Random Illustrator Feature: Jennifer Sattler
Have you all seen Sylvie yet? Here she is, the star (you can tell she doesn’t mind being in the spotlight) of Jennifer Sattler's new title, Sylvie, published by Random House at the end of last month. Sylvie’s story has a lot in common with Petr HoráCek's Silly Suzy Goose (from ’06): Sylvie, the wee flamingo, looks at her family one morning, all very pink, and then takes a look at the rest of the very colorful world and wonders why she is pink. “Well, dear,” her Mama tells her, “we’re pink because the little shrimp we eat are pink.” Sylvie then takes it upon herself to change her hue by nibbling on palm leaves (thus turning green), some grapes (turning herself purple), some chocolate…You get the picture. Here she flies by a kite…
Mr. Pig Visits. . . Jennifer Sattler
Well, hello and happy Spring! I know it doesn't quite feel like Spring yet here in Saratoga Springs, NY. It's still a wee bit chilly, but the residents here have assured me, Spring is on its way....
Author-illustrator Jennifer Sattler
Is it Friday already? I had the best week participating in Donalyn Miller's #BookaDay Challenge, eating dinner with Mike Curato, catching up on my favorite TV shows, and re-reading all of Jennifer Sattler's books. Speaking of Jennifer, she dropped by Watch. Connect. Read. to chat with me about pirates, pigs, pugs, and picture books. I wrote the words in red, and she wrote the words in black. Thank you, Jennifer!...
This is Going to be Great by Jennifer Sattler
When I was little we didn’t really have a collection of children’s books. We had some Dr. Seuss (or as I called him, “Der Seuss”) a few Golden Books that we got at the ACME if we behaved well, and some very strange and mesmerizing 3D books with hologram covers. Very sophisticated for the early 70s!...