Stacy Innerst wins the 2017 Golden Kite Award for Picture Book Illustration
Winner of the 2017 SCBWI Golden Kite Award for Picture Book Illustration: The Music in George's Head, illustrated by Stacy Innerst The Music in George's Head , illustrated by Stacy Innerst (written by Suzanne Slade, published by Calkins Creek), was honored at the 2017 SCBWI Golden Kite Ceremony for Excellence in Picture Book Illustration. Stacy's dream-like paintings accompany the story of how George Gershwin composed his masterpiece Rhapsody in Blue . In his acceptance speech, Stacy credited his achievement to the harmony of his collaborative partners: George Gershwin's music and author Suzanne Slade's manuscript which "illustrated itself, and read like a piece of music." "My mother used to play the piano. My twin brother and I used to sit on either side of her while she played the music of Gershwin. I still remember the music resonating through the wood of the piano. Suzanne's manuscript brought me right back to that place." Stacy's a...