Sophie Blackall
Wednesday, November 11, 2015

The Making of Finding Winnie - Part 4

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  The story of Finding Winnie takes place in the context of WW1. Winnie, named for Winnipeg, became the mascot of the Second Canadian...
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Monday, November 2, 2015

The Making of Finding Winnie - Part 3

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   When my not-yet editor Susan Rich first sent me Lindsay Mattick's manuscript for Finding Winnie , she described it as "ful...
Wednesday, October 28, 2015

The Making of Finding Winnie - Part 2

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 Illustrating Finding Winnie took over a year. The very last thing I did was the cover. Sometimes covers come easily, sometimes it's ...
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Friday, October 23, 2015

Depicting Slavery in A Fine Dessert

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It has come to my attention that some readers of A Fine Dessert have found the depiction of slavery troubling. Every reader is entitl...
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Wednesday, September 23, 2015

And the Winners are...

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Congratulations to the following schools, which will each receive a set of ten picture books! AB Combs Elementary, Raleigh NC Arcadia L...
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Saturday, September 12, 2015

This Drawing Could Be Yours to Keep!

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Help me turn this drawing into picture books for schools! A few weeks ago I visited the Eric Carle Museum at story time. I read A...
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Friday, September 4, 2015

Finding Winnie - Part One

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When I was a college student we were always being asked to show our process. We were encouraged to submit our doodles and sketch books and ...
Monday, April 20, 2015

A Fine Dessert - Part 8

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A Fine Dessert is out in the world and I've been so happy to hear about families making blackberry fool together and about teachers con...
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Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Censorship and The Baby Tree

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It has come to my attention that some elementary school libraries have removed their copies of The Baby Tree from shelves out of concern...
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Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Reading in Rwanda

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I am proud to share some of the work we did in Rwanda in the beginning of the year. These illustrations form a guide for teachers who are i...
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