Illustration Friday: Unfold

The great cake baking compition unfolded to reveal Carly as Champion Baker.

Illustration Friday: hierarchy

Illustration Friday: fleeting

His fear of the new exchange student was fleeting and they soon became great friends.

Illustration Friday: poise

Dragon slept while bear lay poised in his arms

Illustration Friday: Celebrate

Celebrate the arrival of new friends.

Illustration Friday: clandestine

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Clandestine message.

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The most recent, and hopefully final,

version of the start of the ladybug adventure.

Illustration Friday: Rambunctious

Be careful who you invite over on your birthday, certain guests can get a little rambunctious.

Illustration Friday: Late

Fly away home and don't be late!!

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Illustration Friday: Memories

Ball makes a diary entry.

Illustration Friday: Canned

Not at all bothered about being canned from her dog walking job, Octagirl spends the rest of the day at the park reading her book.

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This is the last piece I needed to finish before the SCBWI conference this weekend.

Anybody goin'?

Illustration Friday: Foggy

Mrs. Fishersham hated foggy weather. She didn't much

care for snowy, rainy, chilly or windy weather either.

She would only travel in the morning when the sun was

just right; and she would, of coarse, bring along her own water.

Illustration Friday : Multiple

Portrait of a 4 year old

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I think every toddler suffers from multiple personality disorder from time to time. The other day my 4 year old screamed for over 30 minutes straight because we weren't having quesadillas for dinner, he was absolutely inconsolable. Then as quickly as it had began, the tantrum suddenly ended and he went about his business as if nothing had ever happened. You never know which kid is going to pop up from one minute to another.

Illustration Friday : Open

Open spell books

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Here's another piece I did for Inside guide to Harry Potter, written by Lauren Shannon and published by Egiotown.com

Illustration Friday : Momentum

Did you know that on land Hippo's can run as fast as a man?

Illustration Friday : visitors

The three pigs whisk their sleeping visitor away to their third and safest house.

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This is a e-greeting card I did recently for egiotown books to promote their Classic Story Series audio books for Itunes.

Here's my last piece in my little ladybug series. I found a poem to accompany it , but haven't been able to find the author.

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Ladybug, Ladybug Fly Away Home

Nighttime is coming, the sunshine has gone

Your family awaits,

no more to be said

It's time little Ladybugs were tucked up in bed!

-annonymous

Illustration Friday : Neighbor

Far from the city and just beyond the red hill lay ladybugs house. Back with his family, friends and neighbors, he was finally home.

Illustration Friday : I Spy....

I spy with my great big eye.....

...something that makes me sad.

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Last week I drew a picture of my niece's Riley and Parker fighting over Riley's bear, Bear, her favorite thing in the whole world (besides Daddy). She was so excited to see a drawing of Bear on the computer; "it's Bear, it's Bear!!"she shouted, then after a moment it hit her what was happening in the illustration. Her jaw dropped, her eyes got huge and she started balling "you made me sad!!!!" I felt so horrible. We immediately had to go find Bear to reassure her he wasn't ripped into pieces.

Illustration Friday : Total

Two lovely little sisters

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One cute and cuddly teddy bear.....

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