tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84334503956520285602024-03-14T00:22:12.766-07:00Dandelion SnowNessa Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01469958684440537842noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433450395652028560.post-56562243558708616382009-10-12T08:28:00.001-07:002009-10-12T08:28:01.038-07:00And the winner is…<p>Congratulations to Edsil (Eddy) Logan and Ryan Shaw for winning the ABC Picture Book Competition with their entry <b><i>I Want to Grow Up</i></b>. All the best to them and their future publication!</p> <p>And thanks to all of those who voted for <strong><em>Dandelion Snow.</em></strong> We are grateful for the opportunity to have participated in the competition and appreciate everyone who supported us along the way!</p> <p>Many, many thanks! </p> Nessa Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01469958684440537842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433450395652028560.post-86582994260993074872009-10-03T05:30:00.001-07:002009-10-05T09:19:51.317-07:00Last two days to vote!!<p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_yZmr_3LW6Ng/SsdD2gy1v_I/AAAAAAAAD4Q/RCRFSlFO5z8/s1600-h/snowrun-ABC1%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="snowrun-ABC1" border="0" alt="snowrun-ABC1" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_yZmr_3LW6Ng/SsdD3XioHuI/AAAAAAAAD4U/13XNWgw0yak/snowrun-ABC1_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="410" height="278" /></a> </p><p>The contest ends October 4th, so get those last minute votes in!!</p><p><a title="http://www.abcbookcompetition.org/5th_comp/DandelionSnow.html" href="http://www.abcbookcompetition.org/5th_comp/DandelionSnow.html">http://www.abcbookcompetition.org/5th_comp/DandelionSnow.html</a></p><p>Thanks a million!</p>Nessa Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01469958684440537842noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433450395652028560.post-72838453214631224092009-09-29T14:15:00.001-07:002009-09-29T19:13:57.344-07:00Nevermind...<p>Well, the decision was made not to extend the deadline until the eleventh because the problem with the site was fixed in an hour rather than two days. I apologize for any confusion. The deadline for voting is back to <strong>October 4th</strong> at midnight.</p><p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_yZmr_3LW6Ng/SsJ44XyZfQI/AAAAAAAAD2k/UStgXd9T6o4/s1600-h/snowsit%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="snowsit" border="0" alt="snowsit" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_yZmr_3LW6Ng/SsJ45GlGVNI/AAAAAAAAD2o/Ng9ikhuJ3JM/snowsit_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="399" height="329" /></a></p><p><span style="font-size:78%;">[One of the rough sketches from my sketchbook back when I was coming up with different ideas for the<em> Dandelion Snow</em> illustration. ]</span></p>Nessa Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01469958684440537842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433450395652028560.post-68422531160359992672009-09-26T09:58:00.001-07:002009-09-26T09:59:20.109-07:00ABC Competition Video<div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:6c9e127b-40c4-4aa4-9009-46e883596835" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><div id="0d50243e-f973-4ba7-91fd-4030c6a9e7b3" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FX4AcZMegTc" target="_new"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_yZmr_3LW6Ng/Sr5INTGhTEI/AAAAAAAAD2U/dgsf0uIwPN8/video7e9362724922%5B6%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('0d50243e-f973-4ba7-91fd-4030c6a9e7b3'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"425\" height=\"355\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/FX4AcZMegTc&hl=en\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/FX4AcZMegTc&hl=en\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"425\" height=\"355\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" alt=""></a></div></div></div> Nessa Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01469958684440537842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433450395652028560.post-77979615479237790762009-09-20T19:54:00.001-07:002009-09-20T19:54:36.356-07:00Today’s the Day<p>Let the voting begin!</p> <p><a title="http://www.abcbookcompetition.org/5th_comp/DandelionSnow.html" href="http://www.abcbookcompetition.org/5th_comp/DandelionSnow.html">http://www.abcbookcompetition.org/5th_comp/DandelionSnow.html</a></p> Nessa Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01469958684440537842noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433450395652028560.post-25347192940104959382009-09-18T20:45:00.001-07:002009-09-18T20:46:41.141-07:00Don’t forget to vote!<p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_yZmr_3LW6Ng/SrRT3Iv0-3I/AAAAAAAADyw/0Ki9QuENXY4/s1600-h/snowrun-ABC1%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="snowrun-ABC1" border="0" alt="snowrun-ABC1" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_yZmr_3LW6Ng/SrRT38gHc7I/AAAAAAAADy0/8qYPizqqwO0/snowrun-ABC1_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="397" height="272" /></a> </p> <p>Sunday is the start of the internet vote for the <a href="http://www.abcbookcompetition.org/5th_comp/DandelionSnow.html">ABC Picture Book Competition</a> so last minute efforts are being made to garner votes for <em>Dandelion Snow</em>! Remember you can vote <strong>once a day</strong> from <strong>September 20th </strong>through <strong>October 4th</strong>. The author, Sheila Lindsay and I are so grateful for the support we’ve received thus far, and every vote for our book will be much appreciated! So please, tell as many people as you can to vote for Dandelion Snow!</p> <p>The direct link to the voting page:</p> <p><a title="http://www.abcbookcompetition.org/5th_comp/DandelionSnow.html" href="http://www.abcbookcompetition.org/5th_comp/DandelionSnow.html">http://www.abcbookcompetition.org/5th_comp/DandelionSnow.html</a></p> <p>You can also reach the page by pressing the <em>Dandelion Snow </em>illustration in the sidebar.</p> <p>Many thanks!!</p> Nessa Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01469958684440537842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433450395652028560.post-11878292279606821362009-09-10T09:59:00.001-07:002009-09-10T11:05:11.660-07:00Spread the WordThe link to the voting page is up, so if you want to check out the beautiful story, click on the picture of the illustration in the sidebar. Also, Sheila Lindsay has a new website. Get to know more about Sheila by clicking on the author button in the sidebar.<br /><div></div><br /><div>Well, as the voting date draws near, efforts to garner more support for <em>Dandelion Snow</em> have been put into high gear. Emails have been sent, calls made, blogging, Facebook, and websites have all been utilized to ask for votes.</div><br /><div></div><div>If you'd like to jump on the <em>Dandelion Snow</em> bandwagon, you can show your support by spreading the word. Tweet, blog, add a link to Facebook, add a <em>Dandelion Snow</em> button to your site {see below}, and we'd be ever so grateful! </div><br /><div></div><div>As for the voting:</div><br /><div></div><div>-You can vote once daily per computer IP address <span style="color:#ff6666;"><strong>Sept. 20th - Oct. 4th</strong></span></div><br /><div></div><div>-Networks (businesses mostly) will have only one IP address, so if you want to approach the people in a company to vote, they will have to do it on their home computer since only one vote will be allowed from that particular business network IP address</div><br /><div></div><div>-Make sure you have set your computers/internet browser to "allow cookies" or the votes will not register</div><br /><div></div><div>The direct link to the voting page:</div><br /><div><a href="http://www.abcbookcompetition.org/5th_comp/DandelionSnow.html">http://www.abcbookcompetition.org/5th_comp/DandelionSnow.html</a></div><br /><div></div>Dandelion Snow button:<br /><div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 220px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 144px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379898367279027666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhez08bQoVlHRzd50FV1hxyhClS2OTSEShDoXFOIrL9bZyBXmpDM7PPwd5khu_e2sNnyeFNPRQ-TPdDdHVg4hekVZzAomHveAT4K_eHa95VCfF70JE-Lt2FRre-R1zBKcb6RSLD7rX0meA/s400/snowrun-tn.jpg" />Many, many thanks!!<br /><div></div>Nessa Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01469958684440537842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433450395652028560.post-5712098943930869462009-09-04T13:30:00.000-07:002009-09-04T13:40:35.240-07:00Meet the Illustrator<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf2-Xc_258QW0UgBpZv3CKB7Xiud4ZsrRu1MYsVH96t8UwY2AEjRFIGH9GHjYgxfCcRM6qx89OiDCWeHUEFNPElKEYkDI0_xlCnj4DcHalP-YhLEXeYkyoOjFh6A_uCA9BetdotklPL4c/s1600-h/me7.jpg"></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrh7hrvia3cLQToVxEEzOM5wAstGsSt0W6Yl8pKBzvED8Jae1N_ibqf1aVWpa2BH1rWSWRje2ATSq2bg5Jj03woQzQHQE0mSifI_ZTcxNMegMyoN7ztrWLWf2UTw8cHHPxWWMXnFxV6LU/s1600-h/me6.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377712692003355922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrh7hrvia3cLQToVxEEzOM5wAstGsSt0W6Yl8pKBzvED8Jae1N_ibqf1aVWpa2BH1rWSWRje2ATSq2bg5Jj03woQzQHQE0mSifI_ZTcxNMegMyoN7ztrWLWf2UTw8cHHPxWWMXnFxV6LU/s400/me6.jpg" /></a> Vanessa Roeder is an artist living in the Austin area with her husband Jonathan, children Audrie and Finn, and rambunctious dog Trixie. She spent four years as a muralist until the birth of her second child prompted her to stay at home full time. Inspired by her kids she began painting children’s art and illustrations which she now sells online under the name Nessa Dee. Her artwork is created using a variety of media including acrylic paint, watercolor, and collaged elements.<br />In addition to pursuing art, Vanessa homeschools her children during the week and on the weekends, teaches Sunday school.<br />Her love of picture books stemmed from the many hours she spent as a child in the library where her mom worked. She still spends many hours in the library cultivating that same love for picture books in her own children.<br /></div><div>Get to know more about Vanessa and view more artwork by visiting her blog: <a href="http://www.nessadeeart.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#666600;">Nessa Dee</span></a></div>Nessa Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01469958684440537842noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433450395652028560.post-29750364796906421942009-08-28T14:56:00.000-07:002009-08-28T15:00:59.465-07:00Meet the Author<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 397px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375137170142957490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV6Xo6aVCykrAnbGnY5GBM-mjUgNtdWZ56CCr1cKh9PzTgD9_nrm2IU7SZuV7Z42GWrpbPPjHlF7_1wwsBBayaAJcaFrrBSvJSrPXRXLIDdi72fsfsYeWWKxnO0ZvUGQVmR-Y6Ekg9vcI/s400/GetAttachment.jpg" />I was born in San Antonio TX, but moved to Baltimore MD at the age of 9. In Baltimore I had most of my life experiences, education, marriage, 2 children and made many lifelong friends, but my heart belonged to Texas. I moved across the country with my two young daughters, where I had new life experiences, including new lifelong friends and grandchildren. I now reside in Houston TX with my mother.<br /><br />I’ve always had an active imagination, just ask my mother. I loved creating stories and retelling fairy tales or books I’d read to my younger brother or anyone who would listen. It wasn’t until after hearing a story, one of my granddaughters made the comment “Ooo, Nanny that was good!” That I decided maybe I should write them down.<br /><br />I love writing children’s stories and I pray that my stories bring enjoyment and ignite the imaginations of all the children that read them.<br /><br /><div align="right">~ <em>Sheila Lindsay, author of</em> Dandelion Snow</div>Nessa Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01469958684440537842noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433450395652028560.post-57909008621732923652009-08-27T09:17:00.000-07:002009-09-09T07:48:04.056-07:00Dandelion Snow<div>Welcome to the blog for <em>Dandelion Snow. </em>Written by author Sheila O. Lindsay,<em> Dandelion Snow</em> is a sweet tale about three little girls all dressed for Sunday School who decide to have a little race before church. The three girls stir up dandelion snow as they race back and forth in their backyard, smudging their faces and dresses, before being discovered by Mama. It is a beautiful poem, sure to bring a smile to any face. </div><div><br /> </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 261px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379479438969757730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN6hiWtcmWqYDkoFY3n8-eEV0hyphenhyphenr3XI_SJta5CsPxa1D4b85cS8GYn1KbhFV_z4aY7fpHA6xHn2MlMRjT7RxDxEAzHU-Ylle9n1-uSaM7g195qbGw-j36_9Z5jaZNqMGmC9ENIhUmNIUY/s400/snowrun-ABC1.jpg" /><br /><br />Illustrating <em>Dandelion Snow</em> is artist, Vanessa Roeder. She thoroughly enjoyed<em> racing</em> through the swirls of snow with each of the three girls.<br /><br /><em>Dandelion Snow</em> is a finalist for this year's <a href="http://www.abcbookcompetition.org/5th_comp/DandelionSnow.html"><span style="color:#666600;">ABC Picture Book Competition</span></a>. The finalists' books will be put to an internet vote to determine the winner. Be sure to vote daily <strong>September 20th through October 4th</strong> as the book with the most votes will receive a royalty based publishing contract for their entry!Nessa Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01469958684440537842noreply@blogger.com0