1. The Picture Book Artists Association is wonderful group of children's book illustrators who provide me support and inspiration on a daily basis. Art work is of a cloistered sort, stuck away in a studio working desperately towards deadlines, both self-imposed and from our clients, we need contact with the world but not the distractions. Nothing could suit the bill better than email discussions from other professional illustrators with a lot of experience and expertise. I have met barely a handful of the people on this list but I feel that they are friends I can depend on. They are there for me every day, day in and day out, and they are always encouraging at my disappointments, and lavish with praise for my accomplishments. The title in this post is linked to the PBAA website. Go check out some wonderful art. The image above is a poster that was mailed to Art Directors at a variety of publishers recently.
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  2. This image is from a rhyming counting book entitled THE HIMALAYAS: COUNT TO TEN AND BACK AGAIN that I wrote and am in the process of illustrating.
    Speaking of poetry,every day in April, Gregory K. on his blog will be posting a previously unpublished poem by a different poet. There are some wonderful poets participating in this. Just check out this list of who's participating!

    Arnold Adoff, Jaime Adoff, Rebecca Kai Dotlich, Douglas Florian, Betsy Franco, Kristine O'Connell George, Charles Ghigna, Nikki Giovanni, Joan Bransfield Graham, Nikki Grimes, Avis Harley, Mary Ann Hoberman, Lee Bennett Hopkins, X. J. Kennedy, Bruce Lansky, Julie Larios, J. Patrick Lewis, Pat Mora, Kenn Nesbitt, Linda Sue Park, Ann Whitford Paul, Gregory K. Pincus, Jack Prelutsky, Adam Rex, Jon Scieszka, Joyce Sidman, Marilyn Singer, April Halprin Wayland, Janet Wong, and Jane Yolen.

    The poem a day launched on Tuesday, April 1, with former Children's Poet Laureate Jack Prelutsky's new “A Little Poem For Poetry Month.” It will end April 30th with “Books & Me” by Pat Mora to help celebrate El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children's Day/Book Day). And every day in between will bring something new.
    Check it out and if you get inspired, write it down.
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I am a Canadian author/illustrator of fiction and non-fiction for both trade and educational publishers in Canada, the US, and abroad. I have written 4 trade books for Orca books, illustrated and written over 2 dozen picture books and am coauthor/illustrator of an environmental middle-grade fiction series for Harper Collins Children's Books in India. Email: steve@stephenaitken.com
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Sonu & the Metal Elephant
What a Tree Has Seen
What a Tree Has Seen
What a Tree Has Seen
Santillana USA
The Ice Berries
The Ice Berries
The Ice Berries
Puffin Book of Bedtime Stories
The Mountain that Loved a Bird
The Mountain that Loved a Bird
The Mountain that Loved a Bird
Tulika Books
The Mountain that Loved a Bird (Chinese Edition)
The Mountain that Loved a Bird (Chinese Edition)
The Mountain that Loved a Bird (Chinese Edition)
Hunan Juvenile and Children's Publishers
The Pond
The Pond
The Pond
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