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STEVEN SALERNO ILLUSTRATION: THE CRAYON MAN

January 28, 2019

Steven Salerno's latest children's book illustration project is "The Crayon Man," to be released by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in March 2019.

 

It’s the true story of Edwin Binney, a chemical manufacturer making black inks, black dyes, black pigments and black paints for industrial use, until 1903 when he invented one of the most iconic American products ever…  

 

The first color crayons made just for children!

 

Edwin's wife suggested a unique name for the product, CRAYOLA -combining the French word 'craie' for stick of chalk, and tacking on 'ola' from the word oleaginous, meaning oily. Crayola Crayons was born, with the first pack having only 8 colors, and costing 5¢. They become an instant hit!

 

Steve always makes his work look like effortless fun, but check out his process post to get an idea of what goes into making every colorful page of this great new story.

Tags: Steven Salerno, Children's Book, Illustration, Publishing

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