https://www.stevensalerno.com/illustration daily 0.75 2026-02-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1518843375069-HUR38ZKS6G2SN1ZXA5YG/03Hogan.jpg illustration portfolio by Steven Salerno click upper right corner of images to enlarge Ben Hogan 1953 created for the Workbook Illustration directory https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1481840928385-W0QS9HFE9CNQE0KLOQNE/creature19.jpg illustration portfolio by Steven Salerno four small service robots click upper right corner of images to enlarge Steven enjoys imagining alien creatures and bringing them to life in sketch form. These images all start out as random, unplanned doodles (created with ink or crayon drawn directly on scraps paper). Some of these doodles quickly grow into the more fully developed sketches you see posted here. Although these alien creature sketches are merely personal drawings, they have lead to some interesting illustration assignments for Steven... like the book project for Random House -to create 30 illustrations for the tongue-in-cheek paranormal activity novel, Ghosts from Our Past -which is the tie-in book associated with the SONY PICTURES 2016 summer blockbuster movie, the new GHOSTBUSTERS. ...see a post on Steven's blog to learn more about this book project for Random House. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1481587173517-9WV3GRR33DQL74JDFRI6/mathematician.jpg illustration portfolio by Steven Salerno click upper right corner of images to enlarge Mathematician visit the book covers section to see Steven’s art in book cover format https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1714579064621-TYC7PPJHLUZKI6IASCE9/tattooChef.jpg illustration portfolio by Steven Salerno click upper right corner of images to enlarge tattooed chef/workbook promotional ad https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1532041940505-1FWXC2SE0ZMNRCIH6T1U/cycle.jpg illustration portfolio by Steven Salerno click upper right corner of images to enlarge cycle crayon, digital collection of Steven’s images in book cover format https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1753374318384-OM81YCZKQPW8D06A9H6O/MusNatHis.jpg illustration portfolio by Steven Salerno click upper right corner of images to enlarge Museum of Natural History/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1541010090106-Q8XZ9I7C4Y6QJSVGLLSA/01redhorse.jpg illustration portfolio by Steven Salerno click upper right corner of images to enlarge Boy on a Red Horse -also view the fiction books and nonfiction books sections to view Steven’s many picture books for kids https://www.stevensalerno.com/nonfiction-books daily 0.75 2026-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1652380298645-IZMR0K7KKRHHUUH9E8NY/pages04_05.jpg steven's picture books click upper right corner of images to enlarge above: A look back in time to 1906 -street sign on the corner of Chocolate & Cocoa Avenues in the town of Hershey, Pennsylvania. On the Corner of Chocolate Avenue -How Milton Hershey Brought Milk Chocolate to America -written by Tziporah Cohen & illustrated by Steven Salerno -published by Clarion Books (Harper Collins) 2023 Milton Hershey, the poor kid from Pennsylvania -as a teen he learned how to make candies, ice cream, and sweets. As a young adult he had several candy businesses of his own but they all failed. Milton didn’t give up and eventually established a successful caramel company, followed by his incredibly successful HERSHEY’S chocolate company -which became one of the largest producers of chocolate in the whole world! listen to a podcast hosted by NY Times bestselling author Marissa Meyer as she interviews the Tziporah Cohen & Steven Salerno on their concerted efforts creating On the Corner of Chocolate Avenue REVIEWS “The tale of a real-life Willy Wonka who brought milk chocolate to the masses… Salerno, no stranger to biographical portraits of the past, makes the book as visually sweet and delicious as a chocolate bar itself.”-Kirkus Reviews “Succinct, fact-filled prose detailing Hershey’s life pairs well with Salerno’s old-timey digital, gouache-textured drawings, which convey the emotional roller coaster of Hershey’s youthful hopes, dashed dreams, and thoughtful progress.” -Publishers Weekly “[Salerno’s] artwork is warm and realistic, adding depth and humanity to the text.” -School Library Journal “ …a tasty treat!” -Booklist AWARDS -A Junior Library Guild GOLD STANDARD Selection 2022 -An AMAZON Best Book of the Month for December 2022 -Canadian Children’s Book Centre Best Book 2023 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1596553736200-XTSUJF89SF90PEF6GV0Y/FINALdetail08.jpg steven's picture books click upper right corner of images to enlarge above: (cropped view) an early 1950’s Rock n Roll musician playing one of Leo Fender’s innovative, slim, solid body electric guitars, The Telecaster… Gizmos, Gadgets and Guitars -The Leo Fender Story -written by Michael Mahin & illustrated by Steven Salerno -published by Christy Ottaviano Books/Henry Holt & Co. (Macmillan) 2021 The story of American designer and manufacturerLeo Fender, the California kid who grew up tinkering with radios and electronics as a hobby, then as an adult in the early 1950’s designed innovative, slim, solid body electric guitars: hisTelecaster and Stratocaster guitars were intrinsically linked with the new emerging music genre Rock n Roll, and became the most popular mass produced electric guitars. see Steven’s blog post on creating all the sketches & illustrations for Gizmos, Gadgets and Guitars REVIEWS “This biography is well researched and masterfully told. Children will enjoy reading about Fender's unusual journey, especially with the clever tidbits, peculiar vocabulary, and subtle alliteration that make Mahin a fantastic storyteller. Salerno's classic Americana illustrations in crayons, ink, gouache, and pastel bring to mind illustrative versions of Norman Rockwell stills, with postures that show as much as the facial expressions.”-School Library Journal “Mahin employs repetition, alliteration, and wordplay: “Western swing bands had cowboyed their way across the country and taken over the Los Angeles area.” Salerno’s multimedia illustrations, arranged and colored digitally, have a detailed, appealingly sketched vintage aesthetic. Young inventors in particular will find this well-paced account absorbing, though anyone with passions to pursue will find Fender’s mettle inspiring.”-Publishers Weekly AWARDS -a Junior Library Guild GOLD STANDARD Selection for 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1617491894515-H32MP81ZIAOLYHY73OCO/boyAnatomy.jpg steven's picture books click upper right corner of images to enlarge above: spread illustration… The DNA coding within each and every one of your billions of cells act as the building blocks that make you -both on the inside and the outside. The Secret Code Inside You -all about your DNA (nonfiction) written by Rajani LaRocca, MD & illustrated by Steven Salerno. Rhyming text explaining cells, DNA and genetics in a fun, simple way for children to easily understand. While DNA may be the blueprint for how a person looks, what you choose to do with your body and mind is entirely up to you! released in 2021 by Little Bee Books. REVIEWS “This whimsical approach to explaining the concept of DNA, cells, and chromosomes manages to make a complex topic accessible to preschoolers. The rhyming text is easily readable, even when dealing with complicated terminology. Salerno's soft-edge and colorful illustrations bring these hard-to-visualize concepts to life.”-School Library Journal “Dynamic and eye-catching illustrations -emphasize the difference between genetic coding and each person’s unique choices. “[DNA] makes the color of your eyes, / but YOU choose where to look: / at butterflies or sunset skies, / or even at this book.” -Kirkus Reviews https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1524457505331-KLLZ3A22JCQ1RN0BQJN0/pride01.jpg steven's picture books click upper right corner of images to enlarge above: designer Gilbert Baker creating the very first Rainbow Flags PRIDE The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag -written by Rob Sanders & illustrated by Steven Salerno published by Random House, 2018. On June 25th 1978 a new flag was unfurled in San Francisco… a flag with rich, beaming rainbow colors that would become a symbol of hope and pride for millions of LGBTQ people across the world. The inspiring story of activist Harvey Milk, designer Gilbert Baker and their roles in the birth of the symbolic, rainbow colored Gay Pride Flag. REVIEWS “Salerno's retro style—detailed but fluid drawings of figures set against paisley-patterned backgrounds—gives fitting, '70s-era bohemian undertones”-Kirkus Reviews “A poignant and uplifting biography”-Publishers Weekly “With its emphasis on pride and hope, this title will make a strong addition to classroom and school library collections to support discussions of character and equality. Recommended for all collections… The illustrations are vibrant and lively, taking inspiration from 1970s fashions and styles while emphasizing the effectiveness of symbols” -School Library Journal "Salerno’s strong art has a colorful seventies vibe…” -Booklist "Pride is a beacon of (technicolor) light"-Entertainment Weekly "I couldn't be more thrilled the world now has this book" -Dustin Lance Black, Academy Award-winning screenwriter of MILK "A tribute to a leader under treated in young people's literature" -The Bulletin of the Center For Children's Books AWARDS -A Junior Library Guild GOLD STANDARD Selection -AmazonBest Nonfiction Children’s Books of 2018 -Brightly’s 20 Must-Read Picture Books of 2018 -The 2018 Nerdies: Nonfiction Picture Books -The 2019 Rainbow Book List -The 2022 AISLE/Monarch Award K-3 -CCBC Choices 2019: Historical People, Places, Events https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1551460070820-DJ2CHQ61BMV2JRNOOK8M/wildhorseAnnie04.jpg steven's picture books above: Wild mustangs on the American western plains Wild Horse Annie -Friend of the Mustangs, written by Tracey Fern & illustrated by Steven Salerno -published by Farrar Straus Giroux, 2019 The inspiring true story of American Velma Bronn Johnston (1912-1977), horse lover and animal-rights activist who was the driving force behind Federal Laws passed in the early 1970’s protecting the lives of wild horses and burros on public lands… and how she elicited help from thousands of children to bring attention to this pressing issue. REVIEWS “Salerno’s full-page mixed-media illustrations exude the expanse of the West and invite intimacy with Annie all while maintaining a playful air of adventure. Readers will root for Annie and the mustangs she fought to protect”-School Library Journal “Salerno's sun-drenched illustrations capture the equally hardy spirits of the mustangs and Annie herself. . . An uplifting tale of animal rights, perseverance, and kids' power to make a difference” -Kirkus Reviews “Salerno’s illustrations combine loping lines, sketched details, and rubbed textures to conjure the vanished west of the mid-20th century, and they cleverly balance a running mustang herd with letters stampeding from Annie’s typewriter” -Publishers Weekly “This look at how one motivated individual and an army of young idealists can effect change may leave readers with the encouragement needed to tackle their own campaigns” -The Horn Book AWARDS - -A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection - A 2020 Green Earth Book Award for Picture Books https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1481644898470-5LXIT4ZBWFYP6D1BVFZO/ferriswheel03.jpg steven's picture books click upper right corner of images to enlarge above: workers atop the in-progress construction of the gigantic "Ferris Wheel" -with the fairground buildings of the 1893 World's Fair (named "White City") seen far below. The Fantastic Ferris Wheel -written by Betsy Harvey Kraft & illustrated by Steven Salerno published by Christy Ottaviano Books, 2015. The true story of American engineer George Washington Ferris, who designed and built the very first giant observation wheel for the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, which was nicknamed the "Ferris Wheel" by the mesmerized public. View a posting on Steven's blog on how the illustrations for this picture book were created. REVIEWS “The book's strength are the dramatic, mixed-media illustrations, which capture the enormity of Ferris's wheel and its spectacular appearance when lit up at night, that steal the show”-School Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW "The engineering challenges, coupled with the harsh Chicago winter, lend drama to the text; Salerno's richly detailed compositions extend it... the artist's full-bleed pictures exhibit dizzying perspective and inventive composition, adding plenty of detail, including fairgoers in period dress... An absorbing read for young makers and dreamers.-Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW ”Salerno’s precisely drafted illustrations give a solid sense of the era, including intricate renderings of Chicago architecture and the construction of the wheel, while Kraft creates a genuine suspense in the lead-up to its debut” -Publishers Weekly AWARDS A CBC NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book A CBC NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People An ILA Teacher's Choice Reading List Selection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1551375965337-4KWDE5ZN4XJU7MAJZ1S6/crayon02.jpg steven's picture books click upper right corner of images to enlarge above: (cropped view) Edwin Binney in his dark, gritty, smoke-filled factory that produced black inks, black dyes, and black pigments for industrial uses, day after day after day… The Crayon Man -written by Natascha Biebow & illustrated by Steven Salerno -published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2019 see Steven’s blog post on making the illustrations for The Crayon Man This is the success story of American inventor Edwin Binney -manufacturer in the early 1900’s of black inks, black dyes, and black pigments -until the day he was inspired to invent and produce the first smudge-free COLOR crayons made just for kids… which he and his wife named CRAYOLA crayons.The initial box had just 8 colors and cost 5¢. Crayola Crayons went on to become one of the most iconic and popular brands ever. REVIEWS “Salerno’s illustrations reflect the formality of the era, which he playfully disrupts with splashes of color: in one spread, a line of pigment-spattered workers end a day of crayon experimentation. Readers are likely to be fascinated by the process of “grinding, grinding, grinding up rocks and minerals into fine powders” and the rich colors that result” -Publishers Weekly “Biebow’s first nonfiction picture book flows with conversational smoothness ... The attractive full-page -and, accordingly, brightly colorful - illustrations mix realism and whimsy" - Booklist “A colorful addition to the shelves of picture books about inventors and inventions and all things STEAM.” -School Library Journal "In this chatty, engaging picture book, Biebow provides the historical context around the invention of Crayola crayons....What [Caldecott Medalist] Jon Klassen achieves emotionally in his characters' eyes, Salerno manages with eyebrows here" -Kirkus Reviews “Biebow conveys just how revolutionary this now-mundane product was at its inception... Salerno’s illustrations of the Binney & Smith workforce, marching around the factory in color-splotched overalls and pursuing their experiments with the zeal of alchemists, keep the visual excitement building." –The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books AWARDS -2021-22 Louisiana Young Readers’ Choice Award (3rd-5th grade) -2021 Winner of the Grand Canyon Reader Award for non-fiction (Arizona) -2020 Winner of the Irma Simonton & James Black Award, Excellence in Children’s Literature -2020 NSTA Best STEM Books award list -Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list (Maryland) -A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection -2019 An Amazon “Best of the Month” selection in Children’s non-fiction -2020 North Carolina Children’s Book Award list -CFSID Horned Toad Tale Award list (Texas) -Charter Oak, Children’s Book Award list (Connecticut) -Beehive Award for Children’s Informational Books, Honor Book (Utah) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1481832955663-9F122LRTXYKG16P7WD3C/TheKid01.jpg steven's picture books click upper right corner of images to enlarge above: the original art used on the book jacket cover The Kid from Diamond Street -written by Audrey Vernick & illustrated by Steven Salerno published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016. True story of Philadelphia girl Edith Houghton who became a professional baseball player at age ten and in 1925 at age 13 she was a star players on the all-female baseball team touring Japan and competing against their all-male baseball teams. View a posting on Steven's blog to see how the illustrations for this picture book were created. REVIEWS "Salerno's mixed-media artwork channels the footloose energy of the Jazz Age"-Publishers Weekly "An engaging story that reminds readers that “baseball isn’t just numbers and statistics, men and boys. Baseball is also ten-year-old girls, marching across a city to try out for a team intended for players twice their age." –Horn Book “Vernick offers plenty of details about Edith’s life on the baseball circuit, telling the tale in a conversational tone that brings the events to life and indicating that the concept of women playing alongside and against men was, if not common, perfectly acceptable... A forgotten star shines anew. Salerno's illustrations, variously rendered in charcoal, ink, and gouache, as well as digital color, lovingly evoke the time period and the settings” -Kirkus Reviews “The compelling story and energetic illustrations make this an excellent addition.” -School Library Journal “Salerno’s mixed-media illustrations are a lively amalgam of action and scenic panorama”-Bulletin “This timely message about playing simply for the love of the game, as opposed to personal glory or celebrity, comes through loud and clear”-Booklist “Illustrator Steven Salerno uses strong lines and rich colors to bring a sense of fun and nostalgia to Edith Houghton's remarkable story"-The Wall Street Journal AWARDS -A Junior Library Guild Selection -2017 ILA-CBC Children's Choice List -A NCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People -An ILA/CBC Children's Choice - A 2019 Beehive Book Award Nominee (Utah) - 2018-19 Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award Nominee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1524506941640-42K9219GX3U3XR9ZLWRF/Monopoly01.jpg steven's picture books click upper right corner of images to enlarge above: The Parker Brothers game company rejecting Liz Magie’s early version of MONOPOLY, named “The Landlord’s Game,” with a big NO. PASS GO and Collect $200 -The Real Story of How Monopoly Was Invented -written by Tanya Lee Stone & illustrated by Steven Salerno published by Christy Ottaviano Books, 2018. The true story of how one of the most popular board games ever was created. It was conceived of byElizabeth Magie and patented in 1904, the very first patent issued for a board game. Initially her early game was entitled “The Landlord’s Game,” but it never caught on.It wasn’t until 1934 when an out of work salesman, Charles Darrow created his own version by modifying the rules, the graphics, and changed the name to MONOPOLY that it became incredibly popular with the public. REVIEWS "A real winner" -The Horn Book "Salerno’s soft, dynamic full-bleed illustrations reflect yet move beyond the aesthetics of the game and time period, making every page compelling and fresh”-Kirkus Reviews STARRED REVIEW “Salerno’s vivid illustrations are kinetic and play upon the most exciting elements of the story. Characters move with fluidity” -School Library Journal STARRED REVIEW "A brisk narrative pace propels the story …Salerno’s lively, mixed-media illustrations carry the action forward"-Publishers Weekly "Stone is a deft hand at balancing historical absurdities with important social themes, and here her picture book format invites middle-grade readers to benefit from a lesson in entrepreneurship, even as they enjoy amassing trivia surrounding a familiar game. Salerno’s retro illustrations recreate the milieu" -The Bulletin AWARDS -A Mathical Book Prize Honor Book 2021 -A Junior Library Guild GOLD STANDARD Selection 2018 -A NCTE Orbis Pictus Award Honor Book 2019 -A Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List 2020-2021 -A Chicago Public Library Best Non-Fiction Picture BookList 2018 -A NCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People 2018 -A Kirkus Reviews Best Books of the Year -A MRLS Cream of the Crop 2019 -An Amazon Best Book of the Month -A CCBC Choices: Historical People, Places, Events -A Pennsylvania Young Readers Award Nominee -An ALSC Notable Children’s Book -A NCTE Orbus Pictus Award Honor Book -A Detectives Best Nonfiction 2018 -A Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1481657642669-39QBP1GTV7ME2XGV58WM/BAB01.jpg steven's picture books click upper right corner of images to enlarge above: neighborhood kids gather in the first days of spring to play some backyard baseball together, in a small seaside town in New Jersey back in the late 1920's. Brothers at Bat -written by Audrey Vernick & illustrated by Steven Salerno published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012 True story of a New Jersey family with 16 children and the 12 brothers formed a professional baseball team, competing in the 1930's, '40's, and '50's. In 1996 they were honored by the Baseball Hall of Fame as the longest playing all-brother baseball team in history. View a posting on Steven's blog on how the illustrations for this picture book were created. REVIEWS "A captivating story, impeccable layout, and glorious illustrations make this historical account an unqualified winner” -New York Times Book Review “"A lively story about family loyalty and love of the game, pulled from the sidelines of baseball history. Painted in a bright palette of greens, yellows, and blues, Salerno’s mixed-media illustrations, shaded in black crayon, are an immediate attention-getter, the thick, horizontal brushwork contributing to a strong sense of movement” -Publishers Weekly “"Employing descriptive, conversational language in a matter-of-fact tone that doesn’t sentimentalize, Vernick tells of a remarkable family.Salerno’s lively drawings, rendered in black crayon, gouache, watercolor and pastel with digital color added, complement the action, striking a balance between detail and expansiveness”-Kirkus Reviews "This story of a real American family whose bond was the game is brought to vivid life through illustrations"-Horn Book Magazine "Striking black crayon, gouache and watercolor paintings enhanced with digital color provide a solid backup to the tightly written narrative. A very pleasing slice of American history" -Cleveland Plain Dealer "A remarkable story" -Wall Street Journal "A lively story about family loyalty and love of the game, pulled from the sidelines of baseball history" -Publishers Weekly,STARRED REVIEW "A delight not to miss"-School Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW "A story of brotherly—and baseball—love" -Booklist, STARRED REVIEW "Vernick's wry and rousing narration is perfectly matched by Salerno's mixed-media pictures." -The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, STARRED REVIEW “…this book hits a home run!”-Shelf Awareness, STARRED REVIEW AWARDS -Junior Library Guild Selection -Golden Leaf Award winner: Picture Book Biographies 2019-2020 -California Young Readers Medal winner 2015 -Booklist Editor's Choice 2012 -Booklist Top 10 Sports Books for Youth 2012 -CCBC Choices 2013 -ALA Notable Children's List 2013 -A BCCB Blue Ribbon Book winner 2013 -A Wall Street Journal Best of 2012 -A NCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People 2013 -A New York Times Notable Children’s Book 2012 -A 2012 Booklist Editor's Choice -A South Carolina Picture Book Award nominee 2013-2014 -A Bank Street College's Best Children's Books of the Year List 2013 -AN IRA Teachers' Choices 2013 Reading List -A Children's Sequoyah List (Oklahoma) 2015 -A Monarch Award List (Illinois) 2014 -A Red Clover List (Vermont) 2013 -An Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal 2012 -A Jury Selection Society of Illustrators, Original Art Show 2012 https://www.stevensalerno.com/golf-art-portfolio daily 0.75 2024-01-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1649636738499-DWWEFGPB9O89NTOTDS05/SpaldingDot.jpg selected golf art by Steven Salerno click upper right corner of images to enlarge Spalding Dot -gouache, digital Steven has a deep interest in the great game of golf... and creates striking golf art and graphics: from golfscapes, to depictions of legendary golf professionals both past and present. Steven’s golf art & illustrations have been published by Golf Digest, GOLF magazine, LINKS magazine, GolfWorld magazine, and his portraits of top PGA Tour players appeared in the spotlight feature section on PGATour.com. In 2012 he created a series of golfscape paintings of signature golf holes designed by Golf Hall of Fame member and 4-time Major Championship winner, golfer and architect Ernie Els -for use in a series of print ads promoting Els Design golf architecture company. Contact Steven via email to discuss your design project requiring golf art and graphics. NOTE: At age 17 Steven won his home state's Junior Amateur Golf Championship. 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Written by Pamela Paul & illustrated by Steven Salerno https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/9a731b23-a377-4ab0-aaf0-b7b1b96faff7/LadyPigsworth01.jpg blog posts - It Simply Can't Be Bedtime -just released, my 38th picture book! - Make it stand out ^ above -the Title Page of the new picture book, It Simply Can’t Be Bedtime, introducing the very British character, Lady Pigsworth… wearing her garden hat, ascot, and holding her Union Jack handbag. The title was released in May 2025 published by G.P Putnam & Sons, an imprint of Random House. Written by Pamela Paul & illustrated by Steven Salerno https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/7c79caa9-f646-43ee-9921-5f2707a27843/LadyPigsworth06.jpg blog posts - It Simply Can't Be Bedtime -just released, my 38th picture book! - Make it stand out ^ above -the opening sceneof the new picture book, It Simply Can’t Be Bedtime, released in May 2025 published by G.P Putnam & Sons, an imprint of Random House. Written by Pamela Paul & illustrated by Steven Salerno. Here we see the girl fully engaged with all her bedroom activities -when suddenly her Dad calls from the other room announcing that it’s time for her to get ready for bedtime. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/83dc2bde-02ee-45f4-907e-c4d2c003f30e/LadyPigsworth03.jpg blog posts - It Simply Can't Be Bedtime -just released, my 38th picture book! - Make it stand out ^ above -a detail of an illustrationfrom the new picture book, It Simply Can’t Be Bedtime, released in May 2025 published by G.P Putnam & Sons, an imprint of Random House. Written by Pamela Paul & illustrated by Steven Salerno. Here we see the girl character in a defiant pose in response to her Dad suddenly announcing it’s time to get ready for bedtime. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/155db7d8-ad13-4b17-bbd6-1602b174d03a/LadyPigsworth02.jpg blog posts - It Simply Can't Be Bedtime -just released, my 38th picture book! - Make it stand out ^ above -detail of an illustration fromof the new picture book, It Simply Can’t Be Bedtime, introducing the very British character, Lady Pigsworth… released in May 2025 published by G.P Putnam & Sons, an imprint of Random House. Written by Pamela Paul & illustrated by Steven Salerno. Here we see the Dad when he first seeks the assistance of the stuffed animal Lady Pigsworth to help him convince his daughter to get ready for bedtime. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/04be5212-8738-4a69-9a15-5c8a708a4949/LadyPigsworth08.jpg blog posts - It Simply Can't Be Bedtime -just released, my 38th picture book! - Make it stand out ^ above -an illustration fromthe new picture book, It Simply Can’t Be Bedtime, introducing the very British character, Lady Pigsworth… released in May 2025 published by G.P Putnam & Sons, an imprint of Random House. Written by Pamela Paul & illustrated by Steven Salerno. In this scene the girl and Lady Pigsworth, both with drooping eyelids, are finally tucked into bed and ready for sleep! https://www.stevensalerno.com/blog-posts/2024/9/27/5-new-madeline-picture-books-amp-board-books monthly 0.5 2025-07-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/85b1723e-5949-4656-9eb6-766f26f6d15a/KINDNESSmorning.jpg blog posts - 5 new MADELINE picture books & board books - Make it stand out -detail of an illustration from MADELINE Says Be Kind -Miss Clavel, Madeline and the girls heading to school early in the morning-5th in the series of 5 new MADELINE picture books & board books from publisher Viking Press (Penguin/Random House) and illustrated by Steven Salerno -in the illustration style of the famed originator of the Madeline character, Ludwig Bemelmans. Note: MADELINE Says Be Kind will be released in September 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/e20c1d93-6a1c-4f5a-9e83-ccecb08a38af/KINDNESScookies.jpg blog posts - 5 new MADELINE picture books & board books - Make it stand out -detail of an illustration from MADELINE Says Be Kind -Madeline sharing her cookies in the park-5th in the series of 5 new MADELINE picture books & board books from publisher Viking Press (Penguin/Random House) and illustrated by Steven Salerno -in the illustration style of the famed originator of the Madeline character, Ludwig Bemelmans. Note: MADELINE Says Be Kind will be released in September 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/9e64a84f-1df4-498f-a1f2-1ef300d153e8/KINDNESSchat.jpg blog posts - 5 new MADELINE picture books & board books - Make it stand out -detail of an illustration from MADELINE Says Be Kind -Madeline visiting an elderly neighbor-5th in the series of 5 new MADELINE picture books & board books from publisher Viking Press (Penguin/Random House) and illustrated by Steven Salerno -in the illustration style of the famed originator of the Madeline character, Ludwig Bemelmans. Note: MADELINE Says Be Kind will be released in September 2025. https://www.stevensalerno.com/blog-posts/2024/9/26/lady-pigsworth-a-smashing-british-character-in-an-upcoming-new-picture-book monthly 0.5 2024-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/0f24394a-663d-4d5b-8b17-df8c30ed9515/LadyPigsworth01.jpg blog posts - Lady Pigsworth -A Smashing British character in an upcoming new picture book! - Make it stand out ^ above -the Title Page illustration from the upcoming new picture book, It Simply Can’t Be Bedtime, slated for release in Spring 2025 published by G.P Putnam’s Sons, an imprint of Penguin Random House. Written by Pamela Paul & illustrated by Steven Salerno https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/b44db2a6-eab3-4b05-ae0d-ba68396675b9/LadyPigsworth04.jpg blog posts - Lady Pigsworth -A Smashing British character in an upcoming new picture book! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/931d2012-2c58-4b16-a24c-96b2da3d43ce/LadyPigsworth03.jpg blog posts - Lady Pigsworth -A Smashing British character in an upcoming new picture book! - Make it stand out ^ 2 images above -the preliminary sketch and the corresponding finished illustration (a cropped detail view) of the stubborn little girl character in the upcoming new picture book, It Simply Can’t Be Bedtime, slated for release in Spring 2025 published by G.P Putnam’s Sons, an imprint of Penguin Random House. Written by Pamela Paul & illustrated by Steven Salerno https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/7bba07db-6298-41e6-88dc-2791ced00c74/LadyPigsworth02.jpg blog posts - Lady Pigsworth -A Smashing British character in an upcoming new picture book! - Make it stand out ^ above -a cropped detail view of an illustration -with the Dad in discussion with the very British stuffed animal Lady Pigsworth -from the upcoming new picture book, It Simply Can’t Be Bedtime, slated for release in Spring 2025 published by G.P Putnam’s Sons, an imprint of Penguin Random House. Written by Pamela Paul & illustrated by Steven Salerno https://www.stevensalerno.com/blog-posts/2023/9/1/my-38th-picture-book-in-the-works monthly 0.5 2024-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/fc9aaac0-ebaf-498c-a323-380a952a7355/CHARACTER_revisedLadypigsworthSKETCH09.jpg blog posts - my 38th picture book... in the works! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.stevensalerno.com/blog-posts/2023/8/6/trump-indicted-round-3-big-balls-clanking monthly 0.5 2025-09-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/fcf105fd-3898-48ae-96ea-26a0a9325d22/TheNewOrange.jpg blog posts - Trump Indicted, Round 3: Big Balls Clanking - Make it stand out political satire illustration by Steven Salerno -visit stevensalerno.com https://www.stevensalerno.com/blog-posts/2023/4/17/tax-day-tomorrow monthly 0.5 2024-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/16dfd73b-a21b-4709-8309-aa3ecf88d34f/TaxDayLEAK.jpg blog posts - TAX DAY tomorrow! - Make it stand out TAX DAY -The Letting of Your Financial Blood illustration by Steven Salerno https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/f82acc19-9b7f-49ba-b54c-4577426d86cf/TaxDay.jpg blog posts - TAX DAY tomorrow! - Make it stand out TAX DAY -Like Losing an Arm and a Leg illustration by Steven Salerno https://www.stevensalerno.com/blog-posts/2023/3/21/just-the-ends-a-look-at-endpapers-created-for-many-of-my-picture-books monthly 0.5 2024-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/d9a483cc-2c44-4622-8e85-f903c9affeef/wildchildENDS.jpg blog posts - Just the ENDS! -a look at endpapers created for many of my picture books - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/0b5bd86c-8884-4510-916f-dfc08af3b373/annieENDS.jpg blog posts - Just the ENDS! -a look at endpapers created for many of my picture books - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/0de8e056-31e9-4e2a-bec8-9aa232ef38f2/ENDPAPERS.jpg blog posts - Just the ENDS! -a look at endpapers created for many of my picture books - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/51aff350-e10d-4b51-8e18-4521e6ab7a1b/pantaloonENDS.jpg blog posts - Just the ENDS! -a look at endpapers created for many of my picture books - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/7399cb15-6f2a-453f-b7f1-429f1c5e44f2/LoveFromMadelineENDS.jpg blog posts - Just the ENDS! -a look at endpapers created for many of my picture books - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/78bf00f4-6592-4a11-8431-54210818d21d/prideENDS.jpg blog posts - Just the ENDS! -a look at endpapers created for many of my picture books - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/9a970889-c607-4f00-b027-e7623b111769/harryENDS.jpg blog posts - Just the ENDS! -a look at endpapers created for many of my picture books - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/23cdf591-531f-4fa3-b467-74811305a1a7/boomENDS.jpg blog posts - Just the ENDS! -a look at endpapers created for many of my picture books - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/b12c53ab-8956-4c32-a161-e3a5a195ee09/monopolyENDS.jpg blog posts - Just the ENDS! -a look at endpapers created for many of my picture books - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/a761f852-de4f-4fd1-894e-18df7b320330/goldenlocksENDS.jpg blog posts - Just the ENDS! -a look at endpapers created for many of my picture books - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.stevensalerno.com/blog-posts/2022/12/13/on-the-corner-of-chocolate-avenue-how-milton-hershey-brought-milk-chocolate-to-america-the-new-picture-book-from-publisher-clarion-booksharper-collins-is-released-today monthly 0.5 2024-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/db91f3ea-fa91-4af9-8732-f7ac75edadfd/ChocolateAvenueCOVERpromo.jpg blog posts - On the Corner of Chocolate Avenue -How Milton Hershey Brought Milk Chocolate to America... the new picture book from publisher Clarion Books/Harper Collins is released today! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.stevensalerno.com/blog-posts/2022/8/27/illustrator-amp-childrens-book-author-steven-salerno-bio-update monthly 0.5 2025-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/ba9361d3-81c3-4555-b8b8-c6b093a3a507/biopagePHOTO2024.jpg blog posts - illustrator & children's book author STEVEN SALERNO -bio update - Make it stand out illustrator & children’s book author Steven Salerno (photo 2024) -visit stevensalerno.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1661645757190-AQCO315UXWHMF1XZUQQO/biopageMyBooks.jpg blog posts - illustrator & children's book author STEVEN SALERNO -bio update - Make it stand out Steven Salerno has illustrated 39 picture books to date, and is both the author & illustrator for 5 of these titles (shown above) -visit stevensalerno.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1661647139237-L72JGXP4QSNR9M5GFPQS/biopageBOOM.jpg blog posts - illustrator & children's book author STEVEN SALERNO -bio update - Make it stand out Steven Salerno working on an illustration for the picture book, BOOM! -published by Hyperion Books/Disney. -visit stevensalerno.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1661644729352-ZUVXMTIPDZ2WIE4DQ036/ChocAveCOVERjlg.jpg blog posts - illustrator & children's book author STEVEN SALERNO -bio update - Make it stand out COVER:On the Corner of Chocolate Avenue -How Milton Hershey Brought Milk Chocolate to America (nonfiction) written by Tziporah Cohen and illustrated by Steven Salerno, published by Clarion Books/Harper Collins 2023. (A Junior Library Guild GOLD STANDARD selection) -visit stevensalerno.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1661653254984-NOA0W5AYQEIKVHK65TYG/pages34_35.jpg blog posts - illustrator & children's book author STEVEN SALERNO -bio update - Make it stand out one of the inside of book illustrations fromOn the Corner of Chocolate Avenue -How Milton Hershey Brought Milk Chocolate to America (nonfiction) written by Tziporah Cohen and illustrated by Steven Salerno, published by Clarion Books/Harper Collins 2023. (A Junior Library Guild GOLD STANDARD selection) -visit stevensalerno.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/4ab7a893-1ade-4143-a37e-033eccad6731/ALL5COVERSforWEB.jpg blog posts - illustrator & children's book author STEVEN SALERNO -bio update - Make it stand out new series of 5 MADELINE picture books illustrated by Steven Salerno, created in the style of the originator of Madeline, Ludwig Bemelmans. Released 2022 through 2025 by Viking Books/Penguin Random House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1661649652152-QUGPKKCVY42MPAU5EESR/MadelineBOX01.jpg blog posts - illustrator & children's book author STEVEN SALERNO -bio update - Make it stand out above: the new mini-hardcover picture book, LOVE From Madeline -written by John Bemelmans Marciano & illustrated by Steven Salerno, released in January 2022 by VIKING (imprint of Penguin Random House) -visit stevensalerno.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1661649719378-54K5N8WS58POP60BSTQE/MadelineBOX04.jpg blog posts - illustrator & children's book author STEVEN SALERNO -bio update - Make it stand out above: detail of the Title Page from the new mini-hardcover picture book, LOVE From Madeline -written by John Bemelmans Marciano & illustrated by Steven Salerno, released in January 2022 by VIKING (imprint of Penguin Random House) -visit stevensalerno.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1661649971323-OT8NO8QC14ESXVSH4KEI/MadelineBOX02.jpg blog posts - illustrator & children's book author STEVEN SALERNO -bio update - Make it stand out above: detail of the one of the interior illustration spreads from the new mini-hardcover picture book, LOVE From Madeline -written by John Marciano Bemelmans & illustrated by Steven Salerno, released in January 2022 by VIKING (imprint of Penguin Random House) -visit stevensalerno.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1661654365221-XL3V9304AQ7WLZNT8JR7/crayonCOVERjlgIrmaBlack.jpg blog posts - illustrator & children's book author STEVEN SALERNO -bio update - Make it stand out COVER: The Crayon Man -The True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons (nonfiction) written by Natascha Bibow and illustrated by Steven Salerno, published by Houghton Mifflin 2019. (A Junior Library Guild GOLD STANDARD selection for 2020 and winner of The Irma Black Award for Excellence in Children’s Literature in 2020) -visit stevensalerno.com https://www.stevensalerno.com/blog-posts/2022/7/26/heat-wave-drawing-by-steven-salerno monthly 0.5 2024-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1658865135584-33QGCHZ137FGVJMBG2MC/HeatWaveNewYorker.jpg blog posts - Heat Wave -drawing by Steven Salerno - Make it stand out “Heat Wave” drawing by Steven Salerno (placed into a mock-cover design of The New Yorker magazine) https://www.stevensalerno.com/blog-posts/2022/6/9/love-from-madeline-just-received-my-copies monthly 0.5 2025-09-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1654819142997-ZAPZPX1MNSBCNLK2K2OO/MadelineBOX01.jpg blog posts - LOVE From Madeline -just received my copies! The first title released in the new MADELINE 5-picture book series from VIKING - Make it stand out ^above: the new mini-hardcover picture book, LOVE From Madeline -written by John Bemelmans Marciano & illustrated by Steven Salerno, released in January 2022 by VIKING (imprint of Penguin Random House) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1654819207457-D8ZJAG55B7Q33PQJRSQG/MadelineBOX04.jpg blog posts - LOVE From Madeline -just received my copies! The first title released in the new MADELINE 5-picture book series from VIKING - Make it stand out ^above: detail of the Title Page from the new mini-hardcover picture book, LOVE From Madeline -written by John Bemelmans Marciano & illustrated by Steven Salerno, released in January 2022 by VIKING (imprint of Penguin Random House) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1654819182770-QQNF88KTGIKRG4N6JIA2/MadelineBOX02.jpg blog posts - LOVE From Madeline -just received my copies! The first title released in the new MADELINE 5-picture book series from VIKING - Make it stand out ^above: detail of the one of the interior illustration spreads from the new mini-hardcover picture book, LOVE From Madeline -written by John Bemelmans Marciano & illustrated by Steven Salerno, released in January 2022 by VIKING (imprint of Penguin Random House) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1654819244720-T99C4AXS0NBYC3S0MI7I/MadelineBOX03.jpg blog posts - LOVE From Madeline -just received my copies! The first title released in the new MADELINE 5-picture book series from VIKING - Make it stand out ^above: detail of the one of the interior illustration spreads from the new mini-hardcover picture book, LOVE From Madeline -written by John Bemelmans Marciano & illustrated by Steven Salerno, released in January 2022 by VIKING (imprint of Penguin Random House) https://www.stevensalerno.com/blog-posts/2022/3/10/putinss-place-in-infamy-alongside-hitlers-invasions-political-drawings-by-steven-salerno monthly 0.5 2024-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1648162532818-B3M1460AGTX6Q10O98GB/zelenskyVSputin.jpg blog posts - Putin Earns Place in Infamy - Make it stand out Ukraine’s President Zelensky arm wrestling with Russia’s Putin, with Putin appearing surprised at Ukraine’s strength.... -political editorial drawing by Steven Salerno https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1647529041991-RBH7NX2O82IVYF5E17M0/INVASIONbrothers.jpg blog posts - Putin Earns Place in Infamy - Make it stand out Putin’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, defining him as a war criminal and echoing Hitler’s invasion of Poland in 1939. -political editorial drawing by Steven Salerno https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1647529369396-MCBOYX3XQPJESLWJZL36/ukrainianHOPE.jpg blog posts - Putin Earns Place in Infamy - Make it stand out Putin’s 2022 Invasion of Ukraine. HOPE for the people of Ukraine. -political editorial drawing by Steven Salerno https://www.stevensalerno.com/blog-posts/2021/10/1/77ombrssuz2ckzkjdl82npheedyp6w monthly 0.5 2025-09-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1633143492827-V0FN7NOHHDDUWTG6PLG8/NYThomehistory.jpg blog posts - My recent editorial illustrations for The NY Times and The Wall Street Journal... - Make it stand out illustration by Steven Salerno created for The New York Times Real Estate section (9/19/21) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1633146332876-7B1LY6QEQLG0VDE1DTOM/WSJremotepay2.jpg blog posts - My recent editorial illustrations for The NY Times and The Wall Street Journal... - Make it stand out illustration by Steven Salerno created for The Wall Street Journal Exchange section (9/12/21) https://www.stevensalerno.com/blog-posts/2020/12/23/madeline-plans-for-an-upcoming-new-series-of-picture-books-starring-the-famed-childrens-book-character monthly 0.5 2025-02-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1608755405622-V7A5XKG4KKPVXHRCXLUY/testDrawingZOO.jpg blog posts - Madeline, Ludwig Bemelmans, and ME -creating illustrations for series of new MADELINE picture books At The Zoo - a test illustration created by Steven Salerno, purposely mimicking the stye of the originator of the Madeline character, Ludwig Bemelmans. This drawing was created digitally. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1608755434311-TC5214JQPQ2HQ4AIZCH9/testDrawingBEDTIME.jpg blog posts - Madeline, Ludwig Bemelmans, and ME -creating illustrations for series of new MADELINE picture books Bedtime - a test illustration created by Steven Salerno, purposely mimicking the stye of the originator of the Madeline character, Ludwig Bemelmans. This drawing was created digitally. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1608755473187-6T6HLCWMH4T4M34O0Q5E/testDrawingBRUSHINGTEETH.jpg blog posts - Madeline, Ludwig Bemelmans, and ME -creating illustrations for series of new MADELINE picture books Brushing Teeth - a test illustration created by Steven Salerno, purposely mimicking the stye of the originator of the Madeline character, Ludwig Bemelmans. This drawing was created digitally. https://www.stevensalerno.com/blog-posts/2020/12/30/limping-into-2021 monthly 0.5 2025-02-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1609373094496-82C9N0LZJ7I5KMVH0PI3/LimpingInt02021.jpg blog posts - Limping into 2021... America Limping into the New Year, 2021… illustration by Steven Salerno created for Inxart.com -visit stevensalerno.com https://www.stevensalerno.com/blog-posts/2020/11/11/t2qeuxo9y9mjgwj6bpqzi8oexgpddw monthly 0.5 2022-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1605121390425-7L3QT10TA53JY77T81B0/TrumpSaga03.jpg blog posts - Trump Digs In.... Supreme Perpetual President of the United States of Trumpdom (SPPOTUSOT) -illustration by Steven Salerno https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1605122268558-YOSO5W2SUPRPVP1IH5AU/TrumpSaga01.jpg blog posts - Trump Digs In.... Trump hunkers down in the White House. Will he refuse to vacate when 46th President Joe Biden takes over residence in January 2021? -illustration by Steven Salerno https://www.stevensalerno.com/blog-posts/2020/10/19/the-crayon-man-picture-book-wins-the-2020-irma-black-award-for-excellence-in-childrens-literature monthly 0.5 2022-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1603120786134-YJHVEQWX7DWSE3VLIF6Y/30crayonmanJLG%3AIrmaBlack.jpg blog posts - "The Crayon Man" picture book wins the 2020 Irma Black Award for Excellence in Children's Literature! ^ cover of The Crayon Man -The True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons …winner of the 2020 Irma Black Award for Excellence in Children’s Literature. https://www.stevensalerno.com/blog-posts/2020/9/29/tax-cheat-everyone-must-play-by-the-rules-even-trump monthly 0.5 2025-02-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1601434223895-MUO63ARAQJDTM32TRFWH/TrumpTaxCheat.jpg blog posts - Tax Cheat? Everyone must play by the rules... but does Trump? https://www.stevensalerno.com/blog-posts/2020/7/26/wnohujxp7vk32e1j3mtf24b008viss monthly 0.5 2023-09-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1595825045840-B1Z2IQ2W6ON0TJL4YRTB/FINALdetail08.jpg blog posts - "Gizmos, Gadgets and Guitars -The Story of Leo Fender" -my 31st illustrated picture book... above: cropped detail view of a completed illustration for Gizmos, Gadgets and Guitars -The Story of Leo Fender. In this scene an early 1950’s Rock n Roll musician is playing an innovative FENDER Telecaster slim, solid body electric guitar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1654486448240-5G6X6FPC9UQPSUX59X6L/FINALCOVER.jpg blog posts - "Gizmos, Gadgets and Guitars -The Story of Leo Fender" -my 31st illustrated picture book... above: a view of the cover for Gizmos, Gadgets and Guitars -written by Michael Mahin & illustrated by Steven Salerno, and is slated for release in fall 2021 by publisher Christy Ottaviano (Henry Holt & Co,/Christy Ottaviano Books, an imprint of MacMillan Publishing. Cover design by Patrick Collins. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1595990940286-HSCMDSRGBAAE1232N6DS/crayonDrawing3.jpg blog posts - "Gizmos, Gadgets and Guitars -The Story of Leo Fender" -my 31st illustrated picture book... above: in this view I am creating a dark sepia crayon drawing -depicting a long line of out-of-work people during the 1930’s Great Depression. The drawing was then scanned into Photoshop along with other drawn and painted elements all to create the final composed illustration… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1596054286572-ORIO6F2QZ0ITX2XF4SPU/crayonDrawing4.jpg blog posts - "Gizmos, Gadgets and Guitars -The Story of Leo Fender" -my 31st illustrated picture book... above: a cropped detail view of the dark sepia crayon drawing seen directly above this one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1596300699011-Z11KJEFUG8QKNH6EZFSH/LARGEsketch11.jpg blog posts - "Gizmos, Gadgets and Guitars -The Story of Leo Fender" -my 31st illustrated picture book... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1595961490360-BQWM9VWYVTM9VN3DODY4/manuscriptthumb.jpg blog posts - "Gizmos, Gadgets and Guitars -The Story of Leo Fender" -my 31st illustrated picture book... above: When I first receive the story manuscript, as I read it over and over and over again I simultaneously doodle tiny, thumbnail sketches directly into the margins and within the text -quick shorthand sketches to record my initial ideas and visual concepts. These extremely rough sketch-doodles are never shown to the editor or art director. They are just for my-eyes-only. Kind of shorthand jots to begin exploring how I might best illuminate the text. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1596046435538-LCOG2KSVI9M2T02ADKD7/manuscriptthumb2.jpg blog posts - "Gizmos, Gadgets and Guitars -The Story of Leo Fender" -my 31st illustrated picture book... above: a cropped detail view of one of the tiny thumbnail sketches doodled right into the margins of the text -a quick shorthand sketch to record my initial ideas or visual concept. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1595825696588-3ASMV9Z3DEARFDUHHK24/smallSKETCHESdesk4.jpg blog posts - "Gizmos, Gadgets and Guitars -The Story of Leo Fender" -my 31st illustrated picture book... above: on the left side you can see a clipboard that contains the story manuscript that is littered with my initial sketch-doodles. And on my drawing table are scattered the next step bigger but still very rough early sketches, where I’m further working out the myriad of image possibilities I have in mind to hopefully best illuminate the text. These early rough sketches are drawn with pencil, crayon or ink… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1595961965742-ETGHHTCE6V7FZSOARPID/smallSKETCHESdesk2.jpg blog posts - "Gizmos, Gadgets and Guitars -The Story of Leo Fender" -my 31st illustrated picture book... above: another view of some of the many small rough preliminary sketches I develop enroute to eventually figuring out exactly what images I will create to best illustrate the text. I purposely make this stage of sketches very small (about 3” x 5”) so I can try out different concepts relatively quickly. Even at this very early stage you can see I am already also working out where the text blocks will be positioned. This stage of rough preliminary sketches are also not shown to the editor or art director. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1595962881563-CIR9RRS3Q3N23J57R1VS/smallSKETCHESdesk3.jpg blog posts - "Gizmos, Gadgets and Guitars -The Story of Leo Fender" -my 31st illustrated picture book... above: a closer view of some of the many small rough preliminary sketches… the horizontal RED lines within these small sketches are beginning to work out where the text will be positioned relative to the art images. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1596055811016-C5O3R4396SCL1LDRRD0Y/manuscriptthumb3.jpg blog posts - "Gizmos, Gadgets and Guitars -The Story of Leo Fender" -my 31st illustrated picture book... above: a view of one of the many small rough preliminary sketches… a vignette of western swing band musicians -these sketches are crude but effective in helping me see what images might work better over another. Some are only about 2” x 3” in size -most are in the range of 3” x 5”. I am working out the basic dynamics of what the image content will be and the positioning of the elements in tandem with the text. These extremely rough sketches are never shown to the editor or art director. They are just for my-eyes-only. Kind of shorthand sketches to begin exploring how I might best illuminate the text. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1595973794455-Q6WLL1SA80J5CXJENSEN/smallSKETCHES3.jpg blog posts - "Gizmos, Gadgets and Guitars -The Story of Leo Fender" -my 31st illustrated picture book... above: a view of one of the many small rough preliminary sketches… they are crude but effective in helping me see what images might work better over another. Some are only about 2” x 3” in size -most are in the range of 3” x 5”. I am working out the basic dynamics of what the image content will be and the positioning of the elements in tandem with the text. These extremely rough sketches are never shown to the editor or art director. They are just for my-eyes-only. Kind of shorthand sketches to begin exploring how I might best illuminate the text. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1595974475347-HTTLNL7L7CJWKQIRBEFQ/smallSKETCHES.jpg blog posts - "Gizmos, Gadgets and Guitars -The Story of Leo Fender" -my 31st illustrated picture book... above: another view of one of the many small rough preliminary sketches… this one of the young teenage Leo character at his work table. This little ink sketch is about 3” x 5” in size. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1595979261396-XZ009D3XGE1AU9RQJAV7/prelimSKETCH2.jpg blog posts - "Gizmos, Gadgets and Guitars -The Story of Leo Fender" -my 31st illustrated picture book... above: view of one of the larger stage sketches, which are about 5.5”x8.5” in size… and allow me to see fairly accurately how the picture book is going to look. In this sketch young Leo is on his parent’s produce farm, drawn to tinkering with all things mechanical… However, even at this stage all the intended image are still not firmly set. I still make changes and even scrap images entirely to try new approaches illustrating a particular scene. For example this sketch seen above of young Leo atop the tractor was eliminated. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1595979325915-K5HKDWIZPJS7XTBTI79Q/prelimSKETCH.jpg blog posts - "Gizmos, Gadgets and Guitars -The Story of Leo Fender" -my 31st illustrated picture book... above: view of one of the larger stage sketches, which are about 5.5”x8.5” in size… and allow me to see fairly accurately how the picture book is going to look. In this sketch a teenage Leo is operating a radio repair business out of his bedroom, with his anxious parents looking on and wondering what his future holds… they want him to go to college and become an accountant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1595979392808-4G5HPDLROH5DS1OZ5O0A/prelimSKETCH7.jpg blog posts - "Gizmos, Gadgets and Guitars -The Story of Leo Fender" -my 31st illustrated picture book... above: view of one of the larger stage sketches, which are about 5.5”x8.5” in size… and allow me to see fairly accurately how the picture book is going to look. In this sketch young Leo is on his parent’s produce farm, orange trees in the background, taking a break from his chores to tinker with radio parts… However, even at this stage all the intended image are still not firmly set. I still make changes and even scrap images entirely to try new approaches illustrating a particular scene. For example this sketch seen above of young Leo tinkering with a radio part was eliminated. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1596149609114-69EHGF75O07EQVZA4P15/prelimSKETCH9.jpg blog posts - "Gizmos, Gadgets and Guitars -The Story of Leo Fender" -my 31st illustrated picture book... above: view of one of the larger stage sketches, which are about 5.5”x8.5” in size… and allow me to see fairly accurately how the picture book is going to look. In this sketch an young Leo is a boy working on his parent’s produce farm in California…and one day he has an accident, falling off the back of a truck and hitting a fence post… which unfortunately causes him to lose his eye. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1595979440084-O71XDDUO6KRC0HGIUI4E/prelimSKETCH4.jpg blog posts - "Gizmos, Gadgets and Guitars -The Story of Leo Fender" -my 31st illustrated picture book... above: view of one of the larger stage sketches, which are about 5.5”x8.5” in size… and allow me to see fairly accurately how the picture book is going to look. In this sketch an adult Leo had lost his job as an accountant during the Great Depression of the 1930’s, and so decided to open his own small radio repair shop located behind a gas station… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1595979477889-37SPV6M7IUNPXMKGDHIO/prelimSKETCH5.jpg blog posts - "Gizmos, Gadgets and Guitars -The Story of Leo Fender" -my 31st illustrated picture book... above: view of one of the larger stage sketches, which are about 5.5”x8.5” in size… and allow me to see fairly accurately how the picture book is going to look. In this sketch in the late 1930’s Leo has started to repair lap steel guitars and amplifiers -so he must study their electronics schematics… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1596041691929-Y4HB1SP4B8JLF4QJRWR6/prelimSKETCH8.jpg blog posts - "Gizmos, Gadgets and Guitars -The Story of Leo Fender" -my 31st illustrated picture book... above: this is a side sketch… of a Rock n Roll drummer character seen in the background behind a lead guitarist character in one of the scenes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1595980613757-YTU8J3JXDM92FPHI5WDH/prelimSKETCH6.jpg blog posts - "Gizmos, Gadgets and Guitars -The Story of Leo Fender" -my 31st illustrated picture book... above: view of one of the larger stage sketches, which are about 5.5”x8.5” in size… and allow me to see fairly accurately how the picture book is going to look. In this sketch because Leo has begun designing and building his own prototypes of electric guitars and amplifiers he’s studying guitarists playing their electrified acoustic guitars and asking them many questions about how they play, and what they want and need from a guitar… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1596045395802-LF3UZJDZC2IKIHFV6WFH/LARGEsketch8.jpg blog posts - "Gizmos, Gadgets and Guitars -The Story of Leo Fender" -my 31st illustrated picture book... above: a cropped detail view of one of the larger stage sketches… This one depicts Leo circa 1950 holding up his iconic FENDER Telecaster -a slim, solid body electric guitar… note: when in high school young Leo wore round style eyeglasses… and although as an adult he wore different eyeglass styles, for the purposes of character continuity I depicted Leo throughout all the illustrations wearing only round style eyeglasses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1596051950760-MPRQYHH0K9OIQVQ15023/LARGEsketch01.jpg blog posts - "Gizmos, Gadgets and Guitars -The Story of Leo Fender" -my 31st illustrated picture book... above: view of one of the full-sized FINAL sketches, 18” x 12” -which were officially presented to the publisher for their review… This sketch scene is of young teenage Leo when he was operating his fledgling radio repair business out of his bedroom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1596048260959-67U09D2PW50JS28I7Z05/LARGEsketch04.jpg blog posts - "Gizmos, Gadgets and Guitars -The Story of Leo Fender" -my 31st illustrated picture book... above: view of one of the full-sized FINAL sketches, 18” x 12” -which were officially presented to the publisher for their review… This sketch scene is of a western swing band popular in the 1930’s, many of which performed in Southern California where Leo saw them. The musician on the right is trying one of Leo’s prototype lap steel guitars and his prototype amplifier, too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1596048895250-VHTB3BKOFKXJFUJRLV3V/LARGEsketch03.jpg blog posts - "Gizmos, Gadgets and Guitars -The Story of Leo Fender" -my 31st illustrated picture book... above: view of one of the full-sized FINAL sketches, 18” x 12” -which were officially presented to the publisher for their review…… This sketch scene is of Leo studying the electronics schematics of lap steel guitars and amplifiers of the late 1930’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1596051335047-D1MU2X7000FQ1U15BKUB/LARGEsketch6.jpg blog posts - "Gizmos, Gadgets and Guitars -The Story of Leo Fender" -my 31st illustrated picture book... above: view of one of the full-sized FINAL sketches, 18” x 12” -which were officially presented to the publisher for their review… This sketch scene is of Leo designing and building his first slim, solid body electric guitar, which initially named a FENDER Broadcaster, but soon was renamed the Telecaster. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1596051251738-HN65TIHPT82R98WGWGMP/LARGEsketch7.jpg blog posts - "Gizmos, Gadgets and Guitars -The Story of Leo Fender" -my 31st illustrated picture book... above: view of one of the full-sized FINAL sketches, 18” x 12” -which were officially presented to the publisher for their review… This sketch scene is of some conventional guitar makers all laughing at Leo Fender’s electric guitar design of the FENDER Telecaster. On the right is an early 1950’s Rock n Roll musician playing and LOVING the innovative solid, slim body FENDER Telecaster electric guitar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1596057396968-H1IL0IOEH8YVPXZV8YB4/LARGEsketch9.jpg blog posts - "Gizmos, Gadgets and Guitars -The Story of Leo Fender" -my 31st illustrated picture book... above: view of one of the full-sized FINAL sketches, 18” x 12” -which were officially presented to the publisher for their review… In this sketch because Leo has begun designing and building his own prototypes of electric guitars and amplifiers he’s studying guitarists playing their electrified acoustic guitars and asking them many questions about how they play, and what they want and need from a guitar… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1596128874241-OMO152ZDMAD6WK9O3ZAB/FINALdetail10.jpg blog posts - "Gizmos, Gadgets and Guitars -The Story of Leo Fender" -my 31st illustrated picture book... above: a cropped detail view of one of the full-sized FINAL sketches, 18” x 12” -which were officially presented to the publisher for their review… This sketch depicts Leo’s FENDER Stratocaster electric guitar model which was first released to the marketplace in the early 1950’s… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1596062111479-5SRJ3NUQLGXQ1LB5SXZM/crayonDrawing.jpg blog posts - "Gizmos, Gadgets and Guitars -The Story of Leo Fender" -my 31st illustrated picture book... above: view of one of the final dark sepia crayon drawings, this one of young Leo’s workspace filled with miscellaneous gadget parts and tools… This drawing is scanned into Photoshop along with other drawn and painted elements -all into a hierarchy of various layers which are composed into the final illustration, including digitally painted color. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1596059946861-5NWCEY9OVW4IZ82UG9SK/crayonDrawing5.jpg blog posts - "Gizmos, Gadgets and Guitars -The Story of Leo Fender" -my 31st illustrated picture book... above: view of one of the final dark sepia crayon drawings, this one of a western swing band musician from the 1930’s… This drawing is scanned into Photoshop along with other drawn and painted elements -all into a hierarchy of various layers which are composed into the final illustration, including digitally painted color. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1596059988792-DFRSFWIIT8ISQLWX9QDE/crayonDrawing6.jpg blog posts - "Gizmos, Gadgets and Guitars -The Story of Leo Fender" -my 31st illustrated picture book... above: a detailed view of the final dark sepia crayon drawing shown directly above this one… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1596062233646-THIKNQVJKGQXK5418GZH/lightbox.jpg blog posts - "Gizmos, Gadgets and Guitars -The Story of Leo Fender" -my 31st illustrated picture book... above: view of one of the final dark sepia crayon drawings in progress -of young Leo as a teenager operating a radio repair business out of his bedroom. My sketch is on the light box, and on top of the sketch is another sheet of paper upon which I create the final drawing using the sketch underneath as a guide. On the side are some reference photos of the real Leo Fender as a teenager. The final drawing is then scanned into Photoshop along with other drawn and painted elements including digitally painted color -all into a hierarchy of various layers which are composed into the final illustration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1596062294380-25QPWJV1VQW4E4J3MT7F/lightbox2.jpg blog posts - "Gizmos, Gadgets and Guitars -The Story of Leo Fender" -my 31st illustrated picture book... above: view of one of the final dark sepia crayon drawings in progress -of Leo as a young man when he was working as an accountant. My sketch is on the light box, and on top of the sketch is another sheet of paper upon which I create the final drawing using the sketch underneath as a guide. On the side are some reference photos of the real Leo Fender as a teenager. The final drawing is then scanned into Photoshop along with other drawn and painted elements including digitally painted color -all into a hierarchy of various layers which are composed into the final illustration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1596062331340-QF35YNFLUOPJMEOGHV4T/crayonDrawing9.jpg blog posts - "Gizmos, Gadgets and Guitars -The Story of Leo Fender" -my 31st illustrated picture book... above: view of the final dark sepia crayon drawings which is for the front cover art -and conceptually is a kind of time warp -because it depicts Leo as a boy yet he’s holding his iconic FENDER Telecaster guitar which he did not actually invent until he was an adult. This final drawing is then scanned into Photoshop along with other drawn and painted elements including digitally painted color -all into a hierarchy of various layers which are composed into the final COVER illustration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1596062747388-E7FNI5C2MJ948UMDVW8C/texture01.jpg blog posts - "Gizmos, Gadgets and Guitars -The Story of Leo Fender" -my 31st illustrated picture book... above: one of the many various painted gouache textures that are an integral background element in some of the final illustrations… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1596132344235-YXYCABNIA1YTTCOWLEYW/texture02.jpg blog posts - "Gizmos, Gadgets and Guitars -The Story of Leo Fender" -my 31st illustrated picture book... above: one of the many various painted gouache textures that are an integral background element in some of the final illustrations… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1596083567119-4UKAG6GDWFNRXMOIKXBB/FINALdetail01.jpg blog posts - "Gizmos, Gadgets and Guitars -The Story of Leo Fender" -my 31st illustrated picture book... above: a cropped detail view of one of the completed FINAL illustrations… this one of a teenage Leo working on repairing a radio, a business he was operating out of his bedroom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1596083587984-D29HVZC7RWWWXYFOOTXK/FINALdetail02.jpg blog posts - "Gizmos, Gadgets and Guitars -The Story of Leo Fender" -my 31st illustrated picture book... above: a cropped detail view of one of the completed FINAL illustrations… this one of an adult Leo who just lost his job as an accountant due to the Great Depression era. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1596083618872-MVVFRPHQ7BXHXAE30W3H/FINALdetail03.jpg blog posts - "Gizmos, Gadgets and Guitars -The Story of Leo Fender" -my 31st illustrated picture book... above: a cropped detail view of one of the completed FINAL illustrations… this one of the gas station where Leo’s fledgling RADIO REPAIR shop was located in the 1930’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1596083636783-L223A1GFN2ZF97T5GY3M/FINALdetail04.jpg blog posts - "Gizmos, Gadgets and Guitars -The Story of Leo Fender" -my 31st illustrated picture book... above: a cropped detail view of one of the completed FINAL illustrations… this one of Leo intently studying the electronics schematics of lap steel guitars and amplifies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1596128732070-C3R2T90PBEAGZC8VKXD9/FINALdetail05.jpg blog posts - "Gizmos, Gadgets and Guitars -The Story of Leo Fender" -my 31st illustrated picture book... above: a cropped detail view of one of the completed FINAL illustrations… this one of western swing band musicians on stage in the 1930’s https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1596128751036-WHDIJZ24DXJKA1Q3HDJ4/FINALdetail06.jpg blog posts - "Gizmos, Gadgets and Guitars -The Story of Leo Fender" -my 31st illustrated picture book... above: a cropped detail view of one of the completed FINAL illustrations… this one of jazz guitarists in the studio, circa mid 1940’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1596128776162-DIRY6PX2N57NEDAYBQT6/FINALdetail07.jpg blog posts - "Gizmos, Gadgets and Guitars -The Story of Leo Fender" -my 31st illustrated picture book... above: a cropped detail view of one of the completed FINAL illustrations… this one of Leo developing his first Telecaster guitar in the workshop -his slim, solid body electric guitar, a huge design departure from the traditional hollow body acoustic guitars that were merely electrified. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1596128800557-9UPEAAAMF96P75MT37WK/FINALdetail08.jpg blog posts - "Gizmos, Gadgets and Guitars -The Story of Leo Fender" -my 31st illustrated picture book... above: a cropped detail view of one of the completed FINAL illustrations… this one of a Rock n Roll musician playing the innovative FENDER Telecaster -a slim, solid body electric guitar developed in the early 1950’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1596128823388-OB7BKGFALYR84SC5JG9K/FINALdetail09.jpg blog posts - "Gizmos, Gadgets and Guitars -The Story of Leo Fender" -my 31st illustrated picture book... above: a cropped detail view of one of the completed FINAL illustrations… this one of a contemporary Rock guitarist on stage slinging her FENDER guitar from side to side. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1596136523021-U65BG9M30A572AH6S3VI/PROCESSfinal01.jpg blog posts - "Gizmos, Gadgets and Guitars -The Story of Leo Fender" -my 31st illustrated picture book... above: using my sketch as my guide, I draw the main characters and objects with a dark sepia crayon, and then scan all these elements into Photoshop. Here is my drawing of a farm truck placed into a Photoshop layer… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1596136560623-LA2ILJ2H1Z7O5Y0WSFTP/PROCESSfinal02.jpg blog posts - "Gizmos, Gadgets and Guitars -The Story of Leo Fender" -my 31st illustrated picture book... above: Here I have added my drawing of young Leo into another Photoshop layer… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1596136587004-KDT1YA8E6BWRYQKDE3HZ/PROCESSfinal03.jpg blog posts - "Gizmos, Gadgets and Guitars -The Story of Leo Fender" -my 31st illustrated picture book... above: Here I have added my drawing of the fence post into another Photoshop layer… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1596136623450-E80ML4DA5JS4FUFBXDWZ/PROCESSfinal04.jpg blog posts - "Gizmos, Gadgets and Guitars -The Story of Leo Fender" -my 31st illustrated picture book... above: above: Here I have added texture and also painted digital color into more Photoshop layers… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1596136654583-VEW1NZ1NS5CLSQJPRFC2/PROCESSfinal05.jpg blog posts - "Gizmos, Gadgets and Guitars -The Story of Leo Fender" -my 31st illustrated picture book... above: Here I have added painted digital color in the truck as well as adding the orange grove trees in the background into Photoshop layers… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1596136679796-W8INF40GUD8W4NR5D9WO/PROCESSfinal06.jpg blog posts - "Gizmos, Gadgets and Guitars -The Story of Leo Fender" -my 31st illustrated picture book... above: Here, to compete the Leo character, I have painted digital color into more Photoshop layers… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1596140270398-4N2B2V4LWATTSKDBU8RI/FINALdetail11.jpg blog posts - "Gizmos, Gadgets and Guitars -The Story of Leo Fender" -my 31st illustrated picture book... above: Poor Leo lost his eye in that accident falling off the back of the truck, but it never stopped him from still being able to work with tools and tiny electronic parts, and reading schematics! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1596141962789-3TWGKW4ZHGPHY8XOIPUV/LARGEsketchCOVER.jpg blog posts - "Gizmos, Gadgets and Guitars -The Story of Leo Fender" -my 31st illustrated picture book... above: this is one of a handful of cover sketches I had submitted to the publisher and art director -and subsequently was their selection to be developed as the final cover art illustration. Note: The title type you see in this sketch was just inserted as mock type to see if I am allowing sufficient space for the art director/designer to then actually implement their final title design. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1596142418536-U1OQU14U4DUP5AJKKQ5E/FINALCOVER2.jpg blog posts - "Gizmos, Gadgets and Guitars -The Story of Leo Fender" -my 31st illustrated picture book... above: this is the final completed cover illustration. Note: The white silhouette shape in the background is the actual design shape of the FENDER Telecaster guitar body. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1596142754701-UQPZQ9HC1MUSCL87WHP2/image-asset.jpeg blog posts - "Gizmos, Gadgets and Guitars -The Story of Leo Fender" -my 31st illustrated picture book... above: this is the final completed cover illustration with the designer’s tentative title type design in place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1596152390085-DNFP08O7FQULOXXNZA7T/ENDPAPERSfinal.jpg blog posts - "Gizmos, Gadgets and Guitars -The Story of Leo Fender" -my 31st illustrated picture book... above: this is the final completed endpapers illustration. In this version (which will be printed in the front of the picture book) the guitars in the correct upright position are the FENDER Telecaster guitar. And the guitars in the upside down position are the FENDER Stratocaster guitar. This endpapers art will be vertically flipped when printed in the back of the book so that the Stratocaster guitars can take their turn in the correct upright position. https://www.stevensalerno.com/blog-posts/2020/6/4/coronavirus-insomnia monthly 0.5 2022-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1591301549776-DQ9YF2KPJ9W4EMCWH0RE/CORONAInsomnia.jpg blog posts - Coronavirus Insomnia... illustration for The Wall Street Journal by Steven Salerno -visit stevensalerno.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1591302796391-KV783WIITDV197MC8IDX/CoronaINSOMNIA.jpg blog posts - Coronavirus Insomnia... https://www.stevensalerno.com/blog-posts/2020/3/11/coronagym-to-work-out-or-not-to-work-out-at-the-gym-that-is-the-question monthly 0.5 2022-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1583946813439-UC9QF1MOIS57JERGEB0H/WSJcoronagym.jpg blog posts - CoronaGYM.... To work out or not to work out (at the gym) -that is the question. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1583947271271-1Z7BMIX2R0P2UPPTCKB3/CORONAgym1.jpg blog posts - CoronaGYM.... To work out or not to work out (at the gym) -that is the question. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1583947611516-AKHYVCGN0WLGR8B4IKME/CORONAgym2.jpg blog posts - CoronaGYM.... To work out or not to work out (at the gym) -that is the question. https://www.stevensalerno.com/blog-posts/2020/2/28/the-virus-fighter monthly 0.5 2022-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1583856245631-PXQGLR87EFUQKXE5V4IS/COVID19fighter.jpg blog posts - The Virus Fighter https://www.stevensalerno.com/blog-posts/2020/2/18/looming-overhead-the-corvid-19 monthly 0.5 2022-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1582055393760-HSHVOJRAP85EY59N3IPQ/coronavirus.jpg blog posts - "Looming Overhead" the COVID-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1582055696112-V559QAKJGNFJ6TQIRYZL/coronavirusDETAIL.jpg blog posts - "Looming Overhead" the COVID-19 https://www.stevensalerno.com/blog-posts/2019/10/8/little-king-tweeter monthly 0.5 2022-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1570572452552-LGYPPI2I12T4FVTO4YLR/LittleKingTweet.jpg blog posts - Little King Tweeter ^ above Little King Tweeter drawing by Steven Salerno –visit stevensalerno.com https://www.stevensalerno.com/blog-posts/2019/9/25/tech-tweens-boy-and-girls-have-different-motivations monthly 0.5 2022-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1569442466475-MEJF9IWNO3MY4JTFQG46/tweensTech.jpg blog posts - Tech Tweens –boy and girls have different motivations ^ above the complete final illustration that appeared in the printed newspaper –a boy gaming, and a girl engaged in social media https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1569442596536-WMOR1VY3WI5ZYNTQ0E1M/tweensTechONLINE.jpg blog posts - Tech Tweens –boy and girls have different motivations ^ above the modified horizontal format of the final illustration –accompanying the corresponding online version of the Tech Family article. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1569444119608-QL3RDNMN3C7GO4FZH5ID/tweensTechSKETCH02.jpg blog posts - Tech Tweens –boy and girls have different motivations ^ above one of about 7 preliminary rough sketches I presented to the art director Lisa DiLillo (and editors) at the Wall Street Journal –as the potential concept for the final illustration… This one depicting a tech gadget engulfing the tweens and how they approach using tech differently. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1569444145818-4VTFMGU3ZU5I3QGE8Z0E/tweensTechSKETCH04.jpg blog posts - Tech Tweens –boy and girls have different motivations ^ above one of about 7 preliminary rough sketches I presented to the art director Lisa DiLillo (and editors) at the Wall Street Journal –as the potential concept for the final illustration… This one depicting a girl on a sofa engaged in social media, with the flip image below of a boy commanding a military tank (gaming). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1569444164316-WMOC3V3PJLQ000JBZ4B7/tweensTechSKETCH05.jpg blog posts - Tech Tweens –boy and girls have different motivations ^ above one of about 7 preliminary rough sketches I presented to the art director Lisa DiLillo (and editors) at the Wall Street Journal –as the potential concept for the final illustration… This one depicting a boy slaying a mythical dragon and a girl sitting atop a storybook toadstool and engaged in social media. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1569444179485-KU1IFH37BUCF8YPCCHJD/tweensTechSKETCH06.jpg blog posts - Tech Tweens –boy and girls have different motivations ^ above one of about 7 preliminary rough sketches I presented to the art director Lisa DiLillo (and editors) at the Wall Street Journal –as the potential concept for the final illustration… This one depicting a girl self-reflectively engaged in social media –while a boy is fantasizing about courage and power by lifting a huge gaming device. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1569444196445-OGUWEZFA55T7DM4OIPQX/tweensTechSKETCH07.jpg blog posts - Tech Tweens –boy and girls have different motivations ^ above one of about 7 preliminary rough sketches I presented to the art director Lisa DiLillo (and editors) at the Wall Street Journal –as the potential concept for the final illustration… This one depicting boy and girl tweens in opposing directions regarding tech engagement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1569445046270-NFS8VHKI056BEE5KG5V9/tweensTechSKETCH01.jpg blog posts - Tech Tweens –boy and girls have different motivations ^ above This is the rough preliminary sketch that was approved by the WSJ art director and editors –the one for me to go ahead and proceed in creating the final illustration based on this sketch. This concept is a very mild one… simply depicting the two tweens back to back (connected almost like conjoined twins) yet they are approaching tech is very different ways: The boy engaged with gaming, and the girl engaged with social media connections. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1569445314479-00KTPW2OHOTI0T7O3M8L/image-asset.jpeg blog posts - Tech Tweens –boy and girls have different motivations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1569445331419-HFZ7KRFYACBRJ35FRMWR/tweensTechDETAIL2.jpg blog posts - Tech Tweens –boy and girls have different motivations https://www.stevensalerno.com/blog-posts/2019/9/16/climate-change-denial-the-head-in-the-sand-approach monthly 0.5 2022-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1568653358311-N3ZGJ94X0BBQI9ZX7X2D/ClimateChangeDeniers.jpg blog posts - Climate Change Denial (the head-in-the-sand approach) Head in the Sand –placing one’s head in the sand isn’t protection from the increasing ill effects of global climate change. A social commentary drawing by illustrator Steven Salerno. View more of his drawings in the social commentary portfolio section of his web site https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1568655068499-IG45FZIJ76AY1S9S3BFG/discerningTRUTH.jpg blog posts - Climate Change Denial (the head-in-the-sand approach) https://www.stevensalerno.com/blog-posts/2019/9/9/cartoon-character-designs-vector monthly 0.5 2022-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1569861066075-5J29M8KEWPRM1EAYI4RE/herrprofessor.jpg blog posts - Cartoon/Character Designs Herr Professor -cartoon character design by Steven Salerno https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1569861168619-UDP09IC7OHTRR7Q1HZ5R/baybee.jpg blog posts - Cartoon/Character Designs Baybee -cartoon character design by Steven Salerno https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1569861204542-GWUGUXPC00VWSA1HUB4R/simon02.jpg blog posts - Cartoon/Character Designs Simon (smiling) -cartoon character design by Steven Salerno https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1569861243713-W7WM19C8FBQR6PW6W3YJ/simon.jpg blog posts - Cartoon/Character Designs Simon (pointing) -cartoon character design by Steven Salerno https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1569861270020-O7H6AZLXC7J1MW6AUO1L/simon01.jpg blog posts - Cartoon/Character Designs Simon (running) -cartoon character design by Steven Salerno https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1569861295428-E0EGIVXTFPE2G0SSK2UW/swen.jpg blog posts - Cartoon/Character Designs Swen -cartoon character design by Steven Salerno https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1569861335284-EP1LBQSZIM2JG6VBOPPD/Ddawg.jpg blog posts - Cartoon/Character Designs D Dawg -cartoon character design by Steven Salerno https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1569861364652-9FIITGJTML4YLST0BV3L/Nasteena.jpg blog posts - Cartoon/Character Designs Nasteena -cartoon character design by Steven Salerno https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1569861394022-IJVQVYYBB6MONV9LDDTR/General.jpg blog posts - Cartoon/Character Designs The General -cartoon character design by Steven Salerno https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1569861419568-3ASEQPXVSER0PLRO3XJT/Maid.jpg blog posts - Cartoon/Character Designs MadMaid -cartoon character design by Steven Salerno https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1568062371287-N7D50L5OVYW17REEFT28/voicewalkPureSafety.jpg blog posts - Cartoon/Character Designs one of the final illustrated scenes and a factory manager character created for the advertising commercial, INSIGHT –produced by Voicewalk studio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1568062399697-T5MOV0Q8R2JDBMS3I9TH/voicewalkVAZING.jpg blog posts - Cartoon/Character Designs one of the final illustrated scenes and an office manager character created for the advertising commercial, VaZing –produced by Voicewalk studio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1568084421703-LXW9QIF6QC2XQTG3WCPQ/GIRLicecream.jpg blog posts - Cartoon/Character Designs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1568084441624-7INWR4MJTS44CJ8LT8JL/chefjello.jpg blog posts - Cartoon/Character Designs https://www.stevensalerno.com/blog-posts/2019/8/23/gizmos-gadgets-and-guitars-the-story-of-leo-fender-my-current-picture-book-project monthly 0.5 2022-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1566711552579-MFWVOU7S12CBANWEIXYJ/thumbnail01.jpg blog posts - Gadgets, Gizmos and Guitars –The Story of Leo Fender ...my current picture book project one of the rough preliminary storyboard thumbnail sketches for Gadgets, Gizmos and Guitars –to begin working out which actions and events in the story will be illustrated… this one of teenage Leo Fender working on a radio for his first gadget repair business, operated out of his bedroom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1566596533716-F1S452N2Q6H1NQ8OFXGT/thumbnail06.jpg blog posts - Gadgets, Gizmos and Guitars –The Story of Leo Fender ...my current picture book project one of the rough preliminary storyboard thumbnail sketches for Gizmos, Gadgets, and Guitars –to begin working out which actions and events in the story will be illustrated… This one of a Western Swing Band trio testing out an early electrified acoustic guitar and an electric slide lap guitar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1566596566600-45JFWS6PDTDI3S3XM3SX/thumbnail05.jpg blog posts - Gadgets, Gizmos and Guitars –The Story of Leo Fender ...my current picture book project a sheet of rough preliminary storyboard thumbnail sketches for Gizmos, Gadgets, and Guitars –to begin working out which actions and events in the story will be illustrated… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1566596607799-Y7ET93TQ3VPNNZXLAO30/thumbnail04.jpg blog posts - Gadgets, Gizmos and Guitars –The Story of Leo Fender ...my current picture book project one of the rough preliminary storyboard thumbnail sketches for Gizmos, Gadgets, and Guitars –to begin working out which actions and events in the story will be illustrated… This one of Leo at age 12 when he first became interested in electronics. https://www.stevensalerno.com/blog-posts/2019/3/3/steven-salerno-illustrator-amp-picture-book-author-full-bio monthly 0.5 2025-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/702f8e2d-bd03-4072-916e-6feef1b6cf1a/biopagePHOTO2024.jpg blog posts - extended bio of illustrator/author Steven Salerno New York City based illustrator/author Steven Salerno (photo 2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1565126653416-Y3JRJZ9K8YAW8EYVAN08/biopageBOOM.jpg blog posts - extended bio of illustrator/author Steven Salerno https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1561609913587-8H0J4S2AC7JXZXKTMVZW/cocktailparty.jpg blog posts - extended bio of illustrator/author Steven Salerno ^ Cocktail Party -an editorial illustration by Steven Salerno created for Gotham magazine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1560128723674-ZNWTF4D0JER1S1AFDZLL/biopageMyBooks.jpg blog posts - extended bio of illustrator/author Steven Salerno ^ to date Steven Salerno has illustrated 39 fiction & non-fiction picture books for kids, of which 5 of the titles he is both the author & illustrator: Little Tumbo, Coco the Carrot, Harry Hungry!, Wild Child, and Tim’s Goodbye https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1552536486650-NGQ4AXRZIZ4M1MX3P6P3/influences.jpg blog posts - extended bio of illustrator/author Steven Salerno ^ just a few of Steven Salerno’s artistic influences, such as Windsor McKay, Honore Daumier, Francisco Goya, Ludwig Bemelmans, Henri Toulouse-Lautrec, Gustaf Tenggren, and many others… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1551978695227-EU2L11MVB0RTE2E1TOMV/1987.jpg blog posts - extended bio of illustrator/author Steven Salerno ^ an illustration from 1987 by Steven Salerno for The New York Times -which appeared in their Sunday Magazine… for an article about The US monitoring countries trying to develop military nuclear capabilities. (crayon, ink, & ink wash) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1551925508436-86JTWBKKLJDHFN79OAME/1981.jpg blog posts - extended bio of illustrator/author Steven Salerno ^ one of Steven Salerno’s early illustrations from 1981 -for a political magazine …which depicts then President Ronald Reagan as the Pied Piper character leading the Republican Party… (litho crayon on paper) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1551925864886-6HVQDG8P1S6PHP28N6CV/1981DETAIL.jpg blog posts - extended bio of illustrator/author Steven Salerno ^ a detail view of the top image: President Ronald Reagan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1552513067670-IDGLH7AICAD2WBWVMHJT/fightnightSALERNO.jpg blog posts - extended bio of illustrator/author Steven Salerno ^ an illustration from the early 1980’s created by Steven Salerno for the new television channel, MTV -for their segment, Friday Night Fights -the interior of the boxer’s screen heads were animated. (litho crayon on paper) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1552002532613-8RT84RKTMXPBH968CZ77/Hogan.jpg blog posts - extended bio of illustrator/author Steven Salerno ^ one of Steven Salerno’s golf art images… this one is a portrait of American golfing legend, Ben Hogan circa 1953. (crayon, wood grain, digital) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1564075747839-MD7XOOXD5YLHVXPVPQ7U/ManInRed.jpg blog posts - extended bio of illustrator/author Steven Salerno ^ one of Steven Salerno’s golf art drawings… The Man in Red /Tiger Woods (gouache/digital) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1565107830261-GI627OXSFCHGUY9K613F/pebble2K10.jpg blog posts - extended bio of illustrator/author Steven Salerno ^ golf poster created by Steven Salerno… a view of the Pebble Beach Golf Links (digital) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1552512354872-M8BUZKU19ONAW793FMSK/cocktail.jpg blog posts - extended bio of illustrator/author Steven Salerno ^ one of Steven Salerno’s illustrations from the early ‘90’s… The Cocktail Party (ink & pastel) created in a much lighter and more whimsical stylization compared to his illustrations at the very beginning of his illustration career which generally were dark and serious in tone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1552512390336-TX77J3XZ0YOHWGZQWBN5/Pesto.jpg blog posts - extended bio of illustrator/author Steven Salerno ^ a series of light & whimsical illustrations by Steven Salerno created in the early ‘90’s for PESTO, a cookbook published by Chronicle Books (crayon, colored pencil, pastel) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1565978272834-MKO90N03MTCBIOK2P064/biopageNewYorker2.jpg blog posts - extended bio of illustrator/author Steven Salerno ^ cyclist -one of Steven Salerno’s ink drawings within a series of small drawings created in 1992 for The New Yorker magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1552578524061-FI2LHAHNPR11F5UCC6MP/newyorker1992.jpg blog posts - extended bio of illustrator/author Steven Salerno ^ woman in bath -one of Steven Salerno’s ink drawings (using a crowquill pen) within a series of small drawings created in 1992 for The New Yorker magazine. (The pastel coloring seen in the drawing was added at a later date) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1555439315302-1SMNMTB3X5T94IEBKOJ7/degree.jpg blog posts - extended bio of illustrator/author Steven Salerno ^ a packaging illustration created for DEGREE Girl deodorant applicator. client: Red Orchestra Creative/Chicago https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1564081890262-I07GMBEQPHJ8231QJD7P/mozart.jpg blog posts - extended bio of illustrator/author Steven Salerno ^ one of Steven Salerno’s posters from the mid-1990’s created for The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra -for their Mozart series. (ink, crayon, pastel) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1561005040462-2YGE317OUYT0P5RL4LHT/1991.jpg blog posts - extended bio of illustrator/author Steven Salerno ^ one in a series of monthly B&W editorial illustrations created for Saturday Night magazine (Canada) for their Letters column https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1555439344184-RFKA2DX2BX92VMZRUK3I/pickles.jpg blog posts - extended bio of illustrator/author Steven Salerno ^ packaging label illustration created for Patti’s Pickledilly Pickles (from series of 4 various labels) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1555439395085-1AZGXRV2FYHG81W63IZS/olivers.jpg blog posts - extended bio of illustrator/author Steven Salerno ^ packaging/printed matter/lens cleaner illustrations created for OLIVER PEOPLES eyewear company https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1560313588640-TN0BIC7ARAU3P42FZHQN/mudpuppy.jpg blog posts - extended bio of illustrator/author Steven Salerno ^ First Puzzles -puzzles & packaging created for Galison/Mudpuppy (books and games for kids) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1560189668272-AU8E10X0OXXERAT8P2E1/finocchio.jpg blog posts - extended bio of illustrator/author Steven Salerno ^ an editorial illustration by Steven Salerno created for Traditional Home magazine -an article on cooking with finocchio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1564082234071-0H5RDLR4EL5F21J9LER6/elpaso2.jpg blog posts - extended bio of illustrator/author Steven Salerno ^ packaging illustrations by Steven Salerno created for El Paso Chile Company -for exclusive sale through Williams-Sonoma https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1564082492348-A02Q04PBI0T50ZL0L4BF/peapod.jpg blog posts - extended bio of illustrator/author Steven Salerno ^ an advertising/packaging illustration by Steven Salerno created for Healthy Choice frozen foods https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1560189984170-3YEU3VWPKJJUEQDMNU30/mcdonalds.jpg blog posts - extended bio of illustrator/author Steven Salerno ^ advertising illustrations by Steven Salerno created for McDonald’s restaurants for Southwest Salad promotions and packaging https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1560357347618-BZD59OS9MORF27M78KEE/01chuck.jpeg blog posts - extended bio of illustrator/author Steven Salerno ^ cover of Chicken Chuck -written by Bill Martin Jr. & illustrated by Steven Salerno Winslow Press 2000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1560269328101-FYR91RCTQ2DZACSSFFMN/02DLB.jpeg blog posts - extended bio of illustrator/author Steven Salerno ^ cover of The Dirty Little Boy -written by Margaret Wise Brown & illustrated by Steven Salerno Winslow Press 2001 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1564076559443-UZ419V1DRJY0CQTDWFVV/biopageMyBooks.jpg blog posts - extended bio of illustrator/author Steven Salerno ^ to date Steven Salerno has illustrated 39 fiction & non-fiction picture books for kids, of which 5 of these titles he is both author & illustrator: Little Tumbo, Coco the Carrot, Harry Hungry!, Wild Child, and his recent author/illustrator title, Tim’s Goodbye, in 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1564688338303-MI1QSG785CUC4BCQ6AP9/witness.jpg blog posts - extended bio of illustrator/author Steven Salerno ^ The Witness (aka: Upstate New York) a crime drawing by Steven Salerno (ink, gouache, digital) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1560196691086-VHWMQZXWZCZZ042LUZNR/biopageNYT.jpg blog posts - extended bio of illustrator/author Steven Salerno ^ an editorial illustration by Steven Salerno created for The New York Times for an article on large apartments for large families in the city. (view of the entire printed page) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1560218619459-24B7Z6A59PKHVX1TS6ZX/achilles.jpg blog posts - extended bio of illustrator/author Steven Salerno ^ an editorial illustration by Steven Salerno created for The New York Times Book Review for the 2012 review of the book, The Song of Achilles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1564083257531-DGJG14TMG7D0DRS06MRR/frosterCUPCAKES2.jpg blog posts - extended bio of illustrator/author Steven Salerno ^ an advertising illustration by Steven Salerno created for FrOSTER cupcakes & cakes web campaign https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1560277773589-HNC8I7QIDWZJLIFQKWWN/ferriswheel06.jpg blog posts - extended bio of illustrator/author Steven Salerno ^ a detail of an illustration from The Fantastic Ferris Wheel -written by Betsy Harvey Kraft & illustrated by Steven Salerno -Henry Holt & Co./Christy Ottaviano Books 2015 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1560196853652-BN6NQPNP8CFQZZM38495/trumpRUSS.jpg blog posts - extended bio of illustrator/author Steven Salerno ^ an editorial illustration by Steven Salerno satirizing President Donald Trump and his alleged connections with Russia, created for INX editorial services https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1560197176865-RIG5J2IDKBVLLXCNS7TL/related.chefs.jpg blog posts - extended bio of illustrator/author Steven Salerno ^ advertising illustration by Steven Salerno created for The Related Companies -from a series of 12 images for on-site promotional graphics for One Hill South -their new apartment complex in Washington DC. (The size of the installed window graphics totaled 9 feet high x 76 feet wide) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1564076911325-WRNWFTQ8GIZ42OBLZ5L5/discerningTRUTH.jpg blog posts - extended bio of illustrator/author Steven Salerno ^ an editorial illustration by Steven Salerno on the topic of why some people seemingly cannot discern the truth even when it is right in front of them. Created for INX editorial services https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1564076841966-T4DZ841PFD4ET7AYL0L3/JapanCrimeBoss1933.jpg blog posts - extended bio of illustrator/author Steven Salerno ^ a recent illustration by Steven Salerno -one in a series of crime boss portraits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1564722273671-A9VWBHK640KKPSWZPCRT/OneHillSouth03.jpg blog posts - extended bio of illustrator/author Steven Salerno ^ Cafe Couple (2016) -1 in a series of 12 large-scale promotional graphics by Steven Salerno created for developer Related Companies for on-site promotional advertising of their new apartment building development, One Hill South, in Washington DC. (when installed the graphics totaled 9 feet high X 76 feet wide) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1565038981634-L7RZ97TB0AEXHQBZWZZ5/AnneFrank.jpg blog posts - extended bio of illustrator/author Steven Salerno https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1565039463731-IJL8RU7T71NFPTJVHKU6/KingDonaldDETAIL.jpg blog posts - extended bio of illustrator/author Steven Salerno https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1565039024041-RYCU824J66AZ4JTT5Y2Q/abe.jpg blog posts - extended bio of illustrator/author Steven Salerno https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1560198106472-QAUKSQK7J7ZSOBOO6L6Q/creature13.jpg blog posts - extended bio of illustrator/author Steven Salerno one in a series of alien creature sketches by illustrator Steven Salerno https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1564077499575-KVZB136WU3GQAM4ZOQ9I/creature02.jpg blog posts - extended bio of illustrator/author Steven Salerno one in a series of alien creature sketches by illustrator Steven Salerno https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1560198148037-79HN74RPCAKGQDN4EYN5/creature32.jpg blog posts - extended bio of illustrator/author Steven Salerno one in a series of alien creature sketches by illustrator Steven Salerno https://www.stevensalerno.com/blog-posts/2019/7/28/sci-fi-character-sketch-warrior-repair monthly 0.5 2022-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1564337413188-OOME73B4G65A7U8C63OA/warriorREPAIR.jpg blog posts - Sci-Fi Character Sketch: Warrior Repair above ^ Sci-Fi character sketch by Steven Salerno… a cyborg warrior repair station depicting a unit having its arm being repaired and replaced. (ink/gouache/collage/digital) visit stevensalerno.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1564339036601-5QYH0VEE6XMYRSOZ6ABQ/warriorREPAIRdetail.jpg blog posts - Sci-Fi Character Sketch: Warrior Repair above ^ Sci-Fi character sketch (DETAIL) by Steven Salerno… a cyborg warrior repair station depicting a unit having its arm being repaired and replaced. (ink/gouache/collage/digital) visit stevensalerno.com https://www.stevensalerno.com/blog-posts/2019/7/12/creating-my-recent-illustration-for-the-wall-street-journal-life-amp-arts-section monthly 0.5 2022-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1563045721887-F0B6MGR1NTSAMY3YAXI8/xSpilloverFINAL02.jpg blog posts - Creating an Illustration for The Wall Street Journal's 'Life & Arts' section above new illustration recently created by Steven Salerno for 7/16/19 issue of The Wall Street Journal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1563161463862-BB7MG6P8QGZBWCKM500Q/foodChampagne.jpg blog posts - Creating an Illustration for The Wall Street Journal's 'Life & Arts' section one of my whimsical illustrations from years ago also for The Wall Street Journal -created for art director, Dan Smith https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1563047029285-IXN2W7RC6YMA6W7MUTCV/SpilloverSKETCH01.jpg blog posts - Creating an Illustration for The Wall Street Journal's 'Life & Arts' section (sketch version 1) above is the very first rough sketch created just for myself to get the ball rolling… one which I did NOT show to the art director -because it was just too obscure and busy, not focussed enough. My intended idea was of a couple arguing at home after their work day -with their “home” being a boxing ring shape metaphor also abstractly being a “house” shape too, with their two workplace office buildings squeezing in from the left and right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1563047087407-YKKOJSR6NDB2NDGISAFO/SpilloverSKETCH02.jpg blog posts - Creating an Illustration for The Wall Street Journal's 'Life & Arts' section (sketch version 2) above is the 2nd version sketch which also was NOT shown to the art director. In this version I merely pushed the boxing ring metaphor further by dressing the couple in boxing gloves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1563048374323-IZK5C9N2TVRDLI59V0FX/SpilloverSKETCH03.jpg blog posts - Creating an Illustration for The Wall Street Journal's 'Life & Arts' section (sketch version 3) above is the 3rd version sketch. In this version instead of showing the whole shape of the boxing ring, I opted to just show one corner of the boxing ring representing the peak of a house, with just a hint of corporate office buildings in the background. The idea is that the pressures of work are always present and the cause of added conflicts at home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1563048903988-T1DGSM0HUXPDXQ9E6ZJK/SpilloverSKETCH04.jpg blog posts - Creating an Illustration for The Wall Street Journal's 'Life & Arts' section (sketch version 4) above is the 4th version sketch. In this version I eliminated the boxing gloves… figuring that actually depicting boxing gloves and the boxing metaphor was an unsophisticated concept and would not be approved by the art director and editors anyway. Because even hinting metaphorically at the suggestion of physical altercation between people, especially with a woman, will understandably be seen as a poorly chosen metaphor which only perpetuates a harmful dynamic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1563050087572-F8OAGESFXVK9S7400Z2S/SpilloverSKETCH05.jpg blog posts - Creating an Illustration for The Wall Street Journal's 'Life & Arts' section (sketch version 5) above is the 5th version sketch. In this version I also eliminated the boxing ring metaphor completely… and simply depicted a couple looking stressed out and uncommunicative perched atop their home, with the office buildings still looming in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1563050311169-0FQMVENGRABIG0RMCU1Y/SpilloverSKETCH06.jpg blog posts - Creating an Illustration for The Wall Street Journal's 'Life & Arts' section (sketch version 6) above is the 6th version sketch. In this version felt that the point of the workplace pressure being a dominant factor was not clear enough, so I created larger office building shapes on the left and right putting the squeeze on the couple, seen at home projecting this stress onto each other… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1563050525556-OWY4KIYT2R73EHVTXZ29/SpilloverSKETCH07.jpg blog posts - Creating an Illustration for The Wall Street Journal's 'Life & Arts' section (sketch version 7) above is the 7th version sketch. In this version I changed the position and pose of the two characters so that they are now back to back atop their home… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1563050629819-KJEYRHS4S8YC41GDM9OL/SpilloverSKETCH08.jpg blog posts - Creating an Illustration for The Wall Street Journal's 'Life & Arts' section (sketch version 8) above is the 8th version sketch. In this version I felt that the important point of the pressures from the workplace was still not being emphasized enough so here I literally placed the office buildings onto the backs of the stressed out couple… extra baggage that is like the psychological straw that breaks the camel’s back… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1563050796782-YCTY3DJ0DDNGA7O4K5K3/SpilloverSKETCH09.jpg blog posts - Creating an Illustration for The Wall Street Journal's 'Life & Arts' section (sketch version 9) above is the 9th version sketch. In this final sketch version I felt that having the heavy office buildings as a burden on the backs of the two characters was ultimately too easy and and not really graphically interesting enough… so I moved on to the concept of having the couple arguing at home, and the large office building depicted as a large heavy weight hanging just above their heads casting a dark shadow over their home. (NOTE: it was at this point in time I learned that the dimensions for the illustration appearing in the newspaper would be a vertical shape, which is why this sketch #9 was changed to a vertical shape.) I emailed my official preliminary sketches (#3’s through #9) to art director Lisa DiLillo for her to evaluate. Lisa got back to me indicating that she and the editors involved had selected my sketch version #9 -depicting the concept of the heavy office building weight hanging over the arguing couple’s heads. Perfect! This was the sketch I felt was the more compelling concept and most interesting graphically anyway. I was glad this was the sketch I’d now be developing as the final illustration! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1563052105549-XWLQ0W9WYHY7U3B4TQK0/xSpilloverFINAL01.jpg blog posts - Creating an Illustration for The Wall Street Journal's 'Life & Arts' section above is the FINAL completed illustration that was presented to WSJ art director Lisa DiLillo… specs: The final illustration was created in Photoshop in RGB color mode and at a 300dpi resolution. It is approximately 9” high x 6.5” wide, the same size that it will be printed in the newspaper. It was composed in about 15 layers, each layer consisting of the various elements and textures comprising the illustration. (see Photoshop screen shot further down in the post) You can see in the final illustration above that it follows the approved sketch very closely but the line work and quality in the drawing of the couple is much more refined and concise now… the little house is more detailed too compared to the sketch, and even the office building in the final illustration, though purposely “loose”, is now a bit more refined in execution compared to the roughness seen in the sketch. And the upper sky area of the final illustration has a more refined and deliberate texture now (which was created with colored pencils and scanned into Photoshop). REQUEST FOR A REVISION Once Lisa DiLillo and the editors reviewed my final illustration, Lisa came back with the constructive comment that they all felt the “office building” hanging above the couple’s heads looked too much like an old factory or old railroad building, and needed to look like a modern glass & steel office building. As soon as I read Lisa’s comment I immediately concurred. Logically the building in the illustration should definitely look like a modern office building! I had clearly missed the mark on this feature. So I had to spend a couple more hours modifying my illustration and draw a modern office building then insert it into the illustration replacing the “old” looking building. It is these last minute modifications that having created the illustration digitally in Photoshop is a distinct advantage! Because the illustration in Photoshop is created in a hierarchy of multiple individual layers, thus allowing me to easily swap out the old building with the new building without affecting the background layer at all. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1563052176781-NKKSBGFTW030ZFMTQ93U/xSpilloverFINAL02.jpg blog posts - Creating an Illustration for The Wall Street Journal's 'Life & Arts' section above is the FINAL APPROVED ILLUSTRATION which appeared in 7/16/19 The Wall Street Journal printed newspaper edition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1563058867170-9FJDQJB0R8YRLE7X2OKN/xSpilloverFINAL02detail1.jpg blog posts - Creating an Illustration for The Wall Street Journal's 'Life & Arts' section above is a detail of the FINAL ILLUSTRATION -the stressed out couple arguing. I drew the couple using a brush tool in Photoshop emulating the look of an ink line that bleeds very slightly… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1563058890986-LEPLCV3CHJDH5VQXCR72/xSpilloverFINAL02detail2.jpg blog posts - Creating an Illustration for The Wall Street Journal's 'Life & Arts' section above is a detail of the FINAL ILLUSTRATION -the stressed out couple arguing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1563058978449-8YLL9IXAXVMSMHQCJMTM/xSpilloverFINAL02detail3.jpg blog posts - Creating an Illustration for The Wall Street Journal's 'Life & Arts' section above is a detail of the FINAL ILLUSTRATION -the office building hanging above the couple. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1563244384640-7EXZ160NL15EIPN9DH49/xSpilloverWEBview.jpg blog posts - Creating an Illustration for The Wall Street Journal's 'Life & Arts' section above is the on-line alternative format horizontal version of the FINAL ILLUSTRATION as seen on wsj.com https://www.stevensalerno.com/blog-posts/2019/7/3/brexit-not-so-smooth-of-an-exit-editorial-illustration-by-steven-salerno monthly 0.5 2022-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1562172218985-AHDG3J24MWNROBUFEWUE/Brexit.jpg blog posts - BREXIT -Not So Smooth of an Exit? illustration by Steven Salerno ^ Brexit -Not So Smooth of an Exit? -illustration by Steven Salerno -visit stevensalerno.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1562172888653-IQCE5ZTW4MV0GQIS85J8/BrexitDETAIL1.jpg blog posts - BREXIT -Not So Smooth of an Exit? illustration by Steven Salerno ^ Brexit -Not So Smooth of an Exit? (detail) -illustration by Steven Salerno -visit stevensalerno.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1562172916416-PB0ICWHK8FZQE6AKCR2C/BrexitDETAIL2.jpg blog posts - BREXIT -Not So Smooth of an Exit? illustration by Steven Salerno ^ Brexit -Not So Smooth of an Exit? (detail) -illustration by Steven Salerno -visit stevensalerno.com https://www.stevensalerno.com/blog-posts/2019/6/25/under-foot-my-rug-designs-to-appeal-to-your-eye-and-your-feet monthly 0.5 2022-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1561484170125-O02DFBE1PIKHILC2L951/Glimmer.jpg blog posts - UNDER FOOT: my rug designs, to appeal to your eye and your feet glimmer rug design by Steven Salerno 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1561484250878-2CKE8A4JUSLIT0M4QMNG/Teaming.jpg blog posts - UNDER FOOT: my rug designs, to appeal to your eye and your feet teeming rug design by Steven Salerno 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1561484292411-CO0IF3A0X6BJZ6CL45TM/WalkTheDino.jpg blog posts - UNDER FOOT: my rug designs, to appeal to your eye and your feet walk the dino rug design by Steven Salerno 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1561484339936-D2FCCL7EQBKVN1FEFNSB/ForestFloor01.jpg blog posts - UNDER FOOT: my rug designs, to appeal to your eye and your feet forest floor 1 rug design by Steven Salerno 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1561484403652-O7JOWRBMW95JZN9B5L7M/EmpireDawn.jpg blog posts - UNDER FOOT: my rug designs, to appeal to your eye and your feet empire dawn rug design by Steven Salerno 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1561484440567-534A43KEF1WUWXSA5PDW/Leaves.jpg blog posts - UNDER FOOT: my rug designs, to appeal to your eye and your feet leaves rug design by Steven Salerno 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1561484475004-2OXNSXRJB05P4PH9KQK2/MoreEggs.jpg blog posts - UNDER FOOT: my rug designs, to appeal to your eye and your feet more eggs rug design by Steven Salerno 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1561486282980-SZDNS5VM6KT4RS10HFXZ/CityFeel.jpg blog posts - UNDER FOOT: my rug designs, to appeal to your eye and your feet city feel rug design by Steven Salerno 2019 https://www.stevensalerno.com/blog-posts/2019/6/19/donald-trump-the-master-trumppeteer-pulling-all-the-strings monthly 0.5 2022-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1561579976707-DMF1ZO2VDN1MX60RS4O5/Trumppet.jpg blog posts - Donald Trump, the Master Trumppeteer pulling all the strings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1561580006331-2JOGUWLMK5SUFVLN49UW/TrumppetDETAIL.jpg blog posts - Donald Trump, the Master Trumppeteer pulling all the strings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1561580042870-0AOCWXPFMFD109ZWLJY9/TrumppetDETAIL2.jpg blog posts - Donald Trump, the Master Trumppeteer pulling all the strings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1560972866382-8FQHO7359U0TSVTBT0VL/1981.jpg blog posts - Donald Trump, the Master Trumppeteer pulling all the strings above/ a 1982 illustration of Ronald Reagan as a Pied Piper character by Steven Salerno (litho crayon on paper) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1560972878595-7WPRC4WOGMOPT03DEJHA/1981DETAIL.jpg blog posts - Donald Trump, the Master Trumppeteer pulling all the strings above/ a 1982 illustration (DETAIL) of Ronald Reagan as a Pied Piper character by Steven Salerno (litho crayon on paper) https://www.stevensalerno.com/blog-posts/2019/6/11/2019-us-open-championship-back-again-at-pebble-beach monthly 0.5 2022-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1560287634929-19GF8P1EW54ICPATO409/SoaringAbovePebble.jpg blog posts - 2019 US Open Championship back again at Pebble Beach 2010 poster by Steven Salerno… Soaring Above Pebble -depicting a birds-eye-view of the Pebble Beach Golf Links https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1560291097449-25M4UL25YEK4F9ZQEH6U/SoaringAbovePebbleDETAIL.jpg blog posts - 2019 US Open Championship back again at Pebble Beach detail of 2010 poster by Steven Salerno… Soaring Above Pebble -depicting a birds-eye-view of the Pebble Beach Golf Links https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1560289114540-K9RQK0ECLXZUI4Z04B4P/pebble2K10.jpg blog posts - 2019 US Open Championship back again at Pebble Beach 2010 poster by Steven Salerno… Pebble 2K10 -depicting a wind-blown cypress tree on the Pebble Beach Golf Links https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1560291178396-06QKNETSJXL0BXO3FZOT/pebble2K10DETAIL.jpg blog posts - 2019 US Open Championship back again at Pebble Beach detail of 2010 poster by Steven Salerno… Pebble 2K10 -depicting a wind-blown cypress tree on the Pebble Beach Golf Links https://www.stevensalerno.com/blog-posts/2019/6/2/198biwo0os16wqw1r82d4n2ek8sk43 monthly 0.5 2022-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1559530394071-GXOKTT6QCN1YZVG6EMXX/creature33.jpg blog posts - Another alien creature design sketch by Steven Salerno... a human-like alien creature with yellow skin and slots in his head… sketch by Steven Salerno. Visit stevensalerno.com to view many more of his curious alien creature sketches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1559531101100-5XTDXOAAL6M6867QB55E/creature32.jpg blog posts - Another alien creature design sketch by Steven Salerno... an alien creature wearing a protective helmet and suit that is integrated with his body and face… sketch by Steven Salerno. Visit stevensalerno.com to view many more of his curious alien creature sketches. https://www.stevensalerno.com/blog-posts/2019/5/21/president-trump-don-san-heads-to-tokyo-to-attend-grand-sumo-tournament monthly 0.5 2022-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1558470476899-D50WYVKTTGTO5P0MXF1F/SumoDON.jpg blog posts - President Trump (Don-san) Heads to Tokyo to Attend Grand Sumo Tournament... my drawing of Don-san… President Trump as a sumo wrestler, named “Otoro” (Fatty Tuna). 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(Can Tiger win a 5th Green Jacket?) Can Tiger win a 5th Green Jacket 14 years after his last Masters victory? -illustration by Steven Salerno -visit stevensalerno.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1552339471666-Z9S86OXDD6P59S5ZMUT4/Tiger5thmastersDETAIL.jpg blog posts - 14 Years Later... (Can Tiger win a 5th Green Jacket?) detail of full illustration at top https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1552339560602-3ESI8H4ZIO4AB7FYFD74/Tiger5thmastersDETAIL2.jpg blog posts - 14 Years Later... (Can Tiger win a 5th Green Jacket?) detail of full illustration at top https://www.stevensalerno.com/blog-posts/2019/2/20/the-friend-ship-a-preliminary-character-study-drawing monthly 0.5 2022-04-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1550690104890-17VVL41HV9LBTR8A4VFD/FriendShip2.jpg blog posts - The Friend Ship -a preliminary character study drawing a preliminary test illustration (character study) for The Friend Ship, a new picture book story written by Steven Salerno, which depicts little Mike bringing the wooden toy boat (that his Grampy made for him) to the stream nearby… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1550691932314-GUGKVU6Z9UOTUHBF6SS6/FriendShip3.jpg blog posts - The Friend Ship -a preliminary character study drawing (DETAIL VIEW) a preliminary test illustration (character study) for The Friend Ship, a new picture book story written by Steven Salerno, which depicts little Mike bringing the wooden toy boat (that his Grampy made for him) to the stream nearby… https://www.stevensalerno.com/blog-posts/2019/1/20/the-crayon-man monthly 0.5 2022-04-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1548019803016-TWQSI2JQ0RCWYWD36V0E/CRAYON01.jpg blog posts - the illustration process of Steven Salerno for the new picture book, THE CRAYON MAN cover of the upcoming picture book, The Crayon Man -written by Natascha Biebow & illustrated by Steven Salerno, to be released by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in March 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1548439834292-05HELSWB8FKOMM06YYXH/WEBfinalDETAIL05.jpg blog posts - the illustration process of Steven Salerno for the new picture book, THE CRAYON MAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1548370756009-Q9SIDN92LTBMZWLHTC5K/WEBfinalDETAIL04.jpg blog posts - the illustration process of Steven Salerno for the new picture book, THE CRAYON MAN above is a small vignette illustration from The Crayon Man -depicting Edwin Binney on the day he successfully finalized the recipe for his invention, Crayola Crayons! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1548019557170-68YRG628YTE3IIS1SW2I/BAB02.jpg blog posts - the illustration process of Steven Salerno for the new picture book, THE CRAYON MAN cropped view of cover for Brothers at Bat -written by Audrey Vernick & illustrated by Steven Salerno (2012, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1548094486002-3E4IGDZ33DARY87V145Y/WEBroughSK00manuscript.jpg blog posts - the illustration process of Steven Salerno for the new picture book, THE CRAYON MAN above: cropped detail view of the story manuscript for The Crayon Man -with my quick, tiny thumbnail sketches drawn directly into the manuscript margins -wherein I begin to immediately work out content and composition of the planned illustrations… and even the rough blocking placement of the corresponding story text. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1548026050422-YNTRGFIKQ7BOU8RJ8KVH/WEBroughSK10edwinhome.jpg blog posts - the illustration process of Steven Salerno for the new picture book, THE CRAYON MAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1548223784471-8UOY14ZYUISKUWF8A8T1/refinedSK02edwinhome.jpg blog posts - the illustration process of Steven Salerno for the new picture book, THE CRAYON MAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1548441688715-EV8YM9VQBIBAVOPHKQY8/WEBfinalDETAIL06.jpg blog posts - the illustration process of Steven Salerno for the new picture book, THE CRAYON MAN above 3 images: at top is the initial thumbnail rough sketch… and in the middle is the corresponding final stage sketch based on the thumbnail’s core idea: Edwin arriving home covered in color. And at the bottom is a cropped detail view of the completed final illustration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1548026181430-VWJZLED3LRPXG4KX8EYJ/WEBroughSK11edwinwatching.jpg blog posts - the illustration process of Steven Salerno for the new picture book, THE CRAYON MAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1548223828273-2E483J208XJKNE48RM4Z/refinedSK03edwinwaiting.jpg blog posts - the illustration process of Steven Salerno for the new picture book, THE CRAYON MAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1548442612984-H89XUQ6Z0115F3WY97KZ/WEBfinalDETAIL08.jpg blog posts - the illustration process of Steven Salerno for the new picture book, THE CRAYON MAN above 3 images: at top is the initial thumbnail rough sketch… and in the middle is the corresponding final stage sketch based on the thumbnail’s core idea: Edwin testing an early batch of color crayons. And at the bottom is a cropped detail view of the completed final illustration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1548026201821-GJKJDDRK77DDLF5RU2MP/WEBroughSK13delivery.jpg blog posts - the illustration process of Steven Salerno for the new picture book, THE CRAYON MAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1548223875617-4PV7K41MSRFXGS3PS1PO/refinedSK04delivery.jpg blog posts - the illustration process of Steven Salerno for the new picture book, THE CRAYON MAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1548442772917-YM2G0T62PD5UCL381SW9/WEBfinalDETAIL07.jpg blog posts - the illustration process of Steven Salerno for the new picture book, THE CRAYON MAN above 3 images: at top is the initial thumbnail rough sketch… and in the middle is the corresponding final stage sketch based on the thumbnail’s core idea: The very first delivery of Crayola Crayons. And at the bottom is a cropped detail view of the completed final illustration showing Edwin and his business partner Harold Smith watching the delivery leave their factory… You can see that the very first crayon box was green!. And the coin seen in the illustration is what a nickel looked like in 1903! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1548026261153-ZN1WEW4C9F6JLTJXXNEJ/WEBroughSK15crayonbox.jpg blog posts - the illustration process of Steven Salerno for the new picture book, THE CRAYON MAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1548223923110-ZFUGOT124SYBEN4CH0YI/refinedSK05box.jpg blog posts - the illustration process of Steven Salerno for the new picture book, THE CRAYON MAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1548442940265-B0PEQR0LDO4HQYR3PH76/WEBfinalDETAIL09.jpg blog posts - the illustration process of Steven Salerno for the new picture book, THE CRAYON MAN above 3 images: at top is the initial thumbnail rough sketch… and in the middle is the corresponding final stage sketch based on the thumbnail’s core idea: The new Crayola Crayons debuting at the 1904 World’s Fair in St Louis. And at the bottom is a cropped detail view of the completed final illustration. (by the time of the 1904 World’s Fair the crayon packaging became the recognizable yellow & green) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1548042232485-DKWH1JVNTHU43PFKXLH7/WEBroughSK09workers.jpg blog posts - the illustration process of Steven Salerno for the new picture book, THE CRAYON MAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1548047951434-TOMSPZF6W80THSGCVXQC/WEBrefinedSK01workers.jpg blog posts - the illustration process of Steven Salerno for the new picture book, THE CRAYON MAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1548049918971-A9RXWY64Y8VKGA3LOBGL/WEBrefined2SK01workers.jpg blog posts - the illustration process of Steven Salerno for the new picture book, THE CRAYON MAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1548092347361-CVKUJ354OLP6EMC3I739/WEBrefined3SK01workers.jpg blog posts - the illustration process of Steven Salerno for the new picture book, THE CRAYON MAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1548093092965-HWYT4BMG8RUWYXC65A6F/WEBrefined4SK01workers.jpg blog posts - the illustration process of Steven Salerno for the new picture book, THE CRAYON MAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1548096984242-QE6VPJVSZMDIUDFARIMQ/WEBfinal01workers.jpg blog posts - the illustration process of Steven Salerno for the new picture book, THE CRAYON MAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1548099457460-VFL0W3BGAUTPMSGV1DTD/WEBfinalDetail01workers.jpg blog posts - the illustration process of Steven Salerno for the new picture book, THE CRAYON MAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1548367303620-FY0YA017CYV8QKTBYFWH/WEBdrawing01edwin.jpg blog posts - the illustration process of Steven Salerno for the new picture book, THE CRAYON MAN above is a photo of the dark sepia charcoal drawing depicting Edwin listening to his family’s suggestions. This final drawing is created by using the final sketch (on a light box) as my guide. In this photo, I’ve taken the drawing off from the light box and am lightly making small adjustments to the image. The biggest difficulty is constantly having the keep the charcoal point sharpened! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1548278595111-BAFNI50M3WMSDDBFTQOX/WEBlayers.jpg blog posts - the illustration process of Steven Salerno for the new picture book, THE CRAYON MAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1548093951426-1PIRPIIR7LV5U6XQ16NA/WEBrefphoto06employees.jpg blog posts - the illustration process of Steven Salerno for the new picture book, THE CRAYON MAN above is one of the reference photos of the actual workers who were employed by Edwin Binney at his chemical factory in 1906… the real people who helped Edwin experiment and create the first recipes for making the color crayons which became known as Crayola Crayons https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1548094067748-I2DXU20QCJAFN1E8XT3A/WEBrefphoto03workers.jpg blog posts - the illustration process of Steven Salerno for the new picture book, THE CRAYON MAN above reference photo of two workers I used as reference for the style aprons they were wearing… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1548102385896-X836AIVSDU2P9D90KD9F/WEBfinal02edwin.jpg blog posts - the illustration process of Steven Salerno for the new picture book, THE CRAYON MAN above: a cropped detail view of one of the final illustrations in The Crayon Man which is a portrait of the 36 year old Edwin Binney in 1902 during the period of time when he was first inspired to create color crayons… You can see from the actual photo of Edwin below that in my illustration of him I had to project what he looked like as a much younger man… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1548103090769-AKHS6G2NA4STUHJO5AMK/WEBrefphoto01edwin.jpg blog posts - the illustration process of Steven Salerno for the new picture book, THE CRAYON MAN the real Edwin Binney at about age 53… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1548104095330-7MJZLJ2L1XG5D3S5DJNL/WEBrefphoto04grinder.jpg blog posts - the illustration process of Steven Salerno for the new picture book, THE CRAYON MAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1548104748627-BS8S76MJIR0CRHIIOS9D/WEBfinal03grinder.jpg blog posts - the illustration process of Steven Salerno for the new picture book, THE CRAYON MAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1548395247145-PIJYSD8KMIOFXC1POLZ3/roughSK03edwinharold.jpg blog posts - the illustration process of Steven Salerno for the new picture book, THE CRAYON MAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1548106840100-NCL13ISKREQ2CA3R61VF/WEBrefphoto05workers.jpg blog posts - the illustration process of Steven Salerno for the new picture book, THE CRAYON MAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1548440946248-QQVYNEGIZZRCO3GEGSI3/refinedSK06partners.jpg blog posts - the illustration process of Steven Salerno for the new picture book, THE CRAYON MAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1548453514952-JVQU93GMY7YJ6RURQSIY/WEBfinalDETAIL10.jpg blog posts - the illustration process of Steven Salerno for the new picture book, THE CRAYON MAN above one of the final charcoal drawings of one of the factory workers at Edwin Binney’s chemical plant in 1903. This drawing is then scanned into Photoshop along with other drawn and painted elements to create the final illustration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1548129163677-R912XT8AME34GJXHMIYH/WEBphotoshop01.jpg blog posts - the illustration process of Steven Salerno for the new picture book, THE CRAYON MAN above is the final charcoal & crayon drawing which i scanned into Photoshop, which constitutes the first layer in the hierarchy of multiple layers which will ultimately form the final illustration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1548129234949-BNSCEDTF8IDBBEQPLDCP/WEBphotoshop01a.jpg blog posts - the illustration process of Steven Salerno for the new picture book, THE CRAYON MAN above is a close up view of the charcoal & crayon drawing of an exuberant Edwin in his flower garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1548129257110-XRE5CTM6IEDJSM6I0G8K/WEBphotoshop01b.jpg blog posts - the illustration process of Steven Salerno for the new picture book, THE CRAYON MAN above is a close up view of the charcoal & crayon drawing of the red Cardinal bird flying above https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1548129278838-0COVDGGHBNKLTUA187UE/WEBphotoshop01c.jpg blog posts - the illustration process of Steven Salerno for the new picture book, THE CRAYON MAN above is a close up view of the charcoal & crayon drawing of Edwin and Alice’s lovely home on the bluff overlooking the sea https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1548129305909-CD2NO8S4R6G6JTMISKU3/WEBphotoshop02.jpg blog posts - the illustration process of Steven Salerno for the new picture book, THE CRAYON MAN above is the charcoal & crayon drawings all scanned into Photoshop, composed into the scene, with added gouache texture in the sky and on the land, and a sea color tone as well https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1548129329082-1PBD2548GX8G2XPF61RU/WEBphotoshop03.jpg blog posts - the illustration process of Steven Salerno for the new picture book, THE CRAYON MAN above is the next stage where additional blue sky tones are added to define the cloud the formations, as well as more blue tones in the water and on the ground too, helping to create some depth to the scene https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1548129353129-D0P19TW6TCNB1BYGOVU4/WEBphotoshop04.jpg blog posts - the illustration process of Steven Salerno for the new picture book, THE CRAYON MAN above is the next stage where additional colors are added digitally… in the flowers, trees, deeper tones in the water, and more color definition in the clouds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1548129376170-QI1WEYNEZ24OB0EE6STI/WEBphotoshop05.jpg blog posts - the illustration process of Steven Salerno for the new picture book, THE CRAYON MAN above is the next stage where continuing additional colors are added digitally… bringing more definition to the landscape, Edwin’s clothing and skin tones, deeper blues in the water, the sail boats, etc... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1548129457959-AB1MY4CT6403MMS79ACK/WEBphotoshop06.jpg blog posts - the illustration process of Steven Salerno for the new picture book, THE CRAYON MAN above is the next stage where continuing additional colors define the foreground flowers, the red Cardinal, more definition to the house, background flowers, etc… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1548129479445-YZMU2HTRCF2821T3917D/WEBphotoshop07.jpg blog posts - the illustration process of Steven Salerno for the new picture book, THE CRAYON MAN above is the next stage where some deep shadows are added to the house and Edwin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1548178823929-X4E0TIS6233HZTLM90B2/WEBfinalDETAIL01.jpg blog posts - the illustration process of Steven Salerno for the new picture book, THE CRAYON MAN above is a close-up view of the final illustration, depicting Edwin enjoying the vibrant colors in his world https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1548178881149-LH5NDRSUH4XPVF5Y5F20/WEBfinalDETAIL02.jpg blog posts - the illustration process of Steven Salerno for the new picture book, THE CRAYON MAN above is a close-up view of the final illustration, depicting the red Cardinal and the sail boats https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1548473740888-RVYG3BQ8F88VIZZ07EXR/WEBfinalDETAIL12.jpg blog posts - the illustration process of Steven Salerno for the new picture book, THE CRAYON MAN above is a cropped detail view of one of the final illustrations… depicting Edwin Binney appreciating the magnificent 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https://www.stevensalerno.com/blog-posts/tag/Harry%27s+Hungry monthly 0.5 https://www.stevensalerno.com/blog-posts/tag/United+States+Treasury monthly 0.5 https://www.stevensalerno.com/blog-posts/tag/textile+design monthly 0.5 https://www.stevensalerno.com/blog-posts/tag/earth monthly 0.5 https://www.stevensalerno.com/blog-posts/tag/steven+salerno monthly 0.5 https://www.stevensalerno.com/blog-posts/tag/Paris monthly 0.5 https://www.stevensalerno.com/fiction-books daily 0.75 2025-09-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1571601612568-WD6KP7FDTCBS2PWUS46J/dualCOVER.jpg fiction books click upper right corner of images to enlarge above: the two gift mini-boardbooks – Holly Jolly Christmas (gold) and Funny Honey Valentine (silver) Holly Jolly Christmas -written by Lizzie Mack & illustrated by Steven Salerno, published by Little Simon/Simon & Schuster 2004 Funny Honey Valentine -written by Lizzie Mack & illustrated by Steven Salerno, published by Little Simon/Simon & Schuster 2005 Each book has 18 illustrated holiday rhymes in a unique mini-board book with a ribbon tie and prismatic metallic foil on the front covers and page edges, making the cube look like a wrapped present! (and comes with a hanging TO/FROM gift tag) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1565239128069-DPDVW0C8KTPRVGW0J27P/puppy01.jpg fiction books click upper right corner of images to enlarge above: The Princess pup is out for a walk with the butler… Princess Puppy -written by Sue Fliess & illustrated by Steven Salerno published by A Little Golden Book/Random House Children’s Books, 2016. A day in the life of a charming, pampered pup leading up to her entry in the prestigious Blue Ribbon Dog Show along with all her other pedigreed puppy pals. LITTLE GOLDEN BOOKS have been loved by children for over 75 years. When they were first published in 1942, high-quality books for children hadn’t been available at a price most people could afford. Little Golden Books changed that. Priced at just 25 cents and sold where people shopped every day, they caused an instant sensation and were soon purchased by the hundreds of thousands. Created by such talented writers as Margaret Wise Brown (author of Goodnight Moon) and Richard Scarry, Little Golden Books have helped millions of children develop a lifelong love of reading. Today, Little Golden Books feature beloved classics such as The Poky Little Puppy and Scuffy the Tugboat, hot licenses, and new original stories–the classics of tomorrow, ready to be discovered between their sturdy cardboard covers and gold-foil spines. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1746471289614-KV5N87HU9WQSZNX8UKOU/LadyPigsworth01.jpg fiction books click upper right corner of images to enlarge above: the Title Page vignette depicting the stuffed animal character, Lady Pigsworth. It Simply Can’t Be Bedtime! (fiction) written by Pamela Paul & illustrated by Steven Salerno Released May 2025 by G.P. Putnam & Sons (imprint of Random House) Dad says it’s time for bed, however his stubborn daughter is just NOT quite ready to stop all her fun activities. The father hopes to engage help from his daughter’s favorite stuffie, the very British Lady Pigsworth, only Lady Pigsworth quickly points out all the reasons why the girl can’t possibly be ready for bed yet. In the end though even Lady Pigsworth succumbs to drooping eyelids and is in need of a good tucking-in, too! REVIEWS “Daddy says it’s time to go to sleep, but his daughter insists that she isn’t ready. Her stuffed animal, Lady Pigsworth, takes the lead, suggesting creative tactics to delay the inevitable… The basic plot is familiar enough, but it’s told with humor and sweetness, accompanied by Salerno’s retro-style illustrations, dominated by soothing nighttime hues of lavender and yellow. The text is entirely made up of dialogue, mostly between the father and Lady Pigsworth. The pig’s formal, British-inspired speech (“Tickety-boo, old chap”) makes for a fun read-aloud. The father and daughter model a strong, loving relationship as he joins her play wholeheartedly, giving her agency while also steadily guiding her toward bed.” -Kirkus Reviews “Budding Anglophiles should be rather keen on this tale of a child whose bedtime avoidance is aided by Lady Pigsworth: a proper pink porcine stuffie sporting a Royal Ascot–worthy hat and a Union Jack handbag. Pretend play collides with domestic demands as the girl’s bedraggled father attempts to wrap up an evening’s events. In this extended bedtime romp, drawings by Salerno (On the Corner of Chocolate Avenue), rendered in deep shades of pink, purple, and blue, tell the story in bold strokes, while dialogue by Paul (Rectangle Time) crackles with British turns of phrase.” -Publishers Weekly https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1481818907905-W5QBXLMFFYTAAWAEU303/TimsGoodbye1.jpg fiction books click upper right corner of images to enlarge above: Margot sheds a tear and walks away... Tim's Goodbye -written & illustrated by Steven Salerno published by Farrar Straus Giroux, 2018. Margot and her friends are mysteriously gathering... but why? Vincent brings balloons, Melinda brings her French Horn, Otto wears his best hat. Then a visual twist within a key illustration reveals they’ve all gathered to say farewell to a beloved pet that has died. REVIEWS "This uncomplicated tale of love, loss, friendship, and hope is a great addition for library collections"-School Library Journal "the balloons add an important buoyancy to the telling, providing a possible entree to matters of the spirit, if readers desire it... A succinct text and an uncluttered design provide space to discover and process a loss”-Kirkus Reviews "This gentle story might be just the introduction some readers seek" -The New York Times Book Review “Quiet and sweet, illustrated in a retro style that makes it feel timeless for young people experiencing the loss of a pet” -Booklist Online https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1481645214265-4YH1NOOQN03Y4NZ63XWQ/Coco01.jpg fiction books click upper right corner of images to enlarge above: Coco finds a sewing basket and makes herself a beautiful green hat... Now she's ready to go out and see the big world! Coco the Carrot -written & illustrated by Steven Salerno published by Marshall Cavendish Books for Children, 2005. Coco is a curious carrot -and escapes from her cold, cramped vegetable bin with a desire to explore the outside world. Along the way she's befriended by a loyal monkey named Anton, makes it all the way to Paris, and wins the admiration of hat wearers around the world by becoming a famous hat designer. REVIEWS "Salerno's elegant graphics recall Jean Cocteau's pen-and-ink caricatures or the fashion-magazine style of Chelsey McLaren. The frills and loop-de-loops of his curvaceous lines complement the extravagant absurdity of the characters and plot twists"-Publishers Weekly “Salerno turns a silly plot into a credible adventure of the imagination with his watercolor-and-gouache illustrations. The bold lines and colors create an energy that fills each page of this madcap story. Readers will never view the vegetable bin in the same way after reading this action-packed adventure” -School Library Journal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1481591265625-O7HOXKUVC8XT0LO3I177/wildchild01.jpg fiction books click upper right corner of images to enlarge above: first jungle sighting of the feared wild child WILD CHILD -written & illustrated by Steven Salerno, published by Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2015. The jungle animals have their lives turned upside down when a most terrible and fearsome creature suddenly shows up one day... the Wild Child! In order to bring peace back to the jungle they must quickly figure out a way to calm this wild thing! REVIEWS "Forceful writing and the improbable gracefulness Salerno bestows on this kicking, biting, punching machine makes this a furiously fun read"-Publishers Weekly “Salerno pairs rhythmic language with action-packed images to show the naked, pink-skinned baby terrorizing the jungle, followed by each animal's doomed attempt to soothe, feed, or entertain this little beast. Bright, sketchy illustrations in crayon, gouache, and digital media will work for group read-alouds or one-on-one sharing. VERDICT Wild children and their caregivers will get a kick out of this jungle romp” -School Library Journal “Both the vivid images and the action-packed vocabulary, many of the action verbs are in bold font, bring the story to life”-School Library Connection “A two-toothed toddler needs no wolf suit to be wildest thing of all in this high-volume prequel to a certain well-known classic. Salerno crowds broad, bright, cartoon jungle scenes with huge animals who growl, roar, stomp their feet, and gnash their teeth with thrilling ferocity… A salutary lesson in jungle parenting”-Kirkus Reviews https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1481656643211-A5LU6FQKHYJGAHJWFUJ3/Goldenlocks01.jpg fiction books click upper right corner of images to enlarge above: opening spread which introduces the menacing pirate family: Papa, Mama and Baby. Goldenlocks and the Three Pirates -written by April Jones Prince & illustrated by Steven Salerno published by Farrar Straus Giroux, 2017 A new spin on the "Goldilocks" classic children’s tale. This version has a young Goldenlocks exploring an empty sailing ship and using her handy "fix-it" skills she improves upon the flavor of a bland breakfast gruel, repairs a broken stool, and sews a torn hammock. However when the ship's owners return (a family of rowdy pirates!) they are not happy someone has been messing with their belongings! REVIEWS “Arr-guably the best pirate fairy tale to sail the seven storytimes”-Kirkus Reviews "Salerno builds suspense with his illustrations of the red-faced, scowling pirates as they bellow, stomp, and finally confront Goldenlocks, before recognizing how handy she is"-Publishers Weekly “A raucous and nautical take on the classic “Goldilocks” story… Equally delightful for preschool storytimes or one-on-one readings”-School Library Journal - Amazon Editors Best Book of the Month Selection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1481734526519-6S28HHBCA3F2YVUBD6HO/Harry01.jpg fiction books click upper right corner of images to enlarge above: Harry devours the flowers, the garden hose, and even the mailbox... Harry Hungry! -written & illustrated by Steven Salerno published by Harcourt Children's Books, 2009. Harry's tummy is rumbling and growling... and Mamma's snacks for him are not nearly enough. Soon Harry is out the door and devouring everything in his path -with his alarmed parents in hot pursuit. REVIEWS “Salerno's bright, sweeping illustrations and offbeat perspectives instantly capture this tiny tot's insatiable energy, which is made all the funnier by his incongruously innocent-looking kewpie 'do. The chomp of Harry's mouth reverberates across the page, as does the grrrrrrgrrrrrrr of his prodigiously rumbling belly… Children will delight in growling loudly along with Harry's tummy, turning story time into a rumbling, tumbling feast" -Kirkus Reviews "To the retro-sixties line and colors popularized by such artists as Mo Willems and Bob Shea, Salerno adds an anarchic, very contemporary energy that’s all his own" -Horn Book https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1481668639543-V4VFBM9SQ168TFGD1B5B/Pantaloon01.jpg fiction books click upper right corner of images to enlarge above: the Baker needs help at his busy bakery... so places a Help Wanted sign in the window. Pantaloon -written by Kathryn Jackson & illustrated by Steven Salerno published by Golden Books/Random House, 2010. Pantaloon is a poodle with a sweet tooth, and when the Baker places a HELP WANTED sign in the bakery window Pantaloon applies for the job... but things don't go well at all. However Pantaloon proves to be a very persistent and determined pooch! REVIEWS "Salerno's lively and colorful new illustrations for a 1951 text show the adventures of Pantaloon, a poodle who can never get enough of those baked-and-iced things on display in the bakery! …The story is still delicious, and the retro-styled art shows the funny actions and adventures in full openings. It should attract the delighted attention of young readers from its cake-and-cookie-decorated endpapers to the sunny-hued interior images that are so appropriately reminiscent of the old Golden Books” -Kirkus Reviews “The stylized, retro-looking full-color illustrations are snappy and appealing, and breathe new life into this classic for another generation” -School Library Journal NOTE: This new version of Pantaloon is a remake of the popular 1951 Little Golden Books title of the same name, which originally was illustrated by Leonard Weisgard. See a posting on Steven's blog about this picture book project, a remake of the 1951 Pantaloon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1481659404551-1QVST4JTSZ8FE0FT1GJG/tumbo01.jpg fiction books click upper right corner of images to enlarge above: Father encouraging his son little Tumbo, explaining that someday soon he will be able to trumpet, as all elephants can. Little Tumbo -written & illustrated by Steven Salerno published by Marshall Cavendish Children's Books, 2003. A young elephant has not yet developed the skill of trumpeting... his attempts are mere squeaks. One day he gets captured by a couple of shady hunters and is taken far away from his family to be sold at the market. Tumbo must learn to TRUMPET, and quickly, if he ever wants to be reunited with his family again. REVIEWS "In a retro style that pays homage to Ludwig Bemelmans and H.A. Rey... Filled with intrigue, bravery and triumph, this smartly served tale of adventure will likely engage young book lovers.” -Publishers Weekly https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1481657330367-WNUIEZFJMKI612VY1KH6/Boom05.jpg fiction books click upper right corner of images to enlarge above: Rosie is not afraid of having a soapy bath.... but thunder storms completely unnerve her! BOOM! -written by Mary Lyn Ray & illustrated by Steven Salerno published by Hyperion Books/Disney, 2013. Rosie is a small dog, but brave. Well, except when it comes to thunder and lightning... The first rumble and clap of thunder sends her cowering behind the furniture! REVIEWS "Illustrator Salerno creates a breezy, retro feel reminiscent of classic Curious George illustrations. Broad brush strokes and scratchy textures in a subdued palette convey energy and emotion as the storm approaches"-Kirkus Reviews “Salerno’s mixed-media compositions feature willowy lines and splashes of color and texture. The vintage aesthetic evokes small-town life in a simpler era, while enormous typographical “booms” and “cracks” bring to life the ferocity of the storm”-Publishers Weekly https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1550549131640-TK1CZ3VCXGHPM4KGQAXX/mrswow01.jpg fiction books click upper right corner of images to enlarge above: The cow unexpectedly finds a tiny friend in the grass. Mrs Wow Never Wanted a Cow -written by Martha Freeman and illustrated by Steven Salerno published by Random House Books for Young Readers, 2006. note: this isa title in the Beginner Books “I Can Read It All By Myself” series –the popular picture books created for very young readers, first started back in 1957 with the famous Dr. Seuss title, The Cat in the Hat followed by, The Cat in the Hat Comes Back in 1958. An amiable cow wanders into Mrs. Wow’s yard and she reluctantly decides to keep care of it. And in the bargain she also gets her two lazy pets (a dog and a cat) to change their ways. REVIEWS “Salerno's pictures channel erstwhile greats in the publisher's series-notably Roy McKie and P.D. Eastman-by way of Nickelodeon cartoons, and purple Bow-Wow owes a little something to Margaret Bloy Graham's Harry. Bright, painterly swathes of color add dynamism of their own, and bold black outline simplifies compositions appropriately for a beginning reader”-Kirkus Reviews “The mostly one-syllable words with regular phonetic patterns are spare and natural, and Salerno's brightly colored illustrations amplify the text's humor.” -School Library Journal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1481658398879-EVX7ME2NUS35YFYEFPOC/DLB01.jpg fiction books click upper right corner of images to enlarge above: scene with the little boy and his big, loving mama -busy with her laundry chores. The Dirty Little Boy -written by Margaret Wise Brown & illustrated by Steven Salerno published by Winslow Press, 2001. A small boy is instructed by his too busy mother to go outside and watch how the animals each take a bath to get clean. He follows orders, but manages to become so dirty in the process that in the end Mama must give him a bath, too. NOTE: famed author of Goodnight Moon originally wrote this story for Jack & Jill magazine in 1939 -under the title, How the Animals Took a Bath. For this picture book edition it was renamed The Dirty Little Boy in cooperation with the Margaret Wise Brown Estate. REVIEWS "The simple, amusing story is a showcase for the large, vibrant illustrations that are both humorous and tender"-Children's Literature “The stylized characters contribute to the retro look, and the playful use of line and scale give them a larger-than-life quality. A selection that is bound to make a splash at story hour”-School Library Journal “Not since Harry the Dirty Dog (1956) has the twin adventure of getting grimy, then scrubbing it all off, been better captured” -Kirkus Reviews https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1481734265991-XZGL8QNKOXTKZTVHMMZH/19girls04.jpg fiction books click upper right corner of images to enlarge above: John Hercules Po and his 19 girl classmates dig a tunnel to China and walk along the Great Wall... 19 Girls and Me -written by Darcy Pattison & illustrated by Steven Salerno, published by Philomel Books/Penguin Young Readers, 2006. On the first day of Kindergarten John Hercules Po is startled to see his classmates are 19 girls! Through their imaginative recess adventures visiting the Himalayas, the Great Wall of China, the Amazon jungle, and even the moon, they all become 20 friends. REVIEWS "Salerno's ink-and-watercolor illustrations are wonderfully imaginative. Through using the contrast of grayish hues for the school related pictures with the intense color burst of the recess illustrations, he conveys the uplifting sense of freedom the children experience when they surrender themselves to play”-KIrkus Reviews “The mixed-media illustrations include wild color combinations and dizzying perspectives that provide the backdrops for the children, drawn in a stylishly simple but endearing style”-School Library Journal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1565461727068-XLCLVYI3XFM0P4T23KTB/bedtime04.jpg fiction books click upper right corner of images to enlarge above: Little Melanie is too busy building a tower with her blocks and ignores Mom’s insistence that it’s time to get ready for bed… Bedtime! -written by Christine Anderson & illustrated by Steven Salerno published by Philomel Books/Penguin, 2005. A charmingly stubborn girl is ever so busy with the important endeavor of building a magnificent block tower for her lively stuffed animals to live in… ignoring Mom’s request to get ready for bed. So Mom engages the family dog in a way to cleverly lure Melanie into her bedtime rituals… REVIEWS “Salerno's watercolor, gouache, and ink artwork has a stylized, modern retro look and a dynamic use of line. The illustrations maximize the action and provide plenty of humorous touches. This is an irresistible approach to the ups and downs of bedtime rituals” -School Library Journal “The thought of missing more of the beloved [bedtime] ritual sends Melanie flying to brush her teeth and change clothes. Just in time for her favorite story... Salerno's facial expressions are the perfect accompaniment, capturing by turns the thoughtfulness, triumph, curiosity, accusation, dismay and worry that pass over Melanie's face. The retro look of the colors and design work well, too. Sure to be a favorite for parents and children alike…”-Kirkus Reviews https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1481668376153-BB2FHST641296AWPQPP9/chuck01.jpg fiction books click upper right corner of images to enlarge above: Chuck first spies the little magic blue seed... Chick Chuck -written by Bill Martin Jr. & illustrated by Steven Salerno published by Winslow Press, 2000. A rooster named Chicken Chuck eats a blue seed and magically sprouts a large blue feather from the middle of his forehead, in his mind making him totally unique. However he becomes unbearably bossy with the other farmyard animals... until a trip the circus opens his eyes (sort of). REVIEWS "Children are likely to be dazzled by the illustrations; it's a spectacular debut for Salerno" -Kirkus Reviews “What really makes this book, however, is the art. The hologramlike cover, with its silver, foil-like background, beckons youngsters. The blue feather is decorated with silver filigree, a leitmotiv repeated to the endpapers. The retro-looking mixed-media illustrations are reminiscent of fanciful 1950s designs. The same page may include dazzling color images along with soft-black charcoal outlines. The former highlight the plot action while the latter accent the pastoral setting. Every page is a whimsical visual treat” - School Library Journal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1565579875770-1XUSK1L3C7GP0FQ4PELK/100Days03.jpg fiction books click upper right corner of images to enlarge above: poem for day #8 -One Hundred Little Tiny Ants Counting Our way To The 100th Day! -written by Betsy Franco & illustrated by Steven Salerno, published by Margaret McElderry Books/Simon & Schuster, 2004. 100 poems and 100 illustrations celebrating days 1 through 100 of the school year. REVIEWS “Franco combines her love for language and numbers in this collection that celebrates all things 100. Poems ranging in size, scope, and subject matter are decorated with Salerno's joyful gouache illustrations”-School Library Journal “One hundred short poems plus one hundred jazzy illustrations add up to a satisfying whole in this poetry collection aimed at elementary-school children celebrating the one-hundredth day of class… Salerno's bright gouache paintings include 100 smiling children on the cover and all sorts of funny animals and situations. His accurate illustrations of 100 items can actually be counted by sharp-eyed kids: yes, there really are 100 spots on that lime-green, polka-dot gecko. Teachers will think of dozens of ways to use this collection, not only on the hundredth day of school, but on all the other days as well” -Kirkus Reviews “Salerno, who also illustrated Franco's Mathematickles (2003), contributes stylish, cheerful gouache paintings, which extend the poems' lighthearted moods”-Booklist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1565302406931-JGOGZB040Q1TPI8T5GZ1/stampede05.jpg fiction books click upper right corner of images to enlarge above: one of the endpapers color variations for Stampede! Stampede! -poems for the Wild Side of School -written by Laura Purdie Salas & illustrated by Steven Salerno published by Clarion Books 2009 The tribulations of being a kid in school, charmingly told in 18 poems… through metaphor and simile humorously connecting animals and children. REVIEWS “Salas captures 18 of them in very short, first-person rhymes, and like fugitives from The Island of Dr. Moreau, the children in Salerno’s supple, loosely drawn cartoon illustrations sport an array of evocative animal ears, tails, patterned clothes, and altered facial features. The wild verses are positively shot through with simile and metaphor, and young readers will run just as rampant, flocking to these pitch-perfect portrayals of their peers and selves”-Booklist “A large, riotous picture book collection...with spot-on emotional truths...It's a satisfying whole worth reading and rereading aloud and LOUD” -Poetry for Children https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1635617135281-T4IK0PIPL7VPKBSS7JII/LOVEcominghome.jpg fiction books click upper right corner of images to enlarge above: Miss Clavel, Madeline, and girls, along with the dog Genevieve, all returning to their boarding school home in Paris (scene from the new picture book, Love from MADELINE) See a video on Steven’s YouTube.com channel about this special MADELINE picture book project. Read more detail on this special MADELINE picture book project Steven Salerno is the illustrator of this special children’s book project illustrating 5 new MADELINE picture books & board books -released by publisher Viking/Penguin-Random House from 2022 thru 2025. Steven has created the illustrations in the distinctive style of the originator of the Madeline character, Ludwig Bemelmans (born 1898 - died 1962) whose very first MADELINE picture book was released back in 1939 -about a brave little girl in a yellow hat named Madeline. She lived in an old Paris boarding school with 11 other girls and they were always under the watchful eye of the towering Miss Clavel. All 5 of these new MADELINE titles are written by John Bemelmans Marciano, the grandson of Ludwig Bemelmans and were released starting in 2022 and 2023: Love from MADELINE, MADELINE’S ABCs, MADELINE’S 123s,MADELINE’S SEASONS, with the 5th and final book MADELINE Says Be Kind to be released in September 2025. REVIEWS “Salerno honors Bemelmans’ iconic work but adds a modern sensibility with brightly colored illustrations in thick, black outlines that move across white spaces. Readers will find the facial expressions and body language of Madeline and those with whom she interacts varied and engaging.”-Kirkus Reviews “A classic character is revisited in a rhyming ode to love and kindness. The first in a series of new Madeline titles to be published by Viking, this book will charm newcomers with light, sketchy drawings. Bemelmans's work is well emulated here in digitized full-color pages by illustrator Steven Salerno.” -School Library Journal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1564876285189-5KC4O1ES6N6375QBF8P9/shopping03.jpg fiction books click upper right corner of images to enlarge above: Mama gives a kiss to her little Bebe sitting in the shopping cart… English/Spanish rhyming text/ 2 picture books: Bebe Goes Shopping (2006) Bebe Goes to the Beach (2008) -written by Susan Middleton Elya & illustrated by Steven Salerno, published by Harcourt Children’s Books. In the first book Mama and Bebe visit the supermarket (supermercado) for an exciting shopping romp together. Mama wearing a vestido bonito while Bebe sits high in the carrito. In the sequel book Mama and Bebe head to the sunny beach (playa) where Mama soaks up el sol and Bebe has his eyes on the yummy Sabroso! These two books introduce 68 Spanish words within the English/Spanish rhyming text. REVIEWS [Bebe Goes Shopping] "Introducing a young child to Spanish has never been as attractive as in this shopping romp . . . Fantastico!"-Booklist STARRED REVIEW [Bebe Goes Shopping] “Rhyming bilingual text demonstrates a skilled storyteller who is clearly comfortable with both languages... Salerno packs the supermercado with such fiesta-bright hues, and canned goods, it's no wonder Bebe can hardly keep his hands to himself... This delightful tale turns an everyday chore into a lively adventure, brimming with entertainment and enjoyment for all"-Publishers Weekly [Bebe Goes Shopping] “Salerno's cheerful, energetic swirls of color and line, ample white space and changing perspectives transform an everyday outing into a dramatic adventure that will leave readers smiling along with Mama and Bebe”-Kirkus Review [Bebe Goes Shopping] "Introducing a young child to Spanish has never been as attractive in this shopping romp... The text carefully, and delightfully incorporates Spanish words into the rhyming text... Salerno is a master at getting motion into his pictures, and his spreads rumble and tumble, especially when the baby's animal crackers grow large and alive"-Booklist STARRED REVIEW [Bebe Goes Shopping] “Spanish terms are scattered throughout the rhyming text, with a glossary included at the end of the book. English-only and bilingual readers will enjoy the bouncing rhythm and buoyant illustrations”-School Library Journal [Bebe Goes the The Beach] “Salerno joyfully blends 1950s advertising-style illustrations in vivid gouache and watercolors with colored inks and pencils” -School Library Journal [Bebe Goes the The Beach] “With her signature Spanish/English rhymes, Elya introduces a gracious plenty of Spanish words interspersed in bold throughout the easily recited text. Salerno's retro-style, full-colored paintings complement and enhance the linguistic clarity”-Kirkus Reviews AWARDS - a Nick Jr. magazine selection for one of the Best New Books [Bebe Goes Shopping, 2006] - a Parenting magazine Best Book of the Year [Bebe Goes Shopping, 2006] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1565794623293-7XQ4OSZ7XUD6R4IQZFRL/math04.jpg fiction books click upper right corner of images to enlarge above: one of the springtime season spread illustrations, of the little dark haired girl walking in the rain… for the unique math equation poems: raindrops x leaves = pearls on green plates puddles ÷ raindrops = circles Mathematickles -written by Betsy Franco & illustrated by Steven Salerno -published by Margaret McElderry Books/Simon & Schuster, 2003 Math haiku that tickles your brain. Fun words take the place of numbers in all sorts of math equations, becoming playful, beautiful, sassy, and creative in this whimsical romp through the four seasons, seen through the eyes of a young girl and her cat. REVIEWS “The author mixes math and language as she frolics through the four seasons. Franco plus Salerno add up to plenty of fun in this nimble brain teaser” -Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW “These cleverly conceived and lively little poems teasingly blend words with mathematical concepts and symbols. Imaginative double-page, watercolor-and-gouache illustrations rev up the fun, season by season. Words + math + seasons = an enchanting collection” -School Library Journal STARRED REVIEW “Franco adds to her mathematical oeuvre with this clever collection of poems written in the form of equations and grouped by seasonal themes… Salerno's illustrations, rendered in watercolor and gouache, with bright colors and broad, grainy brush strokes, have a nostalgic feel… By incorporating the language of mathematics, Franco pushes readers to view the poems through a different lens-and with a more critical eye”-Kirkus Reviews “By incorporating the language of mathematics, Franco pushes readers to view the poems through a different lens-and with a more critical eye” - Horn Book, STARRED REVIEW AWARDS - A Junior Library Guild Selection - A Children's Book Club of the Month selection - A South Dakota Prairie Bud Award https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1481658010487-O37FQ6DDVVWVOXGJNEN3/gogobaby01.jpg fiction books click upper right corner of images to enlarge above: the story begins when baby is not sleepy at all, escapes from the crib, and is now on the move! Go-Go Baby! -written by Roxane Orgill & illustrated by Steven Salerno, published by Marshall Cavendish Children's Books, 2004. This energetic, curious baby is constantly on the move... via stroller, bus, train, ship -and seemingly never, ever gets sleepy! Much to the exhaustion and frazzled nerves of big sis and mom! REVIEWS "It is great fun to read aloud. Sinuous black lines- energetic, expressive, sophisticated- delineate Baby, her fellow travelers, and the big city folk they move among. Everybody knows a bundle of energy like Go-Go Baby" -Childrens Literature “Go-Go Baby won't sleep until she's seen everything in the city that moves...deft text... stylish retro spreads... A winner”-Publishers Weekly ”This will rev up the wheels at a toddler storytime or serve as a great sibling read-a-loud”-The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books AWARDS -A Jury Selection Society of Illustrators, Original Art Show 2004 https://www.stevensalerno.com/published-picturebooks daily 0.75 2025-09-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/d03e34fc-1874-4fad-81d0-6f2024fe7ccc/38LadyPigsworth.jpg list of published picture books by illustrator Steven Salerno - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/84d65fb4-dfe3-42e7-8ff8-398337267833/39MadelinesKIND.jpg list of published picture books by illustrator Steven Salerno - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1659117480052-8W7OC096D6656BGEBYRZ/34OnChocAveJLG.jpg list of published picture books by illustrator Steven Salerno - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/03a541ba-2663-45fc-a7b1-6febf9e5ee79/37MadelinesABCs123sSEASONS.jpg list of published picture books by illustrator Steven Salerno - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1633309930389-7OHF6LK3FMB2XX2J98BF/33LOVEfromMadeline.jpg list of published picture books by illustrator Steven Salerno - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1617490847303-43ITUZJ5A7LG2Q7U6MNT/32SecretCodeInsideYou.jpg list of published picture books by illustrator Steven Salerno https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/36a1e727-947d-4f83-9df8-bd5da524de0e/31v2GizmosGadgetsGuitarsJLG.jpg list of published picture books by illustrator Steven Salerno https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1608680367659-VJP3TYNZ3TJ0KBA7TQLR/30crayonmanJLGIrmaBlack.jpg list of published picture books by illustrator Steven Salerno https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1583693598839-YHKLI8CIEN7M4F0Z2Y1W/29wildhorseJLG.jpg list of published picture books by illustrator Steven Salerno https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1513225620117-SR3SGYFT0L3AS8IZOTV1/TimsGoodbye.cover.jpg list of published picture books by illustrator Steven Salerno https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1582585282315-XGKJRYCZB6J0F7HVY4JR/27PassGoJLG.jpg list of published picture books by illustrator Steven Salerno https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1578620068318-VVIY2P7ENCGJM7X7XAWJ/26prideJLG.jpg list of published picture books by illustrator Steven Salerno https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1603081827995-XWGL1XO6V5C00OGS1UUJ/25goldenlocks.jpg list of published picture books by illustrator Steven Salerno https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1478992772638-S6R29IGZ1PLCN3QVNYBA/image-asset.jpeg list of published picture books by illustrator Steven Salerno Puppy Princess/ Little Golden Books 2016 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1565884435354-ID41VQCXIYL44UFMJ5VG/23kiddiamondJLG.jpg list of published picture books by illustrator Steven Salerno The Kid from Diamond Street/ 2016 Clarion Books https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1478992959912-6EZ8JC1R93RCXT4M0MXV/image-asset.jpeg list of published picture books by illustrator Steven Salerno Wild Child/2015 Abrams Books https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1478993367650-PPTDBJ2D1Y6YHW7J0DS3/ferris.cover.jpg list of published picture books by illustrator Steven Salerno The Fantastic Ferris Wheel/2015 Christy Ottaviano Books https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1478993087659-EDSVO6JJC0GJDR7P38DP/Boom.cover.jpg list of published picture books by illustrator Steven Salerno BOOM!/2013 Hyperion Books - Disney https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1565884465282-KKSAK5VAXX2O5DN1ITV2/19BABjlg.jpg list of published picture books by illustrator Steven Salerno Brothers at Bat/2012 Clarion Books https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1478993450427-XGASPNQWXYTSX5UXXQN7/image-asset.jpeg list of published picture books by illustrator Steven Salerno Pantaloon/2010 Golden Books -Random House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1478993654352-6HYG2LIF42ZL37CCEPZ0/image-asset.jpeg list of published picture books by illustrator Steven Salerno Harry Hungry!/2009 Harcourt Children's Books https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1478993927066-E0Y7W2RB0OUR8LGLFP9G/image-asset.jpeg list of published picture books by illustrator Steven Salerno Stampede/2009 Clarion Books https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1478994021341-0YS831IIPQB66E8118P9/image-asset.jpeg list of published picture books by illustrator Steven Salerno Bebe Goes to the Beach/2008 Harcourt Children's Books https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1478994084030-3Y9ND7F9WWHT3DIFAMHB/image-asset.jpeg list of published picture books by illustrator Steven Salerno Mrs Wow Never Wanted a Cow/2006 Random House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1478994142333-2I3WW9K51OD2J8JUOGIZ/image-asset.jpeg list of published picture books by illustrator Steven Salerno 19 Girls & Me/2006 Philomel Books https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1478994193983-R9YR0VHT8RJUZ24I2HQ1/image-asset.jpeg list of published picture books by illustrator Steven Salerno Bebe Goes Shopping/2006 Harcourt Children's Books https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1565464135919-ZNURHDT0ACOELBGCPKLV/11bedtime.jpeg list of published picture books by illustrator Steven Salerno Bedtime/2005 Philomel Books https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1478994307914-V487C4OUU27HS1QPYUAS/image-asset.jpeg list of published picture books by illustrator Steven Salerno Coco the Carrot/2005 Marshall Cavendish Children's Books https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1565544875544-F8ZQDS42LMW6WQ1247X0/09funnyhoney.jpeg list of published picture books by illustrator Steven Salerno Funny Honey/2005 Simon & Schuster https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1478994446478-NXM99D5R32MJTLUAE3YR/image-asset.jpeg list of published picture books by illustrator Steven Salerno Go-Go Baby!/Marshall Cavendish Children's Books https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1565493822260-WTYFOTJC4KM29H6W98F8/07hollyjolly.jpeg list of published picture books by illustrator Steven Salerno Holly Jolly Christmas/2004 Simon & Schuster https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1565548919453-AKVTJ8DRUGUKQUSKOAC0/06hundreddays.jpeg list of published picture books by illustrator Steven Salerno Counting Our Way to the 100th Day/2004 Margaret McElderry Books https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1478994620202-6NXG5M94ATPK608582MO/image-asset.jpeg list of published picture books by illustrator Steven Salerno The Little Red Hen/2004 Scholastic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1565889046620-VQJIOZ8NOR6F3OV96KPJ/04mathJLG.jpg list of published picture books by illustrator Steven Salerno Mathematickles!/2003 Margaret McElderry Books https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1478994721772-96FEBPBJCTLHJ1NLEK2W/image-asset.jpeg list of published picture books by illustrator Steven Salerno Little Tumbo/2003 Marshall Cavendish Children's Books https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1478994778572-3Y2Y50V0BJ7A9YJDW4JU/image-asset.jpeg list of published picture books by illustrator Steven Salerno The Dirty Little Boy/2001 Winslow Press https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1478994851143-DQQF7NUL6TKQ8Q6XHP4L/image-asset.jpeg list of published picture books by illustrator Steven Salerno Chicken Chuck/2000 Winslow Press https://www.stevensalerno.com/bio daily 0.75 2026-02-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/51c42fcb-af90-4d82-9135-bc3bd5cdd461/bioBOOMtransprnt.png brief bio of illustrator Steven Salerno - Make it stand out ^ Steven working on an illustration for the picture book, BOOM! (Disney/Hyperion Books) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/ce347440-0d72-49db-a658-e3d4daa865ab/biopageCOVERS.jpg brief bio of illustrator Steven Salerno - Make it stand out ^ It Simply Can’t Be Bedtime ^ MADELINE Says Be Kind https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/b25ded02-45a4-493d-8446-f27370643792/biopagePHOTO2024.jpg brief bio of illustrator Steven Salerno - Make it stand out photo of illustrator/author Steven Salerno 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1601655530383-4M9B680C22YIKGV6F0A3/30crayonmanJLG%3AIrmaBlack.jpg brief bio of illustrator Steven Salerno ^ cover of The Crayon Man -The True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons -written by Natascha Biebow & illustrated by Steven Salerno (published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2019) -winner of the prestigious Irma Black Award for Excellence in Children’s Literature for 2020. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1601656335198-9BBPMJEYUG7UY8LU8026/biopageMyBooks.jpg brief bio of illustrator Steven Salerno Little Tumbo - Coco the Carrot - Harry Hungry! - Wild Child - Tim’s Goodbye Steven has illustrated 40 popular picture books… above are the 5 titles he authored & illustrated. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/aa519436-2bcb-4f19-82c1-dbb6ef4797a6/HotDog_COVER.jpg brief bio of illustrator Steven Salerno - Make it stand out ^ above the cover of HOT DOG! The History of America’s Favorite Sausage –written by Christine Van Zandt & illustrated by Steven Salerno, published by Odd Dot books (an imprint of Macmillan). Scheduled for release in Spring 2026 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/3e941978-4929-4003-9e86-42b7ef072667/LadyPigsworth05.jpg brief bio of illustrator Steven Salerno - Make it stand out ^ above cover of the new picture book, It Simply Cant’t Be Bedtime -written by Pamela Paul & illustrated by Steven Salerno. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/168d4b60-ce2b-44a9-93f6-5b6ad87c271b/LadyPigsworth01.jpg brief bio of illustrator Steven Salerno - Make it stand out ^ above Title Page illustration from the new picture book, It Simply Cant’t Be Bedtime -written by Pamela Paul & illustrated by Steven Salerno. The very British stuffed animal, Lady Pigsworth, sitting on the girl’s messy bedroom floor. Released in May 2025 by G.P. Putnam & Sons/ imprint of Random House. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/eab79592-4a77-4471-8ed2-33e2d36fd5f4/LadyPigsworth02.jpg brief bio of illustrator Steven Salerno - Make it stand out ^ above detail of an illustration from the new picture book, It Simply Cant’t Be Bedtime -written by Pamela Paul & illustrated by Steven Salerno. The very British stuffed animal, Lady Pigsworth in a discussion with Dad. Released in May 2025 by G.P. Putnam & Sons/ imprint of Random House. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/feeb6c92-4530-4573-8b73-56163da11eee/LadyPigsworth03.jpg brief bio of illustrator Steven Salerno - Make it stand out ^ above Detail of an illustration from the new picture book, It Simply Cant’t Be Bedtime -written by Pamela Paul & illustrated by Steven Salerno. The little girl who refuses to get ready for her bed time. Released in May 2025 by G.P. Putnam & Sons/ imprint of Random House. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/7e742e44-09ff-41a5-a858-e98a5ff61168/KINDNESScover.jpg brief bio of illustrator Steven Salerno - Make it stand out ^ above the cover of MADELINE Says Be Kind -the last book in the series of 5 new MADELINE picture books & board books from publisher Viking (Penguin/Random House) and illustrated by Steven Salerno in the illustration style of the famed originator of the Madeline character, Ludwig Bemelmans. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/3839b9d0-04eb-45c5-bd61-3b66ee1d55bc/ALL5COVERS.jpg brief bio of illustrator Steven Salerno - Make it stand out ^ above Covers of the new 5 book series of MADELINE picture books & board books from Viking/Penguin Random House, released from 2022 thru 2025. The 5th and final title, MADELINE Says Be Kind, was released in September 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/21e449a5-cb24-41ae-98a5-0f8a40542dd5/LOVEhomeDETAIL.jpg brief bio of illustrator Steven Salerno - Make it stand out ^ above Detail of an illustration from Love from Madeline -first in the series of 5 new MADELINE picture books & board books from publisher Viking (Penguin/Random House) and illustrated by Steven Salerno in the illustration style of the famed originator of the Madeline character, Ludwig Bemelmans. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/9c3a474f-ff96-4909-94f5-99a870345668/ABCbridge.jpg brief bio of illustrator Steven Salerno - Make it stand out -detail of an illustration from MADELINE’S ABCs -2nd in the series of 5 new MADELINE picture books & board books from publisher Viking (Penguin/Random House) and illustrated by Steven Salerno -in the illustration style of the famed originator of the Madeline character, Ludwig Bemelmans. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1659117286603-NA09LOW1F643JX9F8FD5/34OnChocAveJLG.jpg brief bio of illustrator Steven Salerno - Make it stand out ^ cover of On The Corner of Chocolate Avenue (Clarion Books/Harper Collins in December 2022) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1642710081573-DE4BUS1B43VCS6G7HDDE/biopageCHOCOLATEave2.jpg brief bio of illustrator Steven Salerno - Make it stand out ^ cropped detail of an illustration from the nonfiction picture book, On The Corner Of Chocolate Avenue (Clarion Books/Harper Collins in December 2022) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1651778547579-SX9J0GJ5GW3DA64ML7LC/31GizmosGadgetsGuitars.jpg brief bio of illustrator Steven Salerno ^ cover of Gizmos, Gadgets and Guitars -The Story of Leo Fender -written by Michael Mahin & illustrated by Steven Salerno (published by Christy Ottaviano Books/MacMillan 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1601520256512-1RN0HTQ2KZU8TVUSI2RP/01BEAR.jpg brief bio of illustrator Steven Salerno ^ one of the illustrations from the picture book, The Secret Code Inside You (nonfiction) -written by Rajani LaRocca MD & illustrated by Steven Salerno -published by Little Bee Books 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1544467511188-HO9G4YN6QQ8XD95WINUO/grouping3.jpg brief bio of illustrator Steven Salerno ^ 2 new picture books illustrated by Steven Salerno, released in 2019 -The Crayon Man (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) and Wild Horse Annie (Farrar Straus Giroux) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1542687609289-8VNXO86ZV8FKTQ5IILC2/TimsGoodbye7.jpg brief bio of illustrator Steven Salerno ^ cover of Steven’s latest author/illustrator picture book, Tim’s Goodbye published by Farrar Straus Giroux, 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/6a1b7812-656d-446f-8ff1-9673910b7f92/spilloverWSJ.jpg brief bio of illustrator Steven Salerno - Make it stand out ^ editorial illustrations for The Wall Street Journal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/e0b518c3-4f11-4412-94c7-d0cbe86e7e08/spilloverWSJdetail.jpg brief bio of illustrator Steven Salerno - Make it stand out ^ detail view of editorial illustration for The Wall Street Journal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1663731342432-3IM222KM29AMB01RDRGU/biopageNewYorker2.jpg brief bio of illustrator Steven Salerno - Make it stand out ^ drawing appearing in The New Yorker magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/ad9e2a4e-de31-4e97-9891-5254b6c922f3/tattooChef.jpg brief bio of illustrator Steven Salerno ^ chef character design/promotional advt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/40cd8430-a456-4239-b933-19b365f388e5/affordability.jpg brief bio of illustrator Steven Salerno ^ affordability in America/editorial https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/0400c3ec-57f8-42f5-9c15-ff1acb9bdff0/bermuda03.jpg brief bio of illustrator Steven Salerno ^ book cover design project (unpublished) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/dee1a563-a081-49be-81fa-83c18692d87b/01Salerno_GlobalMelt.jpg brief bio of illustrator Steven Salerno ^ Global Meltdown/editorial https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1561762783511-4TJAQJGLQQDBY28071F2/Hogan.jpg brief bio of illustrator Steven Salerno ^ portrait of American golfing legend, Ben Hogan 1953 (crayon, gouache, wood grain, digital) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1564683645808-ERZJNZVYYV8ZMRMD2910/pebble2K10.jpg brief bio of illustrator Steven Salerno ^ poster, Pebble 2K10 (digital) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1564512480912-O3W2PTXOPO3X0UJB0F9O/numbers.jpg brief bio of illustrator Steven Salerno ^ Numbers Game (crayon, gouache, wood grain, digital) 2011 https://www.stevensalerno.com/contact daily 0.75 2023-07-14 https://www.stevensalerno.com/process-picturebooks daily 0.75 2022-09-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1482195979500-XUR8JNLHPMXKV9OW1GAX/process.BAB.jpg the making of picture book illustrations by Steven Salerno https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1596338571690-4G5B6EFW3LJJU6LOYZ7E/process.GadGizGuitars.jpg the making of picture book illustrations by Steven Salerno https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1565380605981-6TDN1AXRN8JCEWAQ32D9/process.brothersatbat.jpg the making of picture book illustrations by Steven Salerno https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1565390153074-NQSFTYPTA1L54YAJ37N0/process.crayonman3.jpg the making of picture book illustrations by Steven Salerno https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1565390202994-3AJQYDO9RW66AX2Q3ZKN/process.thekid02.jpg the making of picture book illustrations by Steven Salerno https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1565390307493-262SIACGSOP0DYZTWKCM/process.ferriswheel02.jpg the making of picture book illustrations by Steven Salerno https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1662424741749-WN6KYR1G0WYZXCUBUVTF/process.ChocAve.jpg the making of picture book illustrations by Steven Salerno https://www.stevensalerno.com/links daily 0.75 2025-10-13 https://www.stevensalerno.com/e-promos daily 0.75 2019-10-19 https://www.stevensalerno.com/spotlight daily 0.75 2026-03-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1635190666652-U04QCQQCD7J7SKD7NMA5/madelineB.jpg spotlight ^ above B is for BRIDGE -Madeline balancing on bridge railing -illustration created by Steven Salerno, purposely mimicking the style of the originator of the Madeline character, Ludwig Bemelmans. This illustration is for the new picture book Madeline’s ABC’s (Viking Press), the 2nd title in a series of 5 new Madeline picture books. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/7df85789-5f67-4dfc-aabb-6bdc23a7b1cd/ALL5COVERSshortBUFF.jpg spotlight - Make it stand out ^ above Covers of all 5 new MADELINE picture books & board books https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/bb27fd09-b957-4d2b-be99-e34843df7cc2/KINDNESSmorning.jpg spotlight - Make it stand out ^ above A cropped detail view of one of the illustrations from the 5th title in the series, Madeline Says Be Kind, illustrated by Steven Salerno. Here Miss Clavel is walking all twelve of the girls to school in the early morning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1609012646712-D6W93CYT4N7HCDUNB2S7/testDrawingBEDTIME.jpg spotlight ^ above An early preliminary test illustration created by Steven Salerno, purposely mimicking the stye of the originator of the Madeline character, Ludwig Bemelmans. This drawing was created digitally. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1609012678426-7PCC0R1NL8PHUI37B9M0/testDrawingZOO.jpg spotlight ^ above At the Zoo -an early preliminary test illustration created by Steven Salerno, purposely mimicking the stye of the originator of the Madeline character, Ludwig Bemelmans. This drawing was created digitally. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1609012702591-TAYXHNSHI2PDEM2CVLH7/testDrawingBRUSHINGTEETH.jpg spotlight ^ above Brushing Teeth -an early preliminary test illustration created by Steven Salerno, purposely mimicking the stye of the originator of the Madeline character, Ludwig Bemelmans. This drawing was created digitally. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1609012746531-MARD9W59BSJ0SG5LR38Z/LOVEcircus.jpg spotlight ^ above Madeline and Pepito -detail of a rough preliminary sketch created by Steven Salerno, purposely mimicking the style of the originator of the Madeline character, Ludwig Bemelmans. This sketch was for the new picture book LOVE from Madeline (Viking Press), first in a series of 5 new picture books. (ink and crayon on paper) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1612551962022-1ZHAH2PX0SIAHO7L9GF3/LOVEhome.jpg spotlight ^ above Coming Home -detail of a rough preliminary sketch created by Steven Salerno, purposely mimicking the style of the originator of the Madeline character, Ludwig Bemelmans. This sketch was for the new picture book LOVE from Madeline (Viking Press), first in a series of 5 new picture books. (ink and crayon on paper) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1626293248444-O2KWVLJ0NG1BYP0U9YFJ/LOVEfinalHOME.jpg spotlight - Make it stand out ^ above Coming Home -detail of the final completed illustration created by Steven Salerno, purposely mimicking the style of the originator of the Madeline character, Ludwig Bemelmans. (the corresponding preliminary sketch is seen directly above this image. You can see that during the sketch stage the image was initially planned to be in just yellow & black, but the final illustration was created with full color.) This illustration is from the new picture book LOVE from Madeline (Viking Press), first in the series of 5 new picture books. (digital) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1626293062018-TELM1KPKF7Z4G7TB5JZI/LOVEsailboat.jpg spotlight - Make it stand out ^ above Sailing with a Friend -detail of a rough preliminary sketch created by Steven Salerno, purposely mimicking the style of the originator of the Madeline character, Ludwig Bemelmans. This sketch was for the new picture book LOVE from Madeline (Viking Press) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1609012793408-7DVIEN2WQ4QM7ZBRUCMY/LOVEcat.jpg spotlight ^ above The Rescue -detail of a rough preliminary sketch created by Steven Salerno, purposely mimicking the style of the originator of the Madeline character, Ludwig Bemelmans. This sketch was for the new picture book LOVE from Madeline (Viking Press) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1626293540423-68RLPE9VWSXSI2AOF698/LOVEfinalBEDTIME.jpg spotlight - Make it stand out ^ above Bedtime -detail of the final completed illustration created by Steven Salerno, purposely mimicking the style of the originator of the Madeline character, Ludwig Bemelmans. This illustration is from the new picture book LOVE from Madeline (Viking Press) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/c40c3e8d-bbf2-47d5-8bbf-19e121ef4838/TrumpStockade.jpg spotlight - Make it stand out Trump Convicted -drawing by Steven Salerno https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1e9bc723-199e-43c0-b400-e44fbeade522/biopageNewYorker2.jpg spotlight - Make it stand out above is one of my B&W drawings that appeared in The New Yorker back in the mid-1990’s …the cyclist. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1411a485-5d9f-41f5-aadb-f70a8678cf23/04Salerno_WomenWheels.jpg spotlight - Make it stand out above -Steven Salerno’s drawing: Women on Wheels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/c006d2c7-0474-4955-8741-50877d12cd2e/02Salerno_NoAirCon.jpg spotlight - Make it stand out above -Steven Salerno’s drawing: Summer in the City https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1608694614647-C5O267ZU3BORCDW3AOW6/30crayonmanJLGIrmaBlack.jpg spotlight https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1601477639376-1E2S979PEGKKSPOCNCS7/crayon02.jpg spotlight an illustration created by Steven Salerno for The Crayon Man… depicting Edwin Binney in his chemical factory which produced black pigments, black inks and black dyes -until the day he invented the first COLOR crayons just for kids. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1509385934786-VRNJF9IFMD9SKNUAUG75/salerno.OneHillSouth01.jpg spotlight ^ above -featuring one section of the on-site display which depicts a cropped close-up detail of one of my scene illustrations, this one focussing on a couple at a restaurant bar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1509386530543-BFZ8GAMWYDJSRIM3I05A/salerno.OneHillSouth02.jpg spotlight ^ above -this section of the window display depicts a man shopping at a neighborhood market, with the Capitol building seen in the distant background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1509386585907-4T9FJ7ARM5HOXNO4HO4P/salerno.OneHillSouth03.jpg spotlight ^ above -this section of the window display is a cropped close-up detail of a scene depicting a cafe with a romantic couple enjoying a drink, accompanied by their pet dog. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1509386623752-51HHKBCK82M4A1HAXAH7/salerno.OneHillSouth04.jpg spotlight ^ above -this is one of the 12 illustration panels I created for the project... which depicts a man zooming off to work on his scooter, and in the background is the Nationals Baseball Stadium. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1543771196854-VIBOUMHLIH239XMQG5HB/24related.chefs.jpg spotlight ^ above -this is one of the 12 illustration panels I created for the project... which depicts several chefs intently working in a neighborhood restaurant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5820f5f61b631bd084abc5ed/1543772482456-PYS4E3NMMASVD9DX7I64/26related.ALL.jpg spotlight ^ above -the view of all 12 panels created for the project: (top)morning, (middle)daytime, (bottom)evening. Once installed on site, the printed display graphics totaled 9 feet tall x 76 feet length. https://www.stevensalerno.com/list-of-clients daily 0.75 2025-09-19