Open Board Book: Covid 19, Color Sketches

Yay! I finished the color sketches. I hope you enjoy this work with your first readers. Feel free to share. If you have the means and heart to donate, you might give to Save the Children. Thanks! 

Safety and health to you. Much love! xox Lorie Ann

Open Board Book Sketch: Covid 19

Sharing from my notebook, here are my quick, first sketches of What I Can Do, Covid 19. (The different colors are just the different qualities of light throughout the day as I was working.)

If I develop and refine the book, I plan to post updates. In the meantime, feel free to share in the hope it will give a little comfort to your wee ones. Good health to you and your beloveds!

With my love, 

Lorie Ann Grover

Happy Book Birthday: I Believe in Me!

He's here! He's born! The second book of the Wonderful Me series launches today.



Do you believe in yourself? Find out in this sweet padded storybook full of wonder, self-esteem, and love!

I can stand, clap my hands.
I can zoom 'round the room.
I can dance. Underpants!

When you believe in yourself, you open up a world of possibility! That's because you cherish and value the wild, wonderful ways that make you, you! With charming illustrations and a sweet, bouncy text that begs to be read aloud, this padded board book is a joyous reminder to little ones that no matter who they are, they can become the awesome, loving, and helpful people who can change the world -- one step at a time. A glorious celebration of self-esteem and self-reliance filled with an inclusive range of kid characters that's full of humor, love, and heart.

"This rhyming text is a joyous celebration of all the things that very young children can do as they grow from babies into toddlers....Joy abounds." 
Kirkus Reviews

I Believe in Me

I Love All of Me

by Lorie Ann Grover

illustrated by Carolina Búzio

Scholastic, Cartwheel, January 7, 2020

The Baby's Coming! I Believe in Me

The baby's coming! Big Sister, I Love All of Me is anticipating the release of Little Brother, I Believe in Me, on January 7, 2020! Preorder celebrations are happening!

This rhyming text is a joyous celebration of all the things that very young children can do as they grow from babies into toddlers....Joy abounds. 
Kirkus Reviews

I Believe in Me

I Love All of Me

by Lorie Ann Grover

illustrated by Carolina Búzio

Scholastic, Cartwheel, January 7, 2020

Happy Holidays!

Figure Drawing at Tacoma Art Museum

After thirty-four years, I was able to return to the studio for a figure drawing session. I believe the following drawings were ten and twenty minute sessions. What a delight to return to this setting. The Tacoma Art Museum hosts these monthly events for local artists. I'm hoping to attend again soon! 

Happy Book Birthday: I Love All of Me

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• Today! She's born! Celebrations!

Happy book birthday to I Love All of Me! Thank you for sharing the joy in this virtual launch party. Feel free to spread the word. May she be held by many tiny hands who know they are worthy, wonderful, and welcome in our world. Huzzah!

SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL

a Best Board Book of the Season

From “wiggle toes” and “smelly nose” to “blinky eyes” and “bendy knees,” this is a delightful, affirming ode to toddler parts. The smile-inducing rhymes beg to be repeated again and again, while the bold palette and cheery images heighten the book’s enthusiastic tone. 

SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL

Grover’s rhyming text soars, and reading the words aloud almost feels like singing a song...a vibrant and lyrical ode to bodies ideal for those learning to explore their own. 

KIRKUS REVIEWS

Grover’s book gets right to the point in an unfussy and streamlined way; it’s a breath of fresh air and just right for sharing with the toddlers in your life....With a book like Grover’s at the ready, that grownup can say to a child: I love you just the way you are, and I want you to do the same. What a powerful and compassionate sentiment.
KIRKUS REVIEWS, Julie Danielson

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I Love All of Me

by Lorie Ann Grover

Cartwheel Books, Scholastic, September 17, 2019

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