Sketchbook Saturday

Today I am traveling home from the South Carolina Reading Association conference. The whole family came along for this trip.







Zoe let me borrow her crayons so that I could make good on my New Year's resolution.

Drawings from Kids

Check out this awesome drawing by Amiee! I visited Aimee's school virtually, so getting this drawing was especially cool.  It's just so neat to see that the kids are getting just as pumped up about writing and drawing with my virtual visits as they do with my in-person school visits.

Do you have a note or a drawing that you'd like to share? I would love to see them!
They can be emailed to me via props@studiojjk.com or mailed to:
 Jarrett J. Krosoczka
PO Box 60155
Florence, MA 01062

Sketchbook Saturday

toddler gesture sketches

Virtual Author Visits

I just cut a video on my Virtual Author Visits. Here it is:



www.studiojjk.com/virtualauthorvisits.html

LL Uno

Lunch Lady y el sustituto cibernético, the Spanish edition of LL1, is now available! This edition is put out by a publisher in Spain, but the book is available here in the States as well.

As always, I encourage you to check with your local bookshop. If you are a local bookshop and want to order books for your store, check out Roca Editorial's website for more info. 

LL1 is also available in Catalan. Lunch Lady i el substitut ciborg is published by Grup 62.

Happy Valentine's Day

I didn't get you flowers, but I did finish the art for LL6. Lunch Lady and the Field Trip Fiasco will be available on September 13th, 2011.

Here's a sneak peak of the art:

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two napping pugs

Dan Santat's SIDEKICKS

Dan sent me a PDF of his near-complete graphic novel debut and I read it with my jaw open. It's gorgeous, it's fast paced and it is just so incredibly good. I cannot wait to own a copy of this book.

In the meantime, I'll need to up my game, as will we all.

Mr. Santat is running a cool campaign through his website where he's supporting his local indie and giving an e-book on the making of SIDEKICKS. Check it out. 

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my two-year-old daughter

Drawings from Kids

Check out this drawing by Mario. He was asked by his teacher to make up a character that might be included in Punk Farm on Tour. Mario said that his flamingo was radical. I agree! And I think Mario is radical, too. Keep drawing, sir!

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Dear Winter, I am done with you.

PF is OK

Punk Farm and Punk Farm on Tour recently had a nice write up in Oklahoma City's Metro Family magazine. Check it out!

Drawings from Kids

Check out this great drawing sent in by Declan! I love these villains, they sure look like they'd give Lunch Lady and Betty a run for their money. Excellent job, Declan. I hope that you keep drawing!!


Do you have a note or a drawing that you'd like to share? I would love to see them!
They can be emailed to me via props@studiojjk.com or mailed to:
Jarrett J. Krosoczka
PO Box 60155
Florence, MA 01062

Sketchbook Saturday

Steakhouse decor - Round Rock, TX

Joey Wieser - get his books

I'm plugging away on the Lunch Lady books at a brisk pace while working on my picture books and a new chapter book series. So as you can imagine, I've been busy as of late. I needed some help with the coloring of the Lunch Lady books and I am very lucky that cartoonist Joey Weiser was game. He has been an invaluable help, replicating the look that I established in LL 1-4. Joey colored LL5 and is currently coloring LL6. You should check out his books, too. They are very good!

Joey's website is www.tragic-planet.com. Here are some of his books and mini-comics:

And all of Joey's comics can be ordered right from his website.

Sketchbook Saturday

studio brushes

studio icicles

Funny Kid Quote

In a Q&A period, I was grilled about my Hollywood connections.

KID: Have you ever been to Hollywood?
ME: Yes, I have. *brushes shoulders off*
KID: Have you ever met Justin Bieber?
ME: No, I haven't.

A few minutes later. . .
SAME KID: If you do ever meet Justin Bieber, would you get his autograph for me?
ME: Sure, but chances are, I'll never meet him.

A few more minutes later. . .
SAME KID AGAIN: Do you think you'll ever make a Justin Bieber book?

If only...

snow day

Lots of snow around the studio today. The commute this morning was crazy.

Punk Farm pumpkins

School librarian Heather Jankowski created storytime pumpkins with her students last fall. And check out what she created—Punk Farm pumpkins!!! And the reason why this is most impressive? The attention to detail? Yes, that is impressive. But what's most impressive is that I've known Heather for many years now and she's not the first person you would think of when it comes to arts & crafts. Looks like somebody has found her inner Martha Stewart. . .