Melvin joins the book club!

Exciting news for MELVIN! He joined the Scholastic Book Club's May '13 Honeybee list. Picking out books from the Scholastic Book Club catalog was so thrilling when I was in elementary school. I feel extremely honored to have my book available in this collection. Thank you, Scholastic!

Silent Auction time!

One of my favorite booky events of the year is tomorrow evening! If you're in the NYC area, come out to the Jacob Javits Center for the 19th Annual Children's Book Art Silent Auction at BookExpo America! Bid on some great original art to raise money for the ABFFE (click on the link for all the deets). Above is a peek at my soggy little donation : )

Hope to see you there, friends!
xo~L

Exciting SPUNKY news!

Just found out that SPUNKY TELLS ALL is a nominee for the 2014 Beverly Cleary Children’s Choice Award!! You can view the 7 books that were nominated right here. Hooray for Spunky!

a page full of nana's

Sketches for NANA IN THE CITY; Clarion books; Coming Fall 2014

I've just begun character studies for my next (3rd) book as author, Nana in the City, about a boy who travels to the city to visit his nana and needs a little convincing about why the city is a good place (for a nana) to live. I'm looking forward to jumping in to final art this spring!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Cobble Hill drawing

 

New year, new sketchbook

 sketches around Union Square: 1/3/2013

Happy New Year's Eve from NYC!

*sketch from my upcoming book, Nana in the City

Wishing everyone a very happy, healthy and creative new year!
Love, Lauren

Happy Holidays

Happy Holidays from Brooklyn, friends! 

Wishing you and your loved ones peace and joy this holiday season. Here's to a most wonderful new year~

Much love,
Lauren

100 Titles for Reading & Sharing

I was thrilled to find out that HAPPY LIKE SOCCER has been selected for The New York Public Library's 100 Titles for Reading & Sharing 2012 list!

 Thanks so much to the NYPL Committee for including our book!!