The Eyeballs have it! Keystone to Reading Book Award Winner!

I am delighted to share that The Eyeball Alphabet Book is the Intermediate Winner of the Keystone to Reading Book Award! This holds a special place in my heart as my mom was from Pennsylvania. ❤️

2022-2023 Keystone to Reading Book Award Winners

Keystone to Reading Elementary Book Awards

 Preschool:                Best Day Ever by Marilyn Singer-author, Leah Nixon - illustrator             

 Primary:                   The Elephants Come Home: A True Story of Seven Elephants, and One Extraordinary Friendship

                                  by Kim Tomsic-author, Hadley Hooper- illustrator

 Intermediate:         The Eyeball Alphabet Book by Jerry Pallotta-author, Shennen Bersani-illustrator 

Jerry Pallotta and I started an eyeball journey back in Snakes: Long, Longer, Longest. 




I love all the unusual things Jerry has me illustrate, I especially love all the research I get to do to accurately bring my art to ‘life’. Visiting museums, zoos, aquariums, the ocean….. my illustration research brings me…. everywhere! 

Here are some pages from The Eyeball Alphabet Book. 

Published by Charlesbridge, The Eyeball Alphabet Book is available from any book seller, if you don’t see it ask them to order it. 
I’ve illustrated a lot of Jerry’s books, with more on the way. 📚🎨 Look through my blog archives for how I started illustrating books with Jerry Pallotta, 21 years ago!