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Children's Book Author and Illustrator
Writing about books, ballet, and art, and about living, teaching and working in New York City
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Exciting Illustrators (who have been in my class at SVA)
- Selina Alko
- Linas Alsenas
- Susan Anthony
- Marianna Baer
- Roxanna Baer-Block
- Jeanne Betancourt
- Vela Burke
- Maria Madonna Davidoff
- Patricia Fry
- Yu-mei Han
- Jannie Ho
- Azadeh Houshyar
- Melissa Iwai
- Susie Lee Jin
- Jennifer Levine
- Kristine Lombardi
- Shanda McCloskey
- Jennifer Merz
- Ansel Pitcairn
- Susanna Pitzer
- Inga Poslitur
- Sean Qualls
- Rich Rossi
- Amy Ryan
- Mark Stephenson
- Joyce Wan
- Hyewon Yum
Latest tagged entries for 'SVA'
Round-up of SVA books
Tuesday, 26 May 2009 6:18 P GMT-05
New books by authors and illustrators who have been in class at SVA: Selina Alko, Linas Alsenas, Jeanne Betancourt, Susie Lee Jin, and Joyce Wan.
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Black History Month at The Arsenal Gallery in Central Park
Monday, 9 February 2009 10:21 A GMT-05
Artwork by Ansel Pitcairn is in the the show
Illustrator Interview with Sean Qualls
Thursday, 15 January 2009 9:28 A GMT-05
Sean, who was in class at SVA several years ago, talks about one of his newest books: Phillis's Big Test
Farewell NUTCRACKER, see you again next year!
Sunday, 4 January 2009 8:42 A GMT-05
A new Nutcracker children's book and a few highlights of NYCBallet's Nutcracker
Author/Illustrator Interview with Selina Alko
Sunday, 26 October 2008 7:19 P GMT-05
Selina's newest book, Greeting from the 50 States: How They Got Their Names has just been published by Scholastic.
Exhibition Alert: THE ORIGINAL ART SHOW at The Society of Illustrators
Saturday, 18 October 2008 6:18 P GMT-05
On display is art work from many of the best children's books published this last year: highly recommended!
Goodbye Paris
Tuesday, 30 September 2008 7:29 A GMT-05
Back in NYC a few recommendations for cultural events
My "Summer Intensive" Class at SVA
Thursday, 15 May 2008 11:50 A GMT-05
I always tell my students at SVA to join SCBWI - The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators because...
Author/Illustrator Interview with Manya Tessler
Friday, 8 February 2008 7:20 P GMT-05
Yuki's Ride Home, Manya's first picturebook for children has just been published. She talks about writing and illustrating, and living in Japan.
Euterpe: one of the nine Muses of Apollo
Thursday, 31 January 2008 1:24 P GMT-05
Mark Stephenson's painting of the Muse of Music
SNOWFLAKES painted by illustrators
Saturday, 24 November 2007 10:12 A GMT-05
To be auctioned to raise money for cancer research
Author/Illustrator Interview with Jennifer Merz
Tuesday, 6 November 2007 1:30 P GMT-05
Jenn was in my SVA class several years ago.Her second book "Playground Day" has just been published by Clarion.
Author/Illustrator Interview with Linas Alsenas
Wednesday, 22 August 2007 12:36 P GMT-05
PEANUT has just been published. Linas talks about working on his books, and living in Sweden.
The Miracle on Monroe Street - with puppets
Tuesday, 7 August 2007 6:54 A GMT-05
Jennifer Levine's wonderful puppet show (by an artist I know from my SVA class)
Author Interview with Susanna Pitzer
Thursday, 26 April 2007 10:45 A GMT-05
Susanna has written "Not Afraid of Dogs", illustrated by Larry Day. Some years ago she was in my SVA class.
February is Black History Month
Thursday, 1 February 2007 8:54 A GMT-05
Portraits of African-American Heroes by Tonya Bolden and Ansel Pitcairn
"I wanna..." illustrated by Azadeh Houshyar
Sunday, 19 November 2006 8:56 A GMT-05
3 books filled with cool and appealing projects
New York Times special Children's Books Section
Sunday, 12 November 2006 12:13 P GMT-05
cover illustration by former SVA student Hyewon Yum
Wonderful new books by my former SVA students!
Friday, 27 October 2006 11:14 A GMT-05
Selina Alko and Sean Qualls have beautiful new books.
First books by my SVA students: Congratulations!
Wednesday, 6 September 2006 9:41 A GMT-05
I love getting news from my SVA students about their first books!
