Books, Nature, Art, and Travel, Intersecting
Post from Danielle Carnito, Sr. Art Director, Trade Some of my favorite things intersected recently: How so, you might ask. Let me tell you!Read more "Books, Nature, Art, and Travel, Intersecting"
Who Are Lerner Illustrators?
Post from Danielle Carnito, Sr. Art Director, Trade Who are the illustrators of Lerner? A talented group, that’s who! A large part of my job is matching and hiring many different illustrators throughout the year to our book projects. With all of the Lerner Publishing Group imprints combined, we* can work with somewhere in the […]Read more "Who Are Lerner Illustrators?"
Quirky Questions We Asked During the Making of Monkey with a Tool Belt and the Craftiest Christmas Ever
How do you decide what’s logical in a picture book world filled with talking animals and vehicles made out of fruit? Below, Art Director Danielle Carnito shares some snippets of hilarious art and details some of the wackiest questions that arose during the creation of Monkey with a Tool Belt and the Craftiest Christmas Ever […]Read more "Quirky Questions We Asked During the Making of Monkey with a Tool Belt and the Craftiest Christmas Ever"
The Design of Natural Satellites
If you ever wonder if a designer really looks at every single aspect of a book when designing….yes. Yes we do. For this post I asked designer Lindsey Owens to give us some insight on choices behind the design elements in our new Twenty-First Century Books title Natural Satellites: The Book of Moons by Ron […]Read more "The Design of Natural Satellites"
On Artist Shortlists and The Floating Field
By Danielle Carnito, Art Director Making a list of possible artists for picture books is standard procedure here. We make shortlist through searching for style, through thought, through discussion, through sharing top picks with the author, through Ooohs and Aaaahs and “Wouldn’t it be great if (insert famous illustrator name) could work on this book?” […]Read more "On Artist Shortlists and The Floating Field"
A Bowl Full of Peace: An Illustration Timeline
Picture books aren’t that quick to make. Sure, there can be exceptions, but mostly they involve a lot of time and love and work. It can be years from start of a project to the book release, when you hope that thing you worked on for so long gets a good reception when it finally […]Read more "A Bowl Full of Peace: An Illustration Timeline"
K-3 Book Design: Deceptively Easy?
by Danielle Carnito, Trade Art Director In our Millbrook imprint, we recently started publishing highly visual expository nonfiction specifically geared toward young readers in grades K-3. Anytime we start a new type of book, working through the design aspects to figure out what we really need to communicate visually is always a fun exercise.Read more "K-3 Book Design: Deceptively Easy?"
All of a Sudden and Forever
by Danielle Carnito, Trade Art Director It isn’t every book where the creators and the publishing team all visit the site of a book’s events. It isn’t every book where you happen to check your social media on a holiday weekend and notice pictures the illustrator is posting from her trip to the site.Read more "All of a Sudden and Forever"
The Art of Dictionary for a Better World
by Danielle Carnito, Trade Art Director Every book has its own mix of creators bringing their voices to the process, making the project the best it can be. With Dictionary for a Better World , we had an amazing team.Read more "The Art of Dictionary for a Better World"
