It’s Been A Great Year for EPA Illustrators! by Virginia Law Manning

As the year comes to a close, let’s take some time to celebrate our members’ accomplishments! Illustrators, I apologize if I missed your news, and I definitely don’t want to do it again, so please send your future illustrator related announcements to Virginia Law Manning, EPA Illustrator Coordinator, at  vl_law@yahoo. Thank you!

Congratulations to Eastern PA illustrators who had new books on the shelves this year, including:

My Special Word, by Dwight Smith with our EPA Co-RA Alison Green Myers, and illustrated by EPA logo-contest-winner Beth Bogert! We’ll be hearing more about this amazing book on the blog soon!

Boyds Mills Press published THE SECRET LIFE OF THE RED FOX by Laurence Pringle, illustrated by EPA member Kate Garchinsky, (3/2017).

Purple House Press published “HI PIZZA, MAN!” written by Virginia Walter, illustrated by EPA member Ponder Goembel. (August 1, 2017)

Ripple Grove Press published GRANDMOTHER THORN written by new EPA member Kate Howes, illustrated by Rebecca Hahn (8/2017).

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers published READ THE BOOK, LEMMINGS! written by Ame Dyckman and illustrated by EPA member Zachariah OHora (11/2017).

Disney-Hyperion published THE TEACHER’S PET by Anica Mrose Rissi and illustrated by EPA member Zachariah OHora (6/2017).

 

Roaring Brook Press published WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? written by Scott Menchin, illustrated by EPA member Matt Phelan, (5/2017).

 

Balzer + Bray  published I LOVE YOU LIKE A PIG by Greg Pizzoli, (9/2017).

 

*Disney-Hyperion published THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS by Greg Pizzoli, (9/2017).

Viking Books for Young Readers published THE QUEST FOR Z: THE TRUE STORY OF EXPLORER PERCY FAWCETT AND A LOST CITY IN THE AMAZON by Greg Pizzoli, (6/2017)

Dial published SARABELLA’S THINKING CAP by Judy Schachner, (9/2017).

Bloomsbury Childrens published THE ADVENTURES OF CAVEBOY (8/2017) and CAVEBOY IS A HIT! (12/2017) written by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen and illustrated by EPA member Eric Wight. (August 29, 2017)

  

Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books published THIS IS NOT A NORMAL ANIMAL BOOK written by Julie Segal-Walters, illustrated by EPA member Brian Biggs (11/2017).

*Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) published Lauren Castillo’s A BOY, A MOUSE, AND A SPIDER: THE STORY OF E.B. WHITE written by Barbara Herkert, illustrated by EPA member Lauren Castillo, (10/2017).

 

Stay tuned for more good news!!!