Children's book illustrator Beth Krommes will give a talk for children
and adults. She will discuss her work as a children's book illustrator,
including the making of "The House in the Night" which won the Caldecott Medal in 2009. She will demonstrate her medium of scratchboard and give everyone
a chance to try their hand at it. New and past titles will be available for
purchase and autographing. All ages - no registration required.
Brought to you with the support of
the Friends of
the Hopkinton Town Library as part of the Friends Winter Family
Series.
Beth Krommes is an illustrator, wood
engraver, and painter from Peterborough, NH. She is the winner of the 2009
Caldecott Medal, the most prestigious American children's book award for an illustrator, for "The House in the Night" by Susan Marie Swanson. She received
a BFA in painting from Syracuse University, a MAT in art education from the University of
Massachusetts in Amherst, and spent a year at St. Martin's School of Art in
London. She has held a variety of art-related jobs, including teaching art in a
public school, managing the Handcraft Shop of the Sharon Arts Center, and art
directing a computer magazine. Since 1989, she has been working as a full-time
freelance illustrator. Her latest book is "Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature" by
Joyce Sidman, a celebration of the beauty and usefulness of spirals. She is
currently working on two books for young children--one about a rain storm and
one about a snow storm.
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