Today's treasure from cuteoverload.com. Love the point of view!

Very happy to have finished the 12 x12 '12 draft for May. So excited about this one, not like last month's that I struggled with. We'll be half way there in June! Can't believe it!

When Sendak's book, In The Night Kitchenwas published our small town library, offended by the nudity, decided to ban all of his books. Since my girlfriend's mother was one of the librarians, my collection of Sendak's books began....with the discards.
Two of my favorites are: Some Swell Pup - 1976 and The Griffin and the Minor Canon, by Frank R. Stockton - 1963. Some Swell Pup is delightful.. It begins like a graphic novel with segmented pictures and speech bubbles, but also includes spreads and single pages. Love his silly sense of humor about getting a dog. In The Griffin and The Minor Cannon, he has illustrated one of my favorite mythological creatures with his pen and cross hatching style, reveling much emotion in his drawings.

In honor of my favorite poet/ illustrator,
Edward Lear, 1812- 1888

whose birthday was yesterday May 12th...  from The Book of Nonsense by R.L. Green
published in 1956 by Dent and Dutton. Love his poems and ink drawings too.

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One more week till Put A Poem In Your Pocket Day... 
http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/406

Children's Literature Network

Keep A Poem In Your Pocket By Beatrice Schenk de Regniers Keep a poem in your pocket And a picture in your head And you’ll never feel lonely At night when you’re in bed. The little poem will sing to you The little picture bring to you A dozen dreams to dance to you At night when you’re in bed. So - - Keep a picture in your pocket And a poem in your head And you’ll never feel lonely At night when you’re in bed.

HAppY Easter

My holiday book of choice for this year

Started draft for April 12x12x12 but its not rolling along so might give it more time and go on to another idea from my journal. Still really excited about the March draft and want to keep rewriting. However, must focus and finish one thing at a time, something I'm not used to doing.

Happy Easter, Happy Spring!!

There are many great Easter/Spring/Bunnie PBs out this year... Anita Lobel is a favorite of mine.. I have many of her early books.