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Comic: iPad Disappointment

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This comic was inspired by a conversation I had with children’s book author Arthur Slade on his Facebook wall.

My big news from this past week: I’m delighted to announce that I’ll be illustrating a picture book written by author/comedian/actor Michael Ian Black, to be published by Simon & Schuster in 2012. Until recent events, I had never anticipated that my first publication credit in children’s lit would be for illustration instead of writing.

Two lessons I’ve learned:

1) Be open to new career opportunities.

2) Don’t get in a creative rut. Push yourself to venture out of your comfort zone on a regular basis (or have a good friend to help do the pushing, like I did!).

About Debbie Ohi

Debbie Ridpath Ohi writes and illustrates books for young people. Recent illustration projects for Simon & Schuster Children's include books by Judy Blume and Michael Ian Black. Her blog for children's book writers & illustrators: Inkygirl.com. On Twitter: @inkyelbows

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  1. I love your humour and illustrations, so congratulations on your commission to illustrate Michael Ian Black’s picture book!

    Great advice, too, always be open to new opportunities and get out of that comfort zone.

    Best of luck, Debbie, you deserve all your success. You’re an inspiration.

  2. Congratulations! That’s super exciting. Those are great lessons; it’s important to explore various areas of creativity and produce things out of our comfort zone. That’s what helps us learn, grow, and move forward artistically.

    Have fun with the illustrations!

  7. I love that cartoon :). I will have to show it it my husband who is an apple-everything nut.

    Congratulations on your upcoming project; our paths and futures come from some unexpected places sometimes. Glad you followed the creativity where it led!

    Alicia

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