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Contact Information

First Name

Neecy

Last Name

Twinem

Street Address

9 Babbling Brook Lane

City

Suffern

State

NY

Country

United States

Artist Representative

Melissa Turk & the artist network

personal web address

http://www.neecytwinem.com

Artist Representative Web Address

http://www.melissaturk.com

type of art work

acrylic on paper, dry brush acrylic, pencil, ink, watercolor

Published Works

Beasties series- Northword Books for Young Readers, Hungry Beasties, Sleepy Beasties, Noisy Beasties, Playful Beasties, Giggly Wiggly Worms, A Wriggly Finger Puppet Book - Smartink Books Ltd., Desert Baby Books - Rising Moon/Northland Publishing, Baby Coyote Counts, Baby Gecko's Colors, Baby Snake's Shapes, Desert Baby Books - bi-lingual editions, Luna Rising Pub., Bebé Coyote Cuenta, Los Colores De Bebé Geko, Las Formas De Bebé Serpiente, Lift-the-Flap Books – Grosset & Dunlap (Penguin Putnam USA), Bug Hunt, Peek at a Pond, Who’s Home, Animal Clues Board Book Series – Charlesbridge Publishing, High in the Trees, Changing Colors, In the Air, In the Ocean, Little Beasties Series – NorthWord Books for Young Readers, Hungry Beasties, Sleepy Beasties, The Seasons at My House – American Editions, Aye-Ayes, Bears and Condors – An ABC of Endangered Animals –, W.H. Freeman and Co., Giggly Wiggly Worms – SmartInk, Books Illustrated by Neecy Twinem, Edgar Badger’s Fishing Day, Edgar Badger’s Butterfly Day, Edgar Badger’s Fix-It Day, All written by Monica Kulling – Mondo Publishing, Baby Alligator written by Ginjer Clarke, Bear Cub written by Pam Pollack and Meg Belviso, Grosset & Dunlap (Penguin Putnam USA), E is for Enchantment, a New Mexico Alphabet written by Helen Foster James Sleeping Bear Press, Three Hungry Spiders and One Fat Fly written by Dawn Bently, Back Pack Books, (SmartInk), No, No, No, Baby Turtles written by Sally Doherty, Back Pack Books, (SmartInk), Gators on the Go, Go, Go written by Ann Tobias, SmartInk Book

phone number

845 368 8606

Bio

Neecy Twinem is an award winning children's book author and illustrator with over 25 published titles for various ages. Her rich, brightly colored artwork invites readers to explore and enjoy the natural world. Neecy's art may also be found on book covers, educational books, classroom readers, magazines, as well as puzzles, posters, greeting cards, t-shirts, public murals, and private collections.

Twinem is a regular speaker at schools, conferences and literacy festivals across the country. She loves to share the process of creating books with children and adults. She gives presentations, workshops, artist-in-residence programs, and has designed and implemented original murals. Neecy has taught private art lessons to children and adults for thirteen years, both in New York and New Mexico.

Neecy graduated with a fine arts degree from the San Francisco Art Institute, and has exhibited her artwork throughout the United States and parts of Europe. Her childhood roots are in Colorado and the Midwest. Neecy and her family recently relocated to the mountains of New Mexico after residing in the new York metropolitan area for many years. Neecy now enjoys writing and illustrating in the inspiring natural surroundings of her home studio in the Sandia mountains.

History

Member for

1 year 18 weeks