Daniel Salmieri is an up-and-coming artist and illustrator based in Brooklyn, New York. He has been drawing and illustrating his whole life and in 2008 published his first picture book, Those Darn Squirrels!, which won the Borders New Voices Award and is a nominee for the 2009 Children's Choice Book Award.
Selected Reviews of Daniel Salmieri's Books
Those Darn Squirrels!
Adam Rubin, Illustrated by Daniel Salmieri
Old Man Fookwire is a grump. The only things he likes are birds. Knowing he will be lonely when they fly south for the winter, he fills many birdfeeders in hopes that they will stay. Unfortunately for him, he has underestimated the cleverness of squirrels. No matter what he tries, the squirrels manage to get the food. The birds leave. The squirrels then feel sorry for the angry and lonely Fookwire. From the many objects they have collected, they make him a gift that cheers him at last, for a happy ending. Fookwire is an odd-looking fellow with a long neck, pointed nose and skinny arms and legs; the squirrels are equally comic. They all live in a relatively barren, surreal world, in which the wild constructions of man and animals stand out clearly. Salmieri's watercolor, gouache and colored-pencil illustrations are comically inventive, particularly when depicting the busy squirrels. 2008, Clarion Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, $16.00. Ages 4 to 8. Reviewers: Ken and Sylvia Marantz (Children's Literature).
Those Darn Squirrels!
Daniel's presentations are focused on his award-winning book Those Darn Squirrels!. The book features lively illustrations that entertain and enlighten the children. Daniel generally reads his book to the children and then teaches them how to draw a few of his signature characters. The presentations are engaging and fun and leave the children with a new appreciation for illustration.
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To learn more about Daniel Salmieri and his publications please visit www.danielsalmieri.com.
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