Shadra Strickland
1) Jump in!
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Celebrates a community coming together through their love of double Dutch.
Author
Series
Art of the Picture Book volume 5
Language
English
Description
Discover how to turn an ordinary story into an extraordinary adventure as you push yourself to add more depth, dimension and movement into your illustrations.
Author
Series
Art of the Picture Book volume 1
Language
English
Description
Meet your instructor, children's book author Shadra Strickland. Then dive into an exploration of how text and images work together to create meaningful stories.
Author
Series
Art of the Picture Book volume 2
Language
English
Description
What qualities bring a character to life? Strickland guides you through everything you need to know, from how to identify with your character through various ways to develop compelling stories and meaningful imagery.
Author
Series
Art of the Picture Book volume 7
Language
English
Description
Strickland wraps up the class with a tutorial on creating and submitting a dummy for a publisher, including tips on how to create a dummy for self-publishing or personal gifts. You'll leave the class wanting to run straight for the drawing board in pursuit of your next story!
Author
Series
Art of the Picture Book volume 4
Language
English
Description
Robust characters need a carefully designed book to live in, so follow along as Strickland explains self-ended and separate-ended layout options for picture books, including notes on trim sizes and other technical considerations.
Author
Series
Art of the Picture Book volume 3
Language
English
Description
Learn how to infuse emotion into your illustrations with realistic expressions, postures and composition ideas that will continue to breathe life into the characters on the page.
Author
Series
Art of the Picture Book volume 6
Language
English
Description
Every project needs a strong critique, and Strickland shares the best tricks of the trade for revising your work with fresh eyes. You'll also discover ways to experiment with mood and color that can improve your story with as little as one change in your palette.
10) Sunday shopping
Author
Publisher
Lee & Low Books Inc
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"Every Sunday night a young girl and her grandmother go on an imaginary shopping trip using play money and the advertisements in the newspaper as a guide for their 'purchases.'"--
11) Bird
Author
Publisher
Lee & Low Books Inc
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Bird, an artistic young African American boy, expresses himself through drawing as he struggles to understand his older brother's drug addiction and death, while a family friend, Uncle Son, provides guidance and understanding.
12) Please, Louise
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
On a gray, rainy day, everything seems particularly frightening and bad to Louise until she enters a library and finds books that help her to know and imagine the beauty and wonder that have been there all along.
Publisher
Craftsy
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (164 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Strong visual stories start with foundational techniques! Join illustrator Shadra Strickland as you dive into picture-book structures, use simple shapes for complex characters, and create a storyboard for a finished book that will delight children and publishers everywhere!
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
287 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
A collection of eight children's books by Toni Morrison, which includes retellings of some of Aesop's fables as well as stories of friendship and imagination.
Author
Language
English
Description
It is 1852 in Alexandria, Virginia. An orphaned slave, twelve-year-old Eliza has only the quilt her mother left her and the memory of the stories she told. Stories become Eliza's lifeline to freedom after she takes to the night upon learning she will soon be traded. "Go East. Your back to the set of the sun until you come to the safe house where the candlelight lights the window." With the words of Old Joe, the farmhand, in her ears, Eliza travels...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Each poem and illustration shines with a personality all its own." -Shelf Awareness (starred review)
"This book has definitely made an impact on my life." -Kitt Shapiro, daughter of Eartha Kitt
Fresh, accessible, and inspiring, Shaking Things Up introduces fourteen revolutionary young women-each paired with a noteworthy female artist-to the next generation of activists, trailblazers, and rabble-rousers.
From the award-winning author of Ada's Violin...
