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Children's Book Illustration by Kirsten McGonigal showing a cool bear on a skateboard. The bear is wearing a color block t shirt that is blue with one yellow sleeve, one red sleeve, and a purple pocket on the front. There is a sequence of 7 small spot illustrations, showing the bear first skateboarding, then stopping as he smells something delicious, then following the smell. He then trips off his skateboard because he isn't watching where he's going, falls, rolls, and finally lands at the bottom of the page in front of a pizza and a little girl rabbit who is eating it. In the last spot illustration the bear looks excited to see the pizza.

Children's book illustration showing and evening scene at a country fair. In the background are carnival rides and silhouettes of people. In the foreground are hay bales, with a boy sitting one top of one, sharing his cotton candy with a prize winning goat. A little girl is laying on her back on the straw bales, playing with a teddy bear. And their dad slumps against the base of the straw, his hat pulled low over his eyes while he dozes. His foot has knocked over his popcorn, and a prize-winning pig is helping itself to the spilled pop corn.

Black and white children's novel illustration showing a school hallway with lockers and a classroom in the background. A nerdy boy, silhouetted in the open classroom doorway, is offering a flower to a popular looking girl in front of him. Her friends look on, giggling behind their hand or rolling their eyes.

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.

Watercolor children's book illustration showing a parade of chickens marching past a row of shop silhouettes. The chickens are playing instruments and carrying flags made from quilt squares.

Picture book cover showing a little cowgirl doing a happy dance in new blue cowgirl boots and a vest, hat, and gloves, that have just been given to her by her fairy godmother. She is in a barn, and twirls a lasso above her head, in the middle of which is the title of the book: "Sandyella." A horse looks on from the far right, looking delighted.

Whimsical children's book illustration showing a mother and daughter planting seeds in the ground, surrounded by giant flowers. 2 fairies watch them, and a gnome with a trowel in his hand watches too.

Book Cover Mockup for Lockwood and Co by Jonathan Stroud showing Lockwood, Lucy, and George running down a spiral staircase through the ghost fog. Ghostly hands reach toward them from below, and hooded ghost shapes glide above them.

Black and White image of Lockwood pulling Lucy back from the edge of a wide stone well with ghostly figures rising up behind them.

Children's book illustration showing a fat orange dragon carrying a teetering stack of dishes, walking behind a boy dressed up as a knight, and carrying a bottle of dish soap and a scrub brush. Soap bubbles float over both of their heads.

Book cover image for The Lion The Witch and the Wardrobe showing Peter, Susan, Edmond, and Lucy peeking in through the open wardrobe doors. Snowflakes and dark fur tree branches are visible in the foreground.

Children's book illustration of a scene in the snow. On the right hand side of the image a young boy with red hair stands in front of an impressive snow castle he has built. His older brother and a friend stand on the left side of the page, looking amazed at the castle. In the background are snow covered bushes and trees.

Children's Book Illustration showing a girl riding a unicorn through the forest with a fox, hen, and goat running behind her. The girl is carrying a banner. A bear eating honeycomb is standing in the left foreground, watching the procession, and there are little gnomes in the trees watching as well.

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.

Children's book illustration of an amazing hat covered with stars and planets. A pigeon is standing on the work table, gesturing at it, while other character gather around, looking surprised, delighted, and amazed.

Black and White children's chapter book illustration showing a dark haired girl having a tea party with giant fuzzy spiders. A cat is on the back of the girl's chair, looking afraid of the spiders. Two children peek through a window in the background, looking surprised.

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.

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.

Black and white interior illustration for The Horse and His Boy from the Chronicle of Narnia series by C. S. Lewis. The image shows a hill in the foreground on the left with the silhouettes of 2 horses with bundles on their backs, being led by 2 children. On the right side of the image is a city on a hill, with a skyline with domed towers like a city in the Middle East. The bottom of the whole image is obscured by white mist.

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.

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.

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.

Cozy Children’s Book style illustration by Kirsten McGonigal showing 2 mice, a hedgehog, and a mole Christmas caroling at night in a winter, snow covered forest. They are caroling at the home of 3 chipmunks. The chipmunks live in a big tree with a door and glowing windows in the trunk. A mother chipmunk stands in the doorway with light spilling out through the open door. 2 little chipmunks, a boy and a girl, peep out through an upstairs window. The little boy chipmunk is waving excitedly to the carolers below, and the little girl chipmunk is clasping her paws in delight. The ground and bushes are covered with snow. Once of the mouse carolers is standing a bit in front of the others, mouth wide open in song with his hand gesturing dramatically.

Middle Grade book illustration by Kirsten McGonigal showing three kids working in a vet office. A monster has showed up to be treated, because this is a magical vet. The monster has very bad breath, and the little girl peering down his throat is holding her nose. Her friends who are helping her also look disgusted by the smell of the monster's breath.

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