Audible version of “Sunflowers”
For all you audible.com subscribers here’s one more book to add to your cart! Listen to A Place Where Sunflowers Grow both in English AND Japanese! Thank you Children’s Book Press and audible.com as well as narrators Elaina Erika Davis and Akiko Hiroshima for doing such an impressive job! Related blog post: Elaina Erika Davis… […]
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A Sunflower Sighting… in Japan!
The previous blog entry A Sunflower Sighting… reminded me of another “sighting” brought to my attention years ago by Susan Griffith, Chair of the Jane Addams Children’s Book Award Committee. Following is the email she sent back in January 11, 2008 in response to another email from Yuya Honda, director of ‘Dreams&Hopes’ Art Project in […]
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A Sunflower Sighting…
Although it has been 4 years since A Place Where Sunflowers Grow was released… it continues to have a life of its own!! It pleases me to see it sprout up from time to time. Thanks Rena-chan! And of course all those at San Francisco Main Library Children’s Center.
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They’re back!
Ako Y Uta have returned to the bay area. Yay! Can’t believe that it has been 6 years since Ako asked me to design and illustrate Uta’s birth announcement. Here is a view of it (front & back sides). It accordian folds down into a 4″ x 5.5″ card. Here is a detail of the […]
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Drawing of Sora drawing
Sora drawing before bed. He noticed that I was sketching, took a look and said “but mom, it’s missing something.” Then he took my pen and added his own “robo raptor” drawing to my drawing.
