19th century British paleontologist biologist Richard Owen, was the first scientist to notice similarities in the skeletal structure of...

Brighty of the Grand Canyon By Marguerite Henry Horse lover in the family? Marguerite Henry, teamed with Illustrator Wesley Dennis, are...

National Velvet by Enid Bagnold One classic I haven’t read is National Velvet. You can tell because I’ve painted a show jumper not a...

When I first turned my career towards story illustration, I had no idea the amount of prep work that goes into making a stunning piece....

Alice in Wonderland By Lewis Carroll As an artist It’s hard to pick just one character from Alice in Wonderland to illustrate. I hope...

Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier This first book from Auxlier sets an uneasy undertone as our two main characters orphan siblings Molly...

Brother Cadfael Mysteries One Corpse Too Many Ellis Peters The King’s Man: The Brother Cadfael mystery series, though simple and plan-and...

Peter Pan JM Barry Ode to my favorite character from this classic kids book. Not Hook. Not Pan. The poor crocodile who swallowed an alarm...

Flavia de Luce Series by Alan Bradley Delightfully original series follows Flavia De Luce, her two sisters, their stamp collecting father...

The Wind in the Willows Kenneth Grahame Do you remember the first time you read The Wind in the Willows? Or who read it to you? My family...