Number 53 of 150

April 7, 2023March 20, 2023Leave a comment

The last one for age 7-9 for this batch. A gender ambiguous child wearing a letterman jacket and a beaded necklace.

A cartoon illustration of an Indigenous American child aged 7-9. They're standing with an arm out as if gesturing to something off frame. They are wearing jeans, sneakers, a letterman jacket, t-shirt, and a beaded necklace. They have long, black hair that's slightly wavy and worn loose.

Number 52 of 150

April 5, 2023March 20, 2023Leave a comment

Here’s the first larger body size character for this batch. A boy aged 7-9.

A cartoon illustration of an Indigenous American boy aged 7-9. He's standing with his arms crossed over his chest and one hand on his chin in a thinking pose. He has a larger body size and short black hair. He's wearing jeans, a red hoodie, and black converse-style sneakers.

Number 51 of 150

April 3, 2023March 20, 2023Leave a comment

Another girl, aged 7-9. I really like her rainbow-colored shirt. I based it on one my daughter had years ago that I always liked.

A cartoon illustration of an Indigenous American girl standing with one hand raised as if gesturing. She is 7-9 years old and is smiling. Her long, black hair is pulled back in a high ponytail. She is wearing jeans, work boots, and a black T-shirt with a rainbow stripes pattern.

Number 50 of 150

April 1, 2023March 20, 2023Leave a comment

No fooling, we’re only a third of the way through this project. Lots more to come.

Here’s one of our gender non-conforming or ambiguous characters. Since they’re indigenous, the braid isn’t a gender indicator, and the clothing is intentionally gender neutral.

I think I may have drawn them to read a bit older than the 7-9 I was going for. Maybe I should have rounded that chin a little more. Maybe smaller hands. I have mentioned before that this project was scheduled a bit tight, right?

A cartoon illustration of a standing indigenous child, aged 7-9. They have long black hair pulled back in a low braid. They are smiling with their mouth open as if talking. One hand is held up as if gesturing. They are wearing glasses, a short-sleeved western shirt, jeans, and sneakers.

Number 49 of 150

March 30, 2023March 20, 2023Leave a comment

A boy with a puffer vest and shaggy hair.

A cartoon of an Indigenous American boy standing with his arms crossed over his chest. He has a big smile and has shaggy hair. He's wearing jeans, cowboy boots, and a blue puffer vest over a white long-sleeved shirt.

Number 48 of 150

March 28, 2023March 20, 2023Leave a comment

Moving on to age 7-9. A girl with a starry blue dress.

A cartoon of an Indigenous American girl standing with her hands behind her back. She is aged 7-9 with long black hair worn loose. She has a small smile that reaches her eyes. She's wearing a dark blue dress with white stars, earrings, and silver sandals.

Number 47 of 150

March 26, 2023March 20, 2023Leave a comment

Here’s a little boy with glasses and a missing tooth. If I did it right, he should look to be somewhere in the 4-6 age range.

A cartoon illustration of an Indigenous American boy aged 4-6. He is wearing glasses and is missing a bottom tooth. He is wearing black shorts, a yellow t-shirt with a black and red stripe over a white long-sleeved undershirt, and white sneakers. He is standing with both hands in his pockets and a smile on his face.

Number 46 of 150

March 24, 2023March 6, 2023Leave a comment

Back to this Learning A-Z project. As a reminder, this is a set of 150 diverse characters of various ages and body types, isolated on white. Here we’re starting back on batch 4. (There are 10 batches, total.) This batch are all Indigenous Americans.

This little girl is wearing a sweater with a traditional pattern.

A Native American girl stands with one hand propped on her hip. Her long hair is in two braids and she's wearing a sweater with a traditional pattern. She's also wearing black leggings and pink sneakers.

Squirrel Book Back Cover

March 22, 2023March 6, 2023Leave a comment

I have one last thing to share on this book project. The back cover is a drawing of squirrel tracks in the snow with a couple of acorns. The back cover text and barcode go in the blank areas.

A cartoon illustration of four sets of squirrel prints in the snow along with two acorns.

Squirrel Book 10 of 10

March 20, 2023March 6, 2023Leave a comment

The last interior illustration in this project is a happy ending illustration. We’ve got the sun setting over a fictionalized version of the author’s house. She and her husband are working in the yard. She’s waving at Rocky and Sylvia up in a tree overlooking everything. Everything is as it should be. A happy ending.