My youngest niece and nephews agreed to be the first official reviewers for my picture book, and they said they liked it! I was particularly overwhelmed by the fact that the youngest nephew MEMORIZED the whole book because of how much he enjoyed people reading it to him ToT. I think that's the highest compliment that I've ever gotten for my work. Emi Isn't Scared of Monsters is coming out on August 2nd, 2022 and you can still preorder it now!! Go to whatsupbeanie.com/links or look it up in your local bookstores :). It's a silly story about Emi, a little girl conquering her fear of the dark to find her puppy. Book birthday so soon!!!
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I drew this ages ago to turn it into a copperplate etching, and I still hope I can some day! (It turned out the materials I had weren't hard-core enough for a proper etching)
Anyway I really like it so I'm posting it now anyway
Arthurian Legend is the gift that keeps on giving <3
Ms. Coll. 390, Item 2676, is a picture book, containing drawings and miniature paintings of birds and animals, mythological beings, scenes of daily life, court scenes, and more. Many of the pictures are unfinished, upside-down or overpainted, suggesting a work in progress or a sketchbook. It is written in Sanskrit, circa 1700-1850.
Ogura hyakunin isshu (One hundred poets, one hundred poems). 1680.
"This illustrated book of Ogura hyakunin isshu (One hundred poets, one hundred poems) is a collection of one hundred 31-syllable classical Japanese poems (waka), each by a different poet. The collection is organized chronologically from Emperor Tenji (626-671) to Emperor Juntoku (1197-1242). Each of the poets is depicted by a woodblock print created by Hishikawa Moronobu (1618-circa 1694). Morobonu is often considered the first Ukiyo-e artist." Library of Congress