John and Ann Hassett's Books for Children
“The controlled vocabulary and repetition make this picture book a good segue for fledgling readers.” —Kirkus Reviews
Bob’s friend Max has a pet dog. Bob has a pet rock. Can Rock do every trick a dog can do? #picturebooks #preorder pic.twitter.com/sZqW9Z9p6C
— Albert Whitman & Co. (@AlbertWhitman) May 26, 2017
The Maine Literary Awards is an annual competition sponsored and coordinated by the Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance. Goodnight Bob is a finalist in the “Book Award for Children” category!
Drawing a frog is harder than you would think. They’re all folded legs and arms and googly eyes.
But drawing millions of frogs turned out to be fun.
Sketches of all the characters are drawn until they seem just right.
Each illustration is drawn over and over. Whoever invented erasers was on to something.
Nana Quimby and I spent a lot of time in her kitchen. She baked a cake. I painted frogs.
Have you ever been told that pickles are made from frogs? They are not.