| Layne Johnson | layne@laynejohnson.com | Bio | I'm Layne Johnson and I've always loved adventure! And that's exactly what each new book is. A native Texan, I've drawn and painted just about everything! Being a children's book illustrator is also an adventure. I often ask kids if they know what an illustrator does. A kindergartener might say, "You write the pictures in books!" A third grader might say, "You draw the pictures in books!" But I say, "I bring books to life!" I don't draw or paint just what the words say. I draw what comes before the words, what's between the words, what comes after the words. It's my job to make the world of a book larger. I want the reader to "be there" in the book. And when they've taken the journey with me, to say, "Let's read it again!"
Why do I do what I do? Because it's FUN! I'm still a kid at heart, so illustrating books for kids is my passion. And empowering children to draw and write is something I cherish — what could be better?!
I earned my BFA from the University of Houston and have been a freelance illustrator for more than 25 years.
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| Patrice Barton | patrice@patricebarton.com | Published Works | "Sweet Moon Baby" by Karen Henry Clark to be published by Alfred A. Knopf 2010, "Layla, Queen of Hearts" by Glenda Millard, published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux April 2010, "The Naming of Tishkin Silk" by Glenda Millard, published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2009, "The Looking Book" by P.K. Hallinan, published by Ideals Publications 2009, "Oh My!Ginny Fry! First Grade Trouble" by Gina Shaw, illustrated by Patrice Barton, © 2008 Scholastic Book Club,"A Place in My Heart", "There For You", "Flora's Family", and "The Rainbow Club" by Annette Aubrey, illustrated by Patrice Barton © 2007 QEB Publishing. |
