Amy Schimler-Safford
Amy Schimler-Safford has had an impressive career as a textile designer and children’s illustrator for over two decades. Amy has a passion for color and pattern and has been fortunate to design and illustrate products for many companies and publishers including children’s clothing, toys, wall décor, fabrics, greeting cards and stationery, and children’s books and periodicals. Her children’s book illustrations have been well reviewed and award winning. Her work has been included twice in the Society of Illustrator’s juried Original Art Show over the past few years. In 2010 “Why is the Sky Blue?” was paired with an Eric Carle title for Booktrust.org’s book bag program. Over 700,000 book bags were distributed to first year students throughout the UK. It is her privilege to share her work with you.
Some very generous words used to describe her work : “glimmering”, “lavish”, “handsome”, “vibrant”, “gorgeous”, “magical”, “lush”, “amazing”, “breathtaking”, “beautiful”, “gloriously colorful”, “dreamlike”, “luminous”, “dynamic”, “engaging’, “pleasing”, “skillful”, “alluring” and a “celebration of observation”.
Read InterviewPublished Books:
- Inky's Amazing Escape, Published by Paula Wiseman Books
- The Seagull and the Sea Captain, Published by Paula Wiseman Books
- Look and Listen, Published by Margaret Ferguson Books
- At the Pond, Published by Candlewick
- Hidden City, Published by Eerdman's Books for Young Readers
- Splish Splash, Published by Little Simon
- What Do You See?, Published by Little Simon
- Why is the Sky Blue?, Published by Ladybug Books
- I'm a Little Acorn, Published by PJ Library
- Harvest Blessings, Published by PJ
- Ten Little Fireflies, Published by Piggy Toes Press
- Flood Warning, Published by HarperCollins
- The Mouse and the Elephant, Published by Oxford University Press