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Sarah Tobias's avatar

Love your post and I love that Ed Emberley experimented with his work. I feel like that is a true test of an artists authenticity; making art that comes from the soul and embracing all possibilities for medium and design.

Go Away Big Green Monster came out when I was fairly new to being a children's librarian. I loved sharing it at storytimes. I think it went out of print for a short time and we lost our copy to high usage. One day a family that came to my storytimes gifted me a copy of the book. It meant so much to me to be thought of so highly to receive the gift. His work gives to us in so many ways.

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Greg Pizzoli's avatar

I have heard from many children's librarians that Big Green Monster is a perennial hit - I never read that one as a kid - but both of my girls love it.

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Sarah Tobias's avatar

It was so much fun and the right amount of scary for Halloween.

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Jacob Souva's avatar

I adore Ed Emberley and had a similar experience with his books growing up. To this day, if my art is feeling “off” I go back to some of the simple shape lessons. He and I had an interaction on Twitter a while ago and it blew me away. I can only imagine meeting him. Great stuff!

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Greg Pizzoli's avatar

Glad you enjoyed - Thanks for reading!

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Stephanie Graegin's avatar

Absolutely amazing that you met Ed Emberley! I spent countless hours of my childhood drawing from Ed’s books too.

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Greg Pizzoli's avatar

Thanks for reading, Steph! Hope you are well! Such a fan of your work :)

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Taylor Sterling's avatar

Amazing!

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Greg Pizzoli's avatar

Thanks for reading! I really enjoy your posts!

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Caleb M. Allen's avatar

Thank you for sharing! I still reference Emberley’s books today, constantly.

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Greg Pizzoli's avatar

Glad you enjoyed! Thanks for reading!

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Kevin McCloskey's avatar

Nicely written!

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Greg Pizzoli's avatar

Appreciate that! Thank you for reading.

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Kevin Cornell's avatar

LOOOOOVE Ed Emberley. And I can see it now, in your stuff!

Also — "...I like that it often feels like it’s just about to fall apart - like Violent Femmes, or The Breeders - like it’s just crazy enough to work - does that make sense to anyone else out there?" It does. Art so loose, you can hear the squeak of its nails working free, the screws rattling clear of their threads... it's like watching someone walk a tightrope.

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Greg Pizzoli's avatar

Exactly! Thanks for reading!

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