A quick reminder post about the Northwest Bookfest in Kirkland, WA this weekend. On Sunday, Oct. 2nd, I'll be drawing pictures, visi...

In my final act of social networking for the night -- and with apologies again to the Facebook "fans" of Erik Brooks Illustration ...

In association with its 2012 Bill Martin Jr. Picture Book Award nomination , Polar Opposites now has its very own wiki space complete wit...

Don't have a Nook? You can now download Octavius Bloom to your Kindle (with color viewing on the iPad Kindle App), or purchase an iBo...

  As of September 1st, you can now purchase a full-color version of Octavius Bloom and the House of Doom especially formatted for your Noo...

A note for your calendar: I'll be signing books and sharing the stage with two fantastic illustrators at this fall's Northwest Bookf...

  A nice collection of reviews for Who Has These Feet? in the email this week... plus a quick sketch to accompany the hightlights :)   ...

Who Has These Feet? , my first true picture book project with Henry Holt is out today! You could have pre-ordered copies on Amazon months a...

A nice little bio in San Francisco's Examiner.com -- with much thanks to the promotional efforts of the Humbolt County Author Festival. ...

OK, so I'll admit to photo shopping this image just a bit, but Pottery Barn Kids DID recently place a "nice sized" order for...

Another work-in-progress from WHO HAS THIS TAIL? I'm wrapping this book up early next week and it'll be VERY nice to kick off the of...

click the comic to enlarge   This summer, I hope to get back on a more regular Illustration Friday submissions schedule. Kicking thing off...

Four or five years ago I was midway through illustrating a tall tale when the publisher decided that the market wasn't quite right for s...

With Who Has These Feet? due out August 16th, I've been hard at work on a 2012 follow-up. Any guesses what the new book's title wil...

Earlier this week, my daughter and I helped set the signs for this summer's TOTEM TALE StoryHike . I'll post a few pictures of the ...

On Saturday, May 21st, Little Star Montessori School is holding its semi-annual fund raising auction -- a typically gala event, representi...

Phew! I'm up to my ears in a picture book project right now and have been completely neglecting the blog... So it goes, and as it should...