Happy Book Birthday SPIRIT’S KEY!
Today I was able to attend Edith Cohn’s book party for her debut middle-grade novel, SPIRIT’S KEY, at Children’s Book World in West Lost Angeles. It seems a rare opportunity to have the author and artist who worked on a book living in the same city, and it was a special experience to finally meet Edith in person and celebrate this book together.
There was a great crowd, raffle prizes, a reading, and dog-bone shaped cookies–what better way to spend a Saturday afternoon?
A packed house!
Edith and a professional voice-over artist reading a scene from the book
One thing I learned from Edith was that she was asked by her publisher, FSG, what kind of cover she wanted, and she said that she liked the cover of DOLL BONES–which is why they approached me to do the artwork for this book! I’m so glad they did.
Andrew Arnold at MacMillan Publishers did such a fabulous job with the book design work! I’m enjoying finding all the details he used for the jacket and throughout the book. Special thanks to Andrew for choosing me to work with him on this project.
Decorative element for the chapter openers.
This map was a fun new challenge for me. I totally loved it.
So sweet Edith mentions me in the acknowledgements
Awwww . . . shucks!
Congratulations to Edith, and SPIRIT’S KEY!
To learn more about the book, visit Edith’s site: www.edithcohn.wordpress.com
