The ocean gift

The Ocean Gift tells the story of a girl named Mari, and her deep love of the ocean. When she wishes to take the ocean home, the waves offer her many treasures to choose from. In her excitement, Mari takes them all, only to discover a lost baby hermit crab! She learns that a gift can be more than a pile of treasure, it can be the experience of connecting and belonging to nature.

Currently, The Ocean Gift is a book proposal, looking for it’s publishing home! If you are an Art Director or Editor working in picture books, who’s curious to see more, please contact me and/or my agent at Bookmark Literary. We’d be happy to send along the proposal for your consideration.

Below are sketches and samples of full color artwork from the book proposal.