The point of view is Duck’s, looking out over the crowd (we see his back and tail, wings outstretched). The original cover depicted a national political convention. She also showed her first draft cover for Doreen Cronin’s Duck for President. “Weirdly helps me draw ‘sound’ words like BOOM and CRASH because sometimes I can’t imagine what they look like,” she explained. Lewin brought along her cartoon friend, Weirdly, to show the children how to draw expressions: mad, sad, excited, laid back and cool, mischievious, shy. “Anybody want to move to Brooklyn?” she asked. He pays neighborhood kids to model for him. Ted Lewin paints his realistic watercolors by studying photographs.

When she showed her husband’s studio on the fourth floor, she pointed out that it was far bigger than hers, not because he was more important, but because it also housed a photography studio.

Her living room is filled with souvenirs from her world travels–Africa, Australia, the Galapagos–places where she has observed animals and gained inspiration. Lewin showed photos of her 120 year-old Brooklyn brownstone. Two Kindergarten classes filed into the library with clipboards and crayons, eager to learn from a master cartooner.īut first, Mrs. The whimsical illustrator of Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type and countless other barnyard books visited our local elementary school and entertained the kids with a mix of slide show, drawing lesson and Q&A. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.What a lucky duck–I got to meet the moovelous Betsy Lewin this week. She lives in Brooklyn,īetsy Lewin is the Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator of Click,Ĭlack, Moo: Cows That Type and its sequels, Giggle, Giggle, Quack Duckįor President Dooby Dooby Moo and Thump, Quack, Moo in addition toĪ number of other picture books, including So, What’s It Like to BeĪ Cat? and Two Eggs, Please. Honor Book Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type. Including Thump, Quack, Moo: A Whacky Adventure Bounce Wiggle Duckįor President Giggle, Gig gle, Quack Dooby Dooby Moo and the Caldecott And we all know these critters far prefer tricks overĬronin is the author of many bestselling picture books, Shades, puts on his footy pajamas, and climbs into bed.Īnimals have any respect for a man in footy pajamas? No, they do not.įor them, the Halloween party has just begun. & sign their wonderful new book, CLICK, CLACK, BOO!įarmer Brown and all the cows reunite this August as children's book author Doreen Cronin and illustrator Betsy Lewin are releasing a brand new picture book CLICK, CLACK, BOO! And, they are on their way to Octavia Books to meet you, and read and sign book for you.įarmer Brown does not like Halloween.

Please join us for a very special after-school event with children's book author Doreen Cronin and illustrator Betsy Lewin, creators of theĬaldecott Honor book Click, Clack, Moo when they come to Octavia Books to read

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