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Jonathan Fenske, Friendly Skies, 2012

Niklaus Stoecklin, Wig Stand Mannequin with Pear-Shaped Money-Box, 1929

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After Squidnight... things get interesting!

After Squidnight... things get interesting! @penguinkids @JonathanFenske

After Squidnight, by Jonathan E. Fenske, (Aug. 2020, Penguin Workshop), $12.99, ISBN: 9781524793081

Ages 4-8

Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor-winning author and illustrator Jonathan Fenske creates a funny rhyming story about a group of squids indulging their inner artists. When the clock strikes midnight, a squad of squids is feeling like a change of scenery, so they head over to someone’s house – is…

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Barnacle is Bored

I’m BORED. Anyone who lives or works with children will likely have heard that delightful refrain repeated over and over and over at some point or another, particularly during holiday breaks when kids are home from school, or immediately following the end of a break when older siblings have returned to school. Barnacle is Bored is the perfect tale to share with bored children, with its…

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Book Launch Buttons for Book Bloggers

Book Launch Buttons via @jonathanfenske #kidlit #kidlitart #bookbloggers

We’re officially getting ready for the launch of A Pig, A Fox and A Box in June! This Young Reader (Penguin USA) Jonathan wrote and illustrated features three stories with Pig and Fox and their pranking antics involving a Box.

With each book, we like to send out copies to our book bloggers who are working hard to let readers know about great books, new and old. This year, we’ll mail one of these…

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Baby's Leaving the Crib

Baby’s Leaving the Crib

It’s official: baby’s flying the nest. Our third daughter, who is three, is the proud owner of a new twin bed (actually, it’s the bed her older sister used before moving into her own room). The twin bed has a super comfy mattress which is much more luxe than her natural fiber organic crib mattress.

She’s used the new bed a few nights and all in all, it’s been a success. I think she likes the…

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Designing Icons for Luv

Designing Icons for Luv

Happy Friday! Dropping in here for a sec to show off casually display the beautiful logo and icons Jonathan created for my new blog, The Penzy. The subtitle of the blog is “Faith + Pretty Things.” It’s a blend of Christian inspiration plus indie home decor, jewelry, art, etc. I love faith-y blogs and I love indie craft/design, so voila! I decided to blog about both of them, together.

Naturally,…

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Sea Life Illustrations

Sea Life #illustration on the blog today

Jonathan has returned to illustrating and writing his own children’s books this week, after taking a little detour to help me with a picture book that I implausibly wrote last month.

He’s also doing video scribes with Room 214 and whipping out character design for a Colorado startup. We’ll share more on those projects when they are finished.

Here’s a quick peek at some digital sketches of his new…

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For Better, For Worse; In Art, In Writing

For Better, For Worse; In Art, In Writing #illustration #kidlitart

Jonathan is really, really supportive of my writing. He’s given me time, space, encouragement and the occasional dry-your-eyes pep talk our entire marriage concerning my writing dreams.

That’s why my two novels are both dedicated to him. Without my husband, they would not exist. I mean that most sincerely.

We usually work on separate projects but over the past few years, we’ve melded our artistic…

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