The ever so humble and wonderful June Sobel was kind enough to grace us South Bay writers and illustrators with her presence at Bobaloca on saturday Jan 31st. She went over her experiences as a picture book author working with Harcourt and the various editors, agents and illustrators she's had the pleasure of working with. She also read to us, and a very excited young visitor, her books "Shiver Me Letters" and "The Goodnight Train." Both are exquisit picture books for the likes of preschool and little tots - oh so charming and cleverly written! She gives an added dimension to the regular rhyming of ABC stories by creating a journey with some imaginative characters. Something for all of us to aspire to for sure! ^_^ It was also great to see some of the galleys and rough copies that develop in the process of editing and working collaboratively with another illustrator. A real treat for those present and gave yours truly a much needed boost of confidence and some new ideas. Suzanne Gibson and I are now working collaboratively to bring some great events to the South Bay community of writers and illustrators. If you want to learn more about the SCBWI and the regular gatherings that we have, feel free to email me at blakndroseinfo@gmail.com or visit www.scbwi.org and join!
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