Join the Forbes Library for a May 5 “Cat Pawty” and storytime with Caldecott honoree Brian Lies! The event is focused on "Cat Nap", a beautiful and playful picture book that follows a sleepy kitten whose afternoon nap transforms into an epic chase through nine iconic artworks from the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collections. Cat themed activities and crafts will follow the storytime presentation. More info at Mass Kids Lit Fest in Linktree.
May 5, 4 PM at the Forbes Library in Northampton, MA, join me for a CAT NAP Paw-ty as part of the MA Kids Lit Fest! Readings, signed books and free activities!
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Join us for a morning at the Weston Library with Author/Illustrator, Brian Lies!
This event is open to both members and non-members of the WCCA. Please RSVP through the QR code above or through Wild Apricot.
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Every week, I share a chat with folks from illustration, design, publishing, animation, and other creative fields on The Illustration Department Podcast.
Episode 350 of The Illustration Department Podcast—with Caldecott Honor-winning children’s book illustrator and author, Brian Lies—is now available!
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We came back from break today with an absolute treat—an author and illustrator visit! Brian Lies kicked off our Literature Month celebration, joining us all the way from Massachusetts (and we’re hoping he makes it home safely through all the snow tomorrow!). He met with every grade level, sharing fascinating insights into his process of writing and illustrating books. For each group, he showed us pictures of his home, his studio, and his pets, including his cats, one of whom inspired his most recently published book, “Cat Nap,” available in the UCDS Library along with many of his other books.
Brian gave us a peek into where his ideas come from, how he sketches and illustrates, the mountains of drafts each book goes through, and even shared one of his hand-illustrated stories from 2nd grade. Each group got to vote for one of his books to be read aloud, and he wrapped up the day by illustrating a picture using suggestions from the kids.
His big takeaway for everyone? “Practice makes better!” He reminded us that by sticking with what we love, anyone can grow their skills, no matter their starting talent. Thank you for joining us, Brian, and safe travels home!
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Come say hello! I’ll be reading and signing CAT NAP, showing original 3D art from the book. Book-related art activities….
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Join us at the Museum on February 18 at 1:00 PM for a special book event in partnership with our neighbors and collaborators, Charter Books (@charterbooks )! 🎨
CAT NAP by Brian Lies is a playful tale of a sleepy kitten whose nap turns into an epic journey through timeless masterpieces -- bringing famous artworks to life in a page-turning cat-and-mouse adventure!
This FREE event includes:
📚 Reading by Caldecott Honor-winning author-illustrator Brian Lies
📚 Book-inspired art-making activity
📚 Original art from CAT NAP on display
📚 Copies available for purchase
Fun for kids, families, and art lovers alike -- see you there! 🐱✨
Kicking off the new year (a bit late! 😉) with a phenomenal picturebook! 'Cat Nap', written and illustrated by @brianlies , is truly stunning.
A cat is woken from a nap by the sound of a mouse. The mouse seems to disappear into a piece of artwork. "Does Kitten follow? Of course he does." And so begins the Kitten's journey through all sorts of incredible pieces of art.
This book begs the reader to go back and read it over and over to pick up on all the little details. So much to enjoy!
And be sure to read the author's note in the back about his process for creating the book, as well as the descriptions of the artwork featured in the book.
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Mrs. Conyers K class asked to read #catnap for this weeks #mockcaldecott read. 💗📚🐈⬛. We talked a lot about the art technique and read the amazing author/illustrator note at the end and then tried to guess where the plaster, wood, goatskin parchment and gold leaf illustrations were! @brianlies students wondered which was the most challenging for you and what gold leaf is?
4th grade debrief for #mockcaldecott 📚📚💗😊😊😊. Favorites include #recess by #lanesmith “The art was cool and it is really like recess!” 🛝 #catnap by @brianlies 🐈⬛”Look at this picture!” #sevenaremarkablepigeon by @sandramarkle8 🍚🌸🌸🌸. “ It teaches you to not be afraid to do things different.” #punchastoryofkindness by #michaelhall 🥊🐻 “So funny and tricky! You’ll never guess what is going to happen!” #rainandthereadinghorse “The artist makes the horse seem so real!” 🐴📚📚💗💗😊 #themovingbook 🏠”Every page has amazing details drawn in it. There is so much to see!”
