Learn how illustrators work with writers, editors, and publishers to help stories to come to life! 

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Anne Pellowski | Baker's Dozen
Anne Pellowski | Baker's Dozen

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Anne Pellowski is a former storytelling specialist at the New York Public Library and founder and former director or the Information Center on Children’s Cultures of the U.S. Committee for UNICEF. She...
Darion McCloud | Baker's Dozen
Darion McCloud | Baker's Dozen

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Darion McCloud has also worked in South Carolina in the children’s section of a public library. He is a storyteller and also an artist who does paintings and drawings. He has always been interested in...
Tom Feelings | Baker's Dozen
Tom Feelings | Baker's Dozen

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Tom Feelings, an author and an illustrator, was born in New York and retired as a professor of art at the University of South Carolina. He has won many awards, including two Caldecott Honor awards and...
Ann Grifalconi | Baker's Dozen
Ann Grifalconi | Baker's Dozen

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8

Ann Grifalconi is an author and illustrator from New York City. She specializes in presenting realistic characters from other cultures. Her book, The Village of Round and Square Houses, is a Caldecott...
Tom Feelings' Books | National Book Month
Tom Feelings' Books | National Book Month
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Books illustrated by Tom Feelings: Soul Looks Back in Wonder Now Sheba Sings Jambo Means Hello Moja Means One The Middle Passage Tom feelings died on August 25, 2003. Learn more about Tom feelings and...
Tom Feelings | National Book Month
Tom Feelings | National Book Month
Episode 7

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Tom Feelings describes himself as a "storyteller in picture form." Through his artwork, Tom allows the reader to discover diverse people, places, and events from around the world. Tom lived in Africa...
Tom Feelings | Conversations with SC Writers
Tom Feelings | Conversations with SC Writers

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Tom Feelings was both a writer and an illustrator. He taught illustrating at the University of South Carolina. Usually, the process is that a manuscript is submitted to a publisher, and the publisher...
Jonathan Miller | A Literary Tour of South Carolina
Jonathan Miller | A Literary Tour of South Carolina

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A novelist, illustrator and publisher, Jonathan Miller grew up in Clover and graduated from Clover High School before making his home in Charleston, where he attended college. Mr. Miller is the author...
Kate Salley Palmer | A Literary Tour of South Carolina
Kate Salley Palmer | A Literary Tour of South Carolina

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

This program features Kate Salley Palmer. A native of Orangeburg, she started her career while at USC as the cartoonist for The Gamecock. Her cartoon strip, "Terrible Tom and the Boys", caricatured...
Andy Warhol | Artopia
Andy Warhol | Artopia

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Grades: 6 7 8

Illustration by Maria Manhattan Andy Warhol was born on August 6, 1928 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His given name was Andrew Warhola and his father, a construction worker, died in an accident when he...
Boyd Saunders' Prints | Artopia
Boyd Saunders' Prints | Artopia

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Boyd Saunders is a painter, illustrator, printmaker and Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Art. He was born on a farm in Tennessee and his work reflects a lifelong interest in storytelling and...
Main Street Children's Museum | ETV Shorts
Main Street Children's Museum | ETV Shorts

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The Main Street Children's Museum, located in Rock Hill, S.C. offers fun and educational activities for children from birth to age six. The creative play space is inspired by the artwork of...
Spider-Man | Artopia
Spider-Man | Artopia

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The Peril of Doc Ock (2004) A CLOSER LOOK Some words of wisdom from the makers, SPITE YOUR FACE PRODUCTIONS. Tim: Really, the best way to learn animation is to just play around until it looks good...
Storyboard Animations | Artopia
Storyboard Animations | Artopia

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Maria Manhattan shows how she uses a stylus and a tablet to draw on a computer inside Adobe Illustrator.