Gotta thank the talented Andy J. Smith for my new banner, based upon one of my current [zany] projects. Andy has been a fan of this blog and finally friended me on Facebook (what were you waiting for, dude? LOL). I checked out his illustrations and FLIPPED over them. And BA-BAM (I am totally stealing that from Leigh-Allyn Baker)–there you have it–a new banner designed by Andy. Thanks! Be sure to check Andy out, he’s amazing!
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January 10, 2012 at 1:31 pm
Susanna Leonard Hill
How fantastic! I love it!
January 10, 2012 at 1:35 pm
Lori Alexander
It’s super cute! Love it!
January 10, 2012 at 1:36 pm
Sharyn Marston
That’s a great banner! And I’ve just looked at Andy’s other work — you’re right, he’s amazing!
January 10, 2012 at 1:37 pm
Julie
AWESOME! Going to check out Andy’s site right now.
January 10, 2012 at 1:38 pm
Mona Pease
OMGosh! I love that anner.
January 10, 2012 at 1:38 pm
Donna Shepherd
Fun banner!
January 10, 2012 at 1:38 pm
Cathy Mealey
Awesome! I will miss the skater girl from time to time…
January 10, 2012 at 1:40 pm
Sue Heavenrich
really cool! zany and totally perfect
January 10, 2012 at 1:42 pm
Loni Edwards
Looks great! Awesome job Andy!
January 10, 2012 at 1:48 pm
the writ and the wrote
Love it!
January 10, 2012 at 1:53 pm
karen
i really like the pink (unicorn?) creature on the left! andy’s artwork is great. when i clicked on one of his books, i didn’t realize at first that it’s a dummy and hasn’t been published yet–it reminded me of your post about making picture book dummies to help when writing, so i’ll be re-reading that and getting to work on one of my PiBoIdMo ideas! thanks!
January 10, 2012 at 2:10 pm
Tara
Karen, that’s not just a unicorn, it’s a LOLLIPOP UNICORN! LOL
January 10, 2012 at 2:10 pm
redheadedstepchild64
I love it! The animals are so fun and whimsical!
January 10, 2012 at 2:14 pm
Corey Schwartz
Oh, so cute!
January 10, 2012 at 2:15 pm
Catherine Johnson
That is super!
January 10, 2012 at 2:22 pm
Lori Grusin Degman
Your new banner is amazing!!
January 10, 2012 at 4:04 pm
Sharon K Mayhew
Gorgeous!
January 10, 2012 at 5:00 pm
Tricia
Love it!
January 10, 2012 at 5:02 pm
sue crites
he does great work – super fun!
January 10, 2012 at 8:27 pm
Jennifer Rumberger
Love the banner (and the shout out, she just makes me laugh!).
January 10, 2012 at 11:04 pm
Marcie Colleen
I love it! Not only is it super colorful and fun but it also totally intrigues me as to what this new project of yours is. 😉
January 11, 2012 at 1:38 am
Marcy P.
He does AMAZING work! I’m kinda jealous, actually! LOL 🙂 All in love, of course. But seriously, NICE banner and fantastic artist!
January 11, 2012 at 2:10 am
viviankirkfield
Tara…very upbeat and full of pizzaz! Love it! I’ll go and visit Andy’s site.
January 11, 2012 at 3:09 am
Sandie Sing
Fabulous job, Mr. Andy! The colors are brilliant and lots of action. Love it!
January 11, 2012 at 7:04 am
thiskidreviewsbooks
One Word -AWESOME!
January 12, 2012 at 1:57 pm
Denise M. Bruce (@DeniseBruce22)
aww!! it’s sooo cute, Tara!!