http://www.jeremytankard.com/ en Copyright 2012 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:36:24 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Piggy Bunny can also be found on these blogs: Instantly Interruptible Gather.com This one is cute. It's from a class blog. Buckeye Bookworm Sommer Reading]]> http://www.jeremytankard.com/2012/#000385 http://www.jeremytankard.com/2012/#000385 news reviews jeremy tankard piggy bunny rachel vail review Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:36:24 -0500 Piggy Bunny from Canada's own Quill and Quire magazine. ]]> http://www.jeremytankard.com/2012/#000384 http://www.jeremytankard.com/2012/#000384 news reviews jeremy tankard piggy bunny Quill and Quire rachel vail review Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:33:04 -0500 Piggy Bunny in the Chicago Tribune. ]]> http://www.jeremytankard.com/2012/#000383 http://www.jeremytankard.com/2012/#000383 news reviews chicago tribune piggy bunny rachel vail review Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:31:27 -0500 This was a lot of fun. Jules over at 7 Impossible Things Before Breakfast asked Rachel Vail and I to write-up our thoughts about Piggy Bunny and she would share them on their blog. This was a lot of fun. If you've ever wondered about the collaborative nature of book making here's a unique glimpse into how a book can come together in unusual ways. Enjoy.]]> http://www.jeremytankard.com/2012/#000382 http://www.jeremytankard.com/2012/#000382 news 7 impossible things before breakfast collaboration jeremy tankard jules picture book piggy bunny rachel vail thoughts unusual Mon, 26 Mar 2012 20:40:02 -0500 Piggy Bunny reviews for you to check out. First up is this one from Sal's Fiction Addiction. Page Appropriate's review. Nice. Parent Map. I quite like this one, especially the photo of the kid wearing the space suit. And finally the Winnipeg Free Press gives this very small review.]]> http://www.jeremytankard.com/2012/#000381 http://www.jeremytankard.com/2012/#000381 news reviews page appropriate parent map piggy bunny reviews sal's fiction addiction winnipeg free press Mon, 26 Mar 2012 20:33:23 -0500 Shelf Elf. I love Shelf Elf. She hired me to draw her banner a couple of years ago and I'm very happy to see that she's still using it! Thanks, Ms. Elf.]]> http://www.jeremytankard.com/2012/#000380 http://www.jeremytankard.com/2012/#000380 news reviews jeremy tankard news piggy bunny rachel vail review shelf elf Fri, 16 Mar 2012 11:53:06 -0500 This one's from Publisher's Weekly: PIGGY BUNNY by Rachel Vail; Illustrated by Jeremy Tankard: A small piglet with a big dream -- to be the Easter Bunny -- will have readers laughing out loud in this spunky outing about self-esteem. Liam is not good at hopping, doesn't like salad, fumbles egg deliveries, and doesn't have much family support. But with help from his Web-savvy Grandma, Liam achieves his cotton-tailed vision. Vail excels at conveying childlike emotions and a realistic family dynamic ("You are a piglet... Deal with it," says Liam's sister). Liam's perseverance and his parents' steadfast support provide a welcome, positive undertone, while Tankard's stocky, black-lined pigs pop off the pages. Ages 4-6. http://www.jeremytankard.com/2012/#000379 http://www.jeremytankard.com/2012/#000379 news reviews jeremy tankard news piggy bunny Publishers Weekly rachel vail review Fri, 16 Mar 2012 11:52:06 -0500 This is the KIRKUS reviews of Piggy Bunny. I thought I'd post it here in-case you didn't feel like going to the link in my previous entry. It's a good one. PIGGY BUNNY (reviewed on March 1, 2012) Another entry in the well-populated genre of animals that experience an existential crisis features a pig who wants to be the Easter Bunny. Liam the piglet practices hopping and delivering eggs. He tries to like salad. And he copes with his siblings, who tease him, and his parents, who offer lots of advice about what a perfect piglet son he is, without any need for change. His grandparents, however, are more supportive of his unusual ambition, and they provide him with an Easter Bunny suit. (They order it from the Internet, as they are modern grandparents who don't do homemade costumes.) The costume isn't perfect, but it gives Liam the confidence to believe in his transformation, and others then accept his new role as well. The understated conclusion could even be interpreted to mean that Liam becomes the Easter Bunny, but each reader can decide what Liam's role really means. Simple cartoon-style illustrations with thick black outlines are set off against bright backgrounds with lots of pink accents playing up the porcine premise. Though the believe-in-yourself theme has been told in many ways, Liam holds his own with his quiet determination. Who can resist a piglet who introduces himself with "Hello, my name is Liam and I'll be your Easter Bunny"? (Picture book. 3-6) Pub Date: Feb. 28th, 2012 ISBN: 978-0-312-64988-3 Page count: 32pp Publisher: Feiwel & Friends Review Posted Online: Feb. 15th, 2012 Kirkus Reviews Issue: March 1st, 2012 http://www.jeremytankard.com/2012/#000378 http://www.jeremytankard.com/2012/#000378 news reviews jeremy tankard kirkus news piggy bunny rachel vail review Fri, 16 Mar 2012 11:49:55 -0500 The Sacramento Bee newspaper In The Pages blog MacKids Everything Mom, because I forgot to link to this one before! Kirkus Over a Steaming Cup of Tea (this may have been linked from somewhere else, not sure)]]> http://www.jeremytankard.com/2012/#000377 http://www.jeremytankard.com/2012/#000377 news reviews everything mom kirkus news piggy bunny reviews steaming cup tea Fri, 16 Mar 2012 11:37:08 -0500 Piggy Bunny from Everything Mom. Thanks, Everything Mom!]]> http://www.jeremytankard.com/2012/#000376 http://www.jeremytankard.com/2012/#000376 reviews everything mom jeremy tankard piggy bunny rachel vail review Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:19:49 -0500 Grumpy Bird made Parent and Child Magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Books for Kids". How do you like that? My little book! What an honour!]]> http://www.jeremytankard.com/2012/#000375 http://www.jeremytankard.com/2012/#000375 news 100 greatest books for kids grumpy bird list magazine parent and child Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:30:29 -0500 Could it be...? http://www.jeremytankard.com/2012/#000374 http://www.jeremytankard.com/2012/#000374 sketches Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:55:06 -0500 Piggy Bunny review, this time from Daily Kos. And it's a good one too.]]> http://www.jeremytankard.com/2012/#000372 http://www.jeremytankard.com/2012/#000372 news reviews book daily kos jeremy tankard piggy bunny rachel vail review Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:11:29 -0500 Elmwood School produced this wonderful "fan" video of Grumpy Bird. I really enjoyed it. I hope you do too. It made my day.]]> http://www.jeremytankard.com/2012/#000371 http://www.jeremytankard.com/2012/#000371 news animation elmwood school fan grade 6 grade 7 Grumpy Bird video youtube Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:54:24 -0500 Is Oogie Boogie...? http://www.jeremytankard.com/2012/#000370 http://www.jeremytankard.com/2012/#000370 sketches Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:38:38 -0500