Some covers I illustrated for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. These are for re-releases of Just the Tates!, a series of books by Lois Lowry.
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First up was designing the main character, Caroline.
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These were initial sketches for the cover of the first book. Caroline lives in New York City, spending a lot of time at the Natural History Museum.
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This was the chosen select.
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The line art for the cover.
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The final cover illustration.
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Onto sketches for the second book, with Caroline and her brother babysitting and coaching a baseball team.
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The line art for the cover, complete with overly worried expressions on our heroes.
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Final illustration for the Switcharound.
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Select for the last cover, Your Move JP!, featuring a costume party and a chess tournament in the climax.
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And the final illustration.
Thanks for looking!