Children's literature is not for the weak. It is a ruthless cutthroat business with lots of gnashes of the teeth. Children's librarianship, in contrast, is a sweet sweet ride. Now you can hear me as I growl, gargle, and kvetch my way through news, reviews, and interviews. Kidlit podcasting = scary new world.
I'm sure you've suspected it all along, but now it's official. I am undoubtedly a shill for Big Flora. Jim Flora, to be exact. Now someone's gone and created a website in his honor.
I might have been able to avoid this magnificent children's illustrator.... and then I saw these record covers:
(Knock Me Your Lobes?)
And for the award of Most Likely To Be the Next Image To End Up On A T-Shirt Someday Award:
I love him too! I've been trying to come up with a book idea for a while that would be Jim Flora art inspired... don't know what that would be though.
ReplyDeleteI highly recommend THE MISCHIEVOUS ART OF JIM FLORA by Irwin Chusid
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