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Sophie Blackall

Sophie Blackall
Illustration by Sophie Blackall

Sophie Blackall

Sophie Blackall is an Australian illustrator whose previous books include Ruby's Wish and Meet Wild Boars. She also illustrates the Ivy & Bean series. Sophie lives in Brooklyn, New York and can be visited at sophieblackall.com.

News:
Spinster Goose has won an award
Nov 23, 2011
Spinster Goose is now available in Hardcover
Mar 08, 2011
Spinster Goose will be released on March 08, 2011 in Hardcover
Mar 08, 2011
Graphic Excerpt:
Spinster Goose
Aug 17, 2010

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New York Times, May 11, 2012
...their own, Springmans carefully chosen words number 45 and dont contain a single verb. Neither book mentions birds. Sophie Blackall is the illustrator of many books, including “The Crows of Pear­blossom,” by Aldous Huxley...
New York Times, May 11, 2012
...Middle grade; ages 10 to 14) MR. AND MRS. BUNNY — DETECTIVES EXTRAORDINAIRE! By Polly Horvath Illustrated by Sophie Blackall 248 pp. Schwartz & Wade. $16.99. (Middle grade; ages 8 to 12) While its hardly Alexander McCall Smiths first work for children,...
Christian Science Monitor, May 8, 2012
...by J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books 8. Ivy & Bean (hardcover and paperback), by Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle 9. Big Nate (hardcover and paperback), by Lincoln Peirce, Harper New in Series: What Could Possibly Go...
Cleveland Live, May 3, 2012
...marmot, addicted to garlic bread and known to knock back an Irish coffee, threatens to steal the show. Sophie Blackall's illustrations, beautiful and classically styled, add to this wide-eyed fusion of old school and rubber room. Horvath, with a resume...
Christian Science Monitor, May 1, 2012
...Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper 9. Ivy & Bean (hardcover and paperback), by Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle 10. Big Nate (hardcover and paperback), by Lincoln Peirce, Harper...
Detroit News, April 30, 2012
...what it's like to have a double. Featuring lively art (done in watercolor, pen and collage) by Sophie Blackall, "Take Two!" includes several dozen poems, as well as twin "facts." Meanwhile, even readers who don't know much about baseball will be...
Parkersburg News, April 29, 2012
...Mrs. Bunny - Detectives Extraordinaire!" by Newbery Honor and National Book Award-winning author Polly Horvath with illustrations by Sophie Blackall. Madeline's always been a bit different than her hippie parents. She is the one who chose to go to public...
Christian Science Monitor, February 28, 2012
...by J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books 7. Ivy & Bean (hardcover and paperback), by Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle 8. The Secret Series (hardcover and paperback), by Pseudonymous Bosch, Little Brown 9. The Ranger's...
New York Times, February 28, 2012
...the city’s house organ. The series is called “Handmade Portraits,” and a sample episode featuring bike-riding artist Sophie Blackall can be viewed on the city-run Web site. The Toren — green in more ways than one. Our green friends at Patch got ...
Christian Science Monitor, February 22, 2012
...a Wimpy Kid (hardcover), by Jeff Kinney, Amulet 4. Ivy & Bean (hardcover and paperback), by Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle 5. Inheritance Cycle (hardcover and paperback), by Christopher Paolini, Knopf 6. The Adventures of Tintin...
School Library Journal, February 22, 2012
...It Jes’ Happened) had an art card of his own: And last but not least in the least, Sophie Blackall (Big Red Lollipop and so much more) recently posted on her blog an encapsulation of her own poster, mentioning who she decided to include and who got...
TresSugar, February 15, 2012
...laugh at, but they can also be a fascinating way to look at modern dating habits. Brooklyn artist Sophie Blackall has even turned Missed Connections into art , becoming an expert on the ads along the way. And numerous studies across the US have been done...
WBAL, February 14, 2012
...Bill Vanko talks with Sophie Blackall, Author of the new book " " where Blackall illustrates the written missed connections ads found on craigslist or in the paper. Check out her Blog HERE and the...
Lehigh Valley Express-Times, February 14, 2012
...Crosses the Atlantic" by Robert Burleigh; "Manners Mash Up: A Goofy Guide to Good Behavior" by Tedd Arnold, Sophie Blackall and David Catrow; "Elephants Can Paint Too!" by Katya Arnold Books to buy The following books are available at favorite libraries....