Holly Hatam is a #1 New York Times Bestselling children's book illustrator that makes magic and helps an author's words come to life through mixed media illustrations. Holly creates whimsical, colorful worlds filled with diverse characters so that every single kid can see themselves represented in a book. She is the #1 New York Times Bestselling illustrator of Dear Girl and Dear Boy. Her picture books have been translated into over 10 languages and sold over 1 million copies worldwide. While she is now able to choose what books she would love to do, her path here was not clear or easy. She didn't even know being an illustrator was an option she could pursue as a young woman and trained and worked as a graphic designer for many years.We discuss many aspects of illustrating, including: character design, working with a publishing team, timelines, prep and approaches to illustrating, tech and tools, how her childhood influences her workand how she includes glitter in every book!ResourcesSociety of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Contact Info:Holly Hatamhollyhatam.com@hollyhatamillustrations (Instagram)Holly's LinkedIn ProfileJulie Berman - Hostwww.womenwithcooljobs.com@womencooljobs (Instagram)Send Julie a text!!------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I absolutely LOVE being the host and producer of "Women with Cool Jobs", where I interview women who have unique, trailblazing, and innovative careers. It has been such a blessing to share stories of incredible, inspiring women since I started in 2020. If you have benefitted from this work, or simply appreciate that I do it, please consider buying me a $5 coffee. ☕️ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/julieberman Thank you so much for supporting me -- whether by sharing an episode with a friend, attending a LIVE WWCJ event in Phoenix, connecting with me on Instagram @womencooljobs or LinkedIn, sending me a note on my website (www.womenwithcooljobs.com), or by buying me a coffee! It all means so much. <3

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