Matthew Cordell’s King Alice
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I’ve a review over at BookPage of Caldecott Medalist Matt Cordell’s newest picture book, King Alice (Feiwel & Friends, October 2018). That is here.
Today, Matt shares some sketches, studies, and final pieces from the book. I thank him for sharing.
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We gave it a shot and it got a little unrealistic, once a deadline was in the works.
But Romy actually did help me write the bits of the Dad/Alice book,
which I love to tell kids about at events and school visits.”
(Click to enlarge)
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(Click to enlarge spread and, below it, its sketch)
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(Click to enlarge spread — text varies slightly in final version)
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KING ALICE. Copyright © 2018 by Matthew Cordell. Published by Feiwel and Friends, New York. All images here used by permission of Matthew Cordell.