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Where You Left Us, Rhiannon Wilde

I had the pleasure of illustrating the cover for the new US print edition of Rhiannon' Wilde's book which is out now! You should check it out!

#Rhiannon Wilde #Where You Left Us #ya books #queer books #book cover

Today, The Lion of Lark-Hayes Manor releases. I’m so grateful to have been a part of this magical story and to bring the cover and interior illustrations to life. Aubrey Hartman wrote a story that I would have voraciously consumed as a child, and this really felt like rewarding my inner kid. Do you like old world magic? Mystery in the pacific northwest? Deals so good they may break reality?

#middlegrade book #book cover illustration #The Lion of Lark-Hayes Manor #water nymph #winged lion #I especially love the description of magic #a familiar scent of woodsmoke and thunderstorms and cinnamon

Tomorrow, Poppy Woodlock’s journey begins.

#The Lion of Lark-Hayes Manor #middlegrade book #fantasy books #book illustration #stories with magic

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Ok, you are headed out on a quest, and you have to GO ON no matter what. What are you going to bring to make sure you reach your goal? What companions will you meet on your journey?

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“But then, slowly, but all of a sudden, it was all like a videogame I half remembered from long ago...”

#pixel art #Illustration #fantasyart #middlegrade book #griffin #gryphon

Ok, you are headed out on a quest, and you have to GO ON no matter what. What are you going to bring to make sure you reach your goal? What companions will you meet on your journey?

#middlegrade book #book cover #Illustration #fantasy creature #griffin #gryphon

If you had a super power, what would it be? And would you keep your identity a secret?

#middlegrade book #book cover #Illustration #super hero #childrens books

Happy Easter, tumblr friends!

#easter #painted eggs #childrens book illustration #cottagecore #fantasy art

Happy fourth birthday to my first book, WHO WILL BELL THE CAT?

#children's books #Illustration #art #mice #cat

I know, I know, it’s St Patrick’s Day! But I realized I never shared this card I made back for Thanksgiving. Ribbit!

#frogs #children's books #food illustration #mice

As a child, I read a biography about Clara Barton. In those days bios were “MG” books with possibly a couple line drawings, but otherwise, n

#clara barton #art process #illustration #children's book illustration #nonfiction

A guest post peeking into illustrator Christopher Cyr‘s process of creating the stunning art in To the Front!, a new historical nonfiction picture book featuring the biography of nurse Clara […]

#art process #historical research #american civil war #clara barton