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?
Glasses and a checker-printed shirt. I think I tried to give him a Hawaiian shirt, but the client didn’t want to overdo those in this batch.
Here’s the 9th illustration for the book project I just finished for Learning A-Z. Page 11 of The Neighborhood’s Night by Juliana Catherine.
This one is another gym scene. Almost like the camera pulled backwards from the last illustration.
Here’s the 8th illustration for the book project I just finished for Learning A-Z. Page 10 of The Neighborhood’s Night by Juliana Catherine.
This is the only close-up portrait in the story. The two moms are leaning in close together discussing what’s happened. They’re both tired and very worried.
This image is also used on the title page.
Here’s the eighth image for a graded reader I recently illustrated for Learning A-Z. Mom for City Council by Jessica Malordy.
Here’s the seventh image for a graded reader I recently illustrated for Learning A-Z. Mom for City Council by Jessica Malordy.
Here’s the sixth image for a graded reader I recently illustrated for Learning A-Z. Mom for City Council by Jessica Malordy.
Here’s the fifth image for a graded reader I recently illustrated for Learning A-Z. Mom for City Council by Jessica Malordy.
Here’s the second image for a graded reader I recently illustrated for Learning A-Z. Mom for City Council by Jessica Malordy.
Here’s the first image for a graded reader I recently illustrated for Learning A-Z. Mom for City Council by Jessica Malordy. 
Karen B. Jones - Illustrator 