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By Michelle Kogan Early Years and Art Schools Hop aboard! We’re going on a multicolored journey, through my interrelated art pursuits of illustration, painting, and writing. As a young child I was always creating, in crayon, paint, words, and pictures. I was also very encouraged; my mom was a spot illustrator, constantly reading with me, Continue reading Journey with an Illustrator, Painter, and Writer By Meg Fleming August 2, 2012 5:15 a.m. O’Hare Airport—Kiss and Fly Three yawny kids were snuggled into the back of our car. A taxi pulled away and my husband swerved into the tiny space like he was landing an aircraft. Minivan style. I pulled my license out of my wallet. “I don’t really feel ready, this time.” My plane would soon Continue reading When Surprises Happen By Kelli Roos The oddly shaped stack of notebooks and speed paintings add to the eclectic look of my space. The pile sits next to the bookshelf in my less than perfect living room, not hidden from public view. It has lain there long enough that even the corner of my eye doesn’t see it anymore. My Continue reading Piles By Eileen Meyer In my first nonfiction picture book, Who’s Faster? Animals on the Move, I feature fourteen animals that span a range of speeds, from the slow crawl of a sloth to the breakneck blur of the fastest animal in the world. All this attention to speed raises the question—just how fast was my journey Continue reading Gaining Speed: My Path to Publication Compiled by Ruth Spiro and Beverly Patt Picture Books Gina Bellisario (Illustrated by Jefferey Ebbeler), THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS IN ILLINOIS. Sterling Children’s Books, October 2012 Gina Bellisario, LET’S MEET A LIBRARIAN / LET’S MEET A FIREFIGHTER / LET’S MEET A VETERINARIAN / LET’S MEET A POLICE OFFICER. Millbrook Press, February 2013 Anna Grob, A COYOTE WHO WISHED Continue reading Fall 2012 Crop of New Books Compiled by Ruth Spiro and Beverly Patt Picture Books Continue reading What You Have Been Waiting For: The SCBWI-IL Spring Crop of New Books By Janet McDonnell I’ve always been kind of jealous of those people who can say, “I knew from my very earliest years that’d I’d grow up to be an artist.” I did NOT always know I’d be an illustrator. In fact, sometimes I’m surprised to hear myself say I’m an illustrator. Yes, I always loved drawing, Continue reading An Illustrator’s Long and Winding Road By Amy Lowry “Ya live ya, and ya learn ya” is a favorite expression in our household. My ninety-one-year-old mother-in-law delivers it particularly well, gently wagging her finger and shaking her head as she speaks. Born in Italy and raised in the Bronx, NY, she has had quite a life. She has thirty-six years’ more experience than Continue reading Ya Live Ya, and Ya Learn Ya By Lutricia Clifton It’s hard to pinpoint exactly when I realized I wanted to be a writer. Or where it happened. I suspect it was a quiet epiphany. I certainly don’t remember hearing a sound like a Chinese gong going off in my head, and I know it didn’t occur on the road to Damascus because that’s Continue reading The Road to Publication: Twists, Turns, Detours, and Speed Bumps Galore By Marlene Targ Brill A tribute to Mary Jane Miller is the most difficult, yet most important, article I’ve ever been asked to write. How do you share the life of someone who has meant so much to so many people, including readers and students? How do you find words to describe a good friend, confidant, Continue reading Remembering Mary Jane Miller (1936-2011): Author, Teacher, Colleague 
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