Animators* can make great children’s book illustrators.

Historically speaking, the proof is in Gustaf Tenggren, J.P. Miller, Aurelius Battaglia, Mary Blair, Bill Peet, Retta Scott, Cliff Roberts, Jon Klassen, and countless others.

In 2016, I asked Cale Atkinson, Brett Bean, Liz Climo, Chris Houghton, Claire Keane, Tina Kugler, Sarah Marino, Ovi Nedelcu, Pete Oswald, and Kenard Pak to speak to their experiences in “crossing over” to children’s books. Here’s what they had to say:

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