Supernatural Snark: Charity Auction

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Scholastic Charity Auction + Giveaway Winners

Today I just wanted to do a quick post mentioning a very cool charity event Scholastic just launched at the beginning of May and it will run the entire month:

Twelve top children’s book illustrators created original artwork for Scholastic’s month-long online charity auction (which just opened for bids) to benefit Reading Is Fundamental and Reach Out and Read, two amazing literacy organizations that have lost all federal funding, making it even more difficult for them to help the kids who need it the most.

If you click on the above link it will take you straight to the auction and you can see all the beautiful artwork and place a bid. Below are just a couple of the artists and the pieces they've submitted for auction.

Mary GrandPré, illustrator of the Harry Potter series, with the original artwork she contributed to the month-long online charity auction to support literacy, New York, Thursday, May 5, 2011. GrandPre and 11 other renowned children's illustrators participated in the launch of the auction at Scholastic's New York City headquarters. (Stuart Ramson/InsiderImages for Scholastic)

Norman Bridwell with his original work which features his much beloved character Clifford the Big Red Dog, New York, Thursday, May 5, 2011. The artwork is available through the online charity auction to benefit literacy organizations until June 5 at Scholastic.com/readeveryday. (Stuart Ramson/InsiderImages for Scholastic)

Barbara McClintock with her original work which features a variety of fairy tale characters from her various picture books, including "The Gingerbread Man", New York, Thursday, May 5, 2011. The artwork is available through the online charity auction to benefit literacy organizations until June 5 at Scholastic.com/readeveryday. (Stuart Ramson/InsiderImages for Scholastic)

WINNERS

And now I have the winners of my most recent giveaways, a huge thank you to everyone entered, I had such fantastic responses to all three posts! Congratulations to those who won, you have all been emailed.

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