Thanks to all who came to the SCBWI Illustrators Committee: Ask Us Anything session at #scbwiSummer26 - so fun! You all asked such GREAT questions. 🩷 With Laurent Linn, @thejerrybennett.com @titaberredo.bsky.social @betnoire.bsky.social @paulozelinsky.com #KidLit @scbwi.bsky.social

As Fathers Day draws to a close, here is a bust of my father, made by my mother sometime before they were married. I have complicated feelings about my father but I have always admired this head and I am happy it’s in my studio; a number of plaster casts like this are floating around my family.

In which I present my latest McGiver moment

The Park Avenue Armory is the greatest place to hold the Antiquarian Book Fair

worldvoices.pen.org/event/the-tr... If you are in or near NYC on Saturday May 2nd, you absolutely must attend this PEN World Voices Festival panel, on the topic of Graphic Novels and their transformative power. The event is free, but they are asking people to register in advance.

The Transformative Power of Graphic Novels for Kids - PEN World Voices Festival

Graphic novels for young audiences of all ages—from beginning readers to sophisticated teenagers—have become the fastest growing sector of publishing. Our panel of graphic novelists will explore what ...

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Has anyone seen the play “Giant” on Broadway, with John Lithgow playing Roald Dahl? Dahl was a horrible person (I don’t know first-hand but I do know second-hand). I’m curious what scandal the play treats.

Photographer Kirill Simakov took a photo of unphotogenic me for his portrait exhibit! I hang between Nicholas Lowry of Antiques Road Show (talking here to Kirill with Elie Wiesel behind him) & photographer Bruce Weber. Visit me there! Leonovich Gallery, W 24th St. in NYC, only until March 27

I’m one of the pieces on the wall in a gallery in Chelsea! (New York’s fashionable neighborhood for art galleries). The show is pretty cool, Russian photographer Kirill Simakov in his first solo NY show. Come see it! (Leonovich Galkery , W24th Street)

Brooklyn snow report

So many people have shared my posts about a bookstore visit tomorrow in Takoma Park—thank you! But I have gotten sick and they are canceling! I hope nobody shows up anyway. Apologies.

Please, please, share this event announcement if you know anyone near Takoma Park, MD or even if you don't: bookstore storytime at the terrific new People's Books this Sunday 1/4/26! I'll draw and read and I need kids or even grownups there to make it fun! peoplesbooktakoma.com/event/zelins...

Storytime: Paul Zelinsky for Still Life

Every young artist has drawn or painted a still life scene. Perhaps it is a bowl of fruit, or a toy, or a vase of flowers, or a chair. The only rule is that a still life painting must stay still. B…

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I've posted about the big diorama I made for my book "Still Life" with @alexlondon.bsky.social, which after its stint in the window of @booksofwonder.bsky.social found a permanent home in the store: I've been improving it and just put a page about that on my website, so FYI: shorturl.at/4C94u

In honor of Halloween, I put on my website pictures of mystery/horror paperback book jackets that I made a long time ago. www.paulozelinsky.com/bellairs_jac...

Banana Menorah Countdown: 6 days to go! Today, my first picture book, RED AND GREEN AND BLUE AND WHITE, illustrated by @paulozelinsky.com published by @levinequerido.bsky.social The NYT called it “Beautiful… It’s a message the world can use, throughout the year.” #kidlit #socialjustice

This is coming right up: booksofwonder.com/blogs/upcomi...

All-Star Picture Book Bonanza

Incredible Reads! We're thrilled to present this incredible lineup of fantastic authors and illustrators -- and their fabulous picture books! Join as we welcome BETSY LEWIN, Caldecott Honor-winner and...

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Just now, on my walk home: there’s a joke in here…

Some things I came across walking near my house in the last few days

Went today to see Superman in IMax 3D. Very enjoyable.

Packing for San Francisco, where we’ll meet my daughter and her family. We’re bringing along a precious copy of “Dear Mr. Henshaw” for them to take back to Melbourne. Her son said Beverly had stopped signing books for people and this would be her last: she signed it for our as-yet-unborn grandson

We went to the ballet and came out to find that the US “leader” took it on himself to start a war between the US and Iran.

I think this is the first Bluesky post to do what happens all the time on other platforms, assuming I am the president of Ukraine!

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It looks like Donald’s Tarriffs Finally starting to rock the Market. Talk to @paulozelinsky.com

I’m offering this for the price of shipping, or you can come pick it up. More explanation in comments

As co-chair of PEN America's Children's and Young Adult Books Committee, I am not charged with taking notes during the zoom meetings, but I do jot down some things, like the first half of this ( I spent much of the next day adding the rest)

Ten days ago I posted pictures of magnolia buds on a tree I pass every day. Here are three more photos I've taken since then, the last one this morning with a beautiful other flowering tree hogging the foreground. Happy full-blown spring!

I walk by this magnolia tree every day and have not noticed all the buds. But today they’re unignorable! Happy spring to all my Northern Hemisphere friends!

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March #NotesfromtheHornBook: 9 #picturebooks about engaging with the arts www.hbook.com/story/engagi... @harperkids.bsky.social @charlesbridge.bsky.social @randomhousekids.bsky.social @littlebrownyr.bsky.social @candlewickpress.bsky.social @levinequerido.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social

I'm on the Advisory Council of @scbwi.bsky.social . Today we had a zoom meeting and I took extensive notes. I've scrambled the words for privacy, but my meaning should be clear from the images!

Sophie Blackall gave a witty and deeply felt closing keynote speech at the SCBWI conference, to a rousing ovation. Then she went to sign books next to @peterbrownstudio.com who had spoken earlier, and a bazillion people lined up. #scbwiny25

At #SCBWI conference, and taking notes on @debbieohi.com speaking about online tips.

On the train home from school visits around Attleboro, MA, the sunset is beautiful and I’m not the only one to think so