Myron Reviewed in Books For Keeps
Originally uploaded by Jagosilver.
...and here's another review, sent to me by the nice people at Barefoot Books.
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
Myron Reviewed in Books For Keeps
Myron Reviewed in Books For Keeps
Originally uploaded by Jagosilver.
Foreword Magazine - Myron review
Foreword Magazine - Myron review
Originally uploaded by Jagosilver.
Here's a rather nice review passed on from the author.
Myron’s Magic Cow
by: Marlene Newman with Jago, illustrator
Issue Year:
Category: Children's Picturebook
Publisher: Barefoot Books
Color illustrations
40 pages
Hardcover $16.99
ISBN: 1841484962
A yellow-haired girl, whose traveling companions are three bears, is bad news. A surprise is in store for anyone who takes her up on her offer of a great deal on a cow. In addition to the humorous tone of the story, this can be a lesson to children to be careful about talking to strangers.
Myron feels like he is the only one Mama ever asks to go to the store when she runs out of something. Little does he know, but when she needs milk for pancakes one morning, Myron will bring home more than he went to the store to get. After some crafty trading on the part of the golden-haired con artist, Myron ends up amazed by an offer of his choice of milk. (“What’ll you have—regular, skim, or one percent?” Well spoken for a cow.)
The author spent nineteen years teaching elementary school reading, writing, and library skills in New York, and enjoying every type of book that libraries had to offer. While Myron’s Magic Cow is her first children’s book, she treasured the times she read with her children, grandchildren, and many students over the years. This story about a magical cow who grants a little boy’s wishes was originally written as a play for students. The real magic that Newman shares is her love of words.
The illustrator’s art has graced many children’s books with fairy tale-like themes. While most of his work is at least partially digitalized, he adds a personal feel by harmonizing paint, photography, and pencil for his unique style. His artwork evokes a giddy reaction with mysterious undertones. Jago may be best known for his children’s artwork in Brave Tales, Ltd. books like Tom and the Giant, Madgy Figgy’s Pig, and Lutey and the Mermaid.
Throughout Myron’s Magic Cow, smart-aleck repartee from skewed fairytale characters erupts. (“‘Listen,’ the girl continued, ‘there are already three bears in my car and the cow just won’t fit. You need milk and I need money—so let’s cut a deal.’”) As one storybook figure after another shows up, Myron is in the dark about most of their identities. He just wants to get to the store and back so his mom can make the pancakes. Excitement is just around the corner when his newfound friend, the magic cow, offers him three wishes.
In the tradition of The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, Myron’s Magic Cow will make reading fun, and some kids may offer to run errands for their mothers. (December)
Review by: Katie Klein
Monday, January 16, 2006
Just because it looked nice...
Just because it looked nice...
Originally uploaded by Jagosilver.
...and cheerful and summery...when in actual fact it's bloomin' freezing here...brrrr, roll on summer.
Monday, January 02, 2006
Sunday, January 01, 2006
Sunday, December 25, 2005
Twas the night before Christmas .....
Twas the night before Christmas .....
Originally uploaded by Jagosilver.
Happy Christmas to all tommorrow
Friday, December 23, 2005
Thursday, December 22, 2005
Using Bryce to cheat!
04D copy
Originally uploaded by Jagosilver.
This is a rough for a new project I'm working on. I had to draw a tower that got smaller towards the top, in perspective from above....Bloomin' tricky, so I used Bryce to render a basic tower shape (see the post below) and positioned the camera in the right place...voila!
Christmas Cards
Christmas Cards
Originally uploaded by Jagosilver.
If you are very lucky, you may have recieved one of Alex's exclusive handmade creations. Each is individually crafted with great care and attention...Happy Christmas!
5 panel illustrations....
Page 06 & 07
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Here's the "five panel illustrations" that "British artist, Jago" used...as mentioned in the review below...
Myron's Magic Cow...another review
Myron's Magic Cow
Originally uploaded by Jagosilver.
The author,(Marlene Newman) just sent me this review of Myron's Magic Cow from Publisher’s Weekly 12/19/05
MYRON'S MAGIC COW
Marlene Newman, illus. by Jago. Barefoot, $16.99 (40pp) ISBN 1-84148-496-2
Mundane reality and the fantastic combine as a boy encounters some familiar characters in Newman's fanciful debut. When Myron's mother sends him for milk ("Out of the apartment, down the hall, into the elevator, through the lobby and up the busy street he went"), British artist Jago uses five panel illustrations to heighten the drama in the routine errand, hinting that bigger things await.
Surprise indeed lurks around the corner: a blonde girl with a giant cow approaches Myron, explaining, "A dopey guy who said his name was Jack just traded her with me.... You need milk and I need money-so let's cut a deal." Myron suddenly finds himself holding the cow's leash while the girl and three bears zoom off in a car.
On the way home the cow talks, then reveals herself to be a genie, granting Marvin three wishes (e.g., someone else has to run errands for a while).
Jago's uncluttered full-bleed spreads and carefully framed vignettes charmingly convey the extraordinary in the ordinary, as when Myron, calling "I'll be there in a minute, Mama," sits on a stool milking the cow whose leash hangs from the apartment radiator.
If the tale takes a circuitous route, the artwork stays right on target, credibly integrating imaginative elements into a child's everyday world.
Ages 7-9. (Sept.)
Faather's Birthday card 2005
Faather's Birthday card 2005
Originally uploaded by Jagosilver.
Here's my dad's birthday card for this year....he's not really an orang-utan but he did really wear a carrier bag on his head....he's getting old you see.
Daily Mail Fig review
Daily Mail Fig review
Originally uploaded by Jagosilver.
Now, although I am loathe to admit it, I have a reason to like The Daily Mail.... They've reviewed Fig and although they didn't mention my name, they did say I was handsome...or was that the illustrations..
Wednesday, December 21, 2005
Independant ABC Fig Review
Independant ABC Fig Review
Originally uploaded by Jagosilver.
The Independant on Sunday have reviewed Fig's Giant, (they also reviewed Myron, here). It's brief but it does say my pictures are WONDERFUL, so that's good.
Myron Venue Mag Review
Myron Venue Mag Review
Originally uploaded by Jagosilver.
Yet another review for Myron's Magic Cow, and it's a goodun! (Click the pic for a larger, readable version on Flickr)
Click here to buy it on Amzon....or support your local bookshop.
Tuesday, December 20, 2005
We've moved house!
DSCF5655
Originally uploaded by Jagosilver.
Huzzah! Huzzah! Huzzah!
Now you know the reason for the desolate state of this blog for the past *cough* three weeks....
Well, we're in now, the Rayburn is roaring and it's nearly Christmas, normal service will resume (hopefully).
More photos on Flickr...
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