Board Book honored!

The little baptism book I illustrated last year- written by my friend Anne Ylvisaker

and published by Augsburg Fortress- won first place in the Children’s Picture Book category of the 2011 Midwest Book Awards given by the Midwest Independent Publishers Association. Always affirming to receive an award; this one is a sweet surprise.

Little board book is here!

The little baptism book is now "in the House" at Augsburg Fortress Publishing! I was sent a sample a couple weeks ago and I'm happy with the end results. I grew to love this project, from the beautiful spare text that my friend Anne Ylvisaker wrote, to how the art looks on such sturdy pages. The book size (about 6 x 7) is so cute, too! "Small books for small hands", was Beatrix Potter's motto, and it fits.

Check it out in detail on the Augsburg Fortress site-

http://www.augsburgfortress.org