Synopses & Reviews
Thumbelina is as sweet and delicate as the flower she was born in, and no bigger than her mother's thumb. She grows older, but no taller in their happy home until she awakens one morning to a terrible surpise: an ugly mother toad has kidnapped her and wants Thumbelina to marry her even more awful toad son. So begins Hans Christian Anderson's classic story of hardhip, adventure and friendship in a wild and wonderous world filled with helpful fish, braggy June bugs, and a mysterious mole. Thumbelina may be small, but her life is full of big adventures in this beautiful picture book illustrated with the modern paintings of Kelly Vivanco--a treasure to share with generations to come.
Review
Singing Light: Snow White and Rose Red by Kallie George and Kelly Vivanco: I've loved the illustrations I've seen from Vivanco, and her art here was simply gorgeous. Also, Snow White and Rose Red is a favorite fairy tale of mine and there haven't been many picture book editions (that I know of).
Synopsis
Targeted National Print Media review mailing to children's book review media, including Kirkus Review, The Horn Book, Publisher's Weekly, Children's Bookwatch, etc. Targeted National Print Media review mailing to library book review media, including School Library Journal, and Booklist. Outreach to blogs targeting librarian and children's book reviewers, including A Fuse #8 Production, 100 Scope Notes, Out of the Box, Jen Robinson's Book Page, etc. Social Media promotion through Facebook (Simply Read Books), Twitter (@simplyreadbooks), and Pinterest (Simply Read Books). Author events in California.
About the Author
Kelly Vivanco was born and raised in front of a sketchpad and a box of colors in Southern California where she later received her BFA with honors from LCAD. Kelly enjoys setting whimsy to work in many mediums and pulls inspiration from the natural and imagined world, vintage photographs, children's literature and the oddness of her dreams. Kelly lives and works at her home in Escondido, California. A sampling of the solo and in group exhibitions include showings at the California Center for the Arts Museum, The Portsmouth Museum of Art, Thinkspace, SURU, Gallery 1988, Subtext, Rotofugi, Flatcolor, 323 East, London Miles, Art Basel and Orange County Center for Contemporary Arts. Her work is held in collections across the U.S. and abroad. http://www.kellyvivanco.com