CBIG - Children's Book Illustrators Group

The book I spent the last two years illustrating: Seasons, Rhymes in Time arrived from the printer. I like the way they printed the spot UV on the cover, it makes the leaves shiny and the white part matte. I wrote a blog post about my illustration process, the blog post address is: http://sara-kahn.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-next-big-thing-global-blog-tour.html

I chose these three Mother Goose Rhymes to illustrate, because they are about Robins, one of my favorite birds. These illustrations are watercolors on 300lbs Arches watercolor paper. They are all 24"x 30"framed Title: Kindness: Illustration for the Mother Goose Rhyme: The little robin grieves When the snow is on the ground,For the trees have no leaves, And no berries can be found. The air is cold, the worms are hid; For robin here what can be done? Let's strow around some crumbs of bread, And then he'll live till snow is gone.  Mother Goose Illustration: Kindness © SaraKahn 2012 Title: Rhythm: Illustration for Mother Goose Rhyme: Little Robin Red-breast Sat upon a rail, Needle, naddle, went his head, Wiggle, waggle, went his tail.  Mother Goose Illustration: Rhythm © SaraKahn 2012 Title: Hide and Seek: Illustration for the Mother Goose Rhyme: PIT, pat, well-a-day, Little Robin flew away; Where can ...

Sara Kahn's illustrations based upon a short story by Charles Dickens What I like about this short story from Dickens, is the way he establishes an emotional rhythm. Later, I found out that a literary critic:  Brander Matthews  thought that this is one of Dickens' best short stories. He thought that it was closest to Dickens' heart since it was written two years after Dickens' sister died.  http://www.bartleby.com/195/1012.html In my researches for Dickens, I also found two other interesting websites: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unKuZ2wlNdw   http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/Resources/app/Dickens_webpage/index.html Here are my three illustrations for this story: They are 24"x 30" framed, I made them with watercolor pencils, gouache and acrylic paints. Illustration for  Charles Dickens' Short story: "A Child's Dream of a Star" © Sara Kahn Illustration for  Charles Dickens' Short story: "A Child's Dream of a...

© Sara Kahn Title: Lucy Book: The Magic City Medium: Ink on Paper Framed size: 17 x 21 Art Price: $75 www.sarakahn.com Sara is a painter and illustrator currently living in San Francisco with her husband and three cats. Her fascination by visual delights started at an early age. She was mesmerized by the color of light going through a prism or the way colors run together when one puts them on the paper; a beautiful brocade pattern; a marvelous dream; gestures of a kitten. She paints in an attempt to take visual notes of what she finds intriguing. Her illustrations using a combination of techniques have appeared in Cricket and Cicada Magazines. She has won many prizes and honors for her artworks, including the SCBWI Magazine Merit award for illustration. This 1 of 18 illustrations in the Dragons and Magic  CBIG  Exhibition  at the  Jefferson Market Library . Sept 7 - Oct 29, 2010 Art inspired by the children's books:  The Reluctant Dragon  by...