Monday, March 2, 2015

Artist Agreement Signed for Dee and Deb, Off They Go - Kindergarten First Day Jitters

Lovely note from illustrator, Jack Foster! 
Thanks Jack! 
It's an honor to have you illustrate my latest book!

Illustrator, Jack Foster and I had the lovely opportunity to meet in-person at the Guardian Angel Publishing gathering in St. Louis the fall of 2010. I can hardly believe so much time has gone by!

When the opportunity came along with my fifth children's book and it was time to submit my illustrator choices to GAP, Jack Foster was my number one choice. His illustrating style is quite unique. Going away from my four early reader picture books, to a picture book for kindergarten and below I knew immediately Jack was the illustrator I wanted. Lucky for me, Jack accepted the assignment. Thanks a bunch, Jack!

I can hardly wait to see this story come to life! It's a tribute to my lovely fraternal twin sister and our first day of kindergarten when we were separated for the first time.

Enjoy some of Jack's illustrations at... http://jacktoon.blogspot.com/

Thanks for visiting!

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Best wishes,
Donna M. McDine
Multi Award-winning Children's Author

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13 comments:

  1. Congratulations, Donna! Jack's work is amazing. I can't wait to see the final masterpiece!

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  2. That's great that Jack accepted. Yay! I can't wait to see the finished product. :)

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    1. Thanks for your exciting support, much appreciated!

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  3. Glad you got the illustrator you wanted!

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    1. Thanks Alex for your always heartwarming support!

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  4. Congrats, Donna Jack certainly knows his work, Good luck

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  5. Congratulations! Jack is doing one of my books too so I know how excited you are. Good luck and I know it will turn out awesome!

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    1. How cool is that Allyn. Maybe we should start a Jack Foster fan club!

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  6. Congratulations, Donna. Looking forward to seeing your new book. Jack's artwork is fabulous.

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    1. Thanks Bev! I'm tickled pink that Jack is illustrating my latest book. Can't wait. I agree he is fabulous!

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  7. From his note, I can see he's exciting to collaborate with you. This will be a great project with two enthusiastic people. Congrats.

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