#childrens books
Books read in January 2022
RADIO SILENCE by Alice Oseman (reread)
ANIMAL by Dorothea Lasky
SUNNY SIDE UP by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm
INVISIBLE EMMIE by Terri Libenson
THE POSTMAN FROM SPACE 2: BIKER BANDITS by Guillaume Perreault
ZYLA & KAI by Kristina Forest
LONG DISTANCE by Whitney Gardner
THE TATTOOED POTATO AND OTHER CLUES by Ellen Raskin
“… Lesbians are everywhere — in big cities, small towns and in the country, but they have been almost invisible unless they wear a pink triangle pin or a rainbow flag patch on their clothes or have a lavender bumper sticker on the cars saying, ‘Meet you in Michigan in August.’”
— FromAmy Asks a Question: Grandma, What’s a Lesbian? (1996), written by Jeanne Arnold and illustrated by Barbara Lindquist, life partners and cofounders of Mother Courage Bookstore and Mother Courage Press.
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I know, I know, it’s St Patrick’s Day! But I realized I never shared this card I made back for Thanksgiving. Ribbit!
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To celebrate my first children’s book, I created the main character, Darryl Stevens, in the Sims 4 and am sharing him with you all! He is wearing all base game content (100% cc free). To install, unzip the file to your Sims 4 folder. If you are not sure how Tray files work, please view this video by itsmetroi: Tray File Tutorial or use the Gallery to search for Superhero Imagination.
Superhero Imagination Sim Tray Files - LINK
If you prefer to use the gallery, you may search the Item Name “Superhero Imagination” without the quotation marks.
Book images rendered using DAZ3D
If you’re interested in purchasing the book (available in Paperback and for Kindle devices), please click HERE
A rare non-sims post for a bit of self-promotion. I’ve created my first children’s book and its available now on Amazon for all Kindle devices! It’s the story of a little boy who uses his imagination to become a superhero.
AvailableHere (It’s $2.99 to purchase, but with Kindle Unlimited, it’s completely free!)
fromThe Rocket Book (1912) by Peter Newell (March 5, 1862–January 15, 1924), “an artist endowed with Arthur Rackham’s superb draughtsmanship and Dr. Seuss’s irreverent wit.” These illustrations feel so ahead of their time. You can read the whole book (which is in the public domain) with more information here.
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Ella the Gorilla is Out on Amazon (and Kindle)
When Rama Alshareef and Mawya Alfadda contacted me to illustrate a children’s book on science, I was not super fascinated. I didn’t think the story, any science-oriented story, would be fun. Also, with a gorilla and a bee as protagonists, I did not want to tackle the scale problem. The young writers had a dream, but they didn’t have the vision. They were not ready at the time. So I asked them to work on a detailed briefing which they shared a month later. When I read it, I jumped in without a second thought.
Why? I’ll tell you in future blog posts . I’ll write about the creative process, character design, thumbnail sketches, color design, the actual painting process and the different methods I followed, and I’ll tell you also about the visual storytelling approaches I adapted working on the scenes: how I thought about composition, perspective, visual effects, the use of blur, hiding in the story, appeal, relatability, the passage of time, mood, and other concepts that I really enjoyed playing with consciously as I worked on the book.
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For now, I’ll leave you with some of the illustrations and a link to the book on Amazon. Get your copy here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/603039553X.
Seeking a freelance children’s book illustrator to hire? Contact me today: https://www.alhyari.art/quote-form
“Muhammad at-Tayieb” al-Hyari
Freelance Digital Artist & Illustrator
Some illustrations I made for Mask On!, a children’s book by Tanisha Mkandawire.
The book is a small reminder to all the parents, guardians, and children of the world to always find the light in dark places.
Working on the book was exciting, it was a journey through cultures, and through the strong use of light, the cartoons were designed to tell vivid stories.
The book will be published soon (Q1 2021).
More on https://www.alhyari.art.
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School Assignment- Children’s Book page illustration and a character turnaround!
I had to take text from the book Professor Wormbog in Search for the Zipperump-a-Zoo and completely reimagine it with a new story and characters.
If ever there were a year when we needed some light…
Illustration by Trina Schart Hyman from Herschel and the Hanukkah Goblins (story by Eric Kimmel). Juvenile literature, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries.
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ANTARCTICA: THE MELTING CONTINENT, written by Karen Romano Young and illustrated by me, is coming out in April 7, 2022. It’s my first book entirely illustrated by me, and I couldn’t be more excited for it to be out in the world!
Preorder from your local bookstore! Or from Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/books/antarctica-the-melting-continent/9781913750534
B&N:https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/antarctica-karen-romano-young/1140008631?ean=9781913750534
Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/Antarctica-Continent-Karen-Romano-Young/dp/1913750531
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THEY ARRIVED!!!! Senior thesis 1! The Fabric Merchant’s Son is about a boy, Purl, and his mother, the fabric merchant, as they travel through the mountains to visit family. On the way, Purl is tasked with making warm clothes for himself. He thinks about his sister at home—she loves to “borrow” his clothes—and decides to tailor his garment to suit both of them.
