Author: Julie Lake

Like Scary Stories? Try This

Posted by Julie Lake | Jun 29, 2024 | Children's book publishers and publishing, Other media, True stories |

Photo by Huang Yingone on Unsplash I’m not going to bury the lead on this...

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Exploring the Natural World, Part 2

Posted by Julie Lake | Jun 30, 2023 | Children's book fine art |

Another wonderful picture book celebrating the natural world and sciences, in words and narrative...

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Exploring the Natural World, Part 1

Posted by Julie Lake | Jun 6, 2023 | Children's book fine art, Children's book illustration |

Picture books increasingly celebrate the natural sciences through stories (often biographies) and...

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Picture Points of View

Posted by Julie Lake | May 3, 2023 | Art instruction, Children's book fine art, Children's book illustration, Drawing |

Without a point of view, perspective can’t mean too much for our pictures. Those lines of...

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Depicting Women’s History

Posted by Julie Lake | Feb 27, 2023 | Children's book fine art, Children's book illustration, Children's book publishers and publishing |

With Women’s History Month around the corner, Julie and I share some great picture books...

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