book illustrations

Illustrating children's books is a fun and joyful process that allows me to use my creativity to hopefully make a difference in the world. It's a bit like spreading a little bit of magic with every stroke (?) of the Apple pencil. As I work on the illustrations, I have to think about how they'll fit with the text, and how they'll enhance the story's message. I might spend hours perfecting a single illustration, adding tiny details that make the scene come alive.

The book takes children for quite a ride with Betsy as she saves print books, libraries and bookstores, multiplying the number of bookworms around the globe. Because of Betsy, books live!

This picture book shows children how they can turn to books to manage their fears and anxieties, big or small, and how many fears have a simple solution. Throughout the story, the author uses events and conversations that show children how to recognize and deal with things that are different or scary.

“Betsy the Bookworm and The Case of the Missing Bookcase” is an inventive page-turning picture book that children won’t want to put down. Join bookworms Aaron and Afton, two prankster brothers, on their quest to solve the mystery at the Reader Street Library in Bookville. Betsy the Bookworm needs help with this one.

In “Betsy the Bookworm and The Spanish Lessons,“ Betsy uses Spanish phrases in the story and provides real information on Spanish-speaking countries. The story unfolds when a new family moves into a house on Betsy’s street in Bookville. They speak Spanish, but where are they from? Find out in “Betsy the Bookworm and The Spanish Lessons."