some news on Ode to an Onion

I've been a long time fan of the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, especially of his Odas Elementales, or Odes to Common things. When Cameron Books proposed this text to me, written by Alexandria Giardino, I couldn't believe my luck! 

You can read more about the process of making this book in an interview on Let's Talk Picture Books. Some more interior spreads are on my website.

Ode to an Onion is also a Junior Library Guild selection. read more here.

Last but not least: a review of Ode to an Onion (and other biographies) on the New York Times.

And finally, this illustration from the book is part of the Society of Illustrators Exhibition in New York this year.