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2008:

Deborah talks about her art with illustrator Stephanie Ruble in an "Art Day Interview", at Sruble's World.

SCRIBBLE is a finalist, in the category of Children's Author, for the 2008 Connecticut Book Award.

2007:

Listen to a podcast interview with Deborah and her aunt, author Mary Ann Hoberman, at Just One More Book!!, to hear them chat "about creativity, memory, children’s books and how these two creative women have influenced each other in their work." You can also hear an excerpt and outtakes at the online children's literature monthly, The Edge of the Forest.

• SLJ's Fuse #8 Favorite Children's Books of 2007:
  Best "Below the Radar" Picture Book
• Rocky Mountain News 10 Best Children's Books of 2007:
  "...one of the freshest new voices in children's books..."
• Association of Booksellers for Children Best Books for 2007:
  "A fun frolic that shows the importance of coloring outside of the proverbial lines."
• Book Sense Children's Picks 2007:
  "A very original and engaging tale."

Please support your local, independent booksellers!

SCRIBBLE reviews:

A Fuse #8 Production ... a remarkable package hiding within the most deceptively simple premise I've run across this year. It's a book that's smart enough for adults and kid-centric enough for its intended audience. A sleeper hit that I seriously hope you will not miss.
read the rest...

Associated Press
August 2007
This wonderfully inventive... book's unique mix of artistic styles and its color-saturated pages make this a fun choice for children at nearly any stage of development.
read the rest...

Rocky Mountain News
July 2007, "Pick of the Week"
Freedman will certainly jump to many readers' favorite author-illustrator lists after this imaginative book.
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Just One More Book!!
June 6, 2007
Squabbling siblings, ingenuity and the irresistable innocence of preschool art combine to make this slick spin on the sleeping beauty standby a welcome trip outside the box.
listen to the podcast "Cats, Spats and Imagination"...

Cookie Magazine
May/June; *** "surefire hit"
Creating artwork has special meaning for a child, and for many the pictures even take on lives of their own. That concept gets some mischievous élan in this imaginative book...
read the rest...

School Library Journal
June 2007
... A fun and imaginative romp.
read the rest...

Publishers Weekly
May 21, 2007
...Freedman's willingness to color outside the lines pays off - she's created a clever gem of a book.
read the rest...

Bookpage
May 2007
...her exceedingly clever and entertaining little tale will enchant the very youngest of readers, while also enthralling older readers who are savvy enough to appreciate and ponder its many dimensions.
read the rest...

Kirkus Reviews
April 15, 2007
...liable to spark young imaginations.
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More SCRIBBLE Reviews:

And thanks so much for the shout-outs!

KEESHKOOSH has been released in Israel!

CALENDAR

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PAST EVENTS:

December 3, 2008
TASSY WALDEN Program for New Voices in Children's Literature:
Workshop at New Haven Free Public Library
New Haven, CT

November 13, 2008
Norwalk Community College Writers' Festival
"Writers in Wonderland"
Panel Discussion
Norwalk Community College Norwalk, CT

October 15, 2008
TASSY WALDEN Program for New Voices in Children's Literature:
Workshop at Barnes & Noble
North Haven, CT

September 23, 2008
Connecticut Book Awards
Hartford Public Library, CT

May 9, 2008
Library Program & Book Signing
Rowayton Library
Rowayton, CT

April 26, 2008
Storytime & Book Signing
Yale Bookstore
New Haven, CT

March 25, 2008
Family Reading Day
Algonquin School
Prospect, CT

January 8, 2008
Edgewood Magnet School
New Haven, CT

November 14, 2007
Northeast Elementary School
Stamford, CT

November 7, 2007
The Foote School
New Haven, CT

October 27, 2007
SCRIBBLE Book Signing
The Alphabet Garden
Cheshire, CT

October 20, 2007
SCRIBBLE in the Gallery:
Yale University Art Gallery
Yale Center for British Art
New Haven, CT

October 11, 2007
TASSY WALDEN Program for New Voices in Children's Literature:
Workshop at Barnes & Noble
North Haven, CT