CBIG - Children's Book Illustrators Group

Please join us at the opening of The Wonderous World of Children's Book Illustrators on Thursday, June 22, 5:30-7:30 in the galleries of the Interchurch Center at 475 Riverside Dr. in NYC. Michelle Lockamy Patricia Keeler Naroth Kean Yuko Katakawa Melissa Iwai Mike Ciccotello Curated by, Frank DeGregorie Show runs from June 22 - August 18 Gallery Hours Mon-Fri, 9 - 5pm Note: There are two entrances to our building (which takes up the block between 119th Street and 120th Street) --- 475 Riverside Drive and 61 Claremont Avenue--one block west of Broadway, at 120th St. Subway Directions: The Interchurch Center 475 Riverside Drive  (or 61 Claremont Ave., one block west of B'way at 120th St.). Take #1 train to 116th Street, the Columbia University stop. Walk up Broadway to 120th Street, turn left, walk one block to Claremont Avenue. We are at 61 Claremont Avenue.

Hi fellow CBIG members. I am excited to share a bit of good news with all  you talented folks. My board book,  Dreidel Day  was acquired  by Lerners Publishing House/ Kar Ben Publishing, scheduled for publication Fall, 2018. Would love to hear your good news and continue to share our love for Kid Lit. Cheers, Amalia Hoffman amaliah@optonline.net www.amaliahoffman.com http://amaliahoffman.wordpress.com

The SCBWI 2017 Tomie dePaola Illustration Awards were announced on Friday, January 06, 2017, and I was honored to receive a Special Mention. You can see the Award winning art and read Tomie's comments on the SCBWI.org site, Awards for Illustrators section. A grand way to begin the new year. Please take a look at more of my work at www.lisacinelli.com . © lisa cinelli

Newly released by Tally Ho! Publishing is Dr. Jody Dean's heartwarming story about Roxie the dachshund finding her "forever home."  Illustrated by Susie Lee Jin, www.susiestudio.com .

Goodreads Book Giveaway Mine! by Susie Lee Jin Giveaway ends November 30, 2016. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter Giveaway Enter for a chance to win one of 3 signed, first-edition copies of MINE! by Susie Lee Jin (40 page picture book for ages 4-8).   From the Simon & Schuster website: Several competitive bunnies compete in an epic battle to claim a single carrot in this hilarious and sweet debut picture book about sharing. Mine! No, Mine! No, Mine! Yours? Wait...ours? Told with only four words and filled with energetic illustrations, Susie Lee Jin puts an inventive twist on the concept of sharing with this laugh-inducing tale. PRAISE... "This nondidactic story is a natural for collections about sharing, effectively softening the natural tendency toward possessiveness of most living things through its sweet illustrations." – Kirkus Rev...

ANGELIQUE E. ANDERSON P - 18 DIANA TING DELOSH P - 19 JASON KIRCHNER P - 20 Please click on the images to enlarge. Check out out both directories in the sidebar. Click to view all the pages. 2016 COLOR Illustration Directory 2016 BLACK & WHITE Illustration Directories or download from our website at  cbig-nyc.com

YUKO KATAKAWA P - 15 STEPHANIE RUBLE P - 16 MARILYN PAPAS P - 17 Please click on the images to enlarge. Check out out both directories in the sidebar. Click to view all the pages. 2016 COLOR Illustration Directory 2016 BLACK & WHITE Illustration Directories or download from our website at  cbig-nyc.com