Spring is an exciting season at Seabury.
Creativity is abloom in every corner.
On May 9, we have the honor of a visit from a wonderful, published author/illustrator: Laura McGee Kvasnosky. Her Zelda and Ivy books are among my favorites. And I'm not the only one who likes them. The original Zelda and Ivy won double (one for the writing, one for illustrations) Golden Kite honors from the Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators.
Laura has a pile of other terrific books, too, mostly published by Candlewick Press (also publisher of The Tale of Despereaux, Where's Waldo, Maisy). She used the puffins at our own Point Defiance Zoo as models for There Once Was a Puffin. She has another great book about friendship: Frank and Izzy Set Sail, and a good chapter book, too: One Lucky Summer. Her brand new book - Zelda and Ivy and the Runaways - is coming out soon. Amazon says it will be released on the very day of her visit, so maybe we'll have some for sale the day she's here. (I have a review copy. Shhh.)
This week and next I and the teachers are working on getting the children familiar with those and her other books.
Laura will spend the whole day at Seabury working with the children, from Ladybugs to Navigators. They will learn how she writes her books and makes her art, and depending on age will create books of their own, or characters.
Then in the evening Laura will help us celebrate Grandparents/Special Friends Day with a special event at 6:30 at the Lakota Middle School Cafeteria:
Here are the details:
6:30 – 7 PM Gallery time.
Seabury students will have stories they have “published” on display along with art created under the direction of Seabury Artist-In-Residence, Mauricio Robalino.
7 – 8:30 PM Laura Kvasnosky Presentation – Drawing on Family Stories:
Each family will work as a group to recount a treasured family story. Funny, poignant, and inspiring, the results are illustrated stories that unwind on long paper strips. Refreshments and reading follow.
8:30 – 9 PM Gallery Time / Laura Kvasnosky book signing. (Books will be available for sale.)
Check out what a Portland Mom wrote about Laura's "Drawing on Family Workshop."
Here's a link to Laura's Web site: lmkbooks.com.
And here's what some reviewers have said about her books:
Zelda and Ivy: "Children everywhere will recognize and relate to these three stories that take a gentle, humorous look at sibling dynamics. ...The energetic gouache-resist artwork features bright colors, homey scenes, and priceless expressions achieved with a minimum of line." (School Library Journal)
Zelda and Ivy and the Boy Next Door: "A trio of tales about three appealing young fox chums - Zelda, Ivy, and Eugene (the boy next door) - are artfully loose-jointed and reminiscent of the late Arnold Lobel's winsome Frog and Toad vignettes. ... the little foxes' adventures are bound to please both sophisticated listeners and beginning readers The author-illustrator has a winning way with words, and her pictures, full of action and feeling, are a delight." (Parents Choice)
One Lucky Summer (A chapter book): "This tightly written, affecting tale about adjustment and friendship should find an appreciative audience among readers of both genders." (Publisher's Weekly)
Talk to you soon.
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