Kim LaFave

Kim LaFave

Illustrator

Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Awards – Picture Book Category

1989 Recipient

” You work away in your studio and sometimes forget that there is a bigger world out there and the fact that someone stops for a moment and takes notice and recognizes your work  takes you by surprise… but its a nice surprise. “

What are you currently doing?

Since finishing my latest book with Pajama Press “When the Rain Comes” by Alma Fullerton,  I have been working on a series of paintings.

 

What did receiving the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Award mean to you? 

It was a shock…you work away in your studio and sometimes forget that there is a bigger world out there and the fact that someone stops for a moment and takes notice and recognizes your work  takes you by surprise. but its a nice surprise.

What does private arts philanthropy mean to you as a working artist?

It has been very important, the recognition the awareness and all the opportunities that come along with it has made this life as an illustrator of books possible.

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