It’s exactly a month until the release of Mouseboat, written by Larissa Theule. It feel like final artwork was just turned in for this yesterday, but the calendar reminds me that was close to a year (!) ago.

I’ve begun sifting through early sketches and art tests, ahead of the book’s release. It’s always fascinating what remains and what is done away with during this stage. Here’s a few early pieces of art from the book.

And I’m over the moon that Mouseboat has a starred review from both Booklist and The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books.