Coloring Page Tuesday - Father Time

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     And another year is about to pass us by - but what a year it's been!
     This week's coloring page is a bit more complicated. I hope while you color you'll reflect on the big events (and hugs) of the year gone by and take a moment to think about what you hope to accomplish in the new year. How can we make ourselves and our world better? How many more hugs can we give away?
     I wish you all the very best as we head into yet another adventure!
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     Learn more about my fun picture book Glitter Girl and the Crazy Cheese - click the cover.

Illustration Friday: Clandestine

     The Prince kept a clandestine surveillance on the girl he liked to call Cinderella...
     This is an illustration from my first trade picture book, THE PRINCE'S DIARY, which was named the 2006 No.1 Valentine's Day Pick by BookSense! :)

Slippers

New cozy slippages for Christmas - me happeee!
Hope you're having a great holiday! :)

Coloring Page Tuesday - Santa!

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     I looked through my coloring pages and couldn't believe I didn't have a simple Santa for you! So here you go - it's SANTA! Ho~ho~ho!!
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     Learn about my bilingual picture book Paco and the Giant Chile Plant ~ Paco y la planta de chile gigante - click the cover.

Good news for Ready for Bed!

GREAT news!
Ready for Bed! (ISBN 978-1-57542-269-5) by Stacey R. Kaye and illustrated by Elizabeth O. Dulemba is a Gold Mom’s Choice Award® winner in the Children’s Picture Books–Growing Up category.

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Christmas Joy from Bailey

We don't get much snow down here in the south, so I can especially relate to Bailey - this dog LOVES snow!!! (Thanks to Cute Overload for the link.)

Illustration Friday - Voices

     What do the voices in your head tell you?
     This is a sketch from my picture book dummy "Queen Bea."

Happy Holidays!

Choo ~ choo ~ choo, Happy Holidays to You!

     As my holiday gift to you and yours, please enjoy some holiday-themed selections from my Coloring Page Tuesdays, including a Menorah to help celebrate Chanukah and a coloring page for the New Year. You can find the entire collection at Coloring Page Tuesdays (or click the stocking). Have your budding artist send me their colored version (less than 1mb) to coloringpages@dulemba.com and I'll post it to my blog!
     Look for a new coloring page next Tuesday as well - visit http://dulemba.com/blogger.html.
     You've all been so supportive during this fun yet crazy career - it's meant the world to me. Please accept my warmest wishes for a Happy Holiday and a New Year filled with success, joy, and most of all - lots of love.

Thanks Y'all!
e
(p.s. - This Holiday card went out earlier today in my e's News. You can see the original at http://dulemba.com/Newsletters/e'sNews-12-18-08.html)

Which Book to Buy?

     I keep asking you to buy books as gifts this year, but if you're not a big book person, where do you start? Well, Large Hearted Boy has put together an extensive list of links to all the 2008 Year-End Book Lists. And after looking through them, I'm just honored to be included in the Moonbeam Children's Book Award List. There are a ton of books out there!! Of course, several of the same ones seem to keep popping to the top. (Thanks to BookTour.com for the link.)
     Of course, the very best way to choose a book is to go to your local independent book seller and tell them about the person you're buying for. That's where Indies rock - they specialize in putting the right book in the right hands. If you're in my area, Little Shop of Stories is the place to go. Maybe I'll see you there!

Coloring Page Tuesday - Christmas Tree

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     This Christmas Tree needs decorations! Will you help? What will you put on top?
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     Note: I'm happy to say Coloring Page Tuesdays has been a HUGE hit and I'm so glad y'all are enjoying them! Just a reminder - I create my coloring pages to draw attention to my books, so I hope you'll take a moment to check them out and consider them as gifts for your children, family, or school this year!
     Even better - consider purchasing them at your local independent book store. This year, more than ever, we need to support the businesses (and creators) we love to keep them thriving!
     Have a Happy Holiday season! - e



Awwww!! Look at the great job Anna did decorating the tree! Thanks to her big sister Nora for sending it in!

Books Make Great Gifts!

     Everybody I love is getting books from me for Christmas this year (and not just my books) - how about you? This year, all the publishing houses and book creators have come together to remind everybody why Books Make Great Gifts. Have a looksie, then go buy a book! (Or several...maybe some of mine...)

Motorcycle Toy Run

     Hubbie is helping out again this year with his motorcycle club's annual toy run. These are going to be some happy kids... See Donna Bowman's "Big Cats" hiding in there? (My contribution.) I think we still have cougars in the North Georgia Mountains (Stan said he saw one once), so some young boy in Towns County is going to really love that book!
     Do you have a toy run you can donate to? Or maybe a food bank? They could use your help this year!
Update: Hubbie just sent a picture - he says there are about 50 bikes in the Toy Run. Here are a few:

Mr. Eric and James Dean - Pete the Cat!

     So, remember I told you I consulted on a self-publishing project a while back, and what an exceptional exception it was to my general opinion on self-publishing? Well, Pete the Cat, I Love My White Shoes, is a HUGE hit! Since August, they've already run through their initial print run of 2,000 copies and yes, there's interest from New York to take it National.
     Well, Thursday I went to Little Shop of Stories to see Mr. Eric (author) and James Dean (artist) do their thing with a crowd and OMG. IT WAS SO MUCH FUN!! Things look calm in this photo, but I chose it because it's the only one that wasn't blurry. Most of the time the kids (young and adult) were jumping and bouncing and wiggling and nibbling and generally having an amazingly wonderful time. It was obvious every parent in the room was loving the heck out of their kids - the room radiated pure joy. Wow.
     James drew quick sketches of Pete doing his thing (I want an original...maybe from the book! Guys?) while Eric sang some of his huge library of interactive and very cool songs (he does this professionally).
     Want to see what all the fuss is about? Check out these two girls enjoying the book:

     And they obviously know the song, Pete the Cat, I Love My White Shoes, which you can click here to hear it and other songs by Mr. Eric.
     All I can say is, it's all good!

Atlanta Press Club Holiday Author Party

     Tuesday evening I had the pleasure of being a guest signer at the 16th Annual Atlanta Press Club Holiday Author Party organized by Lauri Strauss the Executive Director of the Atlanta Press Club. I was there with author Stacey Kaye signing copies of our ParentSmart KidHappy™ series.
     About 30 other authors (and a few illustrators) were in attendance, including friends Melissa Libby, Michael Montgomery, Laurel Snyder, and new friends, Hollis Gillespie and Mary Kay Andrews. What a great mix!
     The event was held at the Georgia Aquarium. I hadn't realized Hubbie had never been, so it was a blast seeing his reaction to their amazing exhibits before the event got going.
     It was a lovely, catered affair surrounded by fishies in the Aquarium ballroom and included a silent auction. Everybody was dressed up in holiday finery and hubbie and I had a great time. Hope to be invited back next year!

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