TIGER TINA

1405

characters, children’s book

KorrieSchenkel

Tina is the lead character in a children’s picture book. I’m writing and illustrating Tina’s story. See her tail? Looks cool right, but it really gets in the way when you play hide-and-seek, she’s always the first to be found. But sometimes a really long tail exactly what you need! I love hiding little stories within my stories. In this illustration are some caterpillars and ladybugs. Working on the pitch for this book as we speak (read: while I write and/or while you read) but if you’re interested in working with me on this book, please contact me.

IN SLOOT EN PLAS | IN AND AROUND THE POND

626

characters, children’s book

KorrieSchenkel

A personal project. Inspired by the old illustrated school poster that showed live in and around the pond. This illustration has been a long time coming as I was practising drawing all of the elements before putting it all together.

OH DEER!

characters, children’s book

KorrieSchenkel

THE GIGGLING GHOST | PICTURE BOOK

625

characters, children’s book, lettering

KorrieSchenkel

This project was an assignment from the wonderful Zoë Tucker and Lila Rogers during the Make-art-that-sells-course Illustrating Children’s Books. From character sheet, to cover and spread. I loved this assignment.

THE GIGGLING GHOST | HIGH FIVE

763

children’s book, people

KorrieSchenkel

You can see all of the work here.

THE GIGGLING GHOST | RYAN GHOSTLING

489

characters, children’s book

KorrieSchenkel

GREENHOUSE MONSTER

characters, children’s book

KorrieSchenkel

SOCKJOCKS

characters, children’s book

KorrieSchenkel

Left sock stealing monsters

A FAMILY OF FOUR FOXES

1299

characters, children’s book, florals

KorrieSchenkel

We’ve never met a family of four foxes, we have met two. On separate occasions. On a hiking trip, on a trail in the Italian side of the alps, we encountered a fox. My son still hates that fox. It stole his peanut-butter-sandwich, he was forced to eat cheese instead. Now he loves cheese sandwiches … On another hiking trip, in the dunes near Amsterdam, we spotted what the locals call the backpack fox. It was a young fox attracted by the sounds from backpacks, if you bring an almost empty box of tictacs, you will surely encounter this fox. It will sit and pose for photos. I would love to meet a family of four foxes one day. It was the poses of the last fox that brought back the memories of the first cheeky little fox that inspired this illustration, born in the car on the way back home.

A FAMILY OF FOUR SWANS

653

characters, children’s book

KorrieSchenkel

A family of four swans floating. A beautiful swan, with her youngsters. when I was young, my mother, who can only draw ducks and square cats taught me how to draw a duck. By starting with a 2 and I soon discovered this trick also applies to swans. Now, almost 50 (half a century), years later I still use this trick. This is probably why most of my swans can only swim in one direction. With this illustration I pushed myself out of my comfort zone and made one swim the other way … An illustration like this family of four swans, would work well in a counting or family board book. This illustration is available for licensing, please contact me for more information.

A FAMILY OF FIVE CATS

characters, children’s book

KorrieSchenkel

A family of five cats is a personal project. This is an illustration from memory. If you wants to see your cat dizzy, make him chase a knitting needle that you use to draw in circles round your cat, first slowly, to entice the cat to follow. Then faster and faster. When you stop your cat will not be able to sit or walk straight. Writing this down I realise I might me more of a dog person. The wallpaper is what my memory says is the pattern of my bedroom walls growing up. Might be wrong, cause they were covered by posters. A family of five cats living in my childhood bedroom.