LEAVES at Society of Illustrators

Hi! I am pleased to announce that artwork from my book Leaves will appear at the Society of Illustrators in Manhattan as part of their Original Art show. This is a juried exhibition of original picture book art, where you can view quite a concentrated amount of extraordinary imagery under one roof. The show opens October 18.

See ya in the gallery,
David

Painting Journal 9/10-9/14

This week, I had a chance to paint in Central Park and at the Riverdale train station. It was a race against darkness and the arrival of my train. I also did some squinting and scribbling in my own kitchen and bathroom.

David

South Street Seaport

Today I went drawing at the South Street Seaport. Here is my painting journal for the day.

Cape Cod

Here is a painting journal of my recent trip to Cape Cod.

Leaves: 4th starred review

This one will be in the September 1 issue of Booklist, a magazine of the American Library Association. I won't run the whole thing here till then, but here is a tiny excerpt:

Leaves. Stein, David Ezra (Putnam 9780399246364)
"Wonderfully simple and simply wonderful for sharing with children."

*Please note that these reviews are unedited; the final reviews will appear in the issue stated above.

-DES

Two huge reviews

Well, Leaves has done it again. A few days before its August 16th release, it has garnered a third starred review, this time in Publishers Weekly, and a very sweet review by Elizabeth Ward in the Washington Post!

Here are links: Washington Post review
Publishers Weekly review


Wow. I gotta go take a cold shower or somethin'.
David

August BOOK PAGE interview

Hey folks, just thought I'd drop a line to let you know I'm in this month's Book Page magazine/web site. They have a special way of interviewing artists, and I had a blast doing it!

You can pick up a hard copy at your local library or bookstore, or just:

CLICK HERE FOR INTERVIEW

All the best,
David