Paul Vinelli

A little promo picture for our podcast,The Sartorial Librarians, which shows the books and outfits we will be discussing in the episode. In the bottom left corner, there is a photo with Paul Vinelli on one side and Christopher Hunt on the other side, each of them wearing the outfits that are discussed as #LibrarianFashion in this episode of the podcast. In the top left corner, is the cover image for The Art of Clean Up: Life Made Neat and Tidy, by Ursus Wehrli. In the bottom right is a photo of the book cover for Bunny and Tree, by Balint Zsako. In the top right corner is the logo for the podcast, which features a book with the podcast title, white letters on a pink cover, over top of close-up of a brown-with-orange-stripe cardigan sweater, buttoned over a tie with blue white and orange diagonal plaid over top of a button up shirt with plaid in orange, black, blue and gray and white. Library Looks: Chris powers up with paisley and a superhero cardigan. Paul selects symbols that synch with the story. Library Books: The Art of Cleanup: Life Made Neat and Tidy by Ursus Wehrli Bunny and Tree by Balint Zsako Ursus Wehrli https://www.instagram.com/ursuswehrli/ Balint Zsako https://www.instagram.com/balintzsako/ Library Tangents: The power of paisley; Cardigan superhero mentality; symbols and symbol decoding; 6 plus 4 plus 3 equals 2 in baseball; Sherlock / Doctor Who crossover; “some good niche geekery”; deconstructed fruit salad; a jumble of random stuff; where’s the potato come from?; tidying up; minimalism; one car, two car, red car, blue car; collage; OK Go on treadmills; setting the stage for plays - books as theater; using symbolism to communicate; symbiosis - fun to say and a cool concept; Paul discusses collaborating with an illustrator to create his own graphic memoir; a search for joint meaning; a stranger comes to town or someone goes on a journey; kudos to books taking risks.

The Sartorial Librarians Podcast

Episode 14: Tidying Up, Symbolism and Symbiosis

The Art of Cleanup: Life Made Neat and Tidy by Ursus Wehrli

Bunny and Tree by Balint Zsako

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The Surprising Complexity of Picture Books | Jane Friedman Protagonist, antagonist, rising and falling action, arc of change, emotion—all must be developed in a picture book, and in under 500 words.

Excellent piece by Janet Fox on "The Surprising Complexity of Picture Books," including an analysis of "Big" by Vashti Harrison: janefriedman.com/the-surprisi...

RHYMING and EASY READERS MAKE A GREAT MATCH! The first book I can remember reading by myself was SNOW , by Roy McKie and P.D. Eastman. The book is part of the Dr. Seuss' Beginner Books series, a series that soon grew to dominate the beginning...

Writing Readers? @patriciatoht.bsky.social has a great post on Rhyme Doctors showing what works in rhyming readers, focusing on books by @kazwindness.bsky.social, Charles Ghigna, and @dianamurrayauthor.bsky.social. www.rhymedoctors.com/house_calls/...

Box of cookies from Highlights Foundation in front of Christmas tree lights

Perfect Christmas arrival! 🍪

Thanks so much @paulvinelli.bsky.social & @highlightsfound.bsky.social . Yum! Hope I get to try them myself in person some day and compare. 💕

What a fun giveaway!

Paul would love to know a favorite picture book from this year!

Okay, made a starter pack of people working in children’s and young adult literature (though possibly I missed the starter pack wave already)! Almost certainly missed some people, so let me know if you’d like to be added or, of course, removed #yalit #kidlit #mglit
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This is the cover of the picture book All the Greatness in You, written by Tameka Fryer-Brown and illustrated by Alleanna Harris. A little Black boy with an Afro sits with his mom on a beach towel and points toward the starry night sky.

Hey! I realized I didn’t reintroduce myself. I’m Alleanna! I’m a picture book illustrator from NJ. I loooove non-fiction (Black history) AND stories with warmth and heart. 💛 Also, All the Greatness in You just came out last week. Please check it out. 🥹✨

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Opening slide for “Kid Lit Illustration Dos + Don’ts.”

Opening slide for “Typography Can Make or Break Your Children’s Book.”

Looking forward to delivering my talk, “Kid Lit Illustration Dos + Don’ts,” to the Eastern PA chapter of SCBWI today!

Still looking for an opportunity to deliver my new talk “Typography Can Make or Break Your Children’s Book,” if your chapter is looking for faculty for an upcoming event.

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