My artwork is mostly mixed-media bas-relief. I get my ideas from memories of my own childhood or my kids’ childhoods, from snippets of overheard conversation, from things I see or read, from folks I meet and talk with. I like to write stories that make people laugh-and connect with something important about themselves or others. And certain other days, when I’m very, very busy.

(And all too often in the process of making those things, a sticky mess.) 'About this title' may belong to another edition of this title.I like to make all kinds of things-stories, pictures, teeny-weeny-tiny stuff, pumpkin bread, people happy.

Walkins, Mount Saint Joseph Academy, Brighton, MAĬopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Ezra Jack Keats's My Dog Is Lost (Viking, 1999) and Rosemary Wells's McDuff Comes Home (Hyperion, 1997) are more compelling stories about lost pets.- Linda L. Mimi, with her expressive round face, purple cape, and glittering tiara, is adorable. However, the delightful multimedia illustrations, featuring three-dimensional-looking relief characters created from colorful fabrics, stuffing, and decorative materials, add charm and appeal to the story. One passage, describing Mimi's activities at the library-Here's what else she's supposed to do: wear underpants!'-shows her bare bottom with a curly little tail sticking up it may seem out of place to some readers. Written in staccato declarative sentences, the narrative lacks emotion. When she climbs under the covers, Frank turns up, just as Mommy predicted. At home, she blows bubbles to cheer herself up, eats dinner, and gets ready for bed. Throughout her busy day, Mimi periodically remembers her missing friend. Mimi's mother reassures her with a brisk 'Frank will turn up later.' She takes Mimi and Bunny to 'library school' to listen to stories, sing, and dance, and then to the park. PreSchool-K-Mimi, a quirky little pig, dotes on her toy Bunny and her 'roly-poly' pet, a plump, green bug.

Mimi by Carol Baicker-McKee