I have another book to give away, this time a wonderful new children’s book by the mega-talented Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw!
Jenny is the author and illustrator of Same, Same but Different and My Travelin’ Eye. She is a freelance illustrator who studied at the Kansas City Art Institute and The Illustration Academy. When she isn’t traveling around the world, Jenny plays and paints on a homestead in the mountains of Northern New Mexico with her family.
I met Jenny a few years ago when I was living in Colorado; I was on my way to a show in Santa Fe and stopped at her place for lunch (the best lunch ever, made mostly from things out of her flourishing garden)! Jenny is the nicest person ever, and was even a featured artist in “Drawing Lab.” She’s super cool, too. Look at this:
She’s a new mom and worked on the book when her daughter Tulsi was in her pouch, on her back, or asleep nearby. Precious!
Here’s a peek at some of the inside illustrations:
And go here if you want to read more about her process of creating this book!
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So Jenny is giving away a signed copy of this beautiful new book to one of you! Please leave a comment for a chance to win; I will pick the winner randomly on Saturday, December 10th. Thanks!
And the winner is commenter #9, Linda! Thanks everyone!
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Wow! What a wonderful book! Love her work…
Ohhhhh, I would love to win this new book for my almost 2 yr old grandson, Jude! He inhales books (ie: he is always reading)!
What a charming book by a charming young mom!
This book looks great! I sort of wish that my kids were still little, because they would have loved this book. But, I do have grandchildren who would love this.
Would love this book to share with my youngest grandkids and then donate it to the Riverstone International School in Boise, Idaho for their library. What a wonderful book for young and old artists.
Oh, I´d really love to win this book, it looks gorgeous! I´m crossing my fingers, and adding it to my Amazon wish-list, so I remember where to find it, if I don´t 🙂
Beautiful artwork – I’d love to see this book in person. We are always reading in our house!
Love how she did that! As a mom of two small kids I find that very inspiring. Would love this book for me and my kids.
This promises to be a wonderful read with great eye candy and a beautiful message.
beautiful illustrations — would love to win for my three year old grandson Brody — he loves books and is read to daily — if I don’t win I will certainly buy it — thanks carla for giving me a chance :0)
Hi Carla,
I am bit behind in the “junk-mail-class” – but nevertheless I am enjoying it tremendously!
Okay – shouting out for this lovely book! Would you consider international shipping this time? Would be great!!
Best wishes from the part of the planet where we say “good-night” when you have your lunch!
Good-night, Carla
eva
I love the illustrations! Jenny does beautiful work. I am an art teacher in Tampa, Florida and love to use children’s book illustrations in my lessons. I would love to own this book and think my students will enjoy it, too.
P.S. My younger sister also went to the Kansas City Art Institute and is a graphic artist in Denver- I’ll have to ask her if she knows Jenny!
what a cute book! hope i’ll win! 😀
Wonderful illustrations! So inspiring!
This book is really great…i would love it and my children, which are going to learn English at school in Germany too. It would be a really wonderfull thing to read such a great paintend english book with them in the evenings….We hope, we will win this “family event”…..
(Sorry for my “german english”…i hope to get better;-))
I have a one year old great granddaughter who gets up in the morning and heads straight for the book box. She loves books. It would be so great to have this inspiring book to give her.
Beautiful illustrations! Makes me want to read the whole book. My 7-month old granddaughter would love reading it with me.
would love to win this book!!!!!
Great illustrations.
Melva
Love those baby toes in the photograph. Thank you for sharing this beautiful book.
I would love to win this book for my great-grandaughter who is 4 years old and very interested in the variety of people on earth!
Thanks for the opportunity!
I love illustrated book, and this would be great to add to my collection!
Cheers
xox
I have two small grandsons and I’m sure they would love this book. I know I’d love to read it to them!
What a beautiful book-I know my granddaughter, four years old, would love it and before long she will be able to read it-must have it-free or otherwise-thanks for chance to win one.
Thanks for the generous giveaway! I would love this gorgeous book for my nieces and nephew!
This looks like a pretty cool book. I would like to win it for a friends child, since I have non of my own. Thanks
Jenny Soooooooooooooooooue,you’re the best, may the love and commpassion spread everywhere.
Just love the woman, the artist, the mama, the teacher, the home-maker… My daughter is grown, so after exploring the book for a while, I’ll be passing it on to one of my younger friends.
What a delightful book, which illustrates what makes each one of us so unique. I would love to be able to share it with my son, and then present it to his school on international day.
Thank you for sharing.
Lynda
Looks very cute! Would love to shar it with the kids in my life!
I love Jenny and her work, so deep, generous, kind-hearted! Of course, I’m in 🙂
Jenny’s drawings are pure inspiration and love!
The colors are amazing and in these illustrations I find comfort.
I would love to win this beautiful book. My boys would love it. Thank you for hosting this giveaway.
Beautiful book!!
Beautiful pages. Thanks for the chance to own it.
One has to be swept away by the phrase “same same, but different” because it is exactly what is found in the hearts of all people wherever one dares to travel “close to the people”. I love how Jenny Sue illustrates this with her lively, love-filled art work. The message “we are all one” shines!
This looks a fabulous book! Can I enter from the UK???
This looks like a great book with a nice message. I would love to share this with my kiddos. Thanks for the chance.
I enjoy having children’s books around my house and would love to add this one. thanks, Mary R
Awesome!
Love the concept and the illustrations are charming! Here’s to another creative mom getting it done 🙂
What wonderfully creative illustrations. I’d love to share this with some special children : ) cindy b
Great illustrations very engaging context. I would read this book to my
second grade students. Love it!
The book looks great, the pictures are lovely, for a grownup as well as for a child (like my three-year-old grandson). I would love to own this wonderful book.
oooh! I’d love to share this with my elementary art students!
Laurie Dyer
I love kids’ books – the drawings are always just wonderful. This looks great, too.
Inspiring
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Amazing illustrations! I love children’s picture books…
this would be a really fun book to read with my grand daughter. it looks amazing.
Hi everyone! Thanks so much for ALL of your comments — and to Carla for sharing my book. 🙂 I wish I had more books to give away. I hope you all enjoy it when you come across the book — and remember, you can always request it from your local library if it’s not in your budget yet.