Samantha Cotterill

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Full-Tilt Parenting: Strategies, Insights, and Connection for Parents Raising Neurodivergent Children · TPP 186: Author and Illustrator Samantha Cotterill Discusses Her New Book Series, Little Senses · 2 Dec 2019 podcast

I thought, I have this ability to write something and illustrate something and put it out into the world.

And why not create something that can help others and possibly create a connective relationship within families that I have the chance to provide?

So why not go for it and give it a shot?

Well, I'm a picture book author and illustrator.

And I've been a freelance illustrator for probably about 20 years, but it's only been in the last five or so that I've gone full time

into picture books.

And I go back and forth between writing them or I'll illustrate for other authors.

And my work comprises of 2D and 3D.

So some of my books are done in 3D setup medium and others are done two-dimensionally like the Little Senses series.

And I work full-time out of my studio in upstate New York.

And this Little Senses series was the first time that I've done something

of a series based kind of work.

And it's a very personal project and just really excited to share it with everyone today.

Sure.

Well, Little Senses is a four book series for the moment.

And depending on how well it does, it may continue beyond that.

And the series is basically for kids with sensory sensitivities that may or may not be on the autism spectrum.

And they're written in a way that are lighthearted, gentle, easy to approach and

without any labels or qualitative adjectives within the story themselves, that opens it up to be a connection for kids in a broader audience that may not necessarily be on the spectrum or may share some isms or just sensitive kids in general.

And they're done in that lighthearted approach that for kids that may not be open to having a diagnosis and may be a little bit resistant,

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