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Tania
Howells
2011 Blue Spruce nominee
Authors' Booking
Service is pleased to announce that children's illustrator Tania
Howells
is now scheduling visits in Ontario the Forest of Reading
festivities.
Her
rate is $200 for one 45 to 60 minute session plus standard kilometrage.
Tania
lives in Toronto with her husband and baby boy. She graduated from the
Ontario College of Art and Design in 1997 and has been a freelance
illustrator for over 12 years. Tania has done work for clients such as Today’s
Parent
magazine, Chirp,
Holt Renfrew, The
National Post
and many others. Since
2004 Tania has kept a popular blog where she talks about the nice
things in life and shows pictures of different projects that she is
working on.
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Published
Works
Willow’s
Whispers,
Illustrated
by Tania Howells and written by Lana Button, Kids Can Press, 2010.
Berkeley’s
Barn Owl Dance,
Illustrated
by Tania Howells and written by Tera Johnson, Kids Can Press, 2009.
Awards
and Nominations
Willow’s
Whispers
Nominated:
OLA Forest of Reading Blue Spruce Award, 2011
Tania's
Presentation Details
My
aim is to provide a lively, entertaining presentation and to shed some
light on the process of illustrating a children's book.
I
like to talk a bit about my history, that I have been drawing since I
was a little child and later went to art school. I will then read
the book to set the mood. I bring along my sketchbooks and like
to show each step of the process, with the help of a digital projector,
from rough character sketches, to thumbnail, revisions, large roughs
and final full colour images. This helps children to understand
that a book does not appear fully formed on bookshelves but goes
through many transformations before it is finished. I incorporate
drawing demonstrations to show how I might make a character look shy or
confident, all with the use of line and expression. Questions and
comments are encouraged as well as drawing requests. An activity
sheet and/or coloring sheet is provided and can be run off by teachers
at the school.
Grades
I will present to: K - 3, as these are the intended audiences for my
books.
Maximum number of
students per session: 60
I
am comfortable presenting in: classroom, library, auditorium,
gymnasium, etc.
Equipment
and other requirements
Flip
chart or blackboard. Markers.
Laptop
and projector for Power Point presentation
I
request that a librarian, teacher or other school representative be
present throughout the presentation.
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