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Before I forget, it’s the Bicentennial summer! That’s 250 years of the USA existing!
I’ve illustrated My Bicentennial Summer and it’s out now from Candlewick Press. It’s the sequel to My Antarctica and it’s a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection for 2026.
Written by Greg Neri the book goes back to 1976 to follow Greg and his family on the most all-American road trip of all time.
For more info, including where you can get a copy, check out the My Bicentennial Summer page over at Penguin Random House.
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My Antarctica is out today from Candlewick Press and I’m thrilled to announce that not only has it received the prestigious starred review from Kirkus, but also from Booklist, and to top it all has been chosen as a Junior Library Guild Selection.
Thank you to all the people who’ve taken the time to write about this book, including Publishers Weekly, the School Library Journal, and the Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books.
Written by G. Neri and illustrated by myself, the book takes a modern, personal, and humorous journey into our most mysterious continent.
It’s been a long time coming, and it’s exciting to see this travel-journal-picturebook-graphic-novel finally hit the shelves.
You can find all the places to order your copy on my website or at Penguin Random House.
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This March 16th I have the immense honour of speaking alongside six truly great children’s book creators in The Writing Barn’s online seminar about nonfiction picture books.
I’ll be speaking on the topic “Making Room for the Illustrator” and touching upon real-world visual research and how illustration can contribute to nonfiction storytelling.
Here is a one-time opportunity to learn new ideas, methods and approaches to creating nonfiction picture books from seven of the most successful book creators in publishing AND help save South Africa’s wildlife at the same time. In this fast and fun, 90 minute event we will cover every facet of the creation process from research and ideas to creating and selling your book. Above all, you will discover how to take known facts and transform them into a true story that is uniquely yours — exactly what agents and editors are searching for.
Led by the amazing group Children’s Book Creators for Conservation, this webinar will be full of unique insights and take aways. This is a charity event with $30 of your registration fee going directly to Wild Tomorrow, a nonprofit working to restore wildlife and wild places in South Africa.
Sign up for the online event here.
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My Antarctica has just been chosen as one of Kirkus Reviews’ most anticipated books of 2024 and given its first review. Thanks!
Corban Wilkin 