Pirates and Pre-production Art

video game concept art
origin unknown

I found this pre-production art in a file on my computer, but can't remember whose work it is.  I thought it had a great quality to it and liked the style.  It might be from "Monkey Island".  I need to research it to see if I can discover the artist.  I hope you find it inspiring.

All Things Bookish

I am adding a poll today.  I would like to know what you as the readers find interesting or valuable in this blog.  Please take a moment to cast your vote.  I will continue to publish posts on all aspects of children's books and publishing, but I would be happy to feature items which you, the readers, find interesting.  If there are any of you out there . . .?
Thanks for your time.  As always. I love hearing from you.

Writing Letters by Kecky 
AKA Kristin Kemper on Etsy

Attention Adult Harry Potter Fans

Little Brown has just announced details of J. K. Rowling's new adult novel due later this year.  According to Hachette Book Group, the new dark comedy,  The Casual Vacancy is due September 27, 2012.  This news follows the announcement Rowling would be signing with a new publisher back in February.  We look forward to more great characterizations and a bewitching sense of place. (Pun intended.)

We wish her much success, and hope afterwards that she will grace us with another venture into the world of YA.

J. K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series and . . .

Hilary Knight's Circus

The Circus Is Coming, by Hilary Knight was originally published in 1978.  Nearly thirty years later it was reissued and included a new spread.  This picture book is as fresh as if it had rolled off the artist's brush yesterday.  The Circus contains all the elements one would expect from a Hilary Knight production:  outstanding drawing, inventiveness, amazing color, adorable animals, exotic people, beautiful design, and a host of children following devotedly.  In short, the same things one would expect from the circus itself.  I highly recommend you buy your ticket before the show moves on.           

        

     

Seeking My Next Book

Glenn Robert Gray said he spent the time he wasn't reading, looking for something to read!  In case you are seeking the same, I thought I'd list my current reads in several categories.  At the bottom you'll find some links for other booklists.

The Moonstone, by Wilkie Collins

In My Father's House,
by Corrie Ten Boom

A Series of Unfortunate Events #12
The Penultimate Peril,
by Lemony Snicket

Frankie Pickle
and The Closet of Doom
by Eric Wight

The Treausre of Savage Island,
by Lenore Hart

For more reading suggestions, try these links:
Reading Tween 
The New York Times Book Reviews
You Are What You Read
Kids' Next
Great Schools book lists

Spare Moments

"The spare moments of my life are a constant seeking out of my next reading material."

-Glenn Robert Gray

From Zookyshirts at cafepress

Okay, not really a bookplate, but you can request one from this seller.

Resurrection Day

"And one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering said unto Him, Art thou a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which are come to pass there in these days? . . . Concerning Jesus of Nazareth . . . how the chief priests and our rulers delivered Him to be condemned to death, and have crucified Him.  But we trusted that it had been He which should have redeemed Israel:  and beside all this today is the third day since these things were done. . . . and certain women also . . . said that He was alive. . . The Lord is risen indeed."

-Luke 24:18-34