Tuesday, September 09, 2014

Friends for Freedom Launches Today!

Book Birthday!
Author copies arrived in the mail just in time for the big day!
 So many months of hard work, and finally the book is arriving to the world today! I think back on the earliest drafts:
early rough sketch

Finished art
Early rough sketch

Finished art


...to the finished art, and often things change dramatically, but the spirit of the scene stays the same. I really love how this book turned out. I feel that I've helped bring two historical figures to life for kids to learn & hopefully inspire them to read further about how both Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony helped change America – in part, by simply being friends.

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