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Currently seeking representation. Stephen Macquignon is an illustrator and was the first-runner-up for the prestigious Tomie dePaola award in 2017. He has had the privilege of working for Michael Sporn Animation Inc. on many different titles including, “The Little Match Girl”, “Ira Sleeps Over”, “Abel’s Island” and many more. An illustrator of children's books including Tea with the Queen, he has a BFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York and is a proud member of SCBWI. To date, he has never missed a deadline. A fresh energy that is not part of the trends out there.

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Easter is just around the corner




Easter Sunday is April 4th
Instead of bags of Jellybeans for Easter,
how about a book about a little girl who loves jellybeans?
"Angeline Jellybean"
is a picture book available through
B&N, Amazon or 4RV Publishing
Written by Crystalee Calderwood, illustrated by Stephen Macquignon

Thursday, March 11, 2010

"Return to the Hundred Acre Wood"

Not long ago
"Return to the Hundred Acre Wood"
by David Benedictus, Decorations by Mark Burgess
Became available my first thought was "You must be joking"
Q) Its been how many years?
A) Eighty years
I was not going to buy this book I loved the original there is no way they could bring back this wonderful bear with all it's friends & relations and make me happy.
Well I was wrong, while in B&N on a rainy day I spotted the book pick it up and read the introduction.
I new I was going to buy it after that moment and I have been enjoying reading it ever since.
My first encounter with this bear was not the original book. It was Disney's animated version
I always enjoyed the illustration (decorations) by Ernest H. Shepard
But in truth I never read the story until my late twenties.
Back when I worked at the animation studio I had a Walkmans with AM/Fm radios built in.
I found myself listening to a children station on the AM dial
(of course I did not tell anyone I was listening to a kids station)
and hearing for the first time the audio version
of
Winne the Pooh stories written by A.A. Milne
told by Peter Dennis
Fantastic!
I truly fell in love with it then and have been a fan ever since,
"Return to the Hundred Acre Wood"
is also a joy to read and I'm a fan of this book as well.


Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Happy Birthday! Dr. Seuss


Yesterday was Dr.Seuss birthday

born March 2 1904

According to "Wikipedia" Theodor Seuss Geisel published more than 60 books

He was and is one of my idols

in the world of picture books

and

I'm thankful that his books are apart of my life then & now
HAPPY BIRTHDAY








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