about what being an illustrator means to him, in a DVD by the Rosenbach Museum & Library in Philadelphia, www.rosenbach.org. The Rosenbach is the sole repository of the original artwork of famed author and illustrator Maurice Sendak and a foremost authority on all things Sendak. Author of Where the Wild Things Are and nearly 100 other books, Sendak, now 81 years old, chose the Rosenbach to be the permanent home of his work in the early 1970s thanks to shared literary and collecting interests. The Rosenbach's Sendak collection is the largest collection of Sendakiana in the world, with over 10000 preliminary sketches, final drawings, manuscripts, books, and ephemera. The DVD, "There's a Mystery There: Sendak on Sendak: A Retrospective in Words and Pictures" explores the masterful storytellers extraordinary career through his own words as the author talks about his favorite characters and the many influences and settings of his richest stories. Get the DVD at www.rosenbach.org! Produced by Portia Productions.

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Watch this video to hear Caldecott Medal winning author and illustrator Uri Shulevitz discuss his picture book for children, When I Wore My Sailor Suit. In this author interview, the children's book author talks about the true story behind his book, how he determines the mood for each book and drawing, and how he develops his characters. When I Wore My Sailor Suit is a charming story about imagination and adventure, told with Uri Shulevitz's signature playfulness and style. A little boy learns how to be courageous, both on the high seas and at home. The tale is based on a childhood memory from the time when the author/illustrator and his family lived in Warsaw on the eve of World War II. Read more about the book When I Wore My Sailor Suit at us.macmillan.com Learn more about author and illustrator Uri Shulevitz at us.macmillan.com

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Watch this book trailer video for It's a Little Book by best-selling author and illustrator Lane Smith. Remember It's a Book, the New York Times bestselling picture book for children? It's now available in diapers! This board book, with charming illustrations and a fun story, is perfect for the youngest of readers who still prefer to chew on a book rather than read it. It's a Little Book asks what a book is for--Is it for chewing? Is it for wearing?--and answers the question in a warm and charming way. Learn more about the children's board book It's a Little Book at us.macmillan.com Read about children's book author and illustrator Lane Smith at us.macmillan.com

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Picture book author and illustrator Jez Alborough talks all about his creative process, and tells us how he turned a scribble on a scrap of paper into a beautiful, bestselling picture book series. If you want to see the real things, they're available now: Buy Duck in the Truck at amzn.to Buy Super Duck at amzn.to or, get to know Duck in his most recent incarnation as an iPhone animated storybook: bit.ly

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Three First graders at the Lincoln Community School in Lincoln, Vermont make a movie about one of their favorite author/illustrators, Oliver Jeffers.

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Watch this book trailer video for Grandpa Green, a picture book for children by best-selling author and illustrator Lane Smith. Grandpa Green wasn't always a gardener. He was a farm boy and a kid with chickenpox and a soldier and, most of all, an artist. In this captivating new picture book, readers follow Grandpa Green's great-grandson into a garden he created, a fantastic world where memories are handed down in the fanciful shapes of topiary trees and imagination recreates things forgotten. In his most enigmatic and beautiful work to date, Lane Smith explores aging, memory, and the bonds of family history and love. By turns touching and whimsical, it's a stunning picture book that parents and grandparents will be sharing with children for years to come. See Grandpa Green's memories take shape in this charming short animated film based on the picture book. Learn more about the book Grandpa Green at us.macmillan.com Read about children's book author and illustrator Lane Smith at us.macmillan.com Available August 2011 wherever books are sold!

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Watch this book trailer video for Cloudette, a picture book for children by bestselling children's book illustrator Tom Lichtenheld. Meet Cloudette--the little cloud with big dreams. Sometimes being small can have its advantages. If you're a little cloud like Cloudette, people call you cute nicknames, and you can always find a good spot to watch the fireworks. But what about when you want to do something big, like help a giant garden grow, or make a brook babble? This charming book gets at the heart of what it means to make a difference no matter your size. Young children will find much to relate to in Cloudette as they follow her on her pursuit for greatness. Read more about the children's picture book Cloudette at us.macmillan.com Find out more about author and illustrator Tom Lichtenheld us.macmillan.com

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It's the time of year when the big prize for children's book illustration is announced, the Caldecott award! Here's a tune sung and strummed by author/artist Daniel Kirk about an illustrator's struggles to achieve fame and fortune and win that coveted prize. (The characters and events in the song are fictional, and any similarity to real persons, living or dead, is coincidental.)

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Watch this book trailer video to see new and different ways of thinking about our alphabet, from Laura Vaccaro Seeger's The Hidden Alphabet. Open this delightful picture book for children, and you'll be greeted by a striking image of an arrowhead, surrounded by a simple black frame. Lift the frame and the arrowhead will be magically transformed into the letter A. And so it goes, from Balloons, Cloud, and Door, through Leaf and Mice, to Yolk and Zipper. Bold distinctive images and a simple yet ingenious format make this a concept book, and a gift book, to treasure. Enjoy this movie with little ones -- and old ones, too. Learn more about the children's book The Hidden Alphabet at us.macmillan.com Read about children's book author and illustrator Laura Vaccaro Seeger at us.macmillan.com

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Author and Illustrator Debra Frasier talks on Illustrating. One in a video series: Short Answers to Big Questions on Picture Books. www.debrafrasier.com

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Colleen Doran is a comic book illustrator and writer. Patrick Ross interviewed her outside of Charlottesville, VA, as part of the Copyright Alliance Creators Across America road trip. Go to www.copyrightalliance.org/creators and click on the "road trip" icon on the bottom.

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Watch this book trailer video for the children's book series Bad Kitty by author and illustrator Nick Bruel. The series includes Bad Kitty, a picture book for children, as well as a whole series of Bad Kitty chapter books for children. Bad Kitty ... Ate my homework! Bit grandma! Clawed the curtains! Bad Kitty doesn't MEAN to be bad... somehow she just gets herself in trouble. Visit badkittybooks.com for games, activities, and to collect all the books! Find all of the Bad Kitty books at us.macmillan.com Learn more about children's book author and illustrator Nick Bruel at us.macmillan.com

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I'm Cat Zaza (Caterina Zandonella) and I'm an illustrator & author. This is a video about my work and my passion www.catart.it On Facebook my official page is http Video Directed by Maurizio Pighizzini

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Introducing the WILDWOOD CHRONICLES, the middle-grade fantasy-adventure series from the imaginations of Colin Meloy, lead singer of the Decemberists, and Carson Ellis, award-winning artist. Colin and Carson, in their Portland home and the Forest Park woods, discuss the first book in the series, WILDWOOD, and describe their inspirations and creative process. Learn more at www.wildwoodchronicles.com and get the latest WILDWOOD news at http Amazon: amzn.to Barnes and Noble: bit.ly Borders: brd.rs IndieBound: bit.ly

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Author and Illustrator Debra Frasier talks on Illustrating. One in a video series: Short Answers to Big Questions on Picture Books. www.debrafrasier.com

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Watch this book trailer video and see all the kinds of terrible trouble Tumford gets himself into, from Tumford the Terrible, a picture book for children by best-selling author Nancy Tillman. Tumford isn't really a terrible cat. He just has a way of finding mischief—tracking dirt into the house, knocking over breakable things, and disrupting fancy parties. But even though he feels bad, he has a hard time saying, ""I'm sorry."" Will the fact that his owners love him, no matter what, help Tummy say the magic words? Illustrated with her signature collage paintings, New York Times-bestseller Nancy Tillman once again assures readers that no matter what, they are loved. Find out more about the book Tumford the Terrible at us.macmillan.com Learn more about children's book author and illustrator Nancy Tillman at us.macmillan.com Tumford the Terrible by Nancy Tillman Published by Feiwel and Friends An Imprint of Macmillan Children's Publishing Group www.mackids.com

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www.penguin.com/ericcarle Get to know Eric Carle, the beloved author/illustrator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Very Busy Spider, Mister Seahorse and more! Learn about his artistic process, hear him read from his picture books and celebrate The Very Hungry Caterpillar on March 20, 2011.

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Watch this book trailer video for Laurie Keller's Birdy's Smile Book, a picture book for children about one little girl with one BIG message: Smile! It makes you happy, and it makes other people happy as well. This trailer will make you smile ear to ear! Birdy starts every day by smiling at herself in the mirror. She says you can smile while doing just about anything--brushing your teeth, taking out the garbage, or eating broccoli. Okay, maybe not while eating broccoli. Even people with bad teeth (like our first president, George Washington) should show their toothy grins because there's no such thing as a bad smile. So heed Birdy's advice and practice your smile—you'll need it while reading this book! Read more about the children's fiction book Birdy's Smile Book at us.macmillan.com Learn more about children's book author and illustrator Laurie Keller at us.macmillan.com

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Watch this book trailer video and meet Monkey Truck -- a truck with a mission -- from Michael Slack's picture book for children, Monkey Truck. Watch this short animated film and see the picture book come alive, as Monkey Truck stays on the lookout for all sorts of jungle bungles -- there are chameleons to rescue before they are squashed, snakes to untangle, and hippos to pull free ... This playful picture book, with its chant-along language and plucky pictures, is a perfect read-aloud book for little ones who like trucks and animals (probably the two most popular toddler topics). The paper-over-board format complete with heavy interior stock makes it an excellent choice for preschoolers. Read more about the book Monkey Truck at us.macmillan.com Learn more about children's book author and illustrator Michael Slack at us.macmillan.com

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Scott Westerfeld works with an illustrator on his new book, "Leviathan" and talks about the challenges he faced. Get more on Scott Westerfeld at SimonandSchuster.com: authors.simonandschuster.com

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Get a quick and comical overview of all three books in the highly-illustrated kids' series entitled "The Adventures of Uncle Stinky" by Chris Rumble. Educators may use this fun video to get their students excited about their upcoming Author Visit with Chris.

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Author/Illustrator Loren Long discusses his upcoming book, Otis!

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www.digitalkidsauthor.com Children's author, Karen Robertson, recently turned her award winning children's book into a book app (Treasure Kai and the Lost Gold of Shark Island) for the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. This is the book she wishes she would have had before she'd started. After being asked to write articles and speak on the topic, she realized that articles barely scratch the surface of what kid's writers and illustrators need to know so she wrote an ebook sharing what she knows - warts and all. Check out the ebook or download the free report - The Top 5 Things you MUST Know about Creating Book Apps for Kids. If you're a children's writer, author or illustrator, Karen can help you shorten your learning curve and determine whether book apps are right for you. http

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Author magazine interviews renown children's book writer and illustrator Tomie dePaola. For the complete interview, go to: www.authormagazine.org For more interviews, inspiration, and writing advice, go to: www.authormagazine.org

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David Shannon is the writer and illustrator behind the eponymous "No, David!" books. In thisexclusive video interview with Reading Rockets, David Shannon talks about his love for bright colors, his distaste for lima beans, and where he gets the ideas for his books. For more author interviews, visit us at readingrockets.org, a national education service of public television station WETA. Funding is provided by a grant from the US Department of Education.

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www.willterry.com One of 5 videos from author/illustrator Will Terry. This is the first video where I introduce myself to children and talk about the artwork we will make together in the next 4 videos.

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www.willterry.com One of 5 videos from author/illustrator Will Terry. This part 2 where I show kids new ways to think for themselves about how to design their own characters. Instead of just copying they will learn a valuable skill that can help them illustrate and understand their own story better.

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www.facebook.com www.thehoneybunchkids.net twitter.com Chental-Song Bembry is the 14 year old author and illustrator of her first children's book "The Honey Bunch Kids". Through the promotion of her book, she hopes to inspire children to love reading. Her dream is to develop "The Honey Bunch Kids" into a dominant brand. If you would like to buy a book, please visit my website.

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