Make your reservations now!

I am booking school visits in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area for Read Across America Week, March 2 - 6, 2015. Friday the 6th just got reserved this morning. If I can book the whole week, everybody gets me for 25% off the regular rate. Contact…

Douglas Fairbanks

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I see Hesperus Project is doing another one of their wonderful musical accompaniments to a silent film—this time around, it's The Mark of Zorro, with the mighty Douglas Fairbanks. I love these concerts. If you like ancient music or silent…

A fun interview

Click over to Kathy Temean's blog—she interviewed me and posted a bunch of images.

The Reuben Award

From the press release my lovely wife wrote: "The National Cartoonists Society 67th Annual Reuben Awards were held in Pittsburgh this past weekend. Manders, a first time attendee and nominee, won a Reuben Award in the Book Illustration division.…

What an honor!

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Jack and the Giant Barbecue has been nominated for a Reuben award!

My Etsy shop

You young kids already know about Etsy, but for the benefit of oldsters like me—it's an online store where you can shop for handmade items directly from the artists. I set up my page here. Please swing by and take a look. All the art is original.…

Blog Hop!

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My writer (and artist) pal Beth MacKinney asked me to be part of an exciting project this weekend. Authors with blogs are linking to other author-blogs for a huge, weekend-long Blog-Hop! Beth is linking to my blog and she sent me questions—about…

Clarion Library benefit auction

Clarion Library gave me one of their children's chairs and asked me to paint it with a storybook theme. I chose Rapunzel from Grimm's Fairy Tales. The auction is at 6:00 this evening at the American Legion Hall on Main Street, Clarion, Pa.…

Ahoy, ye lubbers!

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Blast me for a marlin spike—tomorrow is Talk Like A Pirate Day! I'll be yarning away the afternoon watch with the young scholards at Colfax Elementary School. Never fear, you can talk like a pirate, too. Just click over here for a glossary…

Alphabet Trail & Tales

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Come join me this Saturday in Frick Park (in Pittsburgh, Pa) at the big blue slide! I'll be the one in the bunny ears, reading Henry and the Buccaneer Bunnies and painting pictures.