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12/09/2023

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12/06/2023

~Now Available~ MYA MCCLURE, THE BRAVE SCIENCE GIRL, story written by Douglas Haddad and beautifully depicted by Jennifer Ball - Illustrator!

A family of toads, threatened by land development, is re-homed by an innovative and courageous second grader, Mya McLure. In this dazzling adventure, Mya McLure not only has to figure out a way to save the toads, but also how to help her teacher in a moment of unanticipated crisis.

12/05/2023

11/27/2023

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11/21/2023

A photo of author Jamie Siebrase and illustrator Eric Par at the Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators annual "Letters and Lines" conference in September 2023. Jamie and Eric's newest collaboration, TONIGHT, is available now!

Every night at bedtime, a little boy imagines he’s a different animal as his mother attempts to put him to bed. “I’m a baby lark,” he tells her. The mother then says to him that baby birds are called hatchlings and it is time for this hatchling to go to sleep. “But hatchlings don’t sleep in beds, they sleep in nests,” she says. And so it continues as the boy imagines he is a baby mountain lion, a bighorn sheep, a chipmunk, a coyote, a skunk, and a moose. This is a twist on “goodnight” books that also teaches about animal families and their habitats.

11/13/2023

To create the art for the back pages of TONIGHT, illustrator Eric Par took the manuscript to a local school, where he presented a draft of the book to an entire 1st-grade class. 90-plus students had a chance to give Eric their version of the illustrations. It was so much fun! What will YOUR family choose to draw?

Don't miss TONIGHT, available now from your favorite retailers!

11/10/2023

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11/06/2023

~Author Event tomorrow, Tuesday, Nov. 7 ~ Come meet author Jamie Siebrase and illustrator Eric Par for the book launch of TONIGHT at Second Star to the Right Books! The party will include a reading and crafts, starting at 10 a.m.

10/31/2023

Publishing November 7th: TONIGHT! A BEDTIME BOOK by Jamie Siebrase (Author) and Eric Parrish (Illustrator).

Every night at bedtime a little boy imagines he’s a different animal as his mother attempts to put him to bed. “I’m a baby lark,” he tells her. The mother then says to him that baby birds are called hatchlings and it is time for this hatchling to go to sleep. “But hatchlings don’t sleep in beds, they sleep in nests,” she says. And so it continues as the boy imagines he is a baby mountain lion, bighorn sheep, chipmunk, coyote, skunk, and moose. This is a twist on “goodnight” books that also teaches about animal families and their habitats.

Here's a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the development of the first scene, starting with that preliminary blue line sketch. Then a proof of concept for the editor and author—and finally the final as it appears in the book!



Eric Par

10/04/2023

Soooooo excited!!!! Illustrating partner is Thomas Hilley Illustration. 😃 Muddy Boots Books

09/12/2023

I am very thankful for all the opportunities coming my way! More are in the works, too!