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Check out The New Yorker's "Animal Dressed as a Literary Character"
Halloween contest photos


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See more at:
http://www.newyorker.com/online/photocontests/critterati_2009

The Exquiste Corpse Adventure News!!!

Episode Three of
The Exquisite Corpse Adventure--
THE FOUND CLUE-- written by none other than the illustrious, lively, and down-right adorable Kate Di Camillo, and illustrated by that handsome man-about-town
Calef Brown-
Goes Live Tomorrow at WWW.READ.GOV!!


WHAT DO NANCY AND JOE HEAR TICK, TICK, TICKING?
WHY IS BOPPO PULLING A MEATBALL OUT OF HIS POCKET?
WHAT ARE JOE AND NANCY TO DO WITH A NARCOLEPTIC CLOWN? WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

Find out the answers to these questions and much more in the continuing saga of--
DA, DA, DAAAA!!!
The Exquisite Corpse Adventure!!!

And make sure you check out the
NCBLA's Exquisite Corpse Adventure Educational Resource Center at: http://www.thencbla.org/Exquisite_Corpse/exquisite_home.html

Exquisite Corpse Adventure News

James Ransome is the Exquisite Corpse Adventure Illustrator for The Exquisite Corpse Adventure Episode Two: The Lost Clue by Katherine Paterson!

"In all my work, while reading the text, I mark it for what I consider are ‘visually dramatic’ phrases that would inspire interesting images. For this image, I was inspired by the potential for dramatic lighting." James Ransome

James Ransome's mysterious and evocative illustration for Episode Two of the Exquisite Corpse Adventure is painted in luminous watercolor washes. The NCBLA and the Library of Congress are thrilled that Mr. Ransome is contributing to The Exquisite Corpse Adventure!


You can find out all about James Ransomes' work and his many delightful books at: http://www.jamesransome.com/

And in the NCBLA's Exquisite Corpse Adventure Educational Resource Center you will find an ART TALK article about James Ransome's illustration as well as ideas, discussion questions, and art activities inspired by his work for The Exquisite Corpse Adventure!--at--

http://www.thencbla.org/Exquisite_Corpse/exquisite_ep2.html




And make sure to look for James Ransome's latest books at your library and bookstore!

SKY BOYS by Deborah Hopkinson, illustrated by James E. Ransome

What Lincoln Said
by Sarah L. Thomson, illustrated by James E. Ransome




Helen Keller: The World in Her Heart
byLesa Cline-Ransome, illustrated by James Ransome

Exquiste Corpse Adventure NEWS!

In Case You Missed It: Exquisite Corpse Adventure
Contributor Timothy Basil Ering's Illustration from New Book Featured in
New Yorker Magazine!

Check out Daniel Zalewski's essay "The Defiant Ones" in The New Yorker, October 19, 2009 for an interesting take on new fall picture books and get a taste of Timothy Basil Ering's explosive style from his latest book, Finn Throws a Fit! Tim is one of the extraordinary illustrators contributing to the NCBLA's and Library of Congress' Exquisite Corpse Adventure!


Ask for Timothy Basil Ering new book at your local library or book store!

And, remember, every two weeks a new amazing and hilarious Exquisite Corpse Adventures episode will be revealed at:

http://www.read.gov/exquisite-corpse/episode2.html

or read it in an interactive book form at:

http://www.read.gov/exquisite-corpse/Book/#page/2/mode/2up

And be sure to check out the NCBLA’s Exquisite Corpse Adventure Educational Resource Center at:

http://www.thencbla.org/Exquisite_Corpse/exquisite_home.html