Kathryn Otoshi book signing and exhibition
Those of you in close proximity to San Luis Obispo -- you might want to check this out:
An exhibition of original artwork by Kathryn Otoshi, super illustrator/artist/designer/author and Cal Poly Alum || Where ||Cal Poly's Spanos Theatre October 14 - December 2nd, 2009
Showcasing original drawings from her books including What Emily Saw and One || More ||
A reception and book signing will be held Friday Oct. 16th at 6pm in the Spanos Theatre lobby.
The artist reception and book signing occurs right before the Bill Harley performance so bring the kids.
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KATHRYN OTOSHI
Kathryn Otoshi (Art and Design '92)is a children’s book author and illustrator living in the San Francisco Bay Area. By day she works at Robert Zemeckis’s award winning film company, Imagemovers Digital(Monster House, Polar Express). Prior to this, Otoshi worked at George Lucas’s Industrial Light & Magic (Star Wars) as the Graphic Design and Multimedia Art Director, where she led a team of designers to create hundreds of promotional pieces.
Otoshi’s first book as author and illustrator was What Emily Saw, a Borders Original New Voice Nominee and BAIPA’s Best Children’s Book. This was followed by Simon & the Sock Monster, short listed as a USA Book News Honoree, and The Saddest Little Robot (2004), a BookSense Pick. She teamed up with author Liz Hockinson and created the illustrations forMarcello the Movie Mouse (2005). Marcello garnered the Writer’s Digest Award for Best Children’s Book, the DIY Best Children’s Book, the Hollywood Book Festival Award, and the Eric Hoffer Notable. That same year, she worked with George Miller, the director of “Happy Feet” on the novelization of his film script to the movie storybook for Penguin Putnam.
Her newest book, One, winner of 10 Awards, including the E.B. White Read Aloud Honor and the Teacher’s Choice Award, is an anti-bullying which book introducing colors, numbers, and counting while playing on larger themes of tolerance, acceptance, and the power of one voice. Otoshi is the past co-President of the Bay Area Independent Publishers Association. She’s been a scholarship recipient of the Publishers Marketing Association and a guest speaker/panelist at many book venues, including the San Francisco Writers Conference and the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators. http://www.kokidsbooks.com/
KATHRYN OTOSHI
Kathryn Otoshi (Art and Design '92)is a children’s book author and illustrator living in the San Francisco Bay Area. By day she works at Robert Zemeckis’s award winning film company, Imagemovers Digital(Monster House, Polar Express). Prior to this, Otoshi worked at George Lucas’s Industrial Light & Magic (Star Wars) as the Graphic Design and Multimedia Art Director, where she led a team of designers to create hundreds of promotional pieces.
Otoshi’s first book as author and illustrator was What Emily Saw, a Borders Original New Voice Nominee and BAIPA’s Best Children’s Book. This was followed by Simon & the Sock Monster, short listed as a USA Book News Honoree, and The Saddest Little Robot (2004), a BookSense Pick. She teamed up with author Liz Hockinson and created the illustrations forMarcello the Movie Mouse (2005). Marcello garnered the Writer’s Digest Award for Best Children’s Book, the DIY Best Children’s Book, the Hollywood Book Festival Award, and the Eric Hoffer Notable. That same year, she worked with George Miller, the director of “Happy Feet” on the novelization of his film script to the movie storybook for Penguin Putnam.
Her newest book, One, winner of 10 Awards, including the E.B. White Read Aloud Honor and the Teacher’s Choice Award, is an anti-bullying which book introducing colors, numbers, and counting while playing on larger themes of tolerance, acceptance, and the power of one voice. Otoshi is the past co-President of the Bay Area Independent Publishers Association. She’s been a scholarship recipient of the Publishers Marketing Association and a guest speaker/panelist at many book venues, including the San Francisco Writers Conference and the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators. http://www.kokidsbooks.com/
