Favorite Painting in Green

I’m often asked which of the paintings in GREEN is my favorite.  

I really love this question and after lots of thought, I’d have to say that the “all green” spread is my favorite because it’s the only place in the book where the die-cut holes actually disappear.  

In order to achieve this, it means that what is seen through the holes on this spread is at once part of the art on this painting, and part of the art on the paintings before and after this painting, as well.

And what THAT means is that, in effect, different paintings share identical portions making them truly part of one another.

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Teachbooks.net Interview

I had a chance to speak with Danika at Teachingbooks.net about the backstory behind a few recent books:

2-minute audio, Laura Vaccaro Seeger discusses GREEN

http://www.teachingbooks.net/book_reading.cgi?id=8145&a=1

2-minute audio, Laura Vaccaro Seeger discusses FIRST THE EGG

http://www.teachingbooks.net/book_reading.cgi?id=8142&a=1

2-minute audio, Laura Vaccaro Seeger discusses DOG AND BEAR: TWO FRIENDS, THREE STORIES

http://www.teachingbooks.net/book_reading.cgi?id=8143&a=1

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Green Process

GREEN is about to be released, so here are some images from the making of the book. Because each and every page contains die-cuts, this book was a challenge as each painting, in effect, is a part of the painting before it and the painting after.

While working on GREEN and using the color green as a vehicle for my exploration of the world around us, I realized that everything in our world is connected, sometimes in very subtle ways.

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What If? Writing Assignment

Here’s a fun writing assignment based on the recently released book, WHAT IF?.  Write to me at inquiries@studiolvs.com and let me know what you think.

Step 1 - Think of a decision you’ve made... Or are making... Or may make someday...

Step 2 - Now write about it.  Three times, with three different outcomes...

Step 3 - Which decision/outcome do you think is best?  Why?

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What If? Process

Special thanks to my new friends at the Children’s Literature Conference at Shenandoah University in Virginia for their suggestion that I include examples of the creation process on my website.

Here are a few examples illustrating the making of my new book, WHAT IF?:

(I often see seals during my runs and walks at the beach, especially during the colder months of the year. I caught this cute little guy taking a nap on the sand one day.)

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