• Cece Bell

    is a children's picture book author and illustrator.

    She also pursues many odd side projects and illustration jobs.

    And, YES, she loves to do school & library visits -- just ask!

    cecebell [at] yahoo {dot} com

  • Books...

    Bee-Wigged (coming soon)

    Sock Monkey Goes to Hollywood

    Sock Monkey Boogie Woogie

    Sock Monkey Rides Again

    Busy Buddies

    Food Friends

Welcome to Cece’s new site

There may be a few bumps as we move from Cece’s old hard-to-update site, to this new blog-based one.

Most of the good stuff here is going to be in the permanent pages, which you’ll see to the right under “Try These Links.” Hopefully, we’ll get most of the goodies from the old site here eventually as well as new stuff, but right now there are several things of lasting importance to western civilization, such as Skunk with Mustard.

Cece’s Art Gallery is still here.

The Sock Monkey creator should be up and running soon. If there’s anything else you miss from the old site, just let me know! In the meantime, you can follow the link to learn how to draw Sock Monkey by watching a short video clip of Cece drawing.

Almost Bee-Wigged Party Time!

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Oh, Jerry!
These cool Jerry Bee buttons are just a fraction of the swag & loot that will be showered upon party goers on Saturday as we celebrate the release of Cece’s new picture book, Bee-Wigged!
Here’s your invitation! Click on it to read all the details:
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Jerry Bee shirts are ready!

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Get yours at the Bee-Wigged Launch Party or in our upcoming online contest.*

*Details pending…

Cece and Jerry Bee take to the airwaves!

Cece recorded an interview today for our local public radio station’s arts program, Studio Virginia.

Focused on Bee-Wigged, but probably lavishing some attention on Famous Toy Actor Sock Monkey, the interview will air Nov. 20 at 7:30 on WVTF. (Check local listings.) You may be able to hear it over the Internets here: http://www.wvtf.org/

Sock Monkey School Visit

I snuck into a Cece Bell Author Visit at a school in Hopewell Virginia and got this shot of the kids learning to draw Sock Monkey. Here they are holding up their drawings for Cece to see…

And here’s one of the results… (1 out of about 400!)

Happy Halloween from Cece and Sock Monkey!

Cece’s Sock Monkey Pumpkin has popped up over at Camp Sock Monkey!

So head over there and check out all the good stuff!

You’re Invited to the Bee-Wigged Launch Party!

Cece Bell Book Signing

Cece will be signing books — and that means drawing Sock Monkey in each one, too — at a big Virginia Tech YMCA Book Fair on Friday and Saturday. A few other area authors will be there, too.

http://www.roanoke.com/news/nrv/wb/180593

Signed, personalized books make great presents — especially with an original drawing inside. If you can’t make it to the YMCA event, but would like a signed copy of a Cece Bell book, just let us know and we’ll make arrangements.

Jerry Bee already buzzing in Canada

Someone up in Calgary must have a soft spot for big, friendly, wig-wearing bees…

 

The Calgary Public Library system has already ordered 12 copies of Bee-Wigged!

It’s the Make Sock Monkey Dance Game!

Sock Monkey is back online and ready to dance up a storm! CLICK HERE

This flash game lets you make your own sock monkey, then watch him/her dance whilst Cece plays the Maple Leaf Rag on the piano!

For the whole story about how much Sock Monkey loves to dance, read Sock Monkey Boogie Woogie, by Cece Bell!

For more games, try the Games link at right…