CBIG - Children's Book Illustrators Group

May your New Year be Merry and Bright. ©Ginger Nielson 2009

Maria Madonna Davidoff My travel checklist this year: More about my travels on my blog And more on my artworks in my website www.madonnaart.com My art portfolio at CreativeShake My artshop at Etsy

Holidays with a Friend (mixed media) view more of my work at my website or visit my blog to see my current illustration projects

Christmas Polar Bears & Wreath © Diana Ting Delosh Ink & Watercolor Mama Polar Bear and Baby Bear wish all - Happy Holidays! dianadelosh.com dtdelosh.blogspot.com

Santa always checks his list. And this year Everyone has been NICE! ©Ginger Nielson

These children are getting into the holiday spirit with a little help from the weather. This art was done with pencil, pen, stencils, cut-outs and watercolor. You can see more of my art on my website, www.sherryginsbergdavis.com.

Sunday Dinner, ink & watercolor illustration by Diana Ting Delosh - class room chart © 2007 Harcourt Achieve. The whole family, from baby to grandparents gathers in the kitchen for Sunday dinner. Please visit Diana's website and blog for more art samples or info.

The family always seems to gather in the kitchen. Maybe the wonderful aroma brings them in or the conversation or just for the company itself, being together. view more of my work at my website or visit my blog to see my current illustration projects

The birdie family from my portfolio fits this month's theme of family. Mother Goose is protecting her five goslings from the rain: There are new images up in my CBIG portfolio , including the two elephant illustrations I did recently. Visit my website to learn more about my art and projects, or my blog to see more recent art.

Some families lead extremely active lives. Oh gosh is that the doorbell again? ©Ginger Nielson

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A cozy moment before bed Grandma and me

PUMPKIN GIRL © Diana Ting Delosh HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Just Click to visit Diana's website or blog .

"Raking Up Blessings" for Shine Magazine. Please view more of my work at www.pennyweberart.com.

I decided that a black dog for Halloween might be an interesting change from the usual black cat. I might have to tell a story about this puppy.  Autumn leaves and Halloween pumpkins Visit my website to learn more about my art and projects, or visit my blog to see more autumn and Halloween art.

The Pumpkin Pickers © Diana Ting Delosh Ink & Watercolor, self promotion postcard and greeting card Tabby Cat and Owl are picking pumpkins for Halloween, their favorite autumn holiday. They are looking for the perfect pumpkin to carve a jack o' lantern. It's a good thing they can both see well at night. Cat looks quite dashing in his pirate costume. Owl is also ready for halloween trick or treats all dressed up as a wizard. For more info about the illustrator please see Diana's website and blog .

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Autumn leaves are brilliant waves of red and gold and brown. I ride them on a gentle breeze from town to town to town. © Ginger Nielson

©2007 SAm Tomasello Digital image for Gardening with Children Published by Brooklyn Botanic Garden www.sciencepiction.com

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The little brown field mouse stood up on her hind legs. She balanced on a nearby twig to get a better look at the warm and cozy cabin at the edge of the trees. She had been near the cabin before, but feeling the chill in the air today, she wanted to go inside the cabin and look around. from the book The Harp Mouse Chooses Her Home: The Adventure Begins written by Diane E Dunn illustrated by Donna Pellegata see my portfolio and blog here

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By Madonna Davidoff An activity and coloring book project I am working on. To see more of my work go to www.MadonnaArt.com

Cut paper illustration for McGraw-Hill Wright Group. To see more of my art, please visit www.susiestudio.com

Practice with a patient friend can make homework fun! ©Ginger Nielson You may see more illustrations in my online portfolio.

His Monsters Followed Him to School Promotional piece by Penny Weber and Keith Weber done in acrylics and crayons. Please see more of my work at www.pennyweberart.com

I used traditional materials to make this image that ran in ACTION Magazine, a publication of United Spinal Association. More of my work can be seen at: www.flickr.com/photos/yvettesilver/

It is every little kid's back to school nightmare. And how you deal with it can be very creative. ©Ginger Nielson 2009 "The Bedroom ATE my homework!"

These two paintings for  Watercolor Wednesdays   and the  CBIG blog  are from a YA zombie graphic novel I’m working on, starring  Sheila the Zombie Cheerleader . The graphic novel isn’t in watercolor, but I thought I’d do some zombie watercolors this month because Watercolor Wednesdays has school prompts every week. Sheila’s first day back at school was yesterday. (She wouldn’t let me post her first day picture last week. If I did, she said she’d, “eat my brains!”) Sheila’s best friend Amanda suffered through the first day with her. Here’s their first day picture, which Sheila said I could post today: Sheila the Zombie Cheerleader's first day of school Sheila and Amanda are talking about the new teacher in the next picture: Zombie High staff changes ... The black line for both images is acrylic paint and the color is watercolor crayon. I love watercolor crayons because they make me feel like a kid again. I get to color with crayons, then paint. Fun! Maybe next week I’ll do crayon r...

THIS LITTLE PIGGY GOES GREEN is a new kid/earth-friendly board book recently illustrated by me! This little piggy checks out a library book, eats apples in an orchard, plants a garden, and recycles cardboard into a fun playhouse. She is good and green! The book will be out September 1st from Piggy Toes Press (Dalmation Publishing Group). Read the full book description at http://www.susiestudio.com/news/news_2009_sept.html .

Castle Road - Diana Ting Delosh - Ink line & Watercolor - © Woo Agency. This is a background illustration for a flash project I worked on last fall. Click HERE To see it in action. (Never got the link to the final cut.) Always wanted to vacation in a castle... maybe someday. To find out more about the artist visit her website and blog .

This is from my new portfolio on my new website .

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Landlocked in Arizona but dreaming of a long vacation by the sea I could spend my time drawing and painting and getting lots of vitamin D Someday maybe Artwork from a poem book for English language learners in South Korea. Published by Happy House. Artwork © Mark A. Hicks

...ahhh the ever appreciated staycation... no matter how chilly the state in which you live, can be a well deserved break. Donna Pellegata's blog

Summer Vacation means the August County Fair is coming! ©Ginger Nielson

This pen and ink drawing aims to capture the spirit of childhood summers, long before the concept of "free-range" became something we only associate with chickens. Now go out and play!

Diana Ting Delosh is happy to announce the publication of her story, Skip and Scout in the August 2009 issue of Highlights High Five magazine , Bonus Pages: Make Your Own Mini-Book. Illustrated by Anna Currey. To find out more about the illustrator/writer, see Diana's blog and website .

Mixed media illustration, copyright by Patrizia Barroero Visit my blog

SMOKEY JOE • © Diana Ting Delosh • Ink & Watercolor Smokey Joe loves to play hide and seek with the other animals in the summer garden. "Come out Come out wherever you are," he calls. No one answers. I think the other animals prefer to remain hidden. To find out more visit Diana's website or blog .

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Penny has just signed three contracts to illustrate upcoming picture books! One is for First Person Publishing and is written by African children and sponsered by AfricaAid to be released for the 2009 holiday season. The next two are for Tilbury House , to be released May of 2010 and Raven Tree Press with a tentative release date of Jan 2011. (Yay me!) Please view more of Penny's work at www.pennyweberart.com .

The Pewter Plate shown on the July 2008 Highlights High Five magazine open to pages 12 & 13. Bubble Trouble poem by Diana Ting Delosh - Art by Holli Conger - © 2008 Highlights. Diana Ting Delosh is happy to announce that she just received the Pewter Plate Award from Highlights High Five for Puzzle Poem of the Year for Bubble Trouble ! published in the July 2008 magazine issue . To find out more about the illustrator/writer please see her blog at dtdelosh.blogspot.com or her website at dianadelosh .com .

I am now represented by The McVeigh Agency. Mark McVeigh is a literary Agent with over a decade of experience as an editor working for publishing power houses. He's now taken his passion for publishing into the world of representing the creative people. An author himself - he's seen all sides and wants to help those creative voices find their audiences. I am so happy and excited to work with Mark! I can't even imagine what's up his sleeve.... The McVeigh Agency Kelly's Blog

Have a happy Fourth of July, everyone! Best wishes, Susie Lee Jin. http://www.susieleejin.com/

©Ginger Nielson 200 9 Unlocking the treasures of a most magical Summer. Digital painting. Please feel free to visit my website at: Ginger Nielson ~ Children's Illustrations

Friends from the West © 2009 Tatyana Starikova, Digital illustration Website: www.StarikovaStudio.com Blog: http://starikovasketchbook.blogspot.com

5 Animal Friends © 2006 Diana Ting Delosh, Ink & Watercolor illustration. Blue Jay, Rabbit, Beaver, Frog and Racoon are up to something. What could it be? For more info, please visit: Web: dianadelosh.com Blog: The Hare Illustratère

A sister is a bit of childhood that can never be lost. There will never be a better friend. Digital illustration by Donna Pellegata See more of my work and a bit about me at donnapellegata.blogspot.com