Illustration Gallery

From sketch to finished image

Every book starts as an idea on paper. The characters turn up in the sketchbook long before they turn up in a sentence.

Pencil sketch of an otter father leaning over a bed to touch noses with his daughter, by Jenn Carson — Pearl and her dad

The finished watercolor: an otter father leaning over a bed to touch noses with his daughter, by Jenn Carson — Pearl and her dad

Pencil sketch of a badger in a red coat and blue skirt hurrying along a snowy path past a signpost, by Jenn Carson — Pippen running to Robbie's

The finished watercolor: a badger in a red coat and blue skirt hurrying along a snowy path past a signpost, by Jenn Carson — Pippen running to Robbie's

Pencil sketch of a white rabbit lying stretched out among fallen autumn leaves, by Jenn Carson — Frankie

The finished watercolor: a white rabbit lying stretched out among fallen autumn leaves, by Jenn Carson — Frankie

Pencil sketch of a mother bear and her cub in a berry patch, waving a bee away, by Jenn Carson — Momma and Me and that Darn Bumblebee

The finished watercolor: a mother bear and her cub in a berry patch, waving a bee away, by Jenn Carson — Momma and Me and that Darn Bumblebee

Other illustrations

A badger and a sleeping reindeer — watercolor by Jenn Carson — A badger and a sleeping reindeer

The First Harvest Feast — watercolor by Jenn Carson — The First Harvest Feast

Momma and Me (Under a Tree) — watercolor by Jenn Carson — Momma and Me (Under a Tree)

A sleeping green dragon curled around a grassy hilltop under a starry night sky, a boy resting against its back — the cover of What are You? by Adelyn R. Merzi, illustrated by Jenn Carson — What are You?

A boy in a patched green jumper and red trousers sitting on packing crates marked London, cradling a mouse while another mouse curls beside him — interior illustration from Frankie, The Talebearer by Jenn Carson — A Creation with Heart

A white rabbit with a grey eye patch reaching up at a bookcase crowded with coloured books, a toy car, a crowned goose and a potted plant — interior illustration from Frankie, The Talebearer by Jenn Carson — Frankie Finds a Book

A grown otter in a blue jacket at a harvest festival, a small otter in a green coat holding onto him and looking up at his face, beside hay bales, bunting and a carved pumpkin — watercolor by Jenn Carson — A Proud Dad

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Original paintings and prints live on Jenn's other site.

See original paintings at Little Lion Roar