The author-illustrator, on how her dogs joined the household:
Tuna showed up in our yard on July 4th, 1998. We had just gotten home from watching fireworks. I think she got spooked by the fireworks everywhere and just happened to greet us as we pulled up. We tried to find her owner, but never did. Thank goodness! She is a great dog.Cece Bell is an author and illustrator of books for children.
We adopted Sue Bee in 2003 from the Montgomery County Humane Society animal shelter after our beloved dog Henry passed away.
And O.D. just showed up, too, about four years ago, and put on such a show of sweetness that there was really no way to...[read on]
Her books include Bee-Wigged, Itty Bitty, and the Sock Monkey series for Candlewick Press; work coming out soon includes Rabbit and Robot: The Sleepover (also for
Candlewick Press), illustrations for Crankee Doodle (written with her husband, Tom Angleberger, for Clarion Press) and for Bug Patrol (by Denise Mortensen, also for Clarion Press).Publishers Weekly gave Rabbit and Robot a starred review, noting: "Bell’s... crisp, cheery cartooning adds visual punctuation and elaboration in all the right places, and she handles moments of both calamity and reconciliation with aplomb. Delightful."
Bell is currently working on a graphic novel for Amulet.
Visit Cece Bell's website.
Read--Coffee with a Canine: Cece Bell and Tuna, O.D., and Sue Bee.
--Marshal Zeringue
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