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The life and times of children's book illustrator, Matthew Cordell.

Friday, July 30, 2010

SCBWI-ing

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Last Friday, Julie and I sat in on a Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) event panel of four authors to discuss...
Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Harvey Pekar

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For the past couple of days, I keep remembering off and on that Harvey Pekar is no longer with us. I never met him, or even saw him in pers...
Tuesday, July 13, 2010

I got this.

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I want you to know I appreciate you for periodically returning to this space to see if I've blogged. I want you to know that I have been...
Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Top Ten (June 2010)

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My favorite things from last month, in no particular order. 1. GOLDEN LEGACY: ORIGINAL ART FROM 65 YEARS OF GOLDEN BOOKS . Checked out this ...
Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Top Ten (May 2010)

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As always, in no particular order: 1. THE ENEMY . Serge Bloch is awesome. I'm not sure who this book is for. Poignantly written by Davi...
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Wednesday, June 2, 2010

The Art of Shipping Art

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Yesterday, I finished up a batch of original art for my next picture book. I'm really pumped about this particular book. But that's ...
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Tuesday, May 25, 2010

State of the State

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I'm almost done with illustrations for my second written/illustrated picture book (it's about sheep). So close, so close. What's...
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Thursday, May 20, 2010

Children's Book Week, The Book Stall

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While Romy's napping, I'm gonna attempt to post some pics from the panel discussion last Saturday at The Book Stall as part of Chil...
Sunday, May 16, 2010

Top Ten (April 2010)

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Top ten things I was into, month of April. 1. TREME . The new HBO David Simon drama about post-Katrina New Orleans. And also just about New ...
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Friday, May 14, 2010

JUSTIN CASE drawings, pt III.

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The third and final installment of favorite drawings from the all new JUSTIN CASE: SCHOOL, DROOL, AND OTHER DAILY DISASTERS . My latest, gre...
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Matthew Cordell
Chicago Suburbs, IL, United States
I'm a children's book author and illustrator who lives and works in the burbs of Chicago. I dwell in a home with my wife, picture book author and YA novelist, Julie Halpern and our two lovely children. Life is great, man.
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