What is home?
What is Home children's book illustration 

Client: Hachette – Wayland

Date: July 2019

I worked on these illustrations for a picture book that asks the question of what is home. Is it the house we live it, the street we grew up in, the culture that nurtured us, or is it the planet earth?


Illustrations: Hanane Kai

Hand texturing of illustrations: Mariela Gallegos Perea

Text: Louise Spilsbury and Marie Murray

Publisher: Wayland Hachette Group


What is Home children's book illustration
What is Home children's book illustration


I used the metaphor of building blocks to reflect on the question of home

What is Home children's book illustration
What is Home children's book illustration
What is Home children's book illustration
What is Home children's book illustration