

more.” Sylvie knows that “not everyone appreciates a spider who calls attention to herself,” but she nevertheless takes a risk a vertical spread depicts the arachnid spinning a silvery web to beckon each individual to the building’s rooftop, where they quickly bond and transform the space into a community gathering place. All services will be provided at the convenience of both the person making the donation and the auction winner, but this should happen within three months of the auction’s end unless something else is agreed upon by both parties.In this standalone spin-off to Truman, a gray spider named Sylvie keeps a close eye on four of an apartment building’s human residents, portrayed with varying skin tones, whom she thinks of as “her people.” Though everything seems “just so” for each denizen, she’s lately noticed from the fire escape that something’s amiss, and wonders whether “the four need something. After you’ve made your donation, you’ll forward your receipt to me, and I’ll put you in touch with the person who donated the service you won so that the two of you can work out the details about how and when. If you’d like to bid on this auction, check the current high bid and place a higher bid by leaving your name and bid amount in the comments, along with some way to contact you (email, FB or Twitter…I’m not fussy.) Winners will be notified when the auction ends and should be prepared to make an online donation to the Red Cross Disaster Relief fund in the amount of the high bid at that time. (Any bids submitted in comments after that time will be void.) Jean Reidy, the popular picture book author of titles like TOO PURPLEY and LIGHT UP THE NIGHT, is offering a picture book manuscript critique for an aspiring picture book author, along with a signed copy of LIGHT UP THE NIGHT.Īuction Ends: Friday, Novemat 10pm EST.



You can read more about KidLit Cares here. Agents, editors, authors, and illustrators have donated various services to be auctioned off to the highest bidder, with donations being made directly to the Red Cross disaster relief fund. Welcome to KidLit Cares, an online talent auction to benefit the Red Cross relief effort to help communities recover from Superstorm Sandy. Auction #13: Picture Book Critique with Jean Reidy
