The Expeditioners in Conversation with S. S. Taylor, Part 3
December 16, 2014
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S. S. Taylor and I thought it would be fun to do a three-part blog post together, to discuss the writing and drawing process behind three scenes from The Expeditioners series. Today is Part 3 in the conversation. To begin reading with Part 1, please follow this link. To read Part 2, p
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The Expeditioners in Conversation with S. S. Taylor, Part 2
December 09, 2014
S. S. Taylor and I thought it would be fun to do a three-part blog post together, to discuss the writing and drawing process behind three scenes from The Expeditioners series. Today is Part 2 in the conversation. To read Part 1, please follow this link. KATHERINE: Hello again, Sarah!
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The Expeditioners in Conversation with S. S. Taylor, Part 1
December 02, 2014
S. S. Taylor and I thought it would be fun to do a three-part blog post together, to discuss the writing and drawing process behind three scenes from The Expeditioners series. Today is Part 1 in the conversation, about the first scene in the first book, The Expeditioners and the Treas
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The Expeditioners Are Here!
September 03, 2014
Yesterday afternoon I had another round of Great Moments in the Hallway! My first two copies of The Expeditioners and the Secret of King Triton’s Lair arrived, the second book in the hit McSweeney’s series, and boy howdy are they ever delicious… Book Two picks up whe
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Take Two! How I Designed the Cover for Expeditioners 2
July 22, 2014
Designing a book cover is one of those assignments that illustration teachers love to give and illustration students hate to do. Another new cover for GREAT EXPECTATIONS? Really? Okay… well… there’s a convict, a boy, Miss Havisham… did I even finish reading this in high school? As red
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How to Make a Steampunk Submarine
July 08, 2014
I love making models. Any excuse to build one will do. Sometimes, it’s really tough to draw something straight out of my imagination, and seeing it in real life can make all the difference. A shark model to get the fins right? Terrific. A clay mock-up of the West children to nail that
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Giant Happy Book Deal News!
February 28, 2014
Not only is my debut book, NEIGHBORHOOD SHARKS, coming out this fall from Roaring Brook Press/David Macaulay Studio, but just last week Publisher’s Weekly announced that Roaring Brook will also be publishing both of my next two non-fiction books. The first will be on African elephants
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Expeditioners Halloween
November 01, 2013
I have always loved dressing up for Halloween. Animals, historical costumes, Disney characters and comic book superheroes have been my go-to categories, most of which I either made (or helped my mom make) over the years. Even now as a grown-up I’ve still got my sewing machine an
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