Lisa Brown on San Francisco Public Library

Lisa Michelle Brown (born January 12, 1972) is an American illustrator and writer whose books include ''Picture the Dead,'' ''How To Be,'' ''The Latke Who Couldn’t Stop Screaming,'' and ''Baby, Mix Me A Drink.'' She draws the ''Three Panel Book Review'' cartoon for the book section of the

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. She graduated with a BA from

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in Middletown, Connecticut in 1993, and an MS in Communications Design from the

Pratt Institute Pratt Institute is a private university with its main campus in Brooklyn, New York (state), New York. It has a satellite campus in Manhattan and an extension campus in Utica, New York at the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute. The school was ...

in Brooklyn, New York in 1998. She lives in

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with her son and her husband,

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. Brown has used the pseudonym Sarah "Pinkie" Bennett, at least for illustration.

Recent projects

''Vampire Boy's Good Night'' is a picture book about a small vampire boy and a little witch. On a cold autumn night, they head out in search of ″real children.″ ''Picture the Dead'' is a traditional

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with a visual twist. Co-written with

Adele Griffin Adele Griffin (born July 29, 1970) is an American fiction author, writing numerous novels for adults, young adults, and kids. Her novels ''Sons of Liberty'' and ''Where I Want to Be'' were both National Book Award finalists. Personal life Adele ...

, the visual clues allow the reader to unravel the mystery in step (or ahead of) the narrator. It's not a graphic novel and not an illustrated chapter book, but a novel in which the illustrations are an integral part of the whole. It's a book about dealing with the visual clues, but at the same time infused with the more traditional narrative around each image. The illustrations are based on old

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and albumen prints of anonymous sitters, culled from the Online Prints and Photographs Reading Room of the

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. The background patterns are based on actual Victorian designs. The book is set in

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during the

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. Haunted by the recent deaths of her twin brother and fiancé, seventeen-year-old Jennie Lovell forges an unlikely friendship with a Spiritualist photographer who helps her to expose tragic family secrets.

Prizes and honors

* CCBC CHOICES 2007: New (c2006) Books for Children and Young Adults Recommended by the Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) School of Education, University of Wisconsin Madison (for How to Be,'' HarperCollins 2006) * A Baker’s Dozen: The Best Children’s Books for Family Literacy 2007, presented by The Pennsylvania Center for the Book, PennState University, (for ''How to Be,'' HarperCollins 2006) * The Association of Booksellers for Children (ABC) Best Books for Children 2006 (for ''How to Be,'' HarperCollins 2006) * American Illustration Annuals 25 and 26, artwork chosen for display on the web * Print Regional Design Annual 2006 for the book cover design of ''How to Dress for Every Occasion by The Pope'' * Print Regional Design Annual 2007 for book cover designs of ''Baby Do My Banking' and ''Baby Fix My Car,'' McSweeney's 2006 * AIGA 50 Covers / 50 Books 2007 for book cover design of ''

The Latke Who Couldn't Stop Screaming ''The Latke Who Couldn't Stop Screaming: A Christmas Story'' is a children's book written by Lemony Snicket and illustrated by Lisa Brown. An irate latke at Hanukkah escapes from being cooked in a hot frying pan. He runs into various Christmas sym ...

Select titles

*''Phantom Twin'' (2020 - author & illustrator) *''Goldfish Ghost'' (2017 - illustrator) *''The Airport Book'' (2015 - author & illustrator) * ''Emily's Blue Period'' (2014 - illustrator) * ''Half-Minute Horrors'' (2009 - author & illustrator, contributor) * ''Baby Plan My Wedding'' (2009 - author, illustrator & designer) * ''Baby Get Me Some Lovin'' (2009 - author, illustrator & designer) * ''Sometimes You Get What You Want'' (2008 – illustrator) * ''

'' (2007 - illustrator & designer) * ''How to Be'' (2006 - author & illustrator) * ''Baby, Do My Banking'' (2006 - author, illustrator & designer) * ''Baby, Fix My Car'' (2006 - author, illustrator & designer) * ''How to Dress For Every Occasion By The Pope'' (2005 - illustrator, as Sarah "Pinkie" Bennett, and designer) * ''Baby Mix Me a Drink'' (2005 - author, illustrator & designer) * ''Baby Make Me Breakfast'' (2005 - author, illustrator & designer) * ''Outrageous Women of Colonial America'' (2001 – illustrator) * ''Outrageous Women of the Renaissance'' (1999 – illustrator) * ''Outrageous Women of the Middle Ages'' (1998 – illustrator) * ''Outrageous Women of Ancient Times'' (1998 – illustrator)

References

Bibliography

* December 9, 2005,

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, about the “Baby Be of Use” series * March 27, 2006,

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about How to Dress for Every Occasion by The Pope * June 28, 2006: “Holder Tonight” radio show on CJAD Montreal, talking about the “Baby Be of Use” series * July 3, 2006,

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, about How to Be * August 10, 2006,

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, about the “Baby Be of Use” series * August 11, 2006: “Bulldog and the Rude Awakening” radio show WOCM 98.1 FM, talking about the “Baby Be of Use” series * West Coast Live radio program, December 2, 2006, Oakland, CA, talking with Sedge Thompson about How to Be and the “Baby Be of Use” books, and 2007 talking about The Latke Who Couldn't Stop Screaming, with Daniel Handler *

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, March 2007, about fostering creativity * November 15, 2007, ''

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'', about The Latke Who Couldn't Stop Screaming * December 18, 2008, CBC Radio Montreal, weekly morning show, about

Hanukah or English translation: 'Establishing' or 'Dedication' (of the Temple in Jerusalem) , nickname = , observedby = Jews , begins = 25 Kislev , ends = 2 Tevet or 3 Tevet , celebrations = Lighting candles each night. ...

and The

Latke A latke ( yi, לאַטקע ''latke''; sometimes romanized ''latka'', lit. "pancake") is a type of potato pancake or fritter in Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine that is traditionally prepared to celebrate Hanukkah. Latkes can be made with ingredients ot ...

Who Couldn't Stop Screaming

External links

americanchickens.com

picturethedead.com

vampireboysgoodnight.com

Saints and Spinners

* * ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eii53O-jBw8 Video by “LitMinds” about The Latke Who Couldn’t Stop Screaming with Daniel Handler
The Writer’s Block

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