Book: Here Come the Humpbacks

fun with numbers

Posted by on Jan 3, 2012 in Book: Here Come the Humpbacks, Book: Warmer World, Peaks Island, Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing | 0 comments

  Happy New Year! I, for one, like the new numbers. There’s a lovely symmetry, and I was born on a twelfth day of the month. This year will mark 20 years living on this rock. We had fun on New Year’s Day climbing to “Billy Goat Rocks” on the back shore. On the look out for ice, since skating had been the plan for New Year’s Eve, but it was too warm. But we found a frozen tide pool or two. We stopped by the ice pond, where an island company once harvested ice back in the day. It looks frozen, but not safe at over 40 degrees. Marty did this for his holiday card,...

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whale spotting

Posted by on Sep 23, 2011 in Book: Here Come the Humpbacks, Children's Book Illustration, Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing | 0 comments

This impromptu gesture made by my daughter while we were browsing at Artists & Craftsman Supply made me think about keeping our eyes open. Since starting on Here Come the Humpbacks for Charlesbridge in June, I’ve been spotting whales everywhere. First I found them in our own toy bin. And this little life-like model pairs well with cocktail napkins found at Take a Peak. I couldn’t resist this platter from Velocity Art and Design. Perfect for a Sunday morning of warm scones, yes? And while traveling through Wiscasset, I had to stop and buy this porcelain white whale found at...

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