Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
#Santa #Christmas #holiday #holidayart #christmasart #artist #illustrator #licensing #licensingartist #collection #christmascollection
I'm just a girl who loves chickens
I’m just a girl who loves chickens 🐓❄️
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Wintertime fox - looking forward to the cozy season
"This little fox is happy that the coziness of the winter season is almost here. Winter kept us warm, covering Earth in forgetful snow." -T.S.Eliot #illustration #cozy #cozyvibes #fox #snow #winter #winterwonderland #kidlit #kidlitart #licensing #licensingartist #winterart #holiday #holidayart #christmas #christmascollection
Dream Project - Super Shy!
For our fall promo, The CAT Agency asked us to dream big! 'What is your dream project?' I immediately knew the answer - to make an author-illustrated picture book (maybe a series?!!) based on the manuscript I wrote, called 'Super Shy!' It's about a dog at Puppy Kindergarten, learning new skills and being a part of a group of other puppies who seem to know what they are doing. Throughout the story, the pup learns to embrace the fact that sometimes it’s okay to feel small. Trusting its inner power, the pup discovers that what seems like challenges are actually gifts - superpowers! Inspired by my dog, Maverick (who just turned 3! Happy Birthday Maverick!!! 🎂🐾) and the many, many training classes we had together, and for the shy, quiet, little me.
@the_cat_agency @christyewers_cat_agency
#promo #art #picturebook #picturebookillustration #illustration #kidlit #childrensbooks #dog #doggo #puppy #puppykindergarten #shy #shyness #anxiety #socialemotionallearning #selflove
THE DARK SIDE - AUGUST PROMO ART 'LOVE AND LOSS'
The August Promo Prompt for the Cat Agency was 'The Dark Side'. I decided to create a piece about love and loss. I lost my beloved cat named Sammy when I was young. He was so loving and we did everything together. I remember having a very hard time dealing with his death - It was my first real loss. I really enjoyed making this art and thinking about my sweet Sammy. I think it’s wonderful that we have better resources today and a deeper understanding of social-emotional learning and the importance of processing big emotions like grief.
It's winter here in New England!
Happy New Year!
Today’s sketch - girl with her chickens. This sounds all too familiar to me, since I have nine of them! 🐓
(see last pic of me and my rooster, named Morsten.😆)
VOTE!
VOTE! A sign of the times.
@the_cat_agency #vote vote2020 #rockthevote #makeachange #election2020 #election #votingmatters #electionday #votingday #america #childrensillustrators #childrensbooks #kidlitart #kidlitartist #civilrights #itsyourright
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HAPPY HALLOWEEN ART
Happy Halloween!!! Things may look a little different this year but hoping everyone has a wonderful day.
My newest promotional artwork for @the_cat_agency
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My elephant art on a reusable bag at TJMaxx!
Was super fun to see my art on a reusable bag at TJMaxx today!
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'SPEAK YOUR MIND EVEN IF YOUR VOICE SHAKES' - RGB (My Ruth Bader Ginsburg Tribute Art)
My art in Highlights - High Five Magazine May 2020!
So happy to see my art in this months HIGHLIGHTS HIGH FIVE magazine! (and this was especially fun for me to draw because I also design/make art for wrapping paper). 😄
Front Cover art by: Josh Cleland
@the_cat_agency @highlightsforchildren
BUNNY BUS (Farrar, Straus Giroux 2017) Horn Book Easter Recommendation
Fun to see my book, BUNNY BUS, (Farrar Straus Giroux 2017) on the Horn Book’s online recommended reading for Easter list today! (see link below) I’m creating some new BUNNY BUS activity pages for kids, since I know everyone will be home and looking for things to do this Easter. So keep a lookout... I will be uploading them on my Instagram and Facebook pages soon!
LINK TO THE HORN BOOK RECOMMENDED EASTER BOOKS FOR 2020
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My Storybook/Game Arrived! (Sunny and Stormy Day! Peaceable Kingdom Press - Sold exclusively at Target)
I was so excited to receive my complimentary copies of the game I illustrated for the Peaceable Kingdom Press, called ‘Sunny and Stormy Day!’ It’s such a quality product and a wonderful game and storybook combo, teaching kids how to share their daily experiences and build their emotional intelligence skills. And it even won the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award! It’s exclusively sold at Target. #peaceablekingdom #oppenheimtoyportfolio#game #childrensbooks #kidslitart #target #targetexclusive #illustration#illustratorslife
MY CHILDREN'S BOOK - 'You're My Boo' is in the Scholastic Book Club Flyer!
Oh my goodness! My children's book, 'You're My Boo' (Beach Lane Books/imprint of Simon & Schuster) Sept 2016 written by: Kate Dopirak and illustrated by: (ME) Lesley Breen Withrow is in the October 2017 Scholastic Book Club - Honeybee (for preschoolers) flyer! This is a total dream come true for me. I absolutely loved the Scholastic Reading Flyers when I was a kid. I can still remember the excitement I felt when the teacher passed them out and the thrill I had when my books arrived. I am honored to have a book that I illustrated be included into the Scholastic Flyer family. ...and to think that I can make a child feel that thrill makes me so happy.
My Postcards are here!
My Postcards are here!
Book Anniversary! - You're My Boo
Happy One Year Anniversary to 'You're My Boo' - Beach Lane Books (an imprint of Simon & Schuster) September 2016. It was such a thrill to illustrate this book and I just love the trailer Kate and I had made for it... so I thought I's share it again. Enjoy!
My Big Box of Books Arrived!!
A big box filled with the children's book I illustrated, called 'You're My Boo', recently arrived from Simon & Schuster! Such an exciting day... it's so fun to see your 'real' book. To feel the hardcover and binding and jacket and feel the turning of the pages. Love it! So, so exciting and a dream come true.
My daughter was just as thrilled to see them too. :-)
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