And it's a star!!! I am so happy. This being the first book I've worked on where I am fully responsible for the outcome, I have to admit I've been pretty nervous about what the critics will have to say... But, so far so good! Thank you
Kirkus for a wonderful write-up of
CHRISTMAS IS HERE, which appears in their September 1st issue:
CHRISTMAS IS HERE
Illustrated by Lauren Castillo; Adapted from The King James Bible
(SSBFYR; ISBN: 9781442408227; October 2010; Fall catalog page 24)
“This touching interpretation of the Christmas story wordlessly follows a modern-day family as they journey through a snowy town in the evening to view a live Nativity scene. The family includes a baby in a white snowsuit, who provides a subtle symbolic connection to the baby in the manger in both the re-created scene and the Nativity story that follows. As an older child peeks in at the baby in the manger, the setting shifts in time and place to Bethlehem of long ago, accompanied by the traditional words from the King James Bible, before returning to the contemporary setting. Gorgeous watercolor illustrations in a subdued palette of twilight grays set off the falling snowflakes in the modern scenes, while the biblical scenes are brilliantly lit by starlight. Castillo's smudgy style infuses all with wonder.”
And it's a star!!! I am so happy. This being the first book I've worked on where I am fully responsible for the outcome, I have to admit I've been pretty nervous about what the critics will have to say... But, so far so good! Thank you Kirkus for a wonderful write-up of CHRISTMAS IS HERE, which appears in their September 1st issue:
10 comments:
"A star, a star, dancing in the night..."
Congratulations! I can't wait to see the book!
oh this review is great! Congratulations Lauren~!
Rock on chica~ This is awesome!
Congrats Lauren! So exciting!
CONGRATS!!! The illustration looks soooooo beautiful!!
Oh how wonderful! I am so thrilled for you. I hadn't realized you created it yourself! Wow! Lovely...and I can espeicially appreciate it since I've been illustrating Christmas too:) Thanks for sharing!
Brava Lauren! This looks great and I can't wait to see the real thing- Congratulations!
Thank you guys so much! I had such a great time working on this book, and it's extremely exciting to know that (so far) it is well-received :)
Super duper congratulations!!! I'm sure it is a beautiful book!!
well, done it looks lovely! Cant wait
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