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Whimsical watercolor illustration showing Jack Frost walking through an autumn forest. The trees and bushes are red and gold in front of him, and cold is trailing behind him, turning the trees and bushes to blue in his wake. Frosty swirls and snowflakes swirl at the edge of the blue. A white rabbit frolics behind Jack.

Children's book illustration of two girls wearing Victorian style dresses, one red headed girl and one black girl. The red haired girl is wearing a green dress with white polkadots and is riding a red bicycle. The black girl is wearing a blue plaid dress and riding on the handle bars. The bike is wobbling like it is about to fall over and both girls look scared. In the background is a white picket fence with green bushes and flowers growing behind it. The street is red cobblestones.

Children's book illustration of two girls in an old barn, cluttered with tools and odd pieces of carts, wagons, and building materials. The red haired girl is wearing a green dress and is holding a piece of pipe in one hand and a broom in the other, and looking at the other girl, her mouth open in speech. The other girl is black, and is wearing a blue plaid dress. She is sitting on the floor with paper covered in drawings in front of her. She has a hand to her cheek like she's thinking, and is looking at the red haired girl with a pleased expression on her face.

Children's book illustration showing 2 young girls, about age 8, working with hand tools. One girl has dark skin and curly dark hair and is wearing a blue plaid dress. She is using a hammer to put nails in a cart. Another girl has red hair and is wearing a green dress with white polkadots and a bow at the neck. She is using a saw to cut the end off of a broom. The background is abstract blue, yellow and red streaks, with faint outlines of tools and shelves.

Children's book illustration showing 2 girls riding down a city street on a bike and cart. The cart is home-made from odds and ends found in an old shed, and it attached to the back of the bike. One girl, who is black and wears a blue plaid dress, is standing in the cart, holding the handle, and using her foot to help push her and her friend along. The other girl has red hair and is wearing a green dress with white dots. She is on the bike. The two girls are giving each other a high five as they ride. In the background is a cute bakery with figures visible in the window and a patron sitting at a table outside eating a bun and drinking coffee. There is a park visible down a side street and a woman and child walking along the sidewalk, and a man sitting on a park bench reading a newspaper.

Whimsical double page spread picture book illustration of a busy city street with colorful buildings, and people all wearing hats and dressed in old fashioned clothes coming and going on it. A pigeon wearing a hat is perched above a sign in the foreground.

Cover design for The Horse and His Boy from the Chronicles of Narnia series. There are mountains and a pale orange sky in the background, the city of Tashban in the mid ground with a river in front of it. On either side of the design is a horse, with a boy standing next to one, and a girl in armor standing next to the other, facing each other. A lion's head is pictured in the bottom of the image.

Book Cover titled Chickens Don't Share, picturing a little boy with a slice of watermelon running away from a flock of chickens. There is dust being kicked up from the chicken's and boy's feet.

Whimsical watercolor and colored pencil illustration of a stressed out chef trying to do too many things at once. With one hand he mixes a bowl of frosting for some cupcakes, and with the other hand he's grabbing the handle of a pot that's boiling over on the stove. Behind him is a dark window, pots and spoons hanging on the wall, and a shelf with mixing bowls stacked on top of it.

Whimsical watercolor and colored pencil illustration of a nervous pastry chef, leaning out from behind a throne on which sits a plump young prince. The chef is offering the boy a towering plate of pastries . There is a table next to the prince with more goodies piled on it. A small dog sniffs a fallen doughnut with a bite our of it at the chef's feet.

Whimsical watercolor and colored pencil illustration of a chef relaxing after a long day, leaning back in his chair with his feet on the table, drinking a cup of tea, with his apron draped over the back of the chair. A small spotted dog sleeps under the table.

Whimsical watercolor and colored pencil children's book illustration of a parade of fairy tale characters of their way to a picnic, all carrying food. In the front is Jack from Jack and the Beanstalk with his mom following behind him. Rapunzel follows them, and she is followed by The Little Red Hen, the mouse, the dog, and that cat, who is last in line and chasing the end of Rapunzel's hair. In the background are trees and bushes with fall colors, and a distant range of mountains with a castle.

Watercolor, colored pencil, and digital illustration showing a little blond girl sitting in the blue shadows in the left hand corner. Whimsical scary shadows of monsters, clouds, and vines surround her. Another little girl with dark curly hair is holding out her hand to her like she is inviting her to come and play. In her other hand she holds a jump rope. A wedge of bright yellow is cutting into the blue shadows, starting from the dark haired girl's hand. Whimsical flowers, swirls, hearts, butterflies, and a sun are colored in white over the yellow.

Children's book illustration of an old pickup truck with railings in the bed, driving over the crest of a hill. In the back of the truck are four frogs playing music on stringed instruments. Whimsical music notes and lines stream away behind them. In the distance behind the truck is a valley with a river flowing through it and a house with lighted windows. A sunset sky with orange and yellow clouds.

Book cover art for The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe. The view is from inside the wardrobe looking out through the opening wardrobe doors, fur coats, and the branches of fur trees. Peter, Susan, Edmond, and Lucy are peaking in through the doors. Snowflakes fall in the foreground.

Children's picture book character design of a little black girl and cute baby dragon. Image one shows the girl seeing the dragon and dropping her doll in surprised delight. Image two shows the girl chasing the dragon across a rug. Image three shows the girl cuddling the baby dragon, giving him a big squeeze hug.

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