Paul O. Zelinsky
@paulozelinsky.com
children's book illustrator, sometime author. Obsessive doodler. Website https://www.paulozelinsky.com
In honor of Halloween, I put on my website pictures of mystery/horror paperback book jackets that I made a long time ago. www.paulozelinsky.com/bellairs_jac...
October 31, 2025 at 9:27 PM
In honor of Halloween, I put on my website pictures of mystery/horror paperback book jackets that I made a long time ago. www.paulozelinsky.com/bellairs_jac...
Just now, on my walk home: there’s a joke in here…
September 6, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Just now, on my walk home: there’s a joke in here…
Some things I came across walking near my house in the last few days
September 5, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Some things I came across walking near my house in the last few days
Went today to see Superman in IMax 3D. Very enjoyable.
July 21, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Went today to see Superman in IMax 3D. Very enjoyable.
Packing for San Francisco, where we’ll meet my daughter and her family. We’re bringing along a precious copy of “Dear Mr. Henshaw” for them to take back to Melbourne. Her son said Beverly had stopped signing books for people and this would be her last: she signed it for our as-yet-unborn grandson
July 1, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Packing for San Francisco, where we’ll meet my daughter and her family. We’re bringing along a precious copy of “Dear Mr. Henshaw” for them to take back to Melbourne. Her son said Beverly had stopped signing books for people and this would be her last: she signed it for our as-yet-unborn grandson
We went to the ballet and came out to find that the US “leader” took it on himself to start a war between the US and Iran.
June 22, 2025 at 4:40 AM
We went to the ballet and came out to find that the US “leader” took it on himself to start a war between the US and Iran.
I recently got wallpaper from Spoonflower.com for my apartment: my own endpaper design from “The Enchanted Castle”— see it on my website.
There is a lot left, 1/2 roll wide x 12’ long or so. It’s not good as wallpaper—images are very cut-off—but you can cut it up and all of it has adhesive backing.
There is a lot left, 1/2 roll wide x 12’ long or so. It’s not good as wallpaper—images are very cut-off—but you can cut it up and all of it has adhesive backing.
May 18, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I recently got wallpaper from Spoonflower.com for my apartment: my own endpaper design from “The Enchanted Castle”— see it on my website.
There is a lot left, 1/2 roll wide x 12’ long or so. It’s not good as wallpaper—images are very cut-off—but you can cut it up and all of it has adhesive backing.
There is a lot left, 1/2 roll wide x 12’ long or so. It’s not good as wallpaper—images are very cut-off—but you can cut it up and all of it has adhesive backing.
I’m offering this for the price of shipping, or you can come pick it up. More explanation in comments
May 18, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I’m offering this for the price of shipping, or you can come pick it up. More explanation in comments
As co-chair of PEN America's Children's and Young Adult Books Committee, I am not charged with taking notes during the zoom meetings, but I do jot down some things, like the first half of this ( I spent much of the next day adding the rest)
April 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
As co-chair of PEN America's Children's and Young Adult Books Committee, I am not charged with taking notes during the zoom meetings, but I do jot down some things, like the first half of this ( I spent much of the next day adding the rest)
Ten days ago I posted pictures of magnolia buds on a tree I pass every day. Here are three more photos I've taken since then, the last one this morning with a beautiful other flowering tree hogging the foreground. Happy full-blown spring!
April 3, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Ten days ago I posted pictures of magnolia buds on a tree I pass every day. Here are three more photos I've taken since then, the last one this morning with a beautiful other flowering tree hogging the foreground. Happy full-blown spring!
I walk by this magnolia tree every day and have not noticed all the buds. But today they’re unignorable! Happy spring to all my Northern Hemisphere friends!
March 24, 2025 at 2:31 AM
I walk by this magnolia tree every day and have not noticed all the buds. But today they’re unignorable! Happy spring to all my Northern Hemisphere friends!
I'm on the Advisory Council of @scbwi.bsky.social . Today we had a zoom meeting and I took extensive notes. I've scrambled the words for privacy, but my meaning should be clear from the images!
March 12, 2025 at 8:48 PM
I'm on the Advisory Council of @scbwi.bsky.social . Today we had a zoom meeting and I took extensive notes. I've scrambled the words for privacy, but my meaning should be clear from the images!
I enjoyed it a lot. And by the way, here is what that doodle looks like now:
March 3, 2025 at 11:16 PM
I enjoyed it a lot. And by the way, here is what that doodle looks like now:
Sophie Blackall gave a witty and deeply felt closing keynote speech at the SCBWI conference, to a rousing ovation. Then she went to sign books next to @peterbrownstudio.com who had spoken earlier, and a bazillion people lined up. #scbwiny25
February 3, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Sophie Blackall gave a witty and deeply felt closing keynote speech at the SCBWI conference, to a rousing ovation. Then she went to sign books next to @peterbrownstudio.com who had spoken earlier, and a bazillion people lined up. #scbwiny25
At #SCBWI conference, and taking notes on @debbieohi.com speaking about online tips.
February 1, 2025 at 5:12 PM
At #SCBWI conference, and taking notes on @debbieohi.com speaking about online tips.
On the train home from school visits around Attleboro, MA, the sunset is beautiful and I’m not the only one to think so
January 29, 2025 at 10:46 PM
On the train home from school visits around Attleboro, MA, the sunset is beautiful and I’m not the only one to think so
You can't see what was on the screen, but I could, and they could. Amvet Blvd. Elementary in North Attleboro
January 29, 2025 at 10:38 PM
You can't see what was on the screen, but I could, and they could. Amvet Blvd. Elementary in North Attleboro
In the three days following my visit to An Unlikely Story they took me to visit eight schools to speak about Still Life. I wish I could show photos of the kids but here is me; I love hamming it up with second graders. This is Roosevelt Avenue Elementary in North Attleboro, MA
January 29, 2025 at 10:27 PM
In the three days following my visit to An Unlikely Story they took me to visit eight schools to speak about Still Life. I wish I could show photos of the kids but here is me; I love hamming it up with second graders. This is Roosevelt Avenue Elementary in North Attleboro, MA
My storytime at An Unlikely Story in Plainville, MA, was lots of fun and I thank everyone who came. I don’t have a picture of it but upstairs from it, owner Jeff Kinney was working on a Wimpy Kid book and we got to visit him. My grandkids here are playing outside his spectacular studio.
January 29, 2025 at 10:16 PM
My storytime at An Unlikely Story in Plainville, MA, was lots of fun and I thank everyone who came. I don’t have a picture of it but upstairs from it, owner Jeff Kinney was working on a Wimpy Kid book and we got to visit him. My grandkids here are playing outside his spectacular studio.
Notifying anybody who is or has friends in range of the children's bookstore AN UNLIKELY STORY in Plainville, MA, that I need children there this Sunday, Jan 26 2025, because I will be reading STILL LIFE at 3pm, and doing other fun stuff with whoever shows up. www.anunlikelystory.com/zelinsky
January 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Notifying anybody who is or has friends in range of the children's bookstore AN UNLIKELY STORY in Plainville, MA, that I need children there this Sunday, Jan 26 2025, because I will be reading STILL LIFE at 3pm, and doing other fun stuff with whoever shows up. www.anunlikelystory.com/zelinsky
I'm a day late, missed out on an easy $1000...
January 9, 2025 at 10:14 PM
I'm a day late, missed out on an easy $1000...
@debbieohi.com I thought of you, at Fulton St, Subway station
December 12, 2024 at 2:17 AM
@debbieohi.com I thought of you, at Fulton St, Subway station
Holiday art show in Port Washington, NY, at their beautiful library, courtesy of Jane Breskin Zalben! Please come if you can! Reception is coming right up 12/7/24, 2pm. My contributions: art from "Red and Green and Blue and White" and "All-of-a-Kind Family Hanukkah."
December 5, 2024 at 5:36 PM
Holiday art show in Port Washington, NY, at their beautiful library, courtesy of Jane Breskin Zalben! Please come if you can! Reception is coming right up 12/7/24, 2pm. My contributions: art from "Red and Green and Blue and White" and "All-of-a-Kind Family Hanukkah."
When The Wheels on the Bus came out in 1990, I could not have imagined that it would one day obsess a grandchild of mine in Australia!
December 1, 2024 at 11:48 PM
When The Wheels on the Bus came out in 1990, I could not have imagined that it would one day obsess a grandchild of mine in Australia!
I thought I’d just post a couple of photos (day and night, down the block from me)of fall that supposedly is heading toward winter
November 22, 2024 at 3:01 AM
I thought I’d just post a couple of photos (day and night, down the block from me)of fall that supposedly is heading toward winter