Illustrators

We work with illustrators whose images invite children to look closely. Our books are designed to reward attention.

Julia Leister

One Year · Her Style

With a love for all things vintage and ephemeral, Germany-based illustrator Julia Leister draws inspiration from the past while keeping her work modern and fresh. She tells stories through her art, aiming to spark curiosity, evoke emotions, and create meaningful moments in everyday life.

Her digital illustrations are featured in One Year: Une Année Un Año Ein Jahr, 2024, and in the upcoming Her Style: A Fashion Lookbook of Shoes and Hues, coming September 2026.

Instagram → @junoregen

Interior spread from One Year for July: a family at the beach: a woman on a red blanket, a man wading, and two children with a net and pail, with the month named in English, French, Spanish, and German — From *One Year* · View book

Sophia Vincent Guy

Begin One Way

Sophia Vincent Guy is a Canadian-born architect turned illustrator currently living in Israel.

Her digital illustrations are featured in Begin One Way: A Children's Book Of Road Signs, 2022.

Instagram → @sophia_vincent_guy

Interior spread from Begin One Way: a mother and child on a platform wave to passengers aboard a blue and yellow Metro train beside a round railroad-crossing sign — From *Begin One Way* · View book

Dawn M. Cardona

Always be You

Dawn M. Cardona is a Korean American self-taught illustrator and designer based in South Carolina.

Her hand cut paper illustrations are featured in Always be You, 2019.

Instagram → @dawnmcardona

Interior page from Always be You: a smiling flower with twelve petals, each a different colour of the rainbow, on cream paper — From *Always be You* · View book