This circle is a path through special times... Book birthdays are always special times, but this one feels like it has been a long while in the making. The idea for Around the Circle sprang from a wordless fabric book I made for my children when they were very young. Each page introduced the colours… Continue reading Happy Book Birthday to Around the Circle!
I shared this news elsewhere on Ash Wednesday, as the path of the liturgical year curved into the season of Lent, but am posting it again here as we move into Holy Week and Eastertide. Around the Circle: Celebrating the Church Year will be published on July 28th by Beaming Books, with glorious illustrations by Claire Westwood.… Continue reading Coming this Summer: Around the Circle
What a thrill for me to have an opportunity to chat with illustrator Yas Imamura about our new book The Curious Life of Cecilia Payne (Eerdmans Books for Young Readers)! Yas Imamura is an illustrator based in Portland, Oregon, working primarily in gouache and watercolour. She is best known for her work in children’s publishing, including… Continue reading A Conversation with Yas Imamura
Risa Hugo is a Canadian/Japanese illustrator with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Emily Carr University of Art and Design. She spent most of her childhood living between Canada and Japan. Risa currently lives on a small farm located in Southern interior of BC with her husband and three sons. I am absolutely delighted that Risa… Continue reading A Conversation with Risa Hugo
My first Christmas picture book is coming, and I am as excited as…well…a kid at Christmas! The Christmas That Almost Wasn’t was inspired by my memories of the ice storm of 2013. The story has slowly been taking shape since then and I am thrilled that it has found a home with Beaming Books. Editor… Continue reading Coming Soon: The Christmas That Almost Wasn’t
Laura Alary 