Childrens Books

I have long been a huge fan of childrens books, and illustrators. Like most kids I spent a days dreaming of what I'd be when I grew up, maybe illustrate for Disney, design creatures for Jim Hensons Muppet Factory...etc...etc...



Most of all a as I grew up the dream that stuck was that of illustrating children's books. I was familiar with "Toot & Puddle" and Kadir Nelson way before I even had a child of my own. One of my favorite times of day is Bedtime Story with Julian. He loves to pick out his book for the evening and "Read" to us. I'd love to share our favorites with you, and so here is "While Mama had a Quick Little Chat" by Amy Reichert, illustrated by Alexandra Boiger. This is a fanciful tale of a little girls evening of surprises, all while Mama takes a "Quick" phone call. The story is delightful, the pictures are vivid and take you into this wonderful world of Big Bands, Magicians and Party Cakes!

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Above the make shift Photo area created with a TON of technical savy! Two weeks of Aluminum foil, lampshades, light bulbs, spotlights, laudry baskets, yada...yada...yada..... and Finally Perfection! Lets take a look at the pictures. What do we have? ZIP! No matter how hard we tried the pictures never turned out right. Frustration builds, Days pass, time moves forward and then we decide to go with what we've got. It may not be perfect, but something is better than nothing (not one of my prouder moments). Just as we're about to launch, a ray of sunshine on a cloudy day. The Genius advice to take photos outdoors, using natural light. Oh what a difference! Zippity Do Dah! Yatzee!