Tiny, illustrated newsteam

Roaming through my local bookstore the other day, as I often do, I took a turn into the childrens' books.

I ran across some books by author, David Shannon, who I had recently heard about on the radio. I flipped through a couple of his books, enjoying the stories and admiring the illustration when I came across a small paperback book he wrote called A Bad Case of Stripes.

I flipped through the pages and halfway through I saw this:



Live trucks, cameras, mic flags, photogs in plaid, dumbfounded reporters... It's awesome!

If you look closely you can see a news helicopter, protesters, cops, and hippies. Everyone is hanging out on the lawn while the poor family peers out the window.

My favorite part is the three-person crew knocking on the door.



I love that the reporter is drawn in a skirt and jacket while the sound guy has on jeans and a ball cap. I'd say that Mr. Shannon did his homework, but right in between them stands a sketched photog carrying his camera on the wrong shoulder. No matter, I'm simply glad that someone is teaching the next generation all about the media circus!

So cool!