Darren Farrell: The Blog

AMMA & ME REVIEW: 'BIG BOUFFANT'

Darren Farrell — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 12:21:15 +0000

I 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!"

Darren Farrell — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 12:07:51 +0000

I 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 Camelton

Darren Farrell — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 02:18:09 +0000

Alexander 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.

Agua

Darren Farrell — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 02:13:29 +0000

A little birthday card for my amiga Ethyl's birthday dinner this weekend.

Pencil and ink-wash.

To Australia With Love

Darren Farrell — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 22:02:37 +0000

Today 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 Headshot

Darren Farrell — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 02:40:47 +0000

This 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 Bunny

Darren Farrell — Fri, 20 May 2011 16:05:43 +0000

This 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 Award

Darren Farrell — Mon, 16 May 2011 17:23:55 +0000

DOUG-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!

Darren Farrell — Tue, 03 May 2011 16:42:11 +0000

Word 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 Doug

Darren Farrell — Mon, 02 May 2011 21:45:34 +0000

Doug-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.