Meet Our Newest Kid's VIB!

The renowned Caldecott Honoree and illustrator of Chicka Chicka Boom Boom provides a moving, intimate, and inspiring inside look at her colorful picture book career.

Lois Ehlert always knew she was an artist. Her parents encouraged her from a young age by teaching her how to sew and saw wood and pound nails, and by giving her colorful art supplies. They even gave her a special spot to work that was all her own.
Today, many years and many books later, Lois takes readers and aspiring artists on a delightful behind-the-scenes tour of her books and her book-making process.

Part fascinating retrospective, part moving testament to the value of following your dreams, this richly illustrated picture book is sure to inspire children and adults alike to explore their own creativity.

Kate B. says:
"Lois Ehlert tells us of her life as an artist and she calls it a Scraps Book http://bit.ly/1k8xHIj instead of a scrapbook because her medium for her art is collage—hence scraps!! This picture book/memoir chronicles Ehlert's path to becoming an artist and then shows us her methods for creating a story and accompanying the words with colorful illustrations and photographs. Her end papers are pictures of her studio and her collections. She features photographs of her parents and her childhood home which was clearly filled with art and love. She shows us how to use the natural world for art supplies and she describes, with complete joy, how art chose her and made hers a colorful life. Don't miss this treasure—as Ehlert quotes, 'Art is part of heart' and her story is lovable."

Every now and then we encounter a new children's book or series that we’re so excited about we want to broadcast it from the rooftop, so we've created a Kids' TC VIB (very impressive book) for a real stand-out among the many delightful and meaningful new editions for young readers.