Traci Van Wagoner

Traci Van Wagoner received a Bachelors degree in Illustration & Advertising Design from Utah State University and a BFA in Toy Design from Fashion Institute of Technology..... *snore* That’s the technical side of her background which says she's spent a lot of time in school drawing, painting, playing with type, page layout, reading thick books, taking tests, and oh yeah, getting illustration projects (she stayed up all night finishing) torn off the wall by the teacher and stomped on. Yes, art school can be rough. But it did teach her to be tough and has been invaluable in dealing with the drawer full of rejections from editors and agents over the years of working at being an author and illustrator.

She has illustrated over 10 games, and 20 picture books. Ellie and Her Emotional Dragons has won 25 awards including Best Book of the Year 2019 and star review from Kirkus Review, and Nelson Beats the Odds was #1 Best Seller on Amazon.

When she’s not writing or illustrating, you can find her taming dragons, walking her dogs in the BIG city, playing board games, watching a movie with her honey (they own over 1,000 movies), or gardening in their city back yard.

Traci's art has brought many characters and stories to life, and she can do the same for your book in her unqiue style, always handmade with human intelligence. Email to get started.