I went to the Concord Library today to hear children’s book author and illustrator Ed Emberley give a charming talk to a crew of little kids sitting on a rug.
Emberley used an easel and colored chalks to demonstrate simple ways to create pictures. It was clear that he was used to talking to young children and loved making them laugh. The kids responded gleefully. Grownups did, too.
Several fans asked him — and his wife and collaborator, Barbara — to sign books they had brought along. One woman told me that her kids, now grown, still knew all the words to the Emberleys’ book Drummer Hoff, winner of the 1968 Caldecott Award for illustration.
I took home a worksheet with Emberley’s drawing tips so I can do more-interesting doodles in long meetings at work.
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Oh, I can’t believe I missed this! Ben must have owned every one of his books at one point. He was a hero in our house!
And you should scan some of those doodles for your blog.
Good idea, Judith — IF I come up with decent doodles. I don’t like the ones I usually do. So I took up knitting endless scarves, but I can’t do that in meetings with higher-level bosses!
Sounds like fun! We also loved his book Drummer Hoff. Emberley’s daughter (who is also a children’s book author and illustrator) contributed to our book Art Lab for Kids and wrote a nice blurb for the back.
Very cool, “Two Words No E.” Emberley did show one of the books an offspring wrote. I think he may have more than one child in the business.