tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74140958493875727462024-03-21T10:57:04.911-04:00Christopher DeniseChildren's Book Illustrator
All images © Christopher Denise unless otherwise noted.Christopher Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04584699223889701315noreply@blogger.comBlogger283125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414095849387572746.post-46988993370200469202023-04-20T11:54:00.002-04:002023-04-20T11:54:17.103-04:00Cover Reveal!<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6jxQxnkO2CCwIhqPOyib_I0Nm1cLcxhsPnbdCDe545qXnscLC-w_3nk3F4NJpRhXtckja4vzWHnFkAkiAC0ympr0chdZFAk1XdAc4ixQLtomY6lIX-mkfH8qO8yDCfMUARVNrkNbhkWfQjcxWcSKiFx2WBMevndwKJBa0Z5HfuDt4LrPlxe1k39cE/s1350/Insta_WB_cover%20reveal%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6jxQxnkO2CCwIhqPOyib_I0Nm1cLcxhsPnbdCDe545qXnscLC-w_3nk3F4NJpRhXtckja4vzWHnFkAkiAC0ympr0chdZFAk1XdAc4ixQLtomY6lIX-mkfH8qO8yDCfMUARVNrkNbhkWfQjcxWcSKiFx2WBMevndwKJBa0Z5HfuDt4LrPlxe1k39cE/w512-h640/Insta_WB_cover%20reveal%20copy.jpg" width="512" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Willow and Bunny, 10/10/23 Two Lions</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><b style="font-size: 20px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Surprise cover reveal!</span></b></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Willow and Bunny by Anitra Rowe Schulte, @a<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>will launch on October 10th, 2023. Published by Two Lions.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“<b>From a Caldecott Honor winner and <i>New York Times</i> bestselling artist and a Christopher Award–winning author, a beautiful, heartfelt tale of friendship, community, and hope after a difficult experience”</b></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Link in bio</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">#christopherdenise #bunny #nature #coverreveal #childrensbooks #kidlitillustrator #Illustratorsofinstagram #bookstagram #anitraroweschulte #bunniesofinstagram #willowtree #christopherdeniseillustrator #adobephotoshop #wacom #kidlit #madewithwacom</span></p>Christopher Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04584699223889701315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414095849387572746.post-30144098687569661062023-01-09T13:38:00.003-05:002023-01-09T13:39:35.226-05:00What a year!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxEu6XABxnNEaXbU0wHbxebWUDq6IJTMRtmU8765_X4b5yJKW5ebr-8uTvYoOgp7jxXM-XG8Yl78DWxnf1FgA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><p></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Our little feathered nugget has landed back on The NY Times bestseller list this week so I thought I would take a moment to celebrate.</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">With the closing of a year, I usually I take the good with the bad and just move on into January. With my eye on summer of course.</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">But this past year has been unbelievable, I’ve so much to be grateful for, and I admit, that I am a little sad to see it go!</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">2023 is sure to bring challenges but also opportunities. So here is my belated cheers.</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Happy New Year and thanks to everyone that has celebrated our little Owl!</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">.</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">.</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">.</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">.</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">.</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">#knightowlbook #christopherdeniseillustrator #christyottavianobooks #foliojr #nytimesbestseller #npr #christopherdenise #knightowl #owl #kirkus #kirkusreviews #owlsofinstagram #childrensbook #kidlit #kidlitart #Illustratorsofinstagram #washingtonpost #amazon #barnesandnoble #indienext #booksellers #indienextpick #juniorlibraryguild #fuse8 #bookpage</p>Christopher Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04584699223889701315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414095849387572746.post-81763904566168662902022-12-15T10:52:00.005-05:002022-12-15T10:52:49.134-05:00Wow!<p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8PwGWiHEQ23VDtqy3Dfv0XDKX-XlUZpwNELuYPDWCnRWi44p282oGZwRE-NBMvV1U9Caa9RtYVXwtTN8FJSdLdB72lm4jN0XBMr3jJ07vy68NNgAh0BiyWaFdf4HGNQOzEUZkQBAK-_k00_6Vqg2X-zdzPnY8gBSCj7D8AF_Kfjto9PbfNKVWawwX/s750/Hornbook_caldecott%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="750" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8PwGWiHEQ23VDtqy3Dfv0XDKX-XlUZpwNELuYPDWCnRWi44p282oGZwRE-NBMvV1U9Caa9RtYVXwtTN8FJSdLdB72lm4jN0XBMr3jJ07vy68NNgAh0BiyWaFdf4HGNQOzEUZkQBAK-_k00_6Vqg2X-zdzPnY8gBSCj7D8AF_Kfjto9PbfNKVWawwX/w400-h400/Hornbook_caldecott%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Link to this article in my bio.</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 20px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>Wow!</b></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">I am blown away that Knight Owl was included in this feature. Thank you Horn Book!</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">It was fascinating to be able to listen in on former Caldecott Committee members talking about books.</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Check out the article in the Horn Book link in my bio.</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">.</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">.</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">.</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">.</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">#caldecottcalling #knightowlbook #chistyottavianobooks #christopherdeniseillustrator #kidlit #picturebooks #kidlitillustrator #caldecott #hornbook #notesfromtheHornBook #HBfanfare22 #knightowl #HBfanfare #littlebrownbooksforyoungreaders<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>Christopher Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04584699223889701315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414095849387572746.post-18811407596350860792022-09-28T15:11:00.006-04:002022-09-28T15:12:49.564-04:00Knight Owl October events!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgePourN0YMlHuNAOedx8D1Ts0iQWpKQ4Xr7zvP8cEu9hNwAJp2_VT-ppq2qLq5iuso8HDhZbUJh41NGDmNZcl1E8iJEeZ_huQJfDLAkcifM8GYHSfjpLdG4ZZez1FUcWzKmcjnEOZgtOwFQxnXQ43DeAOJwbi_iFley3GkEm-7FIveUO8J_Fk-wIbu/s944/KO_blog_events%20copy%202.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="566" data-original-width="944" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgePourN0YMlHuNAOedx8D1Ts0iQWpKQ4Xr7zvP8cEu9hNwAJp2_VT-ppq2qLq5iuso8HDhZbUJh41NGDmNZcl1E8iJEeZ_huQJfDLAkcifM8GYHSfjpLdG4ZZez1FUcWzKmcjnEOZgtOwFQxnXQ43DeAOJwbi_iFley3GkEm-7FIveUO8J_Fk-wIbu/w400-h240/KO_blog_events%20copy%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Check the links in my Link tree!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">#rhodeisland #oceanstate #bookfestival #ribookfest #booksigning #bookevent #christopherdeniseillustrator #knightowlbook #christyottavianobooks #kidlit #childrensbooks #Kentucky #kybookfestival #kybookfestival2022 #fallevents #myjosephbeth #books_on_the_square</p>Christopher Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04584699223889701315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414095849387572746.post-78397097091807624312022-09-23T10:35:00.006-04:002022-09-23T10:35:51.793-04:00 A Knight Owl behind-the-scenes note.<p><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8fQMQhDYqpoFZ8A5OEYjrKLMIjivuXncy9dCtMk0i72pxAtQf1PAiaskSX06wyXIzkPDxcwZwJ0QQi8n5PYLBfW5WzzXajtmlXuUglBloDDvVB6EjRPWHi_VGCJbP_2Np56AfiBnwqdCAImY_I7Jp5VStHygyivVKN2BHgSYMOPpb9xqGgeQSCjPY/s750/KO_sketch_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="750" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8fQMQhDYqpoFZ8A5OEYjrKLMIjivuXncy9dCtMk0i72pxAtQf1PAiaskSX06wyXIzkPDxcwZwJ0QQi8n5PYLBfW5WzzXajtmlXuUglBloDDvVB6EjRPWHi_VGCJbP_2Np56AfiBnwqdCAImY_I7Jp5VStHygyivVKN2BHgSYMOPpb9xqGgeQSCjPY/w400-h400/KO_sketch_1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From Knight Owl by Christopher Denise</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3878URf12v_c4bVSlbs_bYaB7yPh6R5VW5JiIw7KKjF5nL28OX2Ap58PDTn5KuyPXks3dPu34-JPxl0_poOgrZWD9oC9OHodJCNZpuFbjvjQoShQUsogjc0JP1L6xgK-1MKXSwVGCNJYmBzDkZIlyHqJHCv_RGvlLrQQF_rpF2BOJ19_c4TJSqO93/s750/KO_sketch_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="750" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3878URf12v_c4bVSlbs_bYaB7yPh6R5VW5JiIw7KKjF5nL28OX2Ap58PDTn5KuyPXks3dPu34-JPxl0_poOgrZWD9oC9OHodJCNZpuFbjvjQoShQUsogjc0JP1L6xgK-1MKXSwVGCNJYmBzDkZIlyHqJHCv_RGvlLrQQF_rpF2BOJ19_c4TJSqO93/w400-h400/KO_sketch_2.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From Knight Owl by Christopher Denise</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-D5rMJVNDckpxndayD75_fJLBBSYvIOPIMSgxvW_GcT_bpbfN_6-r9iZA6ThvqAzVmz-E2_b-Jpxxktn1zBPL-1AQ-GEBreDcfVfkaWwPu426n2G8pI5KWxb07x54fG9vk3noOa_1NOlIB2XT8kYa1qy996GHcRF9LgpLykQnwL2KPbbeZZ6fOTEi/s750/KO_sketch_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="750" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-D5rMJVNDckpxndayD75_fJLBBSYvIOPIMSgxvW_GcT_bpbfN_6-r9iZA6ThvqAzVmz-E2_b-Jpxxktn1zBPL-1AQ-GEBreDcfVfkaWwPu426n2G8pI5KWxb07x54fG9vk3noOa_1NOlIB2XT8kYa1qy996GHcRF9LgpLykQnwL2KPbbeZZ6fOTEi/w400-h400/KO_sketch_3.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From Knight Owl by Christopher Denise</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Many people are surprised when I tell them that I work on my compositions and the individual elements of the illustration only in grey scale (black and white) before I take the step of adding color and lighting.</span></p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">I love this part of the process!<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">I’ve developed a few custom #adobe photoshop brushes that feel and act like charcoal pencils.</p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Old school/art school!</p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Happy Friday!</p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">(sketches from ‘Knight Owl”-more info in my bio)</p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">.</p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">.</p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">.</p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">.</p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">.</p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">.</p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">#characterdeisgn #christopherdeniseillustrator #knightowlbook #drawing #adobeartist #digitalpainting #newyorktimesbestseller #kidlitart #drawing #sketching #childrensbook #christopherdenise #christyottavianobooks #littlebrownbooksforyoungreaders #owl #artprocess</p>Christopher Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04584699223889701315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414095849387572746.post-21203556171470725282022-09-16T12:36:00.003-04:002022-09-16T12:36:52.278-04:00From the drawing board to the book<p><b style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 20px;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsxphFwb3fsBhAJGZA3D5KitUq4PGrVKPJTCc_Q-hALTnrXupItsZDEunIUC2k4AE5gS8c9sXD0d4MHruwkQvaVNgk_PkVUzgVciHZ6YQp3WzwsgiapDYgrFK3ct2y6o3YacGYJy0fmmohiGzKQlAx0c-mpJCyt9Tgk2sIhCI7z5TauDVaMAesKNX4/s1350/Job_sketch_fin%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsxphFwb3fsBhAJGZA3D5KitUq4PGrVKPJTCc_Q-hALTnrXupItsZDEunIUC2k4AE5gS8c9sXD0d4MHruwkQvaVNgk_PkVUzgVciHZ6YQp3WzwsgiapDYgrFK3ct2y6o3YacGYJy0fmmohiGzKQlAx0c-mpJCyt9Tgk2sIhCI7z5TauDVaMAesKNX4/w512-h640/Job_sketch_fin%20copy.jpg" width="512" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From <i>Knight Owl</i> by Christopher Denise</td></tr></tbody></table>Happy Friday!</b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 20px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>Another “from the drawing board to the book” post.</b></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">This one did not change very much at all from thumbnail to finish.</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Even the text was pretty direct. From the get-go I knew that I wanted a page pause/punch line with something simple like “He was very good at his job”</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Images from Knight Owl.</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Links in my bio.</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">.</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">.</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">.</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">.</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">#christopherdeniseillustrator #knightowlbook #chistyottavianobooks #picturebook #artprocess #digitalart #wacom #owl #owlsofinstagram #kidlitart #childrensbook #kidlit #sketch #processart #barnesandnoble #halloweenbooks</p>Christopher Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04584699223889701315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414095849387572746.post-76821722657538344122022-08-02T14:34:00.001-04:002022-08-02T14:34:12.885-04:00Knight Owl Plushy and Sweepstakes<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNRcTY7J-DpZDmj9eXEUJQhXOAaunmP-BXOs_tJ73Q9ajOwTyGBnXkGKAgtDv8HpSdpoJt9OVikD8FE_37K0BKdMEg3RV5zGocDeaz6Vl4MbrSG7nXd6lxi1rkuKhcp6JN6eHRGrbkxc_OporECU5BRMAXpPK-RIn2n-UnmckFuP6-brhlHwFoZol4/s1500/BN_Insta_sweepstakes_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNRcTY7J-DpZDmj9eXEUJQhXOAaunmP-BXOs_tJ73Q9ajOwTyGBnXkGKAgtDv8HpSdpoJt9OVikD8FE_37K0BKdMEg3RV5zGocDeaz6Vl4MbrSG7nXd6lxi1rkuKhcp6JN6eHRGrbkxc_OporECU5BRMAXpPK-RIn2n-UnmckFuP6-brhlHwFoZol4/s320/BN_Insta_sweepstakes_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiANSL46b-ac-UM1Baowa50DozR5tROUD4uDHSzQ76FC7fGojBKF2S2wkDEmd9nFqmvIK3YQ8VqO4BUgssi2DPG93W4ebzLE3hirByDhs8nXc0v9P2Pgss5x436wrmWSA-A4IeZElWpHXWna5W_yGgQFYpoxhQO3cY-u8NscnQ-dTfUUpmEWqBNwQ6j/s750/BN_Insta_sweepstakes_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiANSL46b-ac-UM1Baowa50DozR5tROUD4uDHSzQ76FC7fGojBKF2S2wkDEmd9nFqmvIK3YQ8VqO4BUgssi2DPG93W4ebzLE3hirByDhs8nXc0v9P2Pgss5x436wrmWSA-A4IeZElWpHXWna5W_yGgQFYpoxhQO3cY-u8NscnQ-dTfUUpmEWqBNwQ6j/s320/BN_Insta_sweepstakes_2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><b style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 20px;">This is so cool!</b><p></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">We partnered with the incredible designers at The Manhattan Toy Company to produce a fantastic, huggable size, Knight Owl plush!</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">The toy will not be available at Barnes & Noble until October but you can enter their Knight Owl Sweepstakes for a chance to win a plushy, an art print, a virtual school visit from me while enjoying a pizza party!</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Click on the B&N Sweepstakes link in my bio for your chance to win!</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">.</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">.</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">.</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">.</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">#nytimesbestseller #barnesandnoble #christopherdeniseillustrator #knightowlbook #kidlit #childrensbook #christyottavianobooks #owl #toy #manhattantoy #knightowl #plushiesofinstagram littlebrownbooksforyoungreaders #christopherdenise #bnbookawards #giveaway</p>Christopher Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04584699223889701315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414095849387572746.post-84305351489545716322022-07-12T13:29:00.004-04:002022-07-12T13:29:52.032-04:00Two versions of the same<p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuLWdFkvSloID1c_LQaCXXjjHnh8EDZkNxKKGfBzw5FpF09qK-xbZwXxLZTjsjAnhHUe-UlP1W_fLhrQuipx2Ol7vmMaUW0bDylZA91ACT6apAod_u22YByTCrHkmxaBGqsD14KSlFBBgz36hNbdvPGvsmBLE8_4cD0RguJzZAegVc-XGP2dENtf6C/s1350/Untitled-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuLWdFkvSloID1c_LQaCXXjjHnh8EDZkNxKKGfBzw5FpF09qK-xbZwXxLZTjsjAnhHUe-UlP1W_fLhrQuipx2Ol7vmMaUW0bDylZA91ACT6apAod_u22YByTCrHkmxaBGqsD14KSlFBBgz36hNbdvPGvsmBLE8_4cD0RguJzZAegVc-XGP2dENtf6C/w512-h640/Untitled-2.jpg" width="512" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From <i>Knight Owl</i></td></tr></tbody></table><b style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 20px;">A quick look behind the scenes of Knight Owl.</b></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">These are two versions of the same moment in the story.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">The top painting was created quickly to flesh out our proposal when my agent pitched the concept.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">The bottom painting was created at the 11th hour as I submitted the final art for the book.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">I did like the original painting but found that the characters and the environment had changed enough over the course of developing and drawing out the entire book that it warranted another pass. Still time well spent I think.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">I couldn’t help but think of my years creating similar environments for Redwall!</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">#childrensbook #productionart #kidlit #christopherdeniseillustrator #knightowl #christyottavianobooks #digitalpainting #redwall #redwallabbey #brianjacques #nytimesbestseller #owl #illustration #fantasy #dragon #dragonsofinstagram #christopherdenise #littlebrownbooksforyoungreaders</span></p>Christopher Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04584699223889701315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414095849387572746.post-69907810698425027972022-05-23T10:03:00.005-04:002022-05-23T10:03:37.663-04:00WIP, May 2022<p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4y3TBv329JsuiJyOyeAtNAqEEbbV3w_oxDha77o6gVq2RUwendLT1GWSKbDiBDcOGQ-97PN2E4577CJT_6bHRdl6E9WeFwY-vrLtQ-A26kKGReU99r43CREPoBjXwBlgDEBvrq1useCuzBmTAt2S_MzTrWdQZPCD2f8FakbQsiA0YkQ3siFxSQeXh/s750/Insta_preview_WB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="750" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4y3TBv329JsuiJyOyeAtNAqEEbbV3w_oxDha77o6gVq2RUwendLT1GWSKbDiBDcOGQ-97PN2E4577CJT_6bHRdl6E9WeFwY-vrLtQ-A26kKGReU99r43CREPoBjXwBlgDEBvrq1useCuzBmTAt2S_MzTrWdQZPCD2f8FakbQsiA0YkQ3siFxSQeXh/w400-h400/Insta_preview_WB.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Preview (WIP) art by Christopher Denise</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 20px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>A tiny preview of something I’ve been working on (work in progress).</b></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">.</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">.</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">.</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">.</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">.</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">.</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">#christopherdenise #christopherdeniseillustrator #WIP #bunny #bunniesofinstagram #snow #kidlit #kidlitart #illustratorsoninstagram #childrensbooks</p>Christopher Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04584699223889701315noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414095849387572746.post-90695071446240336582022-05-13T17:14:00.008-04:002022-05-13T17:14:58.794-04:00Big news!<p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdoRB1Btrn8sdaQdrA3AXZ92hlO2JMuF3XJgG3ru-cYVHczDevW0P2_lQRiPj7NaMSZWbSfHWiUtyK5TzY3XoFp3lL2AJAJ8GOOEjqqNVSdFRBAeULeRfJTgSi2nhXnzI4coakbf3iACjGZJ336kuoFDQ5eA96eqDj7US26LmUW48s1c6kQuWtjeQ4/s750/KO_times_insta%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="750" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdoRB1Btrn8sdaQdrA3AXZ92hlO2JMuF3XJgG3ru-cYVHczDevW0P2_lQRiPj7NaMSZWbSfHWiUtyK5TzY3XoFp3lL2AJAJ8GOOEjqqNVSdFRBAeULeRfJTgSi2nhXnzI4coakbf3iACjGZJ336kuoFDQ5eA96eqDj7US26LmUW48s1c6kQuWtjeQ4/w400-h400/KO_times_insta%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Knight Owl</i> by Christopher Denise</td></tr></tbody></table><b style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 20px;">WooooooHooooo.</b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 20px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>Big News! WE MADE THE LIST!</b></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Proud of this one, my author/illustrator debut.</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">I am so grateful for all the love Owl has been getting-THANK YOU READERS!</p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">If you purchased <i>Knight Owl</i>, you can get a signed bookplate by sending me a self-addressed stamped envelope to:</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Christopher Denise</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">P.O.Box 334</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Barrington RI, 02806</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">.</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">.</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">.</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">.</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">.</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">.</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">#reading #kidlitlist #nytimes #christopherdeniseillustrator #chrildrensbooks #nytimesbestseller #owl #knightowlbook #christyottavianobooks #christopherdenise littlebrownbooksforyoungreaders #foliojr #indienextlist #barnesandnoble</p>Christopher Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04584699223889701315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414095849387572746.post-20327144978019652222022-05-10T09:20:00.000-04:002022-05-10T09:20:00.758-04:00Childhood toys and inspiration<p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitxT2pwV9kQv3qwBazt7JaEPIf8QRJrW1jrc6ycpZP-EfjbtYBVhsZ5JY_OWrnJ2yfzGOp4Z1IsLDJV_ZZC_CyuOqAGyQr5lejSBTfVwon3A15WraraC_hXqfvR8GUTsin4HfEQKR51CngnDmXFvyfwK5FxlSP8amVzBPhEgAEEUXjr7cP4vrlsXSw/s1080/Insta_KO_toycastle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="608" data-original-width="1080" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitxT2pwV9kQv3qwBazt7JaEPIf8QRJrW1jrc6ycpZP-EfjbtYBVhsZ5JY_OWrnJ2yfzGOp4Z1IsLDJV_ZZC_CyuOqAGyQr5lejSBTfVwon3A15WraraC_hXqfvR8GUTsin4HfEQKR51CngnDmXFvyfwK5FxlSP8amVzBPhEgAEEUXjr7cP4vrlsXSw/w400-h225/Insta_KO_toycastle.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From <i>Knight Owl</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">I was remembering a beloved childhood toy while creating the castle environment for <i>Knight Owl</i>. </span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">This image (found on eBay) is the toy that I played with for hours on end as a kid.</span><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">And yes, I was tempted…..</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">#childhood #artisticinfluences #toys #childhood #knightowlbook #christopherdenise #kidlitart #childrensbook #christyottavianobooks #littlebrownbooksforyoungreaders #illustratorsoninstagram #newchildrensbook</span></p>Christopher Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04584699223889701315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414095849387572746.post-73957325414151132372022-05-02T10:37:00.001-04:002022-05-02T10:37:16.608-04:00<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpBEzTpVSxSKlW6OXvmvn6iG1bDO1WbE3hb7eAc714CGqnba5I2Qat507vywCilp5Bjj1qBhSAQcR_5WzkTr8vcHglZ3h5G5hnnMgPWbxw1i_t0e8vaoPRBoX5rV7qnWuuHFQkU6oXPDbT_x0UCCXDdvQsZOIYPNr2n7RvtBz61pqzNNkndHmdB02X/s600/animated_loop.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpBEzTpVSxSKlW6OXvmvn6iG1bDO1WbE3hb7eAc714CGqnba5I2Qat507vywCilp5Bjj1qBhSAQcR_5WzkTr8vcHglZ3h5G5hnnMgPWbxw1i_t0e8vaoPRBoX5rV7qnWuuHFQkU6oXPDbT_x0UCCXDdvQsZOIYPNr2n7RvtBz61pqzNNkndHmdB02X/w400-h400/animated_loop.gif" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">A fantastic way to start the week!</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Thank you Barnes & Noble Booksellers!</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Check out all the award winners by clicking the link in my bio.</p><p class="p2" style="color: #dca10d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=bnbookawards&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6926886439372636160">#bnbookawards</a><span class="s1" style="color: black;"> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=barnesandnoble&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6926886439372636160">#barnesandnoble</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=christopherdeniseillustrator&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6926886439372636160">#christopherdeniseillustrator</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=knightowlbook&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6926886439372636160">#knightowlbook</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=christopherdenise&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6926886439372636160">#christopherdenise</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=bookaward&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6926886439372636160">#bookaward</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=newchildrensbook&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6926886439372636160">#newchildrensbook</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=thankyou&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6926886439372636160">#thankyou</a></span></p>Christopher Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04584699223889701315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414095849387572746.post-46785127127759609972022-04-29T15:46:00.007-04:002022-05-02T10:35:24.453-04:00Independant Bookstore Day!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAerIS7YRoFOeujhxSLF9ub4j5e30wh12Kzz9QwaJ9prRFQh23KKkedGgxOYCf83Z4sb_ep8y6VsdBEQVxlwjlgPhranHPA-k3bbP7wu64Fwz98Yqot0ohWKjMZT1NtpV6Z_k9tlwzGGMsYpX4UE-q4esTa3s3sZ5ccIa-K2q8mwFkxMdX5iWgy4aD/s750/bookstoreday%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="750" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAerIS7YRoFOeujhxSLF9ub4j5e30wh12Kzz9QwaJ9prRFQh23KKkedGgxOYCf83Z4sb_ep8y6VsdBEQVxlwjlgPhranHPA-k3bbP7wu64Fwz98Yqot0ohWKjMZT1NtpV6Z_k9tlwzGGMsYpX4UE-q4esTa3s3sZ5ccIa-K2q8mwFkxMdX5iWgy4aD/w400-h400/bookstoreday%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px;">Do you love bookstores?</span><p></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Saturday is Independant bookstore day!<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">It is the perfect day to stop in and browse all of the new titles out this spring!</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">I will be at Barrington Books reading from “Knight Owl”, signing books and chatting, hopefully with you, if you drop by any time between 11:00 am and 12:30 pm.</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Joining me at the bookstore is the talented and fun Josh Funk. His books include the “Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast” series.</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">.</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">.</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">.</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">.</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">#IBD2022 #independentbookstoreday #joshfunk #christopherdenise #kidlit #kidlitillustration #barringtonbooks #kidlitlist #christopherdeniseillustrator #newchildrensbook #christyottavianobooks #littlebrownbooksforyoungreaders #childrensbooks #reading #knightowlbook</p>Christopher Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04584699223889701315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414095849387572746.post-74640487124641415002022-04-25T10:10:00.003-04:002022-04-25T10:10:28.190-04:00It's all in the details...<p><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCwhdDTJV4u0dAXWpqSZh0aFbD1RGZMjz8j5tdXU7WOvbCGbpfja3X6EK3r9WKE-eh0mAH5DTD2PHxhevfRmCXEAncrfbnMDWHaExC6kU18XiSruHV65MoZglqUrYNxUOP4DyKP6218VP5juE_PKpEfYcJj2DeqLYzKWUl6C129-XhLr6WwpnddeUe/s928/Insta_worldbuilding%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="558" data-original-width="928" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCwhdDTJV4u0dAXWpqSZh0aFbD1RGZMjz8j5tdXU7WOvbCGbpfja3X6EK3r9WKE-eh0mAH5DTD2PHxhevfRmCXEAncrfbnMDWHaExC6kU18XiSruHV65MoZglqUrYNxUOP4DyKP6218VP5juE_PKpEfYcJj2DeqLYzKWUl6C129-XhLr6WwpnddeUe/w400-h240/Insta_worldbuilding%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Images from <i>Knight Owl</i></td></tr></tbody></table>When creating a scene for a picture book I take a good amount of time developing convincing and well-thought-out environments.</span><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px;"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">In many ways, I see the “world” that my characters live in as playing a supporting role. The illustration here is doing a good amount of the storytelling through the signage put up on the castle's bulletin board. There are flyers warning of Dragon sightings, the call to arms poster, and of course, many flyers for Squires Pizza. All of these things play an important part in the story. Less obvious, and perhaps not as effective as it could have been, was the looming porticos at the top of the frame. I wanted to build in an underlying tension and possible danger to what seems to be a sunny day. I thought it might also be fun to foreshadow the massive teeth of the dragon.</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">I understand that most of this sort of thing will be missed by many readers but it makes it fun for me!</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Have a great Monday!</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">.</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">.</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">.</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">.</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">.</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">.</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">.</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">#christopherdenise #worldbuilding #kidlitart #conceptart #childrensbooks #owlsofinstagram #newchildrensbook #illustratorsoninstagram #sketch #knightowlbook #christopherdeniseillustrator #kidlitlist #instaart #wacom #christyottavianobooks #picturebook #owl</p>Christopher Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04584699223889701315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414095849387572746.post-83529671007356418322022-03-26T11:25:00.003-04:002022-03-26T11:25:43.562-04:00Great News!<p><b style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 20px;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3eZ-3hmIEt-pL5y15h83pJwoGEw-dRc2lP7D8uufCuo_nPR4BYhAVeHOeYvY0y_XyqLJKlARQZ8GJXEgspXdVS-DxFa9tmhBFrLAobNEr12bCWfZOLUD3QCsXHH3lvauQa92vBHwzAv8JZDLIXXW7O5BV2i7pPuzIvt85mjVu4xvc4RjERXTJzW9E/s750/Insta_indie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="750" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3eZ-3hmIEt-pL5y15h83pJwoGEw-dRc2lP7D8uufCuo_nPR4BYhAVeHOeYvY0y_XyqLJKlARQZ8GJXEgspXdVS-DxFa9tmhBFrLAobNEr12bCWfZOLUD3QCsXHH3lvauQa92vBHwzAv8JZDLIXXW7O5BV2i7pPuzIvt85mjVu4xvc4RjERXTJzW9E/w400-h400/Insta_indie.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Knight Owl by Christopher Denise</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Great news this week!</b></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Knight Owl debuted in the #3 position on the Indie Next Best seller List!</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Thank you #indiebookstores !</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">.</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">.</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">.</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">.</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">#childrensbooks #christopherdeniseillustrator #newchildrensbook #indienext #knightowlbook #owlsofinstagram #kidlitlist #illustratorsoninstagram #kidillustration #owl #littlebrownbooksforyoungreaders #christopherdenise #instaart #reading #christyottavianobooks #kidlitart </p>Christopher Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04584699223889701315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414095849387572746.post-77166026360965535032022-03-23T10:51:00.004-04:002022-03-23T10:51:52.980-04:00Knight Owl book signing!<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtGjNpRr9aFAVmWVLPK8udelm3qn0cv46ekUMQxcIbBuMvLKcvNDUh7DSTAbPy57gYIG-q1tpnwcQNZNFOOnVimvGMHFhmmWXveGQvD-2O26K-31530bSK2cLKiXicIZBFaiyN1Ukn9iQC82Ia8aNXjdyhhCBmSyPE1t3OkSfBafFEh_nIuxqOyemI/s1080/Insta_event.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="566" data-original-width="1080" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtGjNpRr9aFAVmWVLPK8udelm3qn0cv46ekUMQxcIbBuMvLKcvNDUh7DSTAbPy57gYIG-q1tpnwcQNZNFOOnVimvGMHFhmmWXveGQvD-2O26K-31530bSK2cLKiXicIZBFaiyN1Ukn9iQC82Ia8aNXjdyhhCBmSyPE1t3OkSfBafFEh_nIuxqOyemI/w400-h210/Insta_event.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Click <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/christopher-denise-tickets-293373968437">here</a> to register!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I will be doing my first in-person book event in a VERY long time at An Unlikely Story in Plainville Massachusetts this weekend!</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We will be there to celebrate the launch of my new book Knight Owl.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Saturday, March 26th, 6pm</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">111 South Street, Plainville MA<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">There is a link in bio to register.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Hope to see you there!</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">#booksigning #storytime #christopherdeniseillustrator #kidlit #kidlitauthor #picturebook #knightowl #childrensbooks #kidltart #newchildrensbook #bookevent #knightowlbook</span></p>Christopher Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04584699223889701315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414095849387572746.post-45002589645024810322022-02-28T09:27:00.000-05:002022-02-28T09:27:34.197-05:00Knight Owl sneak peek & Kirkus review<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgfHOr3rBLPkG79b4yULSLaKIr-QQk21vaxkyAZHlSVtbppwI31u23MqiLUg4AkyZn7JMAzee9_s2OeC7rF7_6ijtbwoZ3HsxW9KbrjwplOcDKrc_Z2LN9AQtpU6is0pCG0kMVy_tv2OWJwhJvYwTTPtM3WFN2s63uMQzFPhZsNXoOt-OhZiaBHMGyf=s750" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="750" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgfHOr3rBLPkG79b4yULSLaKIr-QQk21vaxkyAZHlSVtbppwI31u23MqiLUg4AkyZn7JMAzee9_s2OeC7rF7_6ijtbwoZ3HsxW9KbrjwplOcDKrc_Z2LN9AQtpU6is0pCG0kMVy_tv2OWJwhJvYwTTPtM3WFN2s63uMQzFPhZsNXoOt-OhZiaBHMGyf=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Detail from <i>Knight Owl</i> by Christopher Denise </td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></p><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">KNIGHTS!<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Coming soon…..<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Knight Owl, March 2022.<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Message me for info on getting signed bookplates.</span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i style="background-color: white; color: #474646; font-size: large; text-align: justify;">"A charming blend of whimsy and medieval heroism highlighting the triumph of brains over brawn"</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #474646; font-size: large; text-align: justify;">-Kikus</span></span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #474646; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #474646; text-align: justify;">Click here to read the full review--------> </span><span style="color: #474646;"><a href="https://covers.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/christopher-denise/knight-owl/">https://covers.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/christopher-denise/knight-owl/<br /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">.<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">.<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">.<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">.<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">#knights #newchildrensbook #kidlitlist #christopherdenise #illustratorsoninstagram #christyottavianobooks #kidlitart #christopherdeniseillustrator #childrensbooks #medieval #littlebrownbooksforyoungreaders #knightsofinstagram</span></div><p></p>Christopher Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04584699223889701315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414095849387572746.post-1206842114552997962022-02-23T14:32:00.002-05:002022-02-23T14:32:39.352-05:00Inside the studio.<p>It could be easy to believe that we (Illustrators & Writers) hang around all day sipping tea and waiting for inspiration. Just for the record, there is a fair amount of caffeine consumed on a daily basis but know that most of them run a pretty tight production schedule.</p><p>Here is a screenshot of my calendar from February. I've redacted some of the personal information.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjedkgOeoT8s81-xui-gMVP4w-38hv2tGHusIvoozNROblvYGGWtEy5wmGD3ntUUAwAalPCDDOLmDOqmoJYEgYX81cQVKhX_tzmuW6gVaqOHoSXSj2S4EZVqEqp_sy4w41Lqlb1kb1aV9RTW4BCwn-uxmzG0u2lp2r_SguyZq18lk8HcUuhfB21u3VK=s3306" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2612" data-original-width="3306" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjedkgOeoT8s81-xui-gMVP4w-38hv2tGHusIvoozNROblvYGGWtEy5wmGD3ntUUAwAalPCDDOLmDOqmoJYEgYX81cQVKhX_tzmuW6gVaqOHoSXSj2S4EZVqEqp_sy4w41Lqlb1kb1aV9RTW4BCwn-uxmzG0u2lp2r_SguyZq18lk8HcUuhfB21u3VK=w400-h316" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tap to enlarge</td></tr></tbody></table><p>I create excel worksheets to update the estimated amount of time required to finish each piece. I then take that total and divide it into work blocks that are placed in my calendar. Each one of those purple tasks represents a 1.5 to 3 hr block of time dedicated to a specific piece (page) of my current book. Those blocks can be dragged to different days to suit my preferences. </p><p>For example, let's pretend it is February 4th. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOtNi8VQyEfjhfoi4pUURaacO7gQeLyx8ATxexL3y9V5KomVsJUbiXJbSGpDMOr6wPKuD8KWXREykGjuRc4g1GJieC3oM2I0XKtcao1j4_bntCx33u-M_D0do0DfZCobuYH2WITJsvSNUbzkjEGkleC1Kgf8OSp5n6_LOgjfCzms70xQMJKJ7BqLHz=s806" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="806" data-original-width="560" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOtNi8VQyEfjhfoi4pUURaacO7gQeLyx8ATxexL3y9V5KomVsJUbiXJbSGpDMOr6wPKuD8KWXREykGjuRc4g1GJieC3oM2I0XKtcao1j4_bntCx33u-M_D0do0DfZCobuYH2WITJsvSNUbzkjEGkleC1Kgf8OSp5n6_LOgjfCzms70xQMJKJ7BqLHz=s320" width="222" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Detail of February 4th</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>The first item on that day is "WB_6_7_woods". If I am really making headway on pages 6-7 I can drag an extra block of time over to that current day and move something from February 4th to another day. The blocks are checked off when they have been completed. </p><p>I know that there is production schedule software out there but as you can see, I have little time to get up and running with a new program and this method seems to work for me.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>#christopherdeniseillustrator #christopherdenise #productionschedule #studio</p>Christopher Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04584699223889701315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414095849387572746.post-61388587323641934692022-02-23T13:52:00.004-05:002022-02-23T13:52:55.215-05:00The Redwall Sketchbooks Collectors Print #9<p><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjElbkNFA5nKxGA7MDKVjDjSrvh6fOkLTi0xYEHy7DXYQDAquc-USzknEfoRrrIaW3NyNebvdGs5JhevBJeAm5slR1MBXO0t3aauqEJaDMfNV8Ybht1Rj-Z7UzqG1D24ZFkIA71vuEDFLRgkP5iYCqTdulJQJjCvksu1NM5Qd_ZeFhMWbBZYI2sKKmw=s2528" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2528" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjElbkNFA5nKxGA7MDKVjDjSrvh6fOkLTi0xYEHy7DXYQDAquc-USzknEfoRrrIaW3NyNebvdGs5JhevBJeAm5slR1MBXO0t3aauqEJaDMfNV8Ybht1Rj-Z7UzqG1D24ZFkIA71vuEDFLRgkP5iYCqTdulJQJjCvksu1NM5Qd_ZeFhMWbBZYI2sKKmw=w506-h640" width="506" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Redwall Sketchbooks Collectors Print #9.<br />Available at my ETSY shop. Link below.</td></tr></tbody></table></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">When Brian Jacques gave me the manuscript for “A Redwall Winter’s Tale” I was delighted to find that the story included musicians who were part of The Thistledown Traveling Troupe. I took the opportunity to dive deep into the research of Medieval instruments and try to figure out how the animals of the Redwall universe might play them.</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">This print is scanned directly from one of the first sketchbook pages of that development work.</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">—-> Link to purchase the print. <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/christopherdenise">https://www.etsy.com/shop/christopherdenise</a></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">More about the print:</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">The sketches and preliminary drawings for my work in the Redwall series have remained in storage for years. Originally seen only by my editor, my art director, and of course, Brian Jacques, these sketches and drawings have never been reproduced, until now!<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Printed on heavyweight archival acid-free paper, the piece measures 8"x10". The white border makes it suitable and ready for framing with or without a mat board.</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">The title for each print is hand-lettered and signed by the artist.</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">This item is shipped flat in a resealable polypropylen bag with a rigid mailer. The bags are Acid-free, archival safe, 100% blemish-free virgin polypropylene, and FDA compliant.</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">.</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">#christopherdenise #redwall #etsyseller #sketchbook #childrensbookillustration #brianjacques #redwallabbey #mouse #musicians #illustratorsoninstagram #redwallart #collectorsprints #christopherdeniseillustrator</p>Christopher Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04584699223889701315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414095849387572746.post-66268102744771349192022-02-22T08:46:00.001-05:002022-02-22T08:46:29.007-05:00Anika News<p>I restarted this bog so that I would have a space to post longer-form content and highlight other bits that I was excited about. </p><p>Some Anika Denise news below about a virtual event that you will not want to miss!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijXERN_L_9GqQWLDMJaz08qNFOqnxh1p8cUoeSfN_WOhty6I4rmKdmF4IMiOAgKxcRJkzTOzP66TWGsfsV8EXDj2jStzcOz1CvSUqa4oM3D7XlKNSVpBcL3P5AoO4xhXpbT81ifRp2dwfLjw3Hs20agW7-RQjybkuUOZmm6jBeufuhY37x6kY-qN7c=s1080" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijXERN_L_9GqQWLDMJaz08qNFOqnxh1p8cUoeSfN_WOhty6I4rmKdmF4IMiOAgKxcRJkzTOzP66TWGsfsV8EXDj2jStzcOz1CvSUqa4oM3D7XlKNSVpBcL3P5AoO4xhXpbT81ifRp2dwfLjw3Hs20agW7-RQjybkuUOZmm6jBeufuhY37x6kY-qN7c=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Repost from <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 py34i1dx" href="https://www.instagram.com/_u/womenshistory?fbclid=IwAR1o4q4kHkvbVEv3EAMSCFTj5K3Ej6ohDjQkWIKeBioTouRrccQcYoaBHHk" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">@womenshistory</a></span> - Calling all kids and educators! <span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="📚" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/te8/2/16/1f4da.png" style="border: 0px;" width="16" /></span><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="📚" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/te8/2/16/1f4da.png" style="border: 0px;" width="16" /></span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Join us on March 2 at 12 pm EST for our Brave Girls Virtual Storytime reading of “Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré!” Author <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 py34i1dx" href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2F_u%2Fanika_aldamuy_denise%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR3OjVF7MWIvtYl2rdKfRiaGdPQFspfkeTDtNhlBm34pcth1eCni8tJMM5U&h=AT2BLjdIU4e7O_e4sszdBoCqx5_0MK0hHdqfELiJ3PAGyIQmWSQRq_0wEfnDWHBXneljLOGnwt23QVQvalUK0sDcR7-ogwtPMhzw7_QJcvlB2x1CTZUNxIq_DLyhmJmwIUcT0QQ&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT1Rv1rPTjhk6Li1rB0Un__Fu9-ZLWMfWdprglvo2gkEnfTarkU7gjconMXqVqIMaMvaeqFKdv55cBxkLza5NNf6BtOwSBtAxiw0Rrg6zmpcuoSCv9RAEQvYqFa9W91lQiX8nQYRtpSNu7mSinTejrFmJgs" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">@anika_aldamuy_denise</a></span> will read her beautiful book to our young audience and participate in a live Q&A. 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background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">@mujeresimparables</a></span> program.</div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">About the book:</div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">“Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré” is an inspiring picture book biography of a storyteller, puppeteer, and New York City’s first Puerto Rican librarian, who championed bilingual literature. </div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Brought to colorful life by Paola Escobar’s elegant and exuberant illustrations and Denise’s lyrical text, this gorgeous book is perfect for the pioneers in your life.</div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">To register, visit the link: <a href="https://linktr.ee/womenshistory">https://linktr.ee/womenshistory</a></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/womenshistory?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZUNLT4g-a8AKu2zdB6CBXcShpK4EtQkY6334gtXqS7Y7ejVKbhxROZOVfE7xlA9F-aGsOBJlfb9VNOQog8bqnATTxy26_801vstpkfgOgzNrkWTqEeyCFp5reHv8tFaXLM&__tn__=*NK-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; 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background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">#Trailblazers</a></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/womenlead?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZUNLT4g-a8AKu2zdB6CBXcShpK4EtQkY6334gtXqS7Y7ejVKbhxROZOVfE7xlA9F-aGsOBJlfb9VNOQog8bqnATTxy26_801vstpkfgOgzNrkWTqEeyCFp5reHv8tFaXLM&__tn__=*NK-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">#WomenLead</a></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/books?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZUNLT4g-a8AKu2zdB6CBXcShpK4EtQkY6334gtXqS7Y7ejVKbhxROZOVfE7xlA9F-aGsOBJlfb9VNOQog8bqnATTxy26_801vstpkfgOgzNrkWTqEeyCFp5reHv8tFaXLM&__tn__=*NK-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">#books</a></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/bravegirlsvirtualstorytime?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZUNLT4g-a8AKu2zdB6CBXcShpK4EtQkY6334gtXqS7Y7ejVKbhxROZOVfE7xlA9F-aGsOBJlfb9VNOQog8bqnATTxy26_801vstpkfgOgzNrkWTqEeyCFp5reHv8tFaXLM&__tn__=*NK-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">#BraveGirlsVirtualStorytime</a></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/reading?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZUNLT4g-a8AKu2zdB6CBXcShpK4EtQkY6334gtXqS7Y7ejVKbhxROZOVfE7xlA9F-aGsOBJlfb9VNOQog8bqnATTxy26_801vstpkfgOgzNrkWTqEeyCFp5reHv8tFaXLM&__tn__=*NK-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">#Reading</a></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/readaloud?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZUNLT4g-a8AKu2zdB6CBXcShpK4EtQkY6334gtXqS7Y7ejVKbhxROZOVfE7xlA9F-aGsOBJlfb9VNOQog8bqnATTxy26_801vstpkfgOgzNrkWTqEeyCFp5reHv8tFaXLM&__tn__=*NK-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">#ReadaLoud</a></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/storytime?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZUNLT4g-a8AKu2zdB6CBXcShpK4EtQkY6334gtXqS7Y7ejVKbhxROZOVfE7xlA9F-aGsOBJlfb9VNOQog8bqnATTxy26_801vstpkfgOgzNrkWTqEeyCFp5reHv8tFaXLM&__tn__=*NK-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">#Storytime</a></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/librarians?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZUNLT4g-a8AKu2zdB6CBXcShpK4EtQkY6334gtXqS7Y7ejVKbhxROZOVfE7xlA9F-aGsOBJlfb9VNOQog8bqnATTxy26_801vstpkfgOgzNrkWTqEeyCFp5reHv8tFaXLM&__tn__=*NK-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">#Librarians</a></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/puertorico?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZUNLT4g-a8AKu2zdB6CBXcShpK4EtQkY6334gtXqS7Y7ejVKbhxROZOVfE7xlA9F-aGsOBJlfb9VNOQog8bqnATTxy26_801vstpkfgOgzNrkWTqEeyCFp5reHv8tFaXLM&__tn__=*NK-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">#Puertorico</a></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/puertorican?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZUNLT4g-a8AKu2zdB6CBXcShpK4EtQkY6334gtXqS7Y7ejVKbhxROZOVfE7xlA9F-aGsOBJlfb9VNOQog8bqnATTxy26_801vstpkfgOgzNrkWTqEeyCFp5reHv8tFaXLM&__tn__=*NK-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">#Puertorican</a></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/bilingual?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZUNLT4g-a8AKu2zdB6CBXcShpK4EtQkY6334gtXqS7Y7ejVKbhxROZOVfE7xlA9F-aGsOBJlfb9VNOQog8bqnATTxy26_801vstpkfgOgzNrkWTqEeyCFp5reHv8tFaXLM&__tn__=*NK-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">#bilingual</a></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/bookstagram?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZUNLT4g-a8AKu2zdB6CBXcShpK4EtQkY6334gtXqS7Y7ejVKbhxROZOVfE7xlA9F-aGsOBJlfb9VNOQog8bqnATTxy26_801vstpkfgOgzNrkWTqEeyCFp5reHv8tFaXLM&__tn__=*NK-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">#bookstagram</a></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/bookrecommendations?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZUNLT4g-a8AKu2zdB6CBXcShpK4EtQkY6334gtXqS7Y7ejVKbhxROZOVfE7xlA9F-aGsOBJlfb9VNOQog8bqnATTxy26_801vstpkfgOgzNrkWTqEeyCFp5reHv8tFaXLM&__tn__=*NK-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">#bookrecommendations</a></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/booklove?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZUNLT4g-a8AKu2zdB6CBXcShpK4EtQkY6334gtXqS7Y7ejVKbhxROZOVfE7xlA9F-aGsOBJlfb9VNOQog8bqnATTxy26_801vstpkfgOgzNrkWTqEeyCFp5reHv8tFaXLM&__tn__=*NK-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">#booklove</a></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/childrensbooks?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZUNLT4g-a8AKu2zdB6CBXcShpK4EtQkY6334gtXqS7Y7ejVKbhxROZOVfE7xlA9F-aGsOBJlfb9VNOQog8bqnATTxy26_801vstpkfgOgzNrkWTqEeyCFp5reHv8tFaXLM&__tn__=*NK-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">#childrensbooks</a></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/bookkids?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZUNLT4g-a8AKu2zdB6CBXcShpK4EtQkY6334gtXqS7Y7ejVKbhxROZOVfE7xlA9F-aGsOBJlfb9VNOQog8bqnATTxy26_801vstpkfgOgzNrkWTqEeyCFp5reHv8tFaXLM&__tn__=*NK-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">#bookkids</a></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/womenshistorymonth?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZUNLT4g-a8AKu2zdB6CBXcShpK4EtQkY6334gtXqS7Y7ejVKbhxROZOVfE7xlA9F-aGsOBJlfb9VNOQog8bqnATTxy26_801vstpkfgOgzNrkWTqEeyCFp5reHv8tFaXLM&__tn__=*NK-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">#WomensHistoryMonth</a></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/purabelpr%C3%A9?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZUNLT4g-a8AKu2zdB6CBXcShpK4EtQkY6334gtXqS7Y7ejVKbhxROZOVfE7xlA9F-aGsOBJlfb9VNOQog8bqnATTxy26_801vstpkfgOgzNrkWTqEeyCFp5reHv8tFaXLM&__tn__=*NK-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">#PuraBelpré</a></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/libraries?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZUNLT4g-a8AKu2zdB6CBXcShpK4EtQkY6334gtXqS7Y7ejVKbhxROZOVfE7xlA9F-aGsOBJlfb9VNOQog8bqnATTxy26_801vstpkfgOgzNrkWTqEeyCFp5reHv8tFaXLM&__tn__=*NK-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">#Libraries</a></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/virtuallearning?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZUNLT4g-a8AKu2zdB6CBXcShpK4EtQkY6334gtXqS7Y7ejVKbhxROZOVfE7xlA9F-aGsOBJlfb9VNOQog8bqnATTxy26_801vstpkfgOgzNrkWTqEeyCFp5reHv8tFaXLM&__tn__=*NK-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">#VirtualLearning</a></span></div></div>Christopher Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04584699223889701315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414095849387572746.post-15378381200923687652022-02-19T12:11:00.004-05:002022-02-19T12:11:35.016-05:00Illustrator challenge<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh38KZPuSdnBziDnXf75WdK23T8Snc9g76x0qwANG73VMllLsiL3arF8SI9QDtn1E1Tto9hekc9XKaA-36stVQ3eM_nG-NktKXEAAuVVq6fVy7XojisZZNMw7NiZtIchKIgWkcQnxUA2rThXKKT2dV4u3DmuYgKIG_PpaDs3JNH07OAladQJ1_834gE=s750" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh38KZPuSdnBziDnXf75WdK23T8Snc9g76x0qwANG73VMllLsiL3arF8SI9QDtn1E1Tto9hekc9XKaA-36stVQ3eM_nG-NktKXEAAuVVq6fVy7XojisZZNMw7NiZtIchKIgWkcQnxUA2rThXKKT2dV4u3DmuYgKIG_PpaDs3JNH07OAladQJ1_834gE=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Knight Owl" by Christopher Denise</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Illustrator question: What do you do when your character lives in a medievalesque time of “Yore” and you need to show his hopes and dreams?</span></p><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">I love playing with different visual languages!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">From “Knight Owl” written and illustrated by Christopher Denise. Hey </span><a class="notranslate" href="https://www.instagram.com/netflixanimation/" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;" tabindex="0">@netflixanimation</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> , the book comes out in March 2022!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">.</span><br style="background-color: white; 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font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;" tabindex="0">#christopherdeniseillustrator</a>Christopher Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04584699223889701315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414095849387572746.post-75004604016010299002022-02-17T12:26:00.005-05:002022-02-17T12:26:50.275-05:00It all starts with a blank page. <p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEJvZgaFa0I72Dcb7XOjSwIPc0R-bqc9nUfNnbBYPWP0nQ-uIXClGE2-OiDqkSvxsqZELyo-JSHkfgEKrYfIzwgxlz4ebYFyr_gb7auFWkrZujFI3G-DCBMhW6o3ZkKHb8CeaYxoLIrLhZDZeKfWxeaTIVikPMYTMzDr4zkj3qvbeoerS2ySpY95nk=s1231" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1231" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEJvZgaFa0I72Dcb7XOjSwIPc0R-bqc9nUfNnbBYPWP0nQ-uIXClGE2-OiDqkSvxsqZELyo-JSHkfgEKrYfIzwgxlz4ebYFyr_gb7auFWkrZujFI3G-DCBMhW6o3ZkKHb8CeaYxoLIrLhZDZeKfWxeaTIVikPMYTMzDr4zkj3qvbeoerS2ySpY95nk=w400-h244" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Knight Owl by Christopher Denise</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">It all starts with a blank page. </span></p><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">After 30 years of illustrating picture books for amazing authors like Brian Jaques, Phyllis Root, Anne Marie Pace, Anika Aldamuy Denise, and Jane Yolen, I had an opportunity to create something that was wholly my own. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">That opportunity was a blank page in my digital sketchbook and an idea fueled by a great conversation with my kids over a pizza dinner.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Now there are seven foreign rights deals already completed lots of indie bookstore love, and major retailers committed to the title prior to the book's release in March 2022.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">So what are YOU waiting for? Fill your blank page today!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; 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font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><a class=" xil3i" href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/inspiration/" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;" tabindex="0">#inspiration</a>Christopher Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04584699223889701315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414095849387572746.post-14559876214542358672022-02-16T13:21:00.002-05:002022-02-16T13:30:36.456-05:00New Book! Re-starting blog!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDZ4pjzPstdrz0vg6DLOK6zOS7tKT6CacqzF0EAHyHOV_rhREwn22hN0PbtRkKtY4MNEVZPe6FqYCjp2Vl-dbthp2aFfMVwEGDHxAps3JaWiD4OgCLiniPD3DwKcY4hkqvPNy93qVGCvQ6SLljlNbaawYWGoN7GtOfgkYKC_iQRJFxWqgVsglsXqNm=s750" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="750" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDZ4pjzPstdrz0vg6DLOK6zOS7tKT6CacqzF0EAHyHOV_rhREwn22hN0PbtRkKtY4MNEVZPe6FqYCjp2Vl-dbthp2aFfMVwEGDHxAps3JaWiD4OgCLiniPD3DwKcY4hkqvPNy93qVGCvQ6SLljlNbaawYWGoN7GtOfgkYKC_iQRJFxWqgVsglsXqNm=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><br /><b style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 20px;"><br /></b><p></p><p><b style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 20px;">What children’s books are on your “to read” list this Spring?</b></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Don’t forget Knight Owl!</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">March 15th, 2022</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">.</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">.</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">.</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">.</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">#reading #kidlitlist #kidlitart #childrensbooks #christopherdenise #christopherdeniseillustrator #newchildrensbook #christyottavianobooks #instaart #illustratorsoninstagram #kidillustration #owl</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">#owlsofinstagram #littlebrownbooksforyoungreaders</p>Christopher Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04584699223889701315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414095849387572746.post-73422826874960768972018-12-10T07:49:00.001-05:002018-12-10T07:50:10.502-05:00Redwall Poster avaialbale at my Etsy Shop!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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A limited number of this small size Redwall poster are now available at my Etsy shop!</div>
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They are signed as I receive orders and I can include a short inscription.</div>
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