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Over the last three and a half years of featuring illustrators on Saturdays, I thought it was time to give the fabulous talent that has been featured to show off something new. Below, you will find the illustrators who sent in a new piece for me to use. If you were featured in 2011 or 2010 and missed the deadline for getting in your artowrk, please send me something and I will add it to this post.

Amal Karzai featured on June 11, 2011. Click Her to view.

This illustration was done by Doris Ettlinger for Dickens’ 200th anniversary. “Nell and Grandfather Flee London” from The Old Curiosity Shop. Doris was featured on July 17, 2010. Click here to view.

This is the cover illustration of John O’Brien’s new book Look… Look Again.  John was featured on October 16th, 2010

Eliza Wheeler featured on December 3rd, 2010.  Click Here to View.

 Lorraine Dey featured on September 11th, 2010.   Click Here to View.

Gerald Kelly featured on August 13th 2011. Click Here to Veiw.

Timothy Young cover illustration from new book coming out early 2013. Time was featured on October 9, 2010. Click Here to view.

Tory Novikova was featured on July 24th 2010.  You will find Tory’s art on many fabrics.  Click here to view.

Barbara Eveleth featured on November 20th, 2010.  Click Here to View.

Helena Bogosian was featured on October 15th, 2011.   Click Here to View.

Dolores Bartholomew was featured on December 4th, 2010.  Click Here to View.

Kathy Rupff was featured on .July 10th, 2010.  Click Here to View.  This illustration was done for a Mother Goose Rhyme which she won the adult category of an illustration contest at the Warren County Library– Blairstown Branch this past summer.

Lisa Falkenstern was featured on October 2nd, 2010. Click here to view.

Joe Cepeda was featured on June 25th, 2011. Click Here to View.

Susan Jeffers was featured on January 8th, 2011. Click Here to View.

Karen Romagna was featured on May 14th, 2011. Click Here to View.

Lena Shiffman was featured on January 21, 2011. Click Here to View.

Mary Zisk was featured on July 3rd, 2010. Click Here to View.

Kelly Light was featured on June 18th, 2011. Click Here to View.

Ponder Goembel was featured on January 15th, 2011. Click Here to View.

Don Tate was featured on March 19th, 2011.  Click to View Here.

Doug Cushman was featured on April 9th, 2011.  Click Here to View.

Dahlia Broul was featured on September 24th, 2011.  Click Here to View.

Carlyn Beccia was featured on March 12th, 2011.  Click Here to View. This illustration is from Carlyn’s Etsy Shop.

Brad Sneed was featured on March 26th, 2011.  Click Here to View.

Brian Lies was featured on May 21st, 2011.  Click Here to View. MORE has won the 2012 New England Book Award (Children’s book), awarded by the New England Independent Booksellers’ Association.

Lee Harper was featured illustrator on March 5th, 2011.  Click Here to View.

Adam Gustavson was featured on July 2nd, 2011. Click Here to View. This is the cover of his new book.

Patrice Barton was feature July 30th, 2011. Click Here to View.

Susan Mitchel was featured on April 16th,, 2011.  Click Here to View.

Vesper Stamper was featured on … Click Here to View.

Hope you enjoyed this post and the new illustrations.  Hope you leave a comment.

Talk tomorrow,

Kathy

Here's our latest promotional postcard--with a summer/beach theme! We LOVE summer! May it never end!*

*Unless, or course, you live in a perpetually hot climate--okay. May it end. And soon, right?

Below is Illustration For Kids‘ latest postcard promo! (I put it in a vertical format for better sizing on the the blog.) Please have a visit at our group website and check out the individual illustrator websites, blogs, FB, Twitter pages, etc. Thanks!

I was at Babar Books in the Pointe Claire Village (Quebec) this past weekend, and spotted fellow IFKer Susan Mitchell's latest book, Too Many Fairies on the shelf. So I snapped a few photos with my trusty iPhone.

Below: The cover. And you can see the spines of the book on the shelf.



Below: One of the speads.



Below: Susan's Bio on the back flap.

In honor of Jane Yolen's 71st birthday and the 300+ books that she has written—winning awards for many—we are celebrating by sharing with you some of her more recent picture books and board books.

Okay I'm just not feeling the needle felting. I don't know if it's because of the wool I have or it's me but I seem to be struggling a little with it. I won't even show you what I made (my kid's laughed uproariously) But when I see all the neat stuff other people are making it makes me want to keep trying. My friend Susan Mitchell seems to be taking to felting like a duck to water. How cute is this little circus bear???



And check out these guys from artist Kit Lane. I just can't stop smiling when I see these little guys. They are so felting awesome!

Things are pretty quiet right now. My days feel a bit flipped around, three pm feels like three am but I'm dealing with it OK. I'm finding myself a bit slow getting back to work, there is always something to be done around the house and I get most stuff done when both Henry and Julie are asleep. Something promising has come up regarding Harry And Silvio, I can't talk much about it yet but I'll let you all know as soon as I can. henry is doing very well, growing and changing a little bit every day. Julie and I have had a few of those awful middle of the night won't stop crying moments but it all works out.
The top picture is of Henry asleep with his new friend. This was a gift made by Susan Mitchell, one of the best illustrators living in Canada. I couldn't believe it when this guy showed up in a little package because I was planning on buying one of Susan's toys for Henry as soon as I could. He now sits in a book shelf looking over Henry while he sleeps. it might just be me, but I think he's sleeping much better these days. You can get Susan's wonderful creations here.
The bottom picture is Julie taking Henry on his first ever walk.
P.S. I just heard from susan-the bear's name is Philbert.

I'm having the most wonderful weekend, and it's because I got to meet two of the coolest people I get to share this country with. Susan Mitchell, long time art blogging friend and her husband Paul Bracegirdle came to visit Nova Scotia with their son Ewan and friend John and his son Ben. what fun. Susan gave me this wonderful print, which I had mentioned some time ago to her that I particularly loved and it's very appropriate because it rained the whole time. However, the rain is fine if you're with great people in a small pub. In fact it's perfect. After nachos and drinks we went to an art gallery all the while discussing the ins and outs of living an "arty" life. It was a really great time and it was so great to finally meet the two amazing people I'd been talking to over the internet for so long. Big relief when people are really as cool as they seem.

Please check out Paul's fantastic new book The Joy Of Spooking at http://www.pjbracegirdle.com/

And Susan has a ton of amazing books to enjoy, she's at http://www.itsawhimsicallife.blogspot.com/