Horn-Blowing

A trumpet full of champagne in case you can't tell.

Since they seem so reluctant to do so, I'm going to go ahead and spill the beans for some of the other girls.

*Leeza will be illustrating a book for Charlesbridge, due for publication in Fall of 2010. (Woot!)

*Johanna's book Secret Circus is due out in the Spring of 2009, and is currently illustrating another book! (Woot!Woot!)

I raise my horn to you two! You give the rest of us hope to continue in our quest for publication!

Another hurrah!

I was accepted into the Rutgers Council on Children's Literature One-on-One conference in October. I'm so nervous because I hear all sorts of wonderful things about the day. There will be oodles of editors, art directors, illustrators and authors and we as attendees get them all to ourselves for an entire day. Gotta go prepare some new work of course ... oh my, it's a month away! It's also on a very special friend of mine's birthday so that has to be a good sign!

Feels good ...

• thinkjotdraw is now available, YAY! Visit www.thinkjotdraw.com
The contest will be posted on Aug. 15 — please enter!!!!

• Another one of my 'to-dos' was crossed off the list: Yesterday, I sent my manuscript revision off to the editor at Greenwillow Books. Boy, it felt good to finally get it done. hope she likes it. I also asked her to reconsider me as the illustrator. Fingers crossed.

• I'm giving a FREE 4-hour workshop on Sat. Sept 29. How to get started, promote yourself, make contact with publishing houses and create dummies for children's literature. Door prizes, and lots of fun - guaranteed! If you wish to attend and want to know more, just e-mail me.

Coming Soon!

think.jot.draw launch set for August 1, 2007.

Say goodbye to loose layout pages or great ideas lost on scraps of paper! think.jot.draw is a handy, three-in-one workbook designed with artists, illustrators, designers, writers, students and children in mind. Combining the elements of a journal, sketchbook and layout planner, creative folk — who like to be organized — can record sketches, doodles, ideas, thoughts and thumbnails in this 6" x 9" paperback. The 104-page drawing notebook features sections which are lined and blank, as well as a section of ready-made thumbnail boxes. think.jot.draw is the perfect little planner for any creative project.

Cost $8.95. Created by Leeza Hernandez.

For more information go to www.leezaworks.com/thinkjotdraw.html
(The Web page will be up on August 1, 2007).

Free Sharpie pen with your purchase and a chance to win the "Design a think.jot.draw Cover Contest"

Johanna's Two Books!

Roaring Brook Press is going to be publishing two books children's books of mine. The first one is called 'Secret Circus' and it's going to be released in Spring 2008. Hurrah!