Darren Farrell: The Bloghttp://darren-farrell.com/blog/en-US2012-02-06T07:35:22ZSquarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)AMMA & ME REVIEW: 'BIG BOUFFANT'http://darren-farrell.com/blog/2011/11/8/amma-me-review-big-bouffant.htmlDarren Farrell2011-11-08T12:21:15ZI am currently helping judge a national book award for first-time authors and illustrators and decided to have my Korean Mother In-Law help out. 

Here's my AMMA & ME review of 
"Big Bouffant".

AMMA: The girl make herself with honey and tomato ketchup in her hair. Nobody home? Where are the parents? I don’t understand why she put honey and tomato ketchup in her hair. If mother watch, she can’t do that.

ME: Not satisfied with current coiffes and wanting to make a splashy entrance at school Annabelle decides to take matters into her own hands. A pantry of condiments, some ribbon, a few small figurines and even a live bird later, she has her new doo. I think some of the protesters down at occupy Wall Street have borrowed this recipe for their dread-locks. This is a cute book about the importance of finding and being yourself.

]]>AMMA & ME REVIEW: "ELI, NO!"http://darren-farrell.com/blog/2011/11/1/amma-me-review-eli-no.htmlDarren Farrell2011-11-01T12:07:51ZI am currently helping to judge a national book award for first-time authors and illustrators and decided
to have my Korean Mother In-Law
help out.

Here's my AMMA & ME review
of "Eli, no!".


AMMA: Doggy so fancy. Very fancy.
I like dogs to be little ugly, little fat.
He looks not so funny. Looks like
an animation I saw… Clifford.

 

ME: I flipped through this book
at MoMA recently because the
cute, colorful, sophistocated artwork screamed PICK ME UP.
The colors are nice. The end-papers
are great – I love the bone and tennis ball pattern. The story reminds me quite a bit of NO DAVID, right down
to the loving ending.

]]>Alexander Cameltonhttp://darren-farrell.com/blog/2011/10/31/alexander-camelton.htmlDarren Farrell2011-11-01T02:18:09ZAlexander Camelton preceded Ethyl's card (below) by one month and one day. Mr. Camelton accompanied a 30th wedding anniversary gift for my friend's Phil and Jan.

Alexander was my first successful
ink-wash. He now lives in their kitchen.

Pencil and ink-wash.

]]>Aguahttp://darren-farrell.com/blog/2011/10/31/agua.htmlDarren Farrell2011-11-01T02:13:29ZA little birthday card for my amiga Ethyl's birthday dinner this weekend.

Pencil and ink-wash.

]]>To Australia With Lovehttp://darren-farrell.com/blog/2011/10/28/to-australia-with-love.htmlDarren Farrell2011-10-28T22:02:37ZToday I inked and colored two
mini-posters that are destined for
a comedic dou in Australia – a 
guy and gal who have developed
the crazy habbit of reading fibs from Doug-Dennis and the Flyaway Fib (particularly the REALLY long one)
on the way to school in the morning.

Thanks for sharing the love!

Back at ya.

]]>New Headshothttp://darren-farrell.com/blog/2011/10/19/new-headshot.htmlDarren Farrell2011-10-20T02:40:47ZThis dandy portrait was given to
me at a school in Connecticut.

I think it captures my kindness, scraggly beard (apparently I needed
a BIG TIME shave), my one ginormous pupil and my not-identically-sized
eye glasses.

Thank you John – I truly love it!!

]]>Sad Bunnyhttp://darren-farrell.com/blog/2011/5/20/sad-bunny.htmlDarren Farrell2011-05-20T16:05:43ZThis bunny is sad because it
is not Easter any more.

Lucky for him the second
coming starts tomorrow.

According to a gentleman
on the subway.

]]>Marion Vannett Ridgway Awardhttp://darren-farrell.com/blog/2011/5/16/marion-vannett-ridgway-award.htmlDarren Farrell2011-05-16T17:23:55ZDOUG-DENNIS AND THE FLYAWAY FIB JUST WON A FIRST AWARD!!

I CANNOT STOP TYPING IN ALL CAPS BECAUSE MY FINGERS ARE JUST TOO EXCITED. YEE-HOO.

More info here.

]]>GO TEAM!http://darren-farrell.com/blog/2011/5/3/go-team.htmlDarren Farrell2011-05-03T16:42:11ZWord on the street: 'Doug-Dennis and the Flyaway Fib' was named this years Marion Vannett Ridgway Honor Book.

So I thought I'd do a little cheerleading.

]]>Korean Doughttp://darren-farrell.com/blog/2011/5/2/korean-doug.htmlDarren Farrell2011-05-02T21:45:34ZDoug-Dennis and the Flyaway Fib hit the far east not too long ago. Right now he is probably enjoying some Bim-Bim-Bop, Bulgogi and Jae-Yook-Tofu-Kimchi. I'm jealous.

More Korean-Doug @ Doug's blog, including how to say IT WAS ME, COMB-OVER and SENIOR TOMATO in Korean.

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