Congratulations to Mikey Karpiel and Tony Russello, winner and runner-up, respectively, of the 2012 Raab Associates Prize! The prize is offered annually to the illustrator who best meets the challenge of working with a children's text.
Their work was singled out for the awards by a jury including: UConn alum (and totally famous marketing agent) Susan Salzman Raab, sponsor of the prize; Terri Goldich, Curator of the Northeast Children's Literature Collection at the Dodd Center at UConn; Barbara McClintock, world-renown children's book illustrator; Jane Yolen, internationally known writer and author of our text. Barbara McClintock even critiqued our work- thanks, Barbara! All of the festivities took place at the Connecticut Children's Book Fair held on the campus of The University of Connecticut on November 10th.
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| Artwork by Mikey Karpiel |
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| Artwork by Tony Russello |
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| Brinley Franklin, David Raab, Susan Raab and Alison Paul |
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| Terri Goldich with Barbara McClintock |
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| Barbara McClintock signing for fans |
Photos courtesy the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center and the Connecticut Children's Book Fair!
