Christmas in the air
My artist's representative, Wendy Mays at Wendylynn & Co. asked for a Christmas promotion featuring carolers from each of her artists. This scene came to mind.
The Secret of St. Nicholas earns a silver medal
The book's author, Ellen Nibali, informed me that The Secret of St. Nicholas was awarded a silver medal in the 2009 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards. 
And another title
This book arrived on my doorstep last week, the third of four illustrated children's books published within a year's time.

A new title
A new illustrated book is at the publisher's right now, and ought to be in print this summer. It's a comforting story about a girl who has a chance to reconnect with her memories of her father. – lec

At work
My son shot this photo for a promotion featuring WendyLynn's illustrators. The book I'm working on in this small studio should reach its conclusion in the coming month. Four illustrated children's books were produced here in the past year, and all four should be in print by summer. I'm grateful to the authors who believed in their project enough to commission the illustrations and to Wendy Mays, who helped each partnership get off the ground. And I'm especially thankful for my family, who has encouraged me at every step. – lec




