Representation is more important than ever. The publishing industry has made great strides in the past few years to promote diverse characters in books. Seeing characters, even entire families that looks like your own can help children feel understood and included. This month, we asked our heARTISTS to create illustrations that represent a range of family dynamics. Check out their results and let us know your favourites!
Illustrators in order of appearance:
Our illustration mentorship program is meant to bring portfolios to a new level, and we mentors were incredibly pleased by the way mentorship program graduate Zhiheng Andy Su completely transformed his portfolio during the spring 2024 session. Over the course of weeks, Zhiheng went from two very different digital and hand drawn styles before to…
Sally Anne Garland is a prolific author/illustrator who has been working with both Advocate Art and Caroline Wakeman Literary Agency for many years. Her authored books include The Moon Seed, The Chalk Garden and Poppy’s Perfect Crayons. She has rave five-star reviews from The Guardian, Kirkus, Reading Zone, and more. Here, we ask Sally about…
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