I'm not sure how to distill the coolest night of my career into a few words or photos, but here goes! On Thursday, November 10th, I attended the reception for the 2022 Original Art Show at the Society of Illustrators... Continue Reading →
If you are a children's book illustrator or an instructor teaching children's book illustration, you are welcome to use this new dummy book template I created. 32-pages is the most common layout, as are separate endpapers as shown here. Using... Continue Reading →
I read banned books, do you? Last week, an assistant principal in Mississippi was fired for reading "I Need a New Butt" by Dawn McMillan and Ross Kinnaird. (Article here: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/assistant-principal-fired-reading-need-new-butt-second-grade-class-rcna19362) In support of funny butt books for kids and... Continue Reading →
I'm SO excited to finally share the cover of my debut picture book! SWIM, JIM! is hatching with Simon & Schuster on May 23, 2022 and available for pre-sale NOW HERE! Before the big cover reveal, I thought you might... Continue Reading →
Your goal is to find an children's book illustration agent, yes? Every path to agenting is different, but here are some key elements you'll need: A strong portfolio of a dozen pieces or more. (See LINK for what should be... Continue Reading →
I was doodling at the SCBWI conference in LA, and these characters appeared. Meet friends Ellis & Shelly! Original doodles.
SCBWI conferences always get me noodling on a simpler, more tactile style. Drawing like a child is harder than you think! Here's a little platypus in plaid. Kaz http://www.windnessbooks.com/ https://twitter.com/KWindness https://www.facebook.com/karen.windness https://www.instagram.com/kazwindness/ https://www.redbubble.com/people/ #kidlit #illustration #plaidypus#platypus
An alternative ending to Charlotte's Web.
I'm tickled to have contributed to the winning RMC-SCBWI logo with our new blue mascot! Karen “Kaz” Windness: blue bear, Ariane Peveto: type design. Check out all the fabulous entries HERE. We have some amazing talent in the Rocky Mountain Chapter... Continue Reading →
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