Some of you have also expressed wanting to create children’s books and products. Please take time to investigate different styles and concepts and what YOU are bringing that is unique to the arena of kid lit.
Meg Hunt started a fantastic project called Picture Book Report. Her words below.
The urge to make our own mark upon this format is immense. To give back to that tradition of storytelling and share our own along the way; for me it is a constant driving force. Along with that urge comes the desire to make new projects happen, to curate and build upon the traditions we already know. For that, this project is important– to help bring back that tradition of illustration and books, no matter what the age group.
Picture Book Report is an extended love-song to books. Fifteen illustrators will reach out to their favorite books and create wonderful pieces of art in response to the text that has moved them, shaped them, or excited them. From sci-fi to children’s books to fantasy to serious novels, we’ll cover them all. For three weeks out of every month there will be a new illustration every day from one of us along with our thoughts, process, anything we can come up with. Together we will try to excite readers both new and old and capture some of that magic of storytelling.
above illustration by Lizzy Stewart
