The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators presents

Jon Agee: “Terrific, I’m Going to Be Eaten By Sharks.”
Telling Funny Stories in Words and Pictures

Time:    Friday, April 17, 2009 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Place:   Tokyo Women’s Plaza, Audiovisual Room
                5-53-67 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
                (by the Children’s Castle and United Nations University)
                For a map see www.scbwi.jp/map.htm
Fee:    SCBWI members 1,500 yen; nonmembers 2,000 yen
Materials to bring: drawing pad, markers, scissors, cellophane tape
This event will be in English. Japanese interpretation will be available.
         
In this two-hour workshop author/illustrator Jon Agee will describe and illustrate how he takes an off-the-wall idea and works it into a dynamic 32-page word-picture narrative. He’ll use models from his books and others to show how to choreograph pacing, set-ups, and punch lines. He’ll show how he develops characters and composes pictures. Participants are encouraged to bring in works in progress or concepts that need fleshing out. Stories and ideas don’t need to be funny. They could be unique twists on classic stories, or alphabet or counting books. 

Jon Agee is the author/illustrator of many books for children, including Terrific, Milo’s Hat Trick, and The Incredible Painting of Felix Clousseau, along with a series of popular wordplay books, among them, Go Hang a Salami! I’m a Lasagna Hog! He grew up along the Hudson River in Nyack, New York, and went to college at The Cooper Union School of Art in New York City, where he studied painting and filmmaking. His stories—of mysterious painters, hard luck magicians, guffawing grumps, and forgotten astronauts—have been called quirky, absurdist, and above all, humorous. His sophisticated wit appeals to children and adults alike.

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