This is my entry for the 2012 SCBWI Tomie dePaola Award, which I’ve been working on during the past month. The challenge was to illustrate the following text:

So they went along and went along until they met Turkey Lurkey
“Good morning, Goosey Loosey, Ducky Daddles, Cocky Locky, Henny Penny,
and Chicken Licken,” said Turkey Lurkey, “where are you going?”
“Oh, Turkey Lurkey, the sky is falling and we are going to tell the King!”
“How do you know the sky is falling?” asked Turkey Lurkey.
“Ducky Daddles told me,” said Goosey Loosey.
“Cocky Locky told me,” said Ducky Daddles.
“Henny Penny told me,” said Cocky Locky.
“Chicken Licken told me,” said Henny Penny
“I saw it with my own eyes, I heard it with my own ears,
and a piece of it fell on my tail!” said Chicken Licken.
“Then I will go with you,” said Turkey Lurkey, “and we will tell the King!”

I had a ton of fun with this piece.  I especially liked designing the different characters and giving them playful poses within the frame.  Win or not, it was a great learning experience, and I’m really grateful to SCBWI for hosting this competition!  Also, good luck to my crit group partners who also entered!

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