June 2010

Leo donated a watercolor painting to the Foundation for Children's Books monthly "Small Graces" auction. The painting has a quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson--"The sky is the ultimate art gallery just above us"-- and was auctioned off in June.

In 2009, the talented and generous author/illustrator Grace Lin donated 11 original paintings to the Foundation for Children's Books to be auctioned on eBay as a benefit for their programs in under-served schools.

This year, 12 different illustrators are contributing to the "Small Graces" auction. Each month a small, unpublished, original painting will be auctioned on eBay with 100% of the proceeds to support the FCB's author/illustrator visits and residencies in urban schools. Each painting will illustrate a bit of wisdom, a proverb, or a "small Grace."