John Ronald’s Dragons
J.R.’s Dragons feature on Little Book, Big Story
This is a lovely feature with gorgeous photos of John Ronald’s Dragons: Story of J.R.R. Tolkien on the blog Little Book, Big Story. See the full blog post here.
Read MoreWork Spaces and Places
4th grade teacher Jennifer Keller sent out this fun tweet: As I searched for a pic of my workspace to share, I saw many photos I’ve snapped of places I’ve written (or illustrated), so I pulled together a bunch more to share here! I’ve written and illustrated in so many locations over the past 7…
Read MoreTOLKIEN BIO book trailer
Guys…have you seen this book trailer yet?? My husband, Adam, made it. My friend, Nick, did the music. They are so awesome! Anyone recognize the song he covered? Please help me share this video with the Tolkien fans that you know! Get JOHN RONALD’S DRAGONS at your local indie bookstore -or- Order from Barnes and Noble…
Read MoreResearch Travel Tips
Over on the Picture Book Builders blog, I shared some highlights about illustration research I did for three weeks in England in 2015 for the new picture book biography JOHN RONALD’S DRAGONS: STORY OF J.R.R. TOLKIEN, by Caroline McAlister. I had a great question come over Twitter recently about traveling for research, but couldn’t seem…
Read MoreTolkien Picture Book Bio proofs
New proofs came in for JOHN RONALD’S DRAGONS: The Story of J.R.R. Tolkien! I’m so excited . . . and the color is looking spectacular. Just a tiny peek:
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