Gallery

Thomas B. Allen (Kansas)
A Kansas Mountain, 1993
From Climbing Kansas Mountains
by George Shannon
Published by Simon & Shuster
Pastel on paper
Courtesy of Thomas B. Allen
Peggy Perry Anderson (Oklahoma)
Mud Bath, 1996
From To the Tub
by Peggy Perry Anderson
Published by Houghton Mifflin, Co.
Ink and watercolor on illustration board
Courtesy of Peggy Perry Anderson
Eric Brace (Colorado/Missouri)
Oops, there goes the living room, 1997
From The Krazees
by Sam Swope
Published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Acryllic and oil wash on paper
Courtesy of Eric Brace
Craig Brown (Colorado)
Untitled, 2002
From Barn Raising,
by Craig Brown
Published by Greenwillow Press
Ink, pastel, and colored pencil on paper
Courtesy of Craig Brown
Lisa Campbell Ernst (Oklahoma/Missouri)
His evil chuckles drifted through the fields, 1995
From Little Red Riding Hood: A Newfangled Prairie Tale
by Lisa Campbell Ernst
Published by Simon & Schuster
Pastel, pencil, and ink on paper
Courtesy of Lisa Campbell Ernst
Thomas W. Coffin (Kansas)
Untitled (cover image), 1998
From Coyote In Love with a Star
by Marty Kreipe de Montaño
Published by Abbeville Press
Prismacolor on paper
Courtesy of Thomas W. Coffin
Floyd Cooper (Oklahoma/Missouri)
Cover Illustation, 1994
From Coming Home: from the life of Langston Hughes
by Floyd Cooper
Published by Philomel Books
Oil washed on paper
Courtesy of the artist
Pat Cummings (Kansas)
Grandfather's story begins..., 1988
From Storm in the Night
by Mary Stolz
Published by Harper Collins
Acrylic on paper
Courtesy of Pat Cummings
Diane Dollar (Kansas)
Cover Image, 1997
From Imagicat
by Jerri Garretson
Published by Ravenstone Press
Watercolor on paper
Courtesy of Ravenstone Press
Kim Doner (Oklahoma)
Wallow in Reflections, 1996
From The Buffalo in the Mall
by Molly Griffis
Published by Eakin Press
Pencil on paper
Courtesy of Kim Doner
Tom Eaton (Kansas)
Tree Houses, 1972
From Flap
by Tom Eaton
Published by Delacorte Press
Pen and ink on white board
Courtesy of Tom Eaton
Cathryn Falwell (Kansas)
Startled by a Bullfrog, 2001
From Turtle Splash! Countdown at the Pond
by Cathryn Falwell
Published by Greenwillow Books
Collage on paper
Courtesy of Cathryn Falwell
Jerri Garretson (Kansas)
Kansas Katie, 2000
From Kasnas Katie - A Sunflower Tale
by Jerri Garretson
Published by Ravenstone Press
Watercolor and ink on paper
Courtesy of Jerri Garretson
Cheryl Harness (Missouri)
The Eula Belle, 1998
From Mark Twain and the Queens of the Mississippi
by Cheryl Harness
Published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Watercolor on paper
Courtesy of Cheryl Harness
Stephen T. Johnson (Kansas)
The Letter Q, 1995
From Alphabet City
by Stephen T. Johnson
Published by Viking Children's Books
Pastel, watercolor, gouache and charcoal on paper
Courtesy of Stephen T. Johnson
G. Brian Karas (Missouri)
Fred the artist, 2001
From The Class Artist
by G. Brian Karas
Published by Greenwillow Books
Acryllic, gouache, and pencil on paper
Courtesy of G. Brian Karas
Marion S. Kundiger (Kansas)
Swinging in the Willows in the 1880s, 1998
From Izzie-Growing up on the plains in the 1880s
by Marion Kundiger & Jerri Garretson
Published by Ravenstone Press
Watercolor on paper
Courtesy of Marion Swenson Kundiger
Tim Ladwig (Kansas)
Our Father, 2000
From The Lord's Prayer
from the New Testament
Published by Eerdmans
Watercolor with acrylic on paper
Courtesy of Tim Ladwig
Nancy Niles Lusk (Kansas)
Samantha opened a book to the place Miss Stevens had marked, 1986
From Samantha Learns a Lesson
by Susan S. Adler
Published by the Pleasant Company
Oil on illustration board
Courtesy of Nancy Niles Lusk
C. B. Mordan (Kansas)
Lost, 2000
From Lost, A Story in String
by Paul Fleischman
Published by Henry Holt
Ink on clayboard
Courtesy of C. B. Mordan
Jennifer Plecas (Missouri)
Goodnight Kisses, 2000
From Good Night, Good Knight
by Shelley Moore Thomas
Published by Dutton Children’s Books
Pen and ink and watercolor on paper
Courtesy of Jennifer Plecas
Christine Schneider (Kansas)
Mrs. Pickle chooses a dress, 1999
From Picky Mrs. Pickle
by Christine Schneider
Published by Walker & Company
Gouache on watercolor paper
Courtesy of Christine Schneider
Lane Smith (Oklahoma)
Flobbertown, 1998
From Hooray for Diffendoofer Day
by Dr. Seuss with some help from Jack Prelutsky
Published by Knopf
Oil and collage on illustration board
Courtesy of Lane Smith
Brad Sneed (Kansas)
This Storm’s Not Kiddin’, 2000
From The Bravest of Us All
by Marsha Diane Arnold
Published by Dial Books for Young Readers
Watercolor on paper
Courtesy of Brad Sneed
Bob Staake (Missouri)
My Little ABC Book, 1998
From My Little ABC Book
by Bob Staake
Published by Simon & Schuster
Digital image (Photoshop 3.0) on paper
Courtesy of Bob Staake
Janet Stevens (Colorado)
Cover image, 1995
From From Pictures to Words: A Book About Making a Book
by Janet Stevens
Published by Holiday House
Watercolor and colored pencil on paper
Courtesy of Janet Stevens
Brad Teare (Kansas)
Hind wheel broke and the axle draggin'..., 1998
From Dance, Pioneer, Dance
by Rick Walton
Published by Shadow Mountain Press
Scratchboard with acrylic washes
Courtesy of Deseret Book
Mike Wimmer (Oklahoma)
Past Forest Greens and Desert Browns, 1990
From Train Song
by Diane Siebert
Published by Harper Collins
Mixed media
Courtesy of Mike Wimmer