ABOUT
Hi, Airlie here! I'm the author and illustrator of several children's picture books including:
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•Only, The Bird Who Liked Being Alone (LBYR)
•Neither (LBYR)
•Cat's Seasons (Child's Play International)
•Cat's Colors (Child's Play International)
•Momo and Snap Are Not Friends (Child's Play International)
Shows & Awards:
The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art: my illustrations from NEITHER were recently featured in the Endpapers Exhibition entitled "Open + Shut: Celebrating the Art of Endpapers."
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The Moonbeam Children's Book Award, the Independent Publisher Book Award, and the Practical Pre-School Award. I graduated from Rhode Island School of Design and currently live near Princeton, NJ.
I used to do my artwork in the barn in the backyard, but too many rodents joined me, including a pack of baby groundhogs who set up camp at my feet under my desk. So I moved the studio to a corner of my apartment and replaced the wild rodents with three rescued guinea pigs: Luna, Pumpkin, and JJ.
I create all my illustrations with gouache on paper and enjoy scribbling in my sketchbook. I also appreciate the importance of good design: graphic, three dimensional, everything! When I'm not writing or drawing, I enjoy being outside looking at foliage, observing groundhogs at a safe distance.
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“A picture book becomes a whole world if it’s done properly.”
-James Marshall
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Please click HERE if you'd like me to visit your school or library!
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