Here is my submission for this year's SCBWI 2012 Tomie dePaola Illustrator award. It was created using plasticine and I used polymer clay for the metallic effects. I wanted it to be rich with lots of yummy textures, and details. This year Tomie selected this passage from P.C Asbjornsen's "Chicken Licken":
So they went along and went along until they met Turkey Lurkey
“Good morning, Goosey Loosey, Ducky Daddles, Cocky Locky, Henny Penny,
and Chicken Licken,” said Turkey Lurkey, “where are you going?”
“Oh, Turkey Lurkey, the sky is falling and we are going to tell the King!”
"How do you know the sky is falling?” asked Turkey Lurkey.
“Ducky Daddles told me,” said Goosey Loosey.
“Cocky Locky told me,” said Ducky Daddles.
“Henny Penny told me,” said Cocky Locky.
“Chicken Licken told me,” said Henny Penny
“I saw it with my own eyes, I heard it with my own ears,
and a piece of it fell on my tail!” said Chicken Licken.
“Then I will go with you,” said Turkey Lurkey, “and we will tell the King!”
I am so excited to see all of the wonderful interpretations submitted by my fellow entrants!
If you'd like to see some of the submissions head over to the
Unofficial Tomie dePaola award submissions blog. A big thank-you goes out to
Diandra Mae, for setting up the blog and taking the time to put it all together over the holidays! Good luck to all who entered, I can't wait to see who Tomie selects as this years winner. The illustrations are all so wonderfully unique, Tomie has a very tough job this year.
To see the othe amazing submissions just click on the big acorn on the right to go to the Unofficial blog!
Best of luck everyone! Fingers crossed!!
