tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12058917650305463612024-02-19T10:50:14.471-05:00Art, Words, LifeWriting, illustrating, and the little things that make life interestingJennifer Thermeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17970621166460145330noreply@blogger.comBlogger709125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1205891765030546361.post-65295624594235931622019-06-21T11:18:00.000-04:002019-06-21T18:03:53.581-04:00Out With the Old, In With the NewHello, friends!<br />
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I've been super busy, and seeing as how it's been over a year since I've posted, it's time to officially archive this blog.<br />
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BUT... I hope you'll follow me over on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jenniferthermes/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/jenthermes" target="_blank">Twitter</a> for the latest book news, messy sketches, random thoughts about the writing and illustrating life, and pictures of my studio cats. (Of course!)<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: black;">(And here's my next book, <b><a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781419736551" target="_blank">MANHATTAN: MAPPING THE STORY OF AN ISLAND</a></b>, publishing on August 6th with <a href="https://www.abramsbooks.com/imprints/abramsbyr/" target="_blank">Abrams Books for Young Readers</a>. I'm thrilled to share that it's already gotten a </span></span><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: black;">★STARRED</span></span><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: black;">★ <a href="https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/jennifer-thermes/manhattan/" target="_blank">review from <i>Kirkus</i></a>!) </span></span></div>
Jennifer Thermeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17970621166460145330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1205891765030546361.post-6420495445759795592018-04-11T14:59:00.000-04:002018-04-11T14:59:17.078-04:00Grandma Gatewood ~ Booklist Review!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://jenniferthermes.com/books/" target="_blank"><b>GRANDMA GATEWOOD HIKES THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL</b></a> will be out in less than a month! <a href="https://www.booklistonline.com/Grandma-Gatewood-Hikes-the-Appalachian-Trail-Jennifer-Thermes/pid=9336000" target="_blank">Booklist</a> calls it a
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think.) 💕Jennifer Thermeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17970621166460145330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1205891765030546361.post-57449968948266089032018-03-16T11:08:00.000-04:002018-03-16T11:08:10.828-04:00Grandma Gatewood ~ School Library Journal<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcbduOe4zKCnf-X6sT5ouMzvG2xUEja1hCcfhpb-CTC1jRES7LtAXxB827-7ZSuQ7QD4XHEGevN5KI9vUoWNKbfsX8cb74RFaEAkwu6wKnKN5MCp7jj0nQtjMrON1Wy9-nOumWdxpaL6Q4/s1600/3.16_GGspot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcbduOe4zKCnf-X6sT5ouMzvG2xUEja1hCcfhpb-CTC1jRES7LtAXxB827-7ZSuQ7QD4XHEGevN5KI9vUoWNKbfsX8cb74RFaEAkwu6wKnKN5MCp7jj0nQtjMrON1Wy9-nOumWdxpaL6Q4/s400/3.16_GGspot.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />
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“Beautiful illustrations and an emphasis on the value of nature,
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Read the full review <a href="https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/jennifer-thermes/grandma-gatewood-hikes-the-appalachian-trail/" target="_blank">here</a>... <br />
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<br />Jennifer Thermeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17970621166460145330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1205891765030546361.post-18386544624186817862017-11-01T11:25:00.000-04:002017-11-01T11:25:37.120-04:00New Books in the Works!I'm thrilled to share some <a href="https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/75246-rights-report-week-of-october-30-2017.html" target="_blank">good book news</a>!<br />
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It's been a crazy-long time since I've blogged. What can I say... things have been busy around here making lots of art and writing!<br />
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Here's a sneak peek of color proofs for the next book, GRANDMA GATEWOOD HIKES THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL, coming out Spring '18! Emma Gatewood was the first woman to solo thru-hike the Appalachian Trail back in 1955 at the age of 67, and she was one <i>very</i> cool lady.<br />
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(Also, lately I've been sharing way more often over on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jenniferthermes/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/jenthermes" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, if you'd like to follow along.)Jennifer Thermeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17970621166460145330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1205891765030546361.post-62495042687730926782017-01-26T11:14:00.000-05:002017-01-26T11:14:40.803-05:00Notable Social Studies List 2017<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So nice to learn this week that CHARLES DARWIN'S AROUND-THE-WORLD ADVENTURE is on the <a href="http://www.cbcbooks.org/notable-social-studies/" target="_blank">2017 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People list</a>, selected by the Children's Book Council (CBC) in conjunction with the <a href="http://www.socialstudies.org/" target="_blank">National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS).</a> Because education– including science and history– matters more now than ever.<br />
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<a href="http://www.abramsbooks.com/product/charles-darwins-around-the-world-adventure_9781419721205/" target="_blank"><b>CHARLES DARWIN'S AROUND-THE-WORLD ADVENTURE</b></a> is on the 2017 list of Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12! The list is put out every year by the <a href="http://www.nsta.org/" target="_blank">National Science Teachers Association</a> in conjunction with <a href="http://www.cbcbooks.org/" target="_blank">The Children's Book Council</a>, and it's an honor to be included with so many great books. Congratulations to all!<br />
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Here's the link to the full list:<a href="http://www.nsta.org/docs/2017OSTB.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.nsta.org/docs/2017OSTB.pdf</a>
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<span data-offset-key="f42ld-0-0"><span data-text="true">Fun stuff... <a href="http://www.designofthepicturebook.com/the-undies-voting-is-open/" target="_blank">The Undies Case Cover Awards</a> were created to honor the art of the cover beneath a book's dust jacket. <i>Charles Darwin's Around-the-World Adventure</i> is on the shortlist in the category of "Best Sneak Peek at the Setting!"</span></span><br />
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Many thanks to <a href="http://www.designofthepicturebook.com/about/" target="_blank">Carter Higgens</a> and <a href="http://100scopenotes.com/2016/11/22/voting-is-open-in-the-2016-undies-case-cover-awards/" target="_blank">Travis Jonker</a>-– the two awesome librarians who dreamed up this idea!<br />
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Head on over to <a href="http://thelittlecrookedcottage.blogspot.com/2016/10/behind-bookwith-jennifer-thermes.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>The Little Crooked Cottage</b></span></a> for some more art and talk about the inspiration and process behind <a href="http://www.abramsbooks.com/product/charles-darwins-around-the-world-adventure_9781419721205/" target="_blank"><i>Charles Darwin's Around-the-World Adventure</i></a>! (And check out the rest of the blog. Those ladies know how to rock the kids books!)Jennifer Thermeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17970621166460145330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1205891765030546361.post-79763266468629864652016-10-10T15:36:00.000-04:002016-10-10T15:36:36.711-04:00Darwin And More on 7-Imp<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Danielson has done a lovely roundup of art and early sketches from <a href="http://www.abramsbooks.com/product/charles-darwins-around-the-world-adventure_9781419721205/" target="_blank">DARWIN</a> and a few other cool picture books over at her blog, <span style="color: #990000;"><b><a href="http://blaine.org/sevenimpossiblethings/?p=4169" target="_blank">Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast</a></b></span>. Check it out! ♡</span><br /><span title="Edited"></span>Jennifer Thermeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17970621166460145330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1205891765030546361.post-64182641993835343232016-10-06T08:09:00.000-04:002016-10-06T08:09:05.518-04:00And Then, This Happened!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><a href="http://www.abramsbooks.com/product/charles-darwins-around-the-world-adventure_9781419721205/" target="_blank"><b>Charles Darwin's Around-the-World Adventure</b></a></span> is officially out today!<br />
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(I wonder what kind of cake Charles liked?) ♡Jennifer Thermeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17970621166460145330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1205891765030546361.post-66688928138032481872016-09-29T10:13:00.000-04:002016-09-29T10:13:08.849-04:00Darwin ~ Publishers Weekly Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"Letting her background in map illustration shine, Thermes (<em>Little Author in the Big Woods</em>)
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<span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-4197-2120-5" target="_blank"><b>Read the full review here...</b></a></span>Jennifer Thermeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17970621166460145330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1205891765030546361.post-26092260872097322312016-08-02T09:08:00.000-04:002016-08-02T09:09:55.311-04:00Great Kirkus Review for Darwin!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm thrilled to share that Kirkus calls my forthcoming book, <a href="http://jenniferthermes.com/books/" target="_blank">CHARLES DARWIN'S AROUND-THE-WORLD ADVENTURE</a>,<b> <span style="color: #cc0000;">"</span></b><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>A notable choice for both STEM curricula and family sharing</b></span><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>." </b></span>Thank you, Kirkus! (October will be here in no time!)<br />
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Read the full review <a href="https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/jennifer-thermes/charles-darwins-around-the-world-adventure/" target="_blank">here</a>.Jennifer Thermeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17970621166460145330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1205891765030546361.post-33632557316967209882016-07-21T12:01:00.001-04:002016-07-21T12:01:22.907-04:00Read A Book!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Jennifer Thermeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17970621166460145330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1205891765030546361.post-54383352161742845852016-06-15T11:10:00.000-04:002016-06-15T11:10:38.899-04:00Collide<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Jennifer Thermeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17970621166460145330noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1205891765030546361.post-70730756673900211032016-05-19T08:36:00.000-04:002016-05-19T08:36:36.618-04:00Messages<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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An advance copy of my next book arrived yesterday, to my total surprise! I am absolutely thrilled with the way it turned out. (Hard to see in the photo, but there's a spot varnish on the butterflies, Charles, and the title. I totally wasn't expecting such a wonderful detail. The design geek in me is very, very happy!)<br />
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I'm feeling truly fortunate and thankful to be working with such an amazing Editor, <a href="http://www.mariamiddleton.com/" target="_blank">Art Director</a>, and the whole team at <a href="http://www.abramsbooks.com/imprints/abramsbyr/" target="_blank">Abrams</a>!<br />
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The book will be out in <a href="http://jenniferthermes.com/books/" target="_blank">October</a>... stay tuned for some behind-the-scenes book posts in the weeks leading up to release!Jennifer Thermeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17970621166460145330noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1205891765030546361.post-66032956671977601922016-04-15T11:23:00.002-04:002016-04-15T11:23:51.404-04:00My Website Got a Facelift...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Jennifer Thermeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17970621166460145330noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1205891765030546361.post-90120237182844388942016-04-13T08:25:00.000-04:002016-04-13T08:25:44.784-04:00Illustration and Poetry (With Cats!)<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>"Love is the mystery of water and a star." –Pablo Neruda </i></span></span><br />
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April is <a href="https://www.poets.org/national-poetry-month/home" target="_blank">National Poetry Month</a>. Below is a new piece of art inspired by this<br />snippet of a poem, step-by-step, working backwards. Enjoy!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view from the drawing table.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rough color thoughts and a few tweaks on a printout of the sketch.</td></tr>
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<br />Jennifer Thermeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17970621166460145330noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1205891765030546361.post-72214204775008250502016-03-04T09:54:00.000-05:002016-03-04T09:54:43.163-05:00A Mappish Show-and-Tell Process PostI was recently commissioned to do a few maps for an upcoming book* due out later this year. A few people asked to see the final art after I posted some
work-in-progress details over on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jenniferthermes/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, so here it is, along with
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Since I'm usually asked to illustrate places that exist in reality, this project was super interesting, because these were more fantasy-based maps.<br />
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Below is the first sketch sent to the publisher. (I swear I had some tiny rough thumbnails, but they were lost in the flurry-of-paper that is my studio.)...<br />
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*The book is called <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Thornghost-Tone-Almhjell/dp/0803738978/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1457092806&sr=8-1&keywords=Thornghost" target="_blank">THORNGHOST</a></b> (Dial 2016), by <a href="https://twitter.com/tonealmhjell?lang=en" target="_blank">Tone Almhjell</a>, coming in August. Check it out!Jennifer Thermeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17970621166460145330noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1205891765030546361.post-28190341180175808012016-02-12T09:13:00.000-05:002016-02-12T09:13:58.047-05:00Happy Birthday, Charles Darwin!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">"... There are several other sources of enjoyment in a long voyage... the map of the world ceases to be a blank; it becomes a picture full of the most varied and animated pictures." –from THE VOYAGE OF THE BEAGLE</span></i></span></b><br />
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Charles Darwin was born 207 years ago today, on February 12, 1809. Today is also <span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><a href="http://darwinday.org/about/" target="_blank">Darwin Day</a></b></span>– a celebration of Darwin's life and amazing contributions to the world of science. Cake for everyone! <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">*Art detail from <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28779732-charles-darwin-s-around-the-world-adventure" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>CHARLES DARWIN'S AROUND-THE-WORLD ADVENTURE</b></span></a> (Abrams 2016), coming in October!</span>Jennifer Thermeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17970621166460145330noreply@blogger.com0