Sneak Peek.
May 25, 2010
When you put your life and soul into something, it’s only natural to want to share it with the people you interact with. I mean….what mother can’t keep her mouth shut about the cute thing her toddler said, or the sleepless night spent with a teething infant? It’s just how we are made. We were meant to share things.
I for one, and not naturally a ‘secret keeper.’ I can keep a secret when there is a specific reason behind the withholding…like this book I’m illustrating for instance…but any one who knows me, knows that I’m a rather transparent person. I wear my feelings and thoughts on my sleeve.
But…the book is getting closer. Closer and closer to being done! It’s taken a bit longer than initially anticipated: mostly due to my buying and selling and remodeling a house, having a baby and mothering 3 under school age children while trying to learn the industry of picture book making all at the same time. Whew! But thankfully I have the best editor in the entire universe (Yes, YOU Molly!) and I’ve been granted a lot of strength and help from my family…namely my incredible and good-lookin’ husband.
I’ll save all the thank-you’s for when I’m actually finished with this baby. But it’s been an AMAZING journey…one that I can’t wait to share more of. I can’t share it all now…I still have a bit more time before it goes to press…. but the lessons have been invaluable. I’m completely in love with the Children’s Book industry, and illustrating picture books is the hardest yet most fulfilling and wonderful work! I feel so, so lucky. It’s such an amazing opportunity and I am so humbled to be involved and learning!
A CHRISTMAS GOODNIGHT (Fall 2011) written by Laura Godwin and Published with Katherine Tegan Books, and imprint of Harper Collins Children’s Books, is a simple goodnight story which mixes the traditional Christmas story with the story we make for ourselves every season. It is a classic treasure!
Stay tuned for more!
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Sarah- it looks beautiful! Your style is SO charming and sweet, absolutely perfect for children! Congrats! Here’s to many more books in your future!
It’s lovely! So sweet. Can’t wait to see the final product.
Really over the moon with excitement for this progress report and for when we can all own a copy of a picture book illustrated by you…I have always thought you would shine as a children’s book illustrator. Best wishes, wrapping it up!
Sounds Lovely!! Can’t wait!! I’m assumming it will be ready for this Christams ?!?
I can’t wait to see it sarah!!! I bet there were a lot of sleepless nights this past year for such a treasure!! SNOW!! What is that place thinking!!!!
Sarah, it looks amazing! I can’t even imagine all of the work that has gone into it, but I am so excited for you and can’t wait to get my hands on one for my own collection!
i love it already. you are the perfect choice for this book. continue enjoying the process. i design children’s books & LOVE working w/great artists like YOU. congrats again.
Looks so beauiful. Congratulations Sarah!
Sarah- this is just beautiful! I’m over the moon excited for you and the wonderful places your art is taking you!
Sarah – I cannot wait to see your finished masterpiece. Thank you for giving us a sneak peak and hope you’ll be sharing your experiences creating this once the publishing commences. Congratulations and continued success! Lori
This is April’s sister. Your work is beautiful Sarah, and so many children will enjoy being read to with this one for sure
I can not wait to have a copy of it!!! Congratulations Sarah! Well deserved – all the hard work is paying off:)
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Wooohooo! Thanks for the sneak-peak, Sarah! It looks, and sounds, like it’s going to be a gem of a book. Many congratulations on your near completion!
Congratulations Sarah! It looks beautiful!
[...] am in the final stages of this book, and it’s taken a lot of dicipline for me to get work done. In fact, so much so, I’ve [...]
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I just cannot wait for this book to come out–I cannot believe it’s not until next fall,though–but I can tell it will be so worth it! While I don’t even know you, I’m really just so excited for you!
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