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Picture Book Parade - Many Holidays: Welcome, one and all! The holiday season is coming up, so we've got a picture book parade of many different holidays to celebrate, from Eid al-Fitr to Kwanzaa, Christmas to Hanukkah, and a few more in between 🕎🎄❄️🦃☪️ ..... View the full summary and rep info on wordpress!

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Winter-themed Picture Books! We are trying to keep warm during the holiday season with some cozy reads. 

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Picture Book Parade: Many Families: Welcome, children and adults! We've got a colorful line up of different families here today to share their songs, food, pets, and more! Whether you're related by blood or chosen by love, a family is a family forever ❤️🌈👋 ..... View the full summary and rep info on wordpress!

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Picture Book Parade - Many Beginnings: Welcome, parents, siblings, and family of all kinds! There are many different ways to start--and become--a family, from marriage to pregnancy to adoption. Whether your family is related by blood or by choice, we're happy you're here! 🍼👶🎉 ..... View the full summary and rep info on wordpress!

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Picture Book Parade - Many Kingdoms: Welcome, knights and ogres! Before we wrap up this year, here's some fun and fantasy from lands far, far away. We have princes, princesses, and brave knights sworn to defend the realm! Plus a friendly ogre or two ... 🏰⚔️👑 ..... View the full summary and rep info on wordpress!

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Picture Book Parade - Many Genders Welcome, everyone! To celebrate Transgender Day of Visibility, we have a very special picture book parade that celebrates some of the many genders you can be, learn about, and see in your friends and family 💗💙💛💜 View the full summary and rep info on wordpress: https://qbdatabase.wpcomstaging.com/2024/03/30/picture-book-parade-many-genders/?feed_id=1281&_unique_id=6608550a08161

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Welcome, friends and family! We have a special Picture Book Parade this month that's all about parades, pride, the people who made it all possible 💗💙🤍🤎🖤💜💙💚💛🧡❤️

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Picture Book Parade - Many Fashions Welcome, models and designers! We're exploring all kinds of fun fashions and fancy frocks in this month's Picture Book Parade: from bindis to saris, tuxedo to plaid, and an entire costume production 💃🤵🦸‍♂️ View the full summary and rep info on wordpress!

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Picture Book Parade - Many Names Welcome, names and nicknames! Special Saturday posts are back after the hiatus, with a brand-new Picture Book Parade that's all about the names we use for ourselves and the names others choose too 🪪📛🖊️ View the full summary and rep info on wordpress!

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Picture Book Parade - Many Colors: Welcome, black, white, and all the colors of the rainbow! Let's look at colors of every hue, colors are full of love, colors are for me and you 💜💙💚💛🧡❤️ ..... View the full summary and rep info on wordpress!

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Welcome, allies and activists! To follow up on pride month, we've got five biographies of people who pushes for LGBT rights and inclusion in sports, arts, politics, and at school 🥇🎨🏫

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We’re thrilled to see the trailer for MAYBE SOMETHING BEAUITFUL debut on Fuse Eight today: http://bit.ly/1Odw6Vx. 

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This Spring we’re celebrating picture books and their creators across our social media accounts. Tune in for author and illustrator Q&As, book trailers, and behind the scenes fun from the making of our books. 

Join the conversation with #PictureBookParade!

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Thyra Heder is giving us a behind the scenes look at how she illustrated PENNY AND JELLY, written by Maria Gianferrari.

IMAGE 1 First thumb sketches. I always draw very small and very rough in the beginning stages so I can try out lots of options without getting exhausted.

IMAGE 2 After redrawing very rough sketches for a while, I tighten up the drawings.  This is the stage right before I start final painting.

IMAGE 3 This is Lucy my friend Julia's dog, who I used as reference for Jelly. She is a total nut and I love her.

IMAGE 4 A page of my work while I was trying to figure out what Penny would look like, how old she would be, and what she was wearing.

IMAGE 5 As I refined the look of Penny I had to focus on details like shoes, socks and, of course, Jelly!

IMAGE 6 My very first page of sketches trying to figure out what Jelly should look like.

IMAGE 7 The final cover for Penny and Jelly: The School Show.

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Meet Thyra Heder, illustrator of PENNY AND JELLY: THE SCHOOL SHOW.

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Today we’re learning more about PENNY AND JELLY author, Maria Gianferrari! We’re hoping she can teach us to use lollygag, hornswoggle, and persnickety in the same sentence.

For more from Maria, visit Emu’s Debuts, where Maria is a contributing blogger.