tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58854487195943536892024-03-07T01:53:22.523-05:00Ginger Nielson ~ An Illustrator's JournalWelcome to my blog, a journal in words and pictures from the small studio where I work full time as a children's book illustrator.Ginger*:)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14970160779830842600noreply@blogger.comBlogger885125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5885448719594353689.post-18210490073311543292021-04-28T15:01:00.000-04:002021-04-28T15:01:24.402-04:00<p> Recently I was contacted by a firm in the UK that specializes in wall murals and prints. </p><p>Here is a link to the images that I have contributed to the site.</p><p><a href="https://www.azutura.com/artists/illustrator/g-h-illustrators/ginger-nielson">Azutura.... displays</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDQRBuhukhChC5slc6dwIa_4MTMHBhyfzs7TTSk1WGqIP3uunDCzDPlDpCSR2QrpO3D19pG3CHbp6ww0EQxXB1vDlJq3fUXccNcZWkCZaM9SP7TnpZ8U9Tv4mWqN2r4P3AG7_-UMzMwfgp/s2048/+tossedatsea.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1053" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDQRBuhukhChC5slc6dwIa_4MTMHBhyfzs7TTSk1WGqIP3uunDCzDPlDpCSR2QrpO3D19pG3CHbp6ww0EQxXB1vDlJq3fUXccNcZWkCZaM9SP7TnpZ8U9Tv4mWqN2r4P3AG7_-UMzMwfgp/s320/+tossedatsea.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-sN1lIZKTroie9m-XWkEwId9WrN7k0kl5kdxsTEU2hrKu4l_4JdfLGW8_ezzMMGqofIKPGSVqzvON_qQo9D05NDgBCvOQGodBh1u_fJ5AtCca1SkdMyvhiI_Xymf2mJu7-ctrD2hY8lfj/s2048/heronsunset.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1045" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-sN1lIZKTroie9m-XWkEwId9WrN7k0kl5kdxsTEU2hrKu4l_4JdfLGW8_ezzMMGqofIKPGSVqzvON_qQo9D05NDgBCvOQGodBh1u_fJ5AtCca1SkdMyvhiI_Xymf2mJu7-ctrD2hY8lfj/s320/heronsunset.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPhA1j5PNuZgrWcdxt-8yvy8SE8fJuPq5WIRIFWEhRDrHCcvfScWDnF4FnRBII4Vdv41L_1Xk8AwIye6IcAcqBPJIkG26CMTpD5bmxGUxiMOHPe6cC8FIGIantmrILhVH9R3B1wa4nlWls/s2048/starman-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1039" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPhA1j5PNuZgrWcdxt-8yvy8SE8fJuPq5WIRIFWEhRDrHCcvfScWDnF4FnRBII4Vdv41L_1Xk8AwIye6IcAcqBPJIkG26CMTpD5bmxGUxiMOHPe6cC8FIGIantmrILhVH9R3B1wa4nlWls/s320/starman-3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>Ginger*:)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14970160779830842600noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5885448719594353689.post-81030295817489700302021-03-16T11:26:00.000-04:002021-03-16T11:26:13.424-04:00<p> Once in a while I have time for creating a book of my own. I approach this very carefully because I always want it to be something both children and adults will enjoy.</p><p>The story of Bjorn and Refur is retold from an old Norse legend. Today bears have short tails. They are rather stumpy and insignificant. But of course that is not the whole story. Once, long ago, they had great, bushy, luxurious tails. Bjorn, the bear, and Refur the sly fox have an encounter that leads to consequences for the bear. </p><p>I am not saying Bjorn was stupid, or anything like that. He was simply so trusting and hungry that he was easily fooled by the lie that the fox told.</p><p>The book, <u>Bjorn and Refur</u>, should delight young and old. It should be out by Spring of 2021.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4fMaqINZfzbYUGH_VhRmxfbUQDShkLQeRQecBnI4krKenqRF9ClYa08bh2Jq1VJCZOFOC3W_Sx6ImcuMkrN9AAUy6yVZ8O_lQ0iugID6mkLjxDPIlg5v5ANq-5B2bH9q7Fl86BMCibv8M/s2048/BR-page1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1623" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4fMaqINZfzbYUGH_VhRmxfbUQDShkLQeRQecBnI4krKenqRF9ClYa08bh2Jq1VJCZOFOC3W_Sx6ImcuMkrN9AAUy6yVZ8O_lQ0iugID6mkLjxDPIlg5v5ANq-5B2bH9q7Fl86BMCibv8M/s320/BR-page1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Ginger*:)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14970160779830842600noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5885448719594353689.post-64334641278117300382019-10-29T14:29:00.002-04:002019-10-29T14:29:29.715-04:00Lenoxx ~ Creating the Book ~ Printing and Publishing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Creating a book from start to the finished stages and having it in your hand is a very rewarding experience. But it is work!<br />
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The ideas I had were formed into text and word after word had to be examined. Do I need it? Can I do without it? I needed to remind myself that the best picture books can tell a story with the fewest or no words at all.<br />
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When I began the<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Lenoxx-last-dragon-Ginger-Nielson/dp/0578513234/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Lenoxx+Nielson&qid=1572373613&sr=8-1" target="_blank"> Lenoxx</a> book it was in rhyme, not very good rhyme, and far too long for a picture book. Over several years, I wrote and rewrote and sketched and discarded many pages. When I thought I was ready I used a layout program to piece it all together. In Design allowed me to view the pace of the text, change it where it needed to be changed, and/or cut out portions.<br />
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Once I was truly satisfied with the text, I began the long process of creating the images that had<br />
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Having finally finished all the illustrations and reading through the entire layout program, I realized that the reader might find a gap within some of the pages and the story telling. New illustrations and a bit of text needed to be inserted to solve that issue.<br />
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Once ready, the layout was converted to a PDF ready for printing. I submitted that to a printer, and once the files were uploaded and approved I had a chance to review all of the work before allowing it to be printed and distributed.<br />
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The book is done and out there now and time will tell if it is enjoyed as it is meant to be.<br />
I still have the original pencil sketches from years ago and did use them as reference for the new full color illustrations.Ginger*:)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14970160779830842600noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5885448719594353689.post-31436360102886191242018-03-02T09:56:00.002-05:002018-03-02T10:39:46.275-05:00Working as an author/illustrator has many challenges.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9qBBhnGaHVkHs5716-iPXBxNGGlyollKGods1i5Nes_mbQSAi2ZuU7Mpbl-tGX9h_jL5WAYbhm7uBNAwXUwWHlnTQ1hngbyC_-iSRmuBwbMJZYmNif0Pn6zih-BPcbB3wjysALPr0Lv01/s1600/lenfire.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img alt=".....hopefully flying into your neighborhood soon." border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9qBBhnGaHVkHs5716-iPXBxNGGlyollKGods1i5Nes_mbQSAi2ZuU7Mpbl-tGX9h_jL5WAYbhm7uBNAwXUwWHlnTQ1hngbyC_-iSRmuBwbMJZYmNif0Pn6zih-BPcbB3wjysALPr0Lv01/s320/lenfire.jpg" title="Meet Lenoxx.. " width="305" /></a><br />
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Working on a new book... this is the longest I have ever spent trying to finish my own work. Each time I get started, a new assignment comes along.<br />
I am always happy for new work, but in between those great opportunities, I really want to move along with this story.Ginger*:)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14970160779830842600noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5885448719594353689.post-30128125803016727082017-06-20T16:33:00.002-04:002017-06-20T16:33:52.261-04:00Update to WebsiteSome things are working and some are not. But as I try to figure out the problems I will keep at it.<br />
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Fly Butterfly by Brian Halla is the true story of the newest adventure of the twins, Gabe and Abby.<br />
Their story involves the friendship with a caterpillar and the days that follow. As they search for their friend, "Buster" they witness the changes that take place in the life cycle of a Black Swallowtail.<br />
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The book will be released through Amazon.com and other outlets as well as in your independent bookstore. The ISBN <b> 978-0-692-78023-7 </b>or the title will be enough for your bookseller to find the book.Ginger*:)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14970160779830842600noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5885448719594353689.post-39112435137266492452016-07-19T14:05:00.000-04:002016-07-19T14:14:42.068-04:00Help us "END 68 HOURS of HUNGER" for children <div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="1odu2" data-offset-key="d7npd-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #4b4f56; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
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Gunther's newest adventure is now available on Amazon and in any and all bookstores by asking for the title, or giving the ISBN number. <b><span class="projectSummaryLight" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16.8px;">ISBN-13:</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16.8px;"> 978-1499600513</span></b></div>
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Because it is Gunther's adventure, I won't tell you any more, but hope you will decide to find the book and read it for yourself. You have to know that if Gunther the Underwater elephant is involved there will certainly be a happy ending.</div>
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<br />Ginger*:)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14970160779830842600noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5885448719594353689.post-47838554926552573562015-07-03T09:32:00.000-04:002016-06-08T09:24:47.751-04:00Ah, you are looking for an Illustrator for your book ....<div style="text-align: left;">
There are a few times a week that I will get an email or phone call about my rates or availability for children's book illustrations. Sometimes these come from <b><span style="font-size: large;">publishers</span> </b>and sometimes they come from those who wish to<b> <span style="font-size: large;">self publish</span></b>. In any case, it is wise to join the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators or <b><a href="http://www.scbwi.org/"><span style="font-size: large;">SCBWI</span></a></b>.</div>
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Each time I try to craft a personal reply to the person and each time I find myself answering the same questions, but in different ways. Here are some things that will help those who are planning to<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><b><span style="font-size: large;">hire an illustrator</span> </b>for their self published or trade book published book.<br />
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1. If you have a <b><span style="font-size: large;">finished, edited, and great manuscript</span></b>, by all means, submit<br />
it to a trade book publisher. They will pay you in some form, hire and pay the best printers and<br />
help you market your book. You do NOT need any illustrations to submit your manuscript<br />
unless you are also the illustrator.</div>
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2. To find out who might be the<span style="font-size: large;"> <b>best publisher</b></span> for your book, get a copy of the<br />
Children's Writer's and Illustrator's Market. It is published each year and always available on <br />
Amazon.com.</div>
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This volume lists all interested publishers, their contacts, their terms and what they are looking for.</div>
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It also includes international markets, magazines, contests, agents and wonderful articles<br />
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distribution, paying for any marketing and doing your own sales wherever you can find a<br />
venue. Your indie bookstore may or may not, host a signing. You may market your books at<br />
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4. When you <b><span style="font-size: large;">hire an illustrator</span></b> remember that you are hiring a professional. You need<br />
to be prepared to pay a fair market price. Depending upon the length of time it will take to <br />
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you will pay a rate that could be several thousand dollars or many thousands of dollars.</div>
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5. My<b> <span style="font-size: large;">illustration costs for self publishers</span></b> are shared with them after I have<br />
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I ask that so I can determine if my skills will match the content of the work, and if<br />
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6. A <b><span style="font-size: large;">contract</span> </b>is issued with payment dates, artwork dates, copyright restrictions for<br />
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8.) Getting a <span style="font-size: large;"><b>trade book publisher</b> t</span>o acquire<br />
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9.) Should you decide to <b><span style="font-size: large;">self publish</span></b> your work contact<br />
the llustrator of your choice and together create a contract<br />
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10. Click on the image of Gunther the Underwater Elephant to see some of the <b><span style="font-size: large;">books</span> </b>I have illustrated.</div>
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<em><span class="qowt-font1-Cambria" id="E82"><a href="http://astore.amazon.com/thechisboorev-20/detail/0991309308" style="color: #85030b; outline: none; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="Half Past Winter: Two Curious Cubs Set Out to Find Their First Snow By Ginger Nielson" class="alignleft wp-image-27214" height="168" src="http://www.thechildrensbookreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Half-Past-Winetr.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(235, 235, 235); clear: left; float: left; height: auto; margin: 0px 10px 15px 0px; max-width: 97%; padding: 3px;" width="160" /></a><a href="http://astore.amazon.com/thechisboorev-20/detail/0991309308" style="color: #85030b; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Half Past Winter</a></span></em></h5>
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<strong>By <a href="http://www.thechildrensbookreview.com/weblog/tag/ginger-nielson" style="color: #85030b; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span class="author notFaded" data-width="">Ginger Nielson</span></a></strong></div>
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<strong><span class="qowt-font1-Cambria" id="E93">Age Range:</span><span class="qowt-font1-Cambria" id="E94"> </span></strong><span class="qowt-font1-Cambria" id="E95">4</span><span class="qowt-font1-Cambria" id="E96"> </span><span class="qowt-font1-Cambria" id="E97">-</span><span class="qowt-font1-Cambria" id="E98"> </span><span class="qowt-font1-Cambria" id="E99">6</span></div>
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<span class="qowt-font1-Cambria" id="E87"><strong>Hardcover</strong>:</span><span class="qowt-font1-Cambria" id="E88"> </span><span class="qowt-font1-Cambria" id="E89"></span><span class="qowt-font1-Cambria" id="E90">28 </span><span class="qowt-font1-Cambria" id="E91">pages</span></div>
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<span class="qowt-font1-Cambria" id="E102"><strong>Publisher:</strong> Virginia Nielson</span><span class="qowt-font1-Cambria" id="E104"> </span><span class="qowt-font1-Cambria" id="E105">(</span><span class="qowt-font1-Cambria" id="E106">201</span><span class="qowt-font1-Cambria" id="E107">4</span><span class="qowt-font1-Cambria" id="E108">)</span></div>
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<strong>ISBN</strong><span class="qowt-font1-Cambria" id="E112"><strong>:</strong> </span><span class="qowt-font1-Cambria" id="E113">978-0-9913093-0-6</span></div>
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<strong><span class="qowt-font1-Cambria" id="E115">What to expect:</span><span class="qowt-font1-Cambria" id="E116"> </span></strong><span class="qowt-font1-Cambria" id="E117">Bears and Adventure</span></div>
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<span class="qowt-font1-Cambria" id="E124"><em>Half Past Winter </em>is an adorable tale of two bear cubs and their adventure to find winter’s first snow. They grow impatient in their den when no snow comes and decide to explore until they find snow. Their journey does find snow; however, they end up in the middle of a blizzard and become lost. This heartwarming story follows their adventure back home to their mother and cozy den. Little ones will love to follow the two cubs</span><span class="qowt-font1-Cambria" id="E125">’</span><span class="qowt-font1-Cambria" id="E126"> adventures and will giggle with what they find.</span><span class="qowt-font1-Cambria" id="E127"> The story is simple and succinctly told and is a great read for early readers.</span><span class="qowt-font1-Cambria" id="E128"></span></div>
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<span class="qowt-font1-Cambria" id="E132">The colorful and animated illustrations are outstanding and <span class="qowt-font1-Cambria" id="E130">allow little ones to </span><span class="qowt-font1-Cambria" id="E132">read the story through pictures. The illustrations are excellent interpretations of the narrative world and allow children an opportunity to </span>begin to develop cognitive storytelling.</span><span class="qowt-font1-Cambria" id="E133"></span></div>
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Illustration copyright © 2014 by Ginger Nielson: HALF PAST WINTER</div>
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<span class="qowt-font1-Cambria" id="E133">This is an emotive story that draws empathy from the reader—especially when the cubs are lost and then reunited with their mother—making it </span><span class="qowt-font1-Cambria" id="E136">a great choice to open up discussion on emotions and feelings about others. </span><em>Half Past Winter </em><span class="qowt-font1-Cambria" id="E139">is a superlative bedtime book for children ages 4</span><span class="qowt-font1-Cambria" id="E140"> to </span><span class="qowt-font1-Cambria" id="E141">6.</span><span class="qowt-font1-Cambria" id="E142"></span></div>
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<strong>Add this book to your collection: <em><span class="qowt-font1-Cambria" id="E82"><a href="http://astore.amazon.com/thechisboorev-20/detail/0991309308" style="color: #85030b; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Half Past Winter</a></span></em></strong></div>
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About the Author</h5>
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Ginger Nielson is a full time author/illustrator who lives at the top of a hill, near the edge of a forest, in semi-rural New England. There is a magic wand on her desk, a dragon in her basement, and several tiny elephants in her studio.</div>
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<em>Half Past Winter</em>, by Ginger Nielson, was reviewed by Tenley Peck. Follow along with our articles tagged with <a href="http://www.thechildrensbookreview.com/weblog/tag/winter" style="color: #85030b; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Kids Winter Books</a>, <a href="http://www.thechildrensbookreview.com/weblog/tag/snow" style="color: #85030b; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Kids Snow Books</a>, <a href="http://www.thechildrensbookreview.com/weblog/tag/books-about-blizzards" rel="tag" style="color: #85030b; outline: none; text-decoration: none;">Books About Blizzards</a>, <a href="http://www.thechildrensbookreview.com/weblog/tag/ginger-nielson" rel="tag" style="color: #85030b; outline: none; text-decoration: none;">Ginger Nielson</a>, or our <a href="http://www.thechildrensbookreview.com/topic/books-by-subject/seasonal-holiday-events" style="color: #85030b; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Seasonal Books Category</a> to discover more great titles just like this one.</div>
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Ginger*:)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14970160779830842600noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5885448719594353689.post-70686721380665656642015-01-20T13:44:00.002-05:002015-01-20T13:44:17.785-05:00Sometimes the bright sunlight lures you outdoors. Today is one of those days, and hopfully I will attack some of the ice that is covering the walkways and the deck. I need to get to that before the next snowfall. Snow is much easier to remove and deal with than ice... unless it is two feet of snow.<br />
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Ginger*:)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14970160779830842600noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5885448719594353689.post-4187480314753217202015-01-15T11:12:00.000-05:002015-01-15T11:12:12.374-05:00A New Year and more new beginnings. I have a habit of wanting to do too many things at once. I guess the ideas won't leave me alone. But I am trying to make more lists and prioritize them. That way the stories I have planned won't get lost somewhere. The current project, Gunther's Excellent Adventure is underway. Outside assignments may interrupt the process, but I welcome them. They pay for the paint.<br />
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And as I continue I am also studying many videos and images as references for this new project.</div>
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It got a bit colder lately and things outside are icy. With new rain and a warm up for a few hours... we wait to see what's next.</div>
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When the Cat's away.... the mice will play and play and play.</div>
Ginger*:)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14970160779830842600noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5885448719594353689.post-32738232299407086582014-12-07T11:27:00.002-05:002014-12-07T11:27:36.077-05:00It is hard to believe it has been so long before updating anything on the blog. I try to keep up, but fortunately the assignments I have can keep me busy for longer than I think. I wish you all a blessed Holiday Season, Merry Christmas and Happiest times in the New Year to come.<br />
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In the spirit of giving and receiving, the forest animals share what they have.</div>
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Ginger*:)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14970160779830842600noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5885448719594353689.post-37306074057477573272014-10-20T06:30:00.000-04:002014-10-20T07:30:56.423-04:00MEET MY CHARACTER BLOG TOUR ~<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">A BIG thank you to Patricia Keeler who tagged me for this blog tour. I know Patricia from our association CBIG-NYC or the Children's Book Illustrator Group based in New York City. Although we have never met, I feel an artistic bond with this talented artist. Her paintings depict the most delightful aspects of all children. You can see more of her work on <a href="http://patriciakeeler.blogspot.com/">Patricia Keeler's Blog</a> and<a href="http://patriciakeeler-author-illustrator.com/home.html">her Website, I LIKE BOOKS With PICTURES</a></span><br />
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Lenny is a very lonely, but hungry dragon. It has been given an enchanted cookie by a little man with a rather wicked sense of humor. That little man loves to play tricks on the forest creatures.</div>
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favorite food of this particular dragon has unexpectedly become something other than what you would expect. Even the dragon doesn’t
understand why its tastes are so particular. Fine china, crystal goblets and the Queen's favorite Golden Bowl seem too tempting to resist. (<i>I would suggest that the forest trickster has something to do with this.)</i></div>
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kitchen including the Queen’s favorite Golden Bowl, the dragon is
chased throughout the castle by all the staff with swords, daggers and
brooms. It can’t get away unless it
makes its way into the deep caves below the castle. Hiding and hungry the
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You can see more of my work on my <a href="http://www.gingernielson.com/">website</a> and once there you can find my books, and more about how I work.<br />
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I have the pleasure of passing the <b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Meet My Character Blog Tour</span></b> to two amazing children's book illustrators: Look for their introduction to their characters next Monday, Oct. 27.<br />
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<a href="http://chrismixillustrator.blogspot.com/"> Christine Mix Blog</a> and <a href="http://www.christinemixart.com/">Christine Mix Website</a><br />
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It was just after Christine Mix graduated from the University of South Florida in 1988, with a B.A. in Fine Arts and Mass Communications, that she painted her first children’s illustration in watercolor, titled <i>Spike & Wordo’s Magical Wish</i>. Hence, Spike the Dragon was born and Christine realized she had found her niche in art and her future.<br />
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Her children's illustrations can be found in <i>Stories for Children Magazine, Back- to- School</i>- Issue, 2012, in SCBWI’s Bulletin in 2005, 2009, 2010 and so far, one children’s book, <i>Write Out of the Oven!</i> by Josephine M. Waltz & Illustrated by Christine Mix, published by Teacher Ideas Press / Greenwood Publishing, 2005. As a children’s author, Christine has one non-fiction short true story, <i>Standing Up</i>, that was published, in <i>Chicken Soup for the Child’s Soul Character-Building Stories to Read with Kids, </i>Ages 5-8, May 2007.</div>
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Christine is currently working on her second PB story & dummy, featuring Spike the Dragon and some ghoulish friends.</div>
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I have the pleasure of also passing this task to Amy Cullings Moreno. This will introduce <a href="http://cachibachis.blogspot.com/">Amy Cullings Moreno</a>'s Blog...And you can find her <a href="http://www.amycullingsmoreno.com/">website and portfolio here</a>.<br />
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I have been creating children’s illustrations and art since I was a child. I have always enjoyed reading, writing and books, and creating art. The combination of these passions led me to study commercial illustration in Boston at Butera School of Art, where I specialized in children’s illustration.</div>
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I enjoy creating images that inspire and uplift, as well as sharing my faith in a Good God, and hopefully allowing that faith to shine through my art. </div>
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My husband and I live in Northern Virginia, and we have three wonderful grown children who have been much of the inspiration for my children’s illustrations.</div>
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I am currently studying oil painting again, and finding great joy in it. I hope to add more of this style to my newer illustration work.</div>
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Ginger*:)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14970160779830842600noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5885448719594353689.post-75106438721490255722014-10-11T11:26:00.000-04:002014-10-11T11:44:05.543-04:00How I work.... <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sometimes I get emails from other artists and authors asking how I work. I used to have this information on my website, but when I reduced the size of the site, I left that part out. So here is a brief bit about how I work and where I work.<br />
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My studio is small.. only about 10 feet by 10 feet... and if that sounds like a lot... it isn't once you fit in two huge desks. There is one for the hardware and one for the drawing boards and paints.<br />
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In addition to those there are 8 bookshelves ( all filled) and two file cabinets, one rolling taboret, a large floor cabinet for storing paper and providing a place on top for the wide body printer, a CD cabinet (looks like a card catalog) another set of three oak flat file drawers...on top of a third table, and a dry mount machine.<br />
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Add to this the brushes, pens, sketchbooks, assorted small stuffed and ceramic animals, boxes of scraps for the children to use in creating their own masterpieces, and on and on.<br />
In other words, the space gets used. Since I only sit at the drawing board or the Cintiq I have room for me in there too.<br />
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But that is only the beginning... How I Work is a bit different.</div>
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I enjoy the option of drawing just about anywhere in the house or outdoors. If I am upstairs with family I can carry a box of pencils and a sketchbook. If I need something from those drawings I either scan or photograph them and move them to the computer.</div>
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Most of the time I use a very large drawing pad on the drawing board in the studio. I like to make BIG sketches. It seems to let the lines flow more freely. Those can be painted or photographed for later. They are always way too big for the small scanner I have.</div>
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If I transfer work to the computer, I paint with Painter 2015 and / or Photoshop. The final results are always open to more traditional painting if I think it would make the work better.</div>
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When I am happy with the work I will print out a copy on the wide body printer and check the color and texture. If the work is for a book I am illustrating the last step is to convert the final computer image to CMYK so that it can be printed by most printers. Sometimes I can just submit in RGB..but always have to ask first.</div>
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For some of the authors I work with, I will also do the layout in InDesign and convert to a print ready PDF for their chosen printer.</div>
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Ginger*:)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14970160779830842600noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5885448719594353689.post-52297813249493639642014-09-24T13:25:00.000-04:002014-09-24T13:25:29.448-04:00<div style="text-align: center;">
A review for the Star Giver by Katherine Boyer.</div>
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a child who asks questions about the world around him or her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Why is the sky blue?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Where do babies come from?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>are the two that immediately come to mind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In this case, Little Bear wants his mother to
tell him where the stars come from. It gives her a chance to tell him a Native
American folktale that will entertain him as well as relate a fascinating
story..<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>With
beautiful l illustrations done in Native American colors, Mrs. Nielson
illustrates the story, as it unfolds through the word of Mother Bear and the
imagination of Little Bear.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Star Giver holds the stars close until night, when it is time to release them,
then waits until morning to finish his task.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>You will love sharing this story with your children at bedtime, as well
as any other time of the day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And she
tells you to look for the “secret on the last page of this book”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What is it?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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her website: “Ginger Nielson lives at the top of a hill, near the edge of a
forest in semi-rural New Hampshire, USA. There is a magic wand on her desk, a
dragon in her basement, and a tiny elephant in her studio. Everything else is
nearly normal.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sounds like a great
place for her imagination to run rampant through the wonderful, imaginative
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<br />Ginger*:)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14970160779830842600noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5885448719594353689.post-46116023425483154872014-09-19T14:18:00.000-04:002014-09-19T14:18:15.571-04:00For Illustration Friday ~ NOVELTY<br />
Of course it would be a novelty if Pigs really could fly... and someday one of them just might!<br />
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Our parents beautiful Log Home is for sale. On a hilltop in Southern Vermont it is both a hideaway, a peaceful retreat, and a place where the family and extended family can enjoy 67 acres of beauty, sports, and fun year round.Ginger*:)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14970160779830842600noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5885448719594353689.post-32744672735103139572014-08-26T15:55:00.002-04:002014-08-26T15:55:15.809-04:00<br />
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<a href="http://www.thechildrensbookreview/" style="color: #85030b; outline: none; text-decoration: none;">The Children’s Book Review</a> | August 26, 2014</div>
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<strong><em><a href="http://astore.amazon.com/thechisboorev-20/detail/0991309332" style="color: #85030b; outline: none; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="The Star Giver: A Legend from the Far, Far North By Ginger Nielson" class="alignleft wp-image-25606" height="160" src="http://www.thechildrensbookreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/StarGiverCover-300x300.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(235, 235, 235); clear: left; float: left; height: auto; margin: 0px 10px 15px 0px; max-width: 97%; padding: 3px;" width="160" /></a><a href="http://astore.amazon.com/thechisboorev-20/detail/0991309332" style="color: #85030b; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">The Star Giver</a></em></strong></h5>
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By Ginger Nielson</div>
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<strong>Paperback:</strong> 34 pages</div>
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<strong>Age Range:</strong> 3-7</div>
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<strong>Publisher: </strong>Virginia Neilson (September 1, 2014)</div>
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<strong>ISBN:</strong>978-0991309337</div>
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<strong>What to expect: </strong>Folktale, Bears, Stars, Illustrations</div>
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Ginger Nielson tells a soothing folktale set deep in the forest. When Little Bear asks, “Where did the stars come from?” Mother Bear leans in closely to share a Native American legend from “the far, far north.” Illustrations rich in deep nighttime colors create a peaceful visual to the comforting story of a man, made of stars and the branches of pines, who forever continues to spread starlight across the night sky. This man is known as the Star Giver.</div>
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“His gifts are hidden under an enormous cloak. Yet the starlight beneath sparkles through and lights his way wherever he wanders.”</div>
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Each night, the Star Giver travels through the forest to the sea. When he reaches the shoreline he opens his cloak and allows the wind to blow his stars into the aquatic scenery.</div>
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<a href="http://www.thechildrensbookreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/StarGiver-2.jpg" style="color: #85030b; outline: none; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="StarGiver-2" class="wp-image-25608" height="215" src="http://www.thechildrensbookreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/StarGiver-2.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 97%; padding: 0px;" width="430" /></a><div class="wp-caption-text" style="font-size: 8pt; padding: 5px;">
Illustration copyright © 2014 by Ginger Nielson from “The Star Giver”</div>
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The sea tosses them with “towering waves until they escape to the sky” where they stay until morning above the slumbering animals.</div>
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<a href="http://www.thechildrensbookreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/StarGiver-1.jpg" style="color: #85030b; outline: none; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="The Star Giver: A Legend from the Far, Far North By Ginger Nielson" class="wp-image-25607" height="215" src="http://www.thechildrensbookreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/StarGiver-1.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 97%; padding: 0px;" width="430" /></a><div class="wp-caption-text" style="font-size: 8pt; padding: 5px;">
Illustration copyright © 2014 by Ginger Nielson from “The Star Giver”</div>
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The Star Giver remains quiet and still until he opens his cloak and calls for the stars to return to him.</div>
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<a href="http://www.thechildrensbookreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/StarGiver-3.jpg" style="color: #85030b; outline: none; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="The Star Giver: A Legend from the Far, Far North By Ginger Nielson" class="wp-image-25609" height="215" src="http://www.thechildrensbookreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/StarGiver-3.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 97%; padding: 0px;" width="430" /></a><div class="wp-caption-text" style="font-size: 8pt; padding: 5px;">
Illustration copyright © 2014 by Ginger Nielson from “The Star Giver”</div>
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Dramatic brush strokes swirl across double page spreads expressing emotion and providing movement to the illustrations.</div>
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The nature of the story is mystical and therefore sure to open the slumbering doors of dreamtime if chosen as a bedtime read. Recommended for children ages 3 through 7.</div>
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<strong>Add this book to your collection: <em><a href="http://astore.amazon.com/thechisboorev-20/detail/0991309332" style="color: #85030b; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">The Star Giver</a></em></strong></div>
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About the Author</h5>
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Ginger Nielson lives at the top of a hill, near the edge of a forest in semi-rural New Hampshire, USA. There is a magic wand on her desk, a dragon in her basement, and a tiny elephant in her studio. Everything else is nearly normal. Coming to the world of children’s illustration a bit later in life, Ginger was an elementary school teacher and art teacher before becoming a travel agent. Both of those careers enabled her to connect deeply with many children and many different cultures. To date she has illustrated over 45 children’s books. She is busy creating illustrations for other authors and writing and illustrating her own stories as well.</div>
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Ginger*:)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14970160779830842600noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5885448719594353689.post-51628922147633742992014-08-25T08:40:00.000-04:002014-08-25T08:40:04.017-04:00From the Reader Views : <a href="http://readerviewskids.com/reviewnielsonthestargiver">Review for the Star Giver</a><br />
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<em style="margin-top: 0px;">Ginger Nielson</em><br />Ginger Nielson Children’s Books (2014)<br />ISBN 9780991309337<br />Reviewed by <em>Miles Cassells</em> (age 4) and <em style="margin-bottom: 0px;">Mom</em> for Reader Views Kids (07/14)</div>
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It’s time for bed and Little Bear looks up into the sky and asks Mother Bear where the stars come from. Little Bear must close his eyes and listen carefully as Mother Bear tells the story of the Star Giver, a man made of stars and branches of pines. </div>
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“The Star Giver” by Ginger Nielson is a beautiful story to read to young children when it’s time for bed. Not only did Miles love reading the book, he loved the illustrations. A few pages in, Miles said that “we need one of those on Earth.” (He has quite the fascination with knowing that we live on planet Earth.) When I asked him what he loves best about the book, Miles replied that he loves the bears and the man with the stars in his coat (cloak). </div>
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“The Star Giver” is a brilliant take on what to tell children when they ask where the stars come from. The story is told by Mother Bear to Little Bear at bedtime and explains how the Star Giver tosses the stars into the sea and the sea tosses the stars into the sky so that creatures below can sleep peacefully.</div>
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Bedtime can be such a hassle with young children and I surely have this issue with Miles almost daily. We like to read a book before bed and I always try to select a book that is calm and that will lead Miles into understanding that we need to rest for the next day. Having such a peaceful story to read to Miles is always at the top of my list. </div>
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“The Star Giver” by Ginger Nielson will be a go-to book for many nights to come, I can already tell as Miles has had me read the story to him more than once. Ginger Nielson is a talented author and illustrator and I hope that she has more books in store. I highly recommend this title to others as “The Star Giver” is surely a fresh new way to look at the stars.</div>
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Another review for The Star Giver arrived in my mail today. I would like to share that and another image from the book. I am pleased to say that the review reflects the gentle tone of the book.<br />
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<span class="s1">The Children’s Book Review | </span>www.thechildrensbookreview.com</div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 170%; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">By<span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span>Ginger<span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span>Neilson <b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">Paperback:</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span></b>34<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">pages</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.05pt;"> </span><b><span style="mso-font-width: 85%;">Age<span style="letter-spacing: -1.2pt;"> </span>Range:<span style="letter-spacing: -1.15pt;">
</span></span></b><span style="mso-font-width: 85%;">3-‐7</span> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></b><span style="color: #262626; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.05pt; line-height: 171%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Virginia</span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.35pt; line-height: 171%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.05pt; line-height: 171%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Neilson</span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.35pt; line-height: 171%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 171%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">(September<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">1,</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">2014)</span><span style="letter-spacing: .65pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #262626; letter-spacing: -.05pt;">ISBN:</span><span style="color: #262626; letter-spacing: -1.15pt;"> </span></b></span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 171%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">978-0991309337</span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 171%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 171%; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">What</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">to<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">expect:</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Folktale,</span><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Bears,</span><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Stars,<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">Illustrations</span> </span><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Ginger<span style="letter-spacing: .2pt;"> </span>Neilson<span style="letter-spacing: .25pt;"> </span>tells<span style="letter-spacing: .25pt;"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing: .25pt;"> </span>soothing<span style="letter-spacing: .25pt;"> </span>folktale<span style="letter-spacing: .25pt;">
</span>set<span style="letter-spacing: .3pt;"> </span>deep<span style="letter-spacing: .2pt;"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing: .25pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: .25pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">forest.</span><span style="letter-spacing: .25pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">When</span><span style="letter-spacing: .35pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">Little</span><span style="letter-spacing: .25pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">Bear</span><span style="letter-spacing: .25pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">asks,</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.2pt;"> </span>“Where<span style="letter-spacing: 1.5pt;"> </span>did<span style="letter-spacing: 1.55pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: 1.5pt;"> </span>stars<span style="letter-spacing: 1.55pt;"> </span>come<span style="letter-spacing: 1.55pt;"> </span>from?”<span style="letter-spacing: 1.5pt;"> </span>Mother<span style="letter-spacing: 1.55pt;">
</span>Bear<span style="letter-spacing: 1.55pt;"> </span>leans<span style="letter-spacing: 1.5pt;"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing: 1.55pt;"> </span>closely<span style="letter-spacing: 1.55pt;"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing: 1.5pt;"> </span>share<span style="letter-spacing: 1.55pt;"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing: 1.55pt;"> </span>Native
American<span style="letter-spacing: .15pt;"> </span>legend<span style="letter-spacing: .2pt;"> </span>from<span style="letter-spacing: .15pt;"> </span>“the<span style="letter-spacing: .2pt;"> </span>far,<span style="letter-spacing: .15pt;"> </span>far<span style="letter-spacing: .2pt;"> </span>north.”<span style="letter-spacing: .15pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">Illustrations</span><span style="letter-spacing: .2pt;"> </span>rich<span style="letter-spacing: .15pt;"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing: .2pt;"> </span>deep<span style="letter-spacing: .15pt;"> </span>nighttime<span style="letter-spacing: .2pt;"> </span>colors<span style="letter-spacing: 1.05pt;"> </span>create<span style="letter-spacing: 1.9pt;"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing: 1.9pt;"> </span>peaceful<span style="letter-spacing: 1.95pt;"> </span>visual<span style="letter-spacing: 1.9pt;">
</span>to<span style="letter-spacing: 1.9pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: 1.95pt;"> </span>comforting<span style="letter-spacing: 1.9pt;"> </span>story<span style="letter-spacing: 1.95pt;"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing: 1.9pt;"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing: 1.9pt;"> </span>man,<span style="letter-spacing: 1.95pt;"> </span>made<span style="letter-spacing: 1.9pt;"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing: 1.9pt;"> </span>stars<span style="letter-spacing: 1.9pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">and</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.9pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: 1.05pt; mso-font-width: 99%;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">branches</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.3pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">of</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.3pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">pines,</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.35pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">who</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.3pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">forever</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.35pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">continues</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.3pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">to</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.35pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">spread</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.3pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">starlight</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.35pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">across</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.3pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">the</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.35pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">night</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.3pt;"> </span>sky.<span style="letter-spacing: 2.45pt;"> </span>This<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>man<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>is<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>known<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>as<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Star<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>Giver.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“His<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>gifts<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>are<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>hidden<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;">
</span>under<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>an<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>enormous<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;">
</span>cloak.<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>Yet<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>starlight<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>beneath<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;">
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Each<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>night,<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Star<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>Giver<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">travels</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>through<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">
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</span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">wind</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>blow<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>his<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>stars<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;">
</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">into</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">aquatic</span><span style="letter-spacing: 2.25pt;">
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