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*NEW!* Also see my Broken Crayon resource
Writer comics by Debbie Ridpath Ohi are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
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Welcome to Inkygirl: Reading, Writing and Illustrating Children's Books (archive list here) which includes my Creating Picture Books series, Advice For Young Writers and Illustrators, Writer's and Illustrator's Guide To Twitter, Interviews With Authors And Illustrators, #BookADay archives, writing/publishing industry surveys, and 250, 500, 1000 Words/Day Writing Challenge. Also see my Inkygirl archives, and comics for writers. Also check out my Print-Ready Archives for Teachers, Librarians, Booksellers and Young Readers.
I tweet about the craft and business of writing and illustrating at @inkyelbows. If you're interested in my art or other projects, please do visit DebbieOhi.com. Thanks for visiting! -- Debbie Ridpath Ohi
Thanks to Crayola for animating one of my Broken Crayon pieces! Special thanks to Crayola's Kate Loffio for being so supportive of me and my work.
Meanwhile, I am sooooooo excited about the upcoming launch of GURPLE & PREEN, a broken crayon picture book written by Linda Sue Park and illustrated by me, published by Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers! I'll be posting more info on my Broken Crayon resource page when it's available.
Looking for a meaningful gift for a friend but don't have the cash? Consider giving them TIME to read, write or illustrate. Click the image above for a print-ready PDF or download the "Gift Of Time" gift certificate here.
Depending on your relationship with the recipient, you could offer to do dishes for a week, pick up the kids from school, x number of hours of running, grocery shopping, babysitting and so on. If your friend complains about not having time to read, combine this certificate with a book.
Some suggestions for presenting the gift:
- Slip the certificate into a white envelope and then decorate the envelope with holiday stickers, sparkles, doodles, etc.
- Roll up the certificate and tie a color ribbon around it. Present it as is, or wrapped in gold tissue paper.
- Print out the PDF smaller (check your printer settings) on cardstock, laminate (or use clear packing tape for DIY lamination), include with a personalized holiday card.
- Combine the certificate with themed gift, like with some packaged soothing chamomile or mint tea, chocolates in a mug, or other "it's time to spoil yourself" items.
- Combine the certificate with one of your favorite books.
Enjoy!
For more free, print-ready goodies, see Debbie's Print-Ready Archives.
Looking for a meaningful gift for a friend but don't have the cash? Consider giving them TIME to read, write or illustrate. Click the image above for a print-ready PDF or download the "Gift Of Time" gift certificate here.
Depending on your relationship with the recipient, you could offer to do dishes for a week, pick up the kids from school, x number of hours of running, grocery shopping, babysitting and so on. If your friend complains about not having time to read, combine this certificate with a book.
Some suggestions for presenting the gift:
- Slip the certificate into a white envelope and then decorate the envelope with holiday stickers, sparkles, doodles, etc.
- Roll up the certificate and tie a color ribbon around it. Present it as is, or wrapped in gold tissue paper.
- Combine the certificate with themed gift, like with some packaged soothing chamomile or mint tea, chocolates in a mug, or other "it's time to spoil yourself" items.
- Combine the certificate with one of your favorite books.
Enjoy!
For more free, print-ready goodies, see Debbie's Print-Ready Archives.
Debbie Ridpath Ohi tagged gift, printready, time management, time to read, time to write, xmas in Health & Time 
It's never too late to get published! This month's Late Bloomer profile: Laura Boldin-Fournier, whose first chidren's book came out when she was 68 years old. AN ORANGUTAN'S NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS debuted earlier this year from Pelican Publishing, and Laura was kind enough to answer a few questions for me.
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Click the image above for a print-ready PDF or download the "Gift Of Time" gift certificate here.
Looking for a gift for a friend but don't have the cash? Give the gift of TIME.
Depending on your relationship with the recipient, you could offer to do dishes for a week, pick up the kids from school, x number of hours of running, grocery shopping, babysitting and so on. If your friend complains about not having time to read, combine this certificate with a book.
Some suggestions for presenting the gift:
- Slip the certificate into a white envelope and then decorate the envelope with holiday stickers, sparkles, doodles, etc.
- Roll up the certificate and tie a color ribbon around it. Present it as is, or wrapped in gold tissue paper.
- Combine the certificate with themed gift, like with some packaged soothing chamomile or mint tea, chocolates in a mug, or other "it's time to spoil yourself" items.
- Combine the certificate with one of your favorite books.
Enjoy!
For more free, print-ready goodies, see Debbie's Print-Ready Archives.
Looking for some Canadian holiday kidlit cheer? Try DASHING THROUGH THE SNOW: A CANADIAN JINGLE BELLS, a new book written by my friend Helaine Becker, illustrated by Werner Zimmermann, companion to their #1 national bestseller, A PORCUPINE IN A PINE TREE. More info about DASHING on the Scholastic Canada site.
More about Helaine: http://www.helainebecker.com/
More about Werner: http://wernerzimmermann.ca/
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Also see my other #BookADay posts.
Looking for some kidlit illustrator love for the holiday season gifting? In addition to books, of course, here are some Etsy shops where you can find traditionally published children's book illustrators. If anyone knows of others, feel free to post in the comments section! Please note that I'm only listing shops that currently have items for sale (so have left out my own :-)).
Also see Travis Jonker's Ultimate Children's Literature Illustrator Gift Guide, which includes non-Etsy places where you can buy children's illustrator stuff.
---- Last updated: December 11, 2014
Aino Anto is offering fine art originals, prints, hug pillows, stuffed toys. Etsy shop | Website
Jonathan Bean is offering prints. Etsy shop | Website
Kate Berube is offering prints, magazines, greeting cards. Etsy shop | Website
Sophie Black is offering prints. Etsy shop | Website
Brian Biggs is offering fine art originals and prints. Etsy shop | Website
Calef Brown is offering fine art originals and prints. Etsy shop | Website
Ruth Chan is offering prints and postcards. Etsy shop | Website
Rick Chrustowski is offering prints. Etsy shop | Website
Joan Charles is offering prints and greeting cards. Etsy shop | Website
Arree Chung and other children's book illustrators are offering adorable wall decals. Etsy shop | Website
Christopher Denise is offering fine art originals and prints. Etsy shop | Website
Julia Denos is offering prints. Etsy shop | Website
Christina Forshay is offering prints. Etsy shop | Website
Molly Idle is offering prints. Etsy shop | Website
Grace Lin is offering prints. Etsy shop | Website
Salley Mavor is offering note cards, posters and books. Etsy shop | Website
Wendy Martin is offering fine art originals, prints, books, masks, clothing, more. Etsy shop | Website
Claudia McGehee is offering prints. Etsy shop | Website
Cindy Pon is offering note cards. Etsy shop | Website
Scott Nash is offering books and stickers. Etsy shop | Website
Greg Pizzoli is offering prints and buttons. Etsy shop | Website
Anna Raff is offering prints and photos. Etsy shop | Website
Birgitta Sif is offering prints. Etsy shop | Website
Matte Stephens is offering fine art originals and prints. Etsy shop | Website
Naoko Stoop is offering prints. Etsy shop | Website
Diana Sudyka is offering prints. Etsy shop | Website
Kristina Swarner is offering prints. Etsy shop | Website
Lee White is offering fine art originals and prints. Etsy shop | Website
Emily Winfield-Martin is offering fine art originals, books, prints, more. Etsy shop | Website
Taeeun Yoo is offering prints. Etsy shop | Website
Laura Zarrin is offering fine art originals and prints. Etsy shop | Website
Jaime Zollars is offering prints. Etsy shop | Website
If you know of other traditionally published children's book illustrators with Etsy shops that currently have items for sale, feel free to list them (ideally with the Etsy shop URL) below. In answer to the question "why only traditionally published? why only shops with items for sale?": I didn't have time to list ALL shops, sorry; if anyone out there is willing to take on that project, feel free to post your list below.
Debbie Ridpath Ohi tagged etsy, illustrators art, kidlitart, xmas in Illustrators and illustration 
