Deborah Freedmanwas an architect once-upon-a-time, but now she loves to build worlds in books. Her first picture books were tiny and hand-made, written and illustrated over twenty years ago for her own young children. Deborah became especially inspired when her girls grew old enough to draw, after they began to create fantastical beings with endearing back-stories. She began then to play with their pictures, doodling around them and developing ideas that eventually matured into her first picture book, Scribble, published by Knopf in 2007. Her second book, Blue Chicken, was released by Viking in fall 2011, to three starred reviews and other honors.Lost in the arts for as long as she can remember, Deborah majored in art history in college at Yale and studied architecture at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. When she isnt making picture books or daydreaming, she likes to wander through museums, the library, and the woods at home in Connecticut. Take a look here, for Deborah's most current news. |
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