From Sketches to Picture Books

FROM SKETCHES TO PICTURE BOOKS is a tribute to the artistry of Cindy Nguyen, a children’s book illustrator who served as Project Manager for Gau Family Studio and who was the illustrator of nineteen of the author’s picture books. For five years - from 2015 to 2020 - Cindy Nguyen and Judith Weinshall Liberman collaborated on bringing the latter’s stories to life via color illustrations. This book presents Cindy’s character sketches for the main characters of each of these nineteen books, as well as the front covers of the published picture books. Cindy’s great skill at design and drawing, and her spectacular use of color, which are clearly revealed in the present book, should be an inspiration to children and to all others who appreciate beautiful illustrations.