Picture Book Projects
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“I create stories that spark curiosity and empower children to explore the world through wonder, storytelling, and hands‑on discovery.”
-Andrea Yomtob (Illustrator/Author)
The following projects are original stories that I’ve both written and illustrated. Understanding the craft of writing picture books has informed and enhanced my visual storytelling. I learned to write picture books at Storyteller Academy in 2020 and have continued growing through one-on-one mentorships with published author/illustrators, editors, seminars, and multiple critique groups.
Beautiful Mess
32-Page Picture Book : WORD COUNT – 370 : #character-driven #biodiversity #botanicalgardens #rarespecies #remorse #naturalscience #STEAM #informationalfiction
Original story. Sample cover art shown as mockup. Includes award-winning illustrations PB PARTY 2026.
Pitch: When a tidy-as-can-be girl accidentally squishes a rare plant and a stray seed clings to her sweater, she’s pulled into the unexpected adventure of nurturing new life. As she cares for her tiny sprout, she discovers that wonder often grows where perfection ends. What might bloom when we make room for a little mess?
Theme: Growth can be messy. But when we care, observe, and stay curious, beautiful things emerge.
Discover: Learn the benefits of botanical gardens and how your little one can be a botanist at home.
hand-painted: Watercolor, Prisma, ink
Curly The Climbing Croc
32-Page Picture Book: WORD COUNT – 480 :#Fiction#SEL #Character-Driven #SouthAmerica #SapoteFruit
Original story. Sample cover art shown as mockup. Includes award-winning illustrations PB PARTY 2025.
Theme: Turning the impossible into the possible through perseverance and “small wins”.
Discover: Learn unique qualities of crocodiles and how they truly can climb trees!
hand-painted: Watercolor, prisma, ink
Molly Mottle and Her Mystery Spots
32-Page Picture Book: WORD COUNT – 380 : #Fiction#SEL #Character-Driven #SelfEsteem #BodyAcceptance #Commonality/Community #NaturalSciences
Original story. Sample cover art shown as mockup.
Theme: Self Esteem and body acceptance through the eyes of Molly, a froglet.
Discover: Learn about the types of spots that can be on our human skin and why frogs have spots to survive in nature.
more Concept art coming soon