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Kristi Valiant: January 2014
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Tuesday, January 28, 2014. Growing your Picture Book Portfolio. When I first graduated from art school, I illustrated for the educational market for years. The portfolio critiques at SCBWI. I broke into the trade book world by sending illustration samples to Shen's Books that featured a young Asian girl, since I knew they published multicultural books - research who you're submitting to! That landed me a contract to illustrate. That book won an award and had fabulous reviews. After that, I illustrated.
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PiBoIdMo 2013 | Writing for Kids (While Raising Them)
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Writing for Kids (While Raising Them). Blog and website of children's book author Tara Lazar. You are currently browsing the category archive for the ‘PiBoIdMo 2013’ category. Final PiBoIdMo 2013 Prize Winners! December 21, 2013 in PiBoIdMo 2013. Hey look, Jerry won a prize in a box of cereal! Well, he’s going to be mighty jealous of you PiBoIdMo’ers—because your prizes sure beat a Honey Comb tattoo. (Your prizes are BIG, yeah-yeah-yeah. They’re not SMALL, no-no-no.). How were the winners selected? Origi...
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Kristi Valiant: "Gobble Up Books this Thanksgiving" Coloring Page
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Monday, November 25, 2013. Gobble Up Books this Thanksgiving" Coloring Page. Turkey coloring sheet. May God bless your Thanksgiving! Love this, such a cute picture! Thanks, Jennifer. I hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Http:/ www.kristivaliant.com. Evansville, Indiana, United States. View my complete profile. PRETTY MINNIE IN PARIS. Written by Danielle Steel, Illustrated by Kristi Valiant. Written and Illustrated by Kristi Valiant! The Goodbye Cancer Garden. Simple t...
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DO YOU LOVE ME MORE? Standard Publishing, 2011. Click the covers for more info. THE GOODBYE CANCER GARDEN. Albert Whitman and Co, 2011. Buy from Barnes and Noble. 2011 Best English Language Children's Book,. Sharjah International Book Fair. An uplifting, hopeful story, well told and beautifully illustrated. -. Shen’s Books, 2009. Buy from Barnes and Noble. Of the 2010 Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature (APALA). Bank Street Best Children’s Books of the Year. Accord Publishing, 2010. Valiant prov...
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Kristi Valiant: Picture Book Advent Calendar
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Sunday, December 01, 2013. Picture Book Advent Calendar. For an Advent calendar this year, I used a cute idea from My Little Bookcase. I wrapped up 25 children's picture books about Christmas and Jesus' birthday. Each night, my little girls will open one and we'll all read it together. I love that! A couple weeks ago, we hosted Betsy Bird. From School Library Journal's A Fuse #8 Production. At our Indiana SCBWI. I'll be a guest blogger for post-PiBoIdMo on Dec 2 on Tara Lazar's blog. Written by Danielle ...
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Kristi Valiant: September 2013
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Monday, September 30, 2013. PENGUIN CHA-CHA coloring page. I've created coloring sheets and activities to go with my new picture book, PENGUIN CHA-CHA. You can download a free Penguin Cha-Cha Storytime Kit. To use with your child at home or with a whole group of kids in a bookstore, library, or classroom. The Storytime Kit contains the following:. 8226; Event Invitation. 8226; The Penguin Popsicle Game. 8226; If You’re a Dancer and You Know It. 8226; Penguin Props. 8226; Penguin Family Portrait. The stan...
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Kristi Valiant: November 2013
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Monday, November 25, 2013. Gobble Up Books this Thanksgiving" Coloring Page. Turkey coloring sheet. May God bless your Thanksgiving! Thursday, November 21, 2013. Reading at Home is Important. Dancing with a reader at Family Literacy Day. This is how I often find my girls. Reading is mighty important! 8226; It builds listening, memory, and vocab skills. 8226; Reading fosters imagination. 8226; It helps kids learn about the world around them and lets them travel anywhere and be anybody. 8226; Have comfy sp...
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Kristi Valiant: May 2014
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Saturday, May 10, 2014. They feed us, cuddle us, read to us, teach us, and rub sunscreen on our bald baby heads. In honor of Mother's Day, here are a bunch of illustrations of moms from some of my books. PRETTY MINNIE IN PARIS. DO YOU LOVE ME MORE? DO YOU LOVE ME MORE? DO YOU LOVE ME MORE? THE GOODBYE CANCER GARDEN. THE GOODBYE CANCER GARDEN. THE GOODBYE CANCER GARDEN. LITTLE WINGS #1: WILLA BEAN'S CLOUD DREAMS. LITTLE WINGS #3: STAR-BUBBLE TROUBLE. LITTLE WINGS #5: WILLA BEAN TO THE RESCUE! 169; Kristi ...
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Kristi Valiant: May 2013
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Friday, May 31, 2013. My daughter had her very first dance recital a few weeks ago. It was super sweet! This is part of a painting I did of her and the other 4 little gals in her class in their bunny ballet costumes. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Http:/ www.kristivaliant.com. Evansville, Indiana, United States. View my complete profile. PRETTY MINNIE IN PARIS. Written by Danielle Steel, Illustrated by Kristi Valiant. Written and Illustrated by Kristi Valiant! The Goodbye Cancer Garden. Do You Love Me More?
