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Hello Good Peoples! Hope that you are doing as well as you can in this strange time that we are in. I will be doing a virtual visit at 6:30pm on tomorrow at PS321 NYC for their book club called,
"No Place For Hate". I will be reading from Just Like Me and One Love and Grandma's Purse if time
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Blog postThe PS321 No Place for Hate Book Club is hosting award winning and NY Times best selling author Vanessa Bradley Newton.Ms. Newton will share her creative journey, read from her most recent book of poetry “Just Like Me” and host a live drawing session. The virtual event is this Thursday, April 8th from 6:30 pm - 8 pm.Registration for this family-friendly event is free via our Eventbrite page. Donations towards the NPFH Book Club will also be accepted.The Community Bookstore is currently offering
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Blog postHappy Women's Month everyone! I celebrate each and every one of you fabulous women and girls! We are often told that we need to be strong or that some of us are too strong. That you must open your mouth and say something and then told we talk to much be quiet and sweet. We are not enough or just to much and so on and so on and I say," Quiet the voices inside and all around that try to tell you who you should be and if you can... JUST BE YOU! Just be calm if you can. Just get a moment for yo
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Blog postSometimes we as adults can crush our children with our negative words and fears. My mom and dad didn't want me to go to art school. Not because I wasn't good at art, but because, "How can a child be what it's never seen before?" They were concerned because how will she take care of herself? Aren't most artist starving ones? They didn't want that for me so they told me more about how it would better serve me to me a nurse or teacher. My grades however said otherwise.Children often tell
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Blog postBlack History Month is every single day for our family. We celebrate the ones that came before and have gone on. Shirley Chisholm was one of my favorite heroins and it is my joy to recreate her in my own way to celebrate the great treasure and woman she was.
This was done in collage on sketchbook paper. Found old an new papers used to create this image. Try to collage somebody you admire or know!
Have a good one.
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Blog postWell, I know that many of us are ready for this whole year to be over! DONE! Finished and with good reason. I lost so many people to Covid. It's real and it hurts. The Presidential elections and riots and just so MUCH!! I feel you. I have had some hard days this year. I have cried more this year than in years past. It has been a struggle on some days, I am still here. I see and hear all that is going on and I don't even watch the news. It's so easy to get caught up in negative conversations tha
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Blog postGood Morning Good People!Thought of the day...What makes you valuable and precious? I ask because sometimes we are looking for others to value who we are and we put less value on ourselves. You are VALUABLE PEOPLE! Unique and special in your own way! Just wanted to let you know that, while I am not God, not prefect, and don't really know you that well and some whom I do know, that I find you valuable and precious. Not precious in the playful cutesy way, but rather like silver and gold. I am grat
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Blog postLet them know what treasures they are, but first you have to know that you are a treasure. YOU are VALUABLE and PRECIOUS. You are not all the rejection that you have faced. Rejection is often indication that we have out grown a people, relationship, job, or career or mindset. So let it serve you. Reach as high and as far as you need to get your crown and then when gotten, cock that bad boy to the side with a regal smile for you are a treasure for some are silver, but perhaps you..... are.... GOL
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Blog postHey Everyone! Hope that you had an awesome weekend! There is so much going on in my studio here in Charlotte, NC! I am working on new books and characters for even more books and teaching online at Storytelleracademy as well as Arree.com Creative Camp online! Not to even talk about the beautiful Gullah Geechee Nesting Doll! It's a lot, but I wanted to do a post just to let you see what is going on inside my sketchbook. I keep loads of them now. Didn't like to sketch in my sketch book,
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Blog postHello Good Peoples, Just coming around to share that I will be live with the fabulous Lilla Rogers of www.Makeartthatsells.com Looking forward to this wonderful time with Lilla! She is one amazing agent and artist. You will not be disappointed I am sure. So come check us out on Monday July 20th @ 12:00pm EST Hope to see you there! https://makeartthatsells.com
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Blog postHey there Stressed out Adult person! This message is for you.
Are you stressed out , tired and frustrated!?!? Well, I ain't saying this
is gonna heal you, but it might. Check out The Whimsical Sketchbook
over at Sketchbookskool.com It will lift your spirits and make you
smile and laugh. Just what you need to relieve some of the stress you
might be feeling. Please check it out!
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Blog postThe World told her that she was to black, poor and small to be anything of value and importance, but her mama always told her that she was black gold. That she was rich in spirit, heart and talent. That she mattered and that she was brilliant, valuable and precious. Mama said, that sometimes the most valuable, powerful and amazing things can come from small ones. It is so important to tell our children that they are worth it and that they indeed matter. Peace
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Blog postHey Everyone!
What a happy day when Oprah Winfrey reads a book
illustrated by you! Oprah said my name LOL!!
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Blog postWhat are you planting in your children? What seeds are you putting in their little heads? It is seeds of kindness and self love or hate, fear and low esteem. Our children learn so much from us and how we move through the world. We must give them acceptance, good thoughts and empowerment. Hate is taught. We must be careful the message that we plant inside of them. They deserve our best and if we can't give our best we need to be willing to get the help we need so that what we put inside of
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Blog postThe Wonderful Dennis Matthew brings us together to talk about Race and Role
of Culturally Diverse Children's Books. Please check it out.
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Blog postHey Good Parents and Teachers We are living in strange times right now and our children have so many questions. The one I keep getting asked is how to keep kids inspired and entertained in a pandemic? Well here is your chance to help your kid or a kid to blast off into the art realm! I don't have all the wonderful and smart answers for you. I can only share what Ms. V wants to do. I wanna make art with your kids. Yes indeed I do. My heart is to post a few more videos here over the next couple
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Blog postHello Good People! Well, It's Children's Book Week and we are having a ball! Yeah, I know we are all tired of staying inside, but we need to until we get this nasty Covid-19 issue under control. I am thinking of your children and their real need to do something while home. I have done some readings and you can catch them on Instagram just check under Vanessa Brantley Newton and you will find them. I was asked by the CBC along with some other fabulous illustrators to make a book mark. We have
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Blog postHello Good Peoples! Today is the day to catch me again on Instagram Live reading 'Just Like Me". My newest book. This is the last time to catch me reading live on line for a while as I have lots of work to finish up. Hope that your children can come to hear today at 3PM EST today on Instagram Live on my page VanessaBrantleyNewton. Would love to see you there. Have a great weekend!
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Blog postHey there Good Peoples! Looking for more story times for the kids? Well I will be sharing again," Just Like Me". On this coming Friday afternoon at 3PM EST. Hope that you can make it. See you there!
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Blog postHey there Good People! I will be reading my new book, "Just Like Me" for Picture Book Week with Kwame Alexander. On Wednesday April, 29th at 10:30AM EST Come on over to my Instagram Page @ Vanessa Brantley-Newton to hear some poetry. Check out the list Kwame as created of awesome writers and illustrators of children's books. We are going to have lots of fun for sure. See you there.
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Blog postHello Good Peoples
Hope that all of you are safe and doing well.
Welp, We are mostly home with our kids and the kids
are bored and need something to do and you as well.
Okay so here is a little collage project that I wanted to
share with you all. All you need is...
White paper, colored or printed craft paper, gift wrap or what
have you, crayons, markers, colored pencils or temper paint
will do
Titles By Vanessa Brantley-Newton
$4.75
$1.99
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