Karen Robbins' book, Shoe Print Art, just took a BIG step in NYC! Shoe Print Art: Step Into Drawing won the Gold Medal Independent Book Publishers Association's Bill Fisher Best First Book Award. The book was written and published by Karen Robbins and illustrated by Sally Marts, both of Seattle. It includes 55 images... Continue Reading →
Monday morning catch-up!
Welcome to this, the Monday edition, of what I call "Playing Catch-Up"! Now that the turkeys have been reduced to stock and the pie pans contain nothing but crumbs, 'tis the time for me to catch up on some of your news. Apologies to the stalwart crew who made it to the Kid Lit Drink... Continue Reading →
Karen Robbins book release helps others
From Karen Robbins: Soles4Souls just released this yesterday and connected our websites to help get shoes for those without. There are 1.5 billion people walking barefoot. Today is Bebarefoot4them to help bring awareness. Thanks for your help. Karen Karen Robbins, Author, Steps Out with Children's Drawing Book Benefitting Soles4Souls Karen Robbins, Author of “Shoe Print... Continue Reading →
Karen Robbins bares her “Soles”
Good news from Karen! I decided to take on a new challenge and publish my own book, Shoe Print Art Step Into Drawing Step by Step! My 5,000 books arrived last week, and they're beautifully illustrated by Sally Marts. Here's what 139 cartons of 5,000 books look like. I was fortunate to have MaryAnn Kohl... Continue Reading →
Good News for Karen Robbins!
Good News and Happy Monday to fellow SCBWI WWA member Karen Robbins! Karen's first picture book, CARE FOR OUR WORLD (illustrated by Alexandra Ball from the U.K. and published by Compendium) recently released at the NY Stationary Show and this week will be at BEA at the Javits Center in NYC. Compendium also created an adorable... Continue Reading →