USING COLOR AS STORY IN CHILDREN'S BOOKS
How is color a game-changer in telling a narrative and creating a memorable children's story?
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DRAWING BETWEEN THE LINES IN KIDS BOOKS
Can you add things that aren’t in the text to the illustrations of a kids book? Yes! And you should!
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DIRECTING THE READER'S EYE IN ILLUSTRATIONS
How do you make sure your reader is getting the experience and story that you want to tell in your kids book?
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COVER REVEAL FOR 'MOTHER ASPEN'
It’s time for the cover reveal of ‘Mother Aspen’, the new non-fiction picture book I’ve illustrated, written by Annette LeBox and published by Groundwood Books. This lyrical children’s book teaches about the life and communication of quaking aspens, while also showing us the wonders of the forest....READ MORE HERE
MOTHER ASPEN - A KIDS BOOK COMING 2024
Here is a sneak peek at my newest illustration project, “Mother Aspen” — a lyrical non-fiction children’s book by Annette LeBox to be published by Groundwood Books in fall 2024...READ MORE HERE
A VALENTINE FOR BLUE HERON
This blue heron is celebrating Valentine’s with a few friendly fish — Sticklebacks, to be specific! They live in the marshy regions of the shore. He thinks they are fin-tastic, of course, but the fish may not agree...READ MORE HERE
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