Elizabeth Metz

@thefinestmuffins

Illustrator, writer, nonprofit staffer, Reds fan, bookworm, pedestrian, houseplant and voting rights enthusiast. She/her. What, people who like baseball can't like books? 📍Cincinnati, OH

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Elizabeth Metz@thefinestmuffins· 12d

"The illustrations in this book were made with pencils, paper, a sweet iPad Lane gave me for my birthday, and prescription stimulants." -Bearsuit Turtle Plays a Game (2026) by @bobshea.bsky.social #CopyrightPageArtNotes

Photograph of a picture book: Bearsuit Turtle Plays a Game by Bob Shea.

Cover illustration depicts a a teal colored turtle perched on a rock, pitching a red ball in the direction of a running yellow bear. The bear looks straight ahead, away from the ball, its mouth wide open. Inside its mouth we see a green worm-like creature facing the turtle and watching the progress of the ball. The background of the illustration is a rich dark forest green.

Elizabeth Metz@thefinestmuffins· 12d

"The art for this book was created digitally and incorporates paper collage." -Bookie and Cookie (2024) by Blanca Gómez #CopyrightPageArtNotes

Photograph of a picture book: Bookie & Cookie by Blanca Gómez.

Cover is mostly white with a blue spine. In the bottom half of the page frame sits the title in a variety of colors. Perched on the B (in Bookie) is Bookie, a Black boy with black hair, a tiny bowler hat, round glasses, and a blue book open on his knee. Teetering on the final e (in Cookie) is Cookie, a white boy with red hair, a tiny chef's hat, a green shirt, and orange pants. He reaches for a cookie-- which doubles as the dot on top of the i (in Cookie).

Elizabeth Metz@thefinestmuffins· 13d

"The artwork in this book was created using markers, pencils, tempera and tears." -If You Cry Like a Fountain (2022) by Noemi Vola #CopyrightPageArtNotes

Photograph of a picture book: If You Cry Like a Fountain by Noemi Vola.

Cover illustration depicts a classical four-tier fountain of gray stone. On the top level a pink stripey worm perches, crying copiously, its tears flowing down the fountain. At various places on and around the fountain, several birds and frogs prance about, some swimming, some drinking, some using umbrellas, one showering. It's all very whimsical.

At the top of the page, the sun looks on, frowning and crying.

Elizabeth Metz@thefinestmuffins· 13d

"The illustrations in this book were cut and collaged from hand-painted paper and then assembled digitally." -One Whole Hippopotamus (2026) by @carterhiggins.bsky.social #copyrightpageartnotes

Photograph of a picture book: One Whole Hippotamus: A Book About Parts and Patterns by Carter Higgins.

Cover features four painterly cut paper illustrations in a grid. Top left is a wedge of apple with seeds. Top right are two orange wedges aligned to look like a full circle slice. Bottom left are three wedges of watermelon with seeds, aligned to look like a full circle slice. Bottom right is a purple hippopotamus, staring right at the reader/camera.

Elizabeth Metz@thefinestmuffins· Jul 2

Happy scorching hot July #KidLitArtPostcard Day! Has anybody actually tried frying an egg on the sidewalk? How'd it go? I'm an #unagented author-illustrator seeking representation and/or projects. I ❤️ colorful textural art, funny stories for kids, and clouds (not pictured). 🎨: elizabeth-metz.com

Illustration postcard. Art depicts two girls (one with brown skin, black hair pulled back in two puffs, a yellow blouse with fluttery sleeves, and navy shorts, the other with pink skin, brown hair pulled back in a ponytail + bangs, wearing green overalls over a white short-sleeved blouse) sitting on a sidewalk looking at an egg frying on the pavement between them. Between them, a brown scruffy dog looks up warily at the beaming sun, its tongue lolling out. Overlaid text says "Author + illustrator Elizabeth Metz, www.elizabeth-metz.com."

Elizabeth Metz@thefinestmuffins· Jun 21

Marc Chagall’s “The Red Rooster (Le Coq rouge)” in a gilded gold frame at the Cincinnati Art Museum. Painting includes a large feathery red chicken running toward a green tree, while a man with a blue face and a white suit flies overhead. Beneath the tree sits a yellow goat playing a stringed instrument.

Elizabeth Metz@thefinestmuffins· Jun 14

"The illustrations for Miss Rumphius were painted in acrylics with accents of Prismacolor pencils on gesso-coated percale fabric mounted on illustration board. The art was camera separated and printed in four colors." -Miss Rumphius (1982) by Barbara Cooney 🔎 #CopyrightPageArtNotes

Photo of a picture book, Miss Rumphius, story and pictures by Barbara Cooney. Illustration depicts a grassy and rocky green hill, sloping above a blue, almost purple sea, with a distant city just visible on the horizon. On the hill stands a woman in a green cape, a skirt the same color as the sea just visible below it. Her red hair is piled on top of her head and is blowing in a breeze, her head tilted up as she walks the hillside.

About the Book: The illustrations for Miss Rumphius were painted in acrylics with accents of Prismacolor pencils on gesso-coated percale fabric mounted on illustration board. The art was camera separated and printed in four colors. The text type is Goudy Old Style, and the display type is Goudy Cursive.

A drawing of a new green sprouting plan emerging from the soil sits below this text, next to a handwritten note that reads "with thanks to Hilda."

Elizabeth Metz@thefinestmuffins· Jun 14

"The art in this book is human made. It was sketched and painted in Photoshop." -All I Want to Do is Swim (2026) by @lupencita.bsky.social & Marilyn Singer 🔎 #CopyrightPageArtNotes

Photo of a picture book, All I Want to Do is Swim, by Marilyn Singer, illustrated by Luisa Uribe. Cover illustration depicts a very small child with dark brown curly hair, light brown skin, and a red polka dot swimsuit, doing a cannonball with their eyes closed into a perfect turquoise body of a water. Glittery iridescent creatures circle around, including a dolphin, a porpoise, some fish, some frogs, and some ducks.

Elizabeth Metz@thefinestmuffins· Jun 14

"The art was human made using Procreate." -At the Cookout (2026) by @ariadelsole.bsky.social 🔎 #CopyrightPageArtNotes

Photo of a picture book, At the Cookout (2026) by Nadia Fisher. Illustration depicts a family having a cookout on a green hillside in front of a couple of brick houses, a bunch of wafting barbecue smoke obscuring the houses. In the foreground is a little Black girl facing the reader, wearing a blue and yellow t-shirt, dark pink shorts, bubble braids, and a smile. Behind her on the right are a grandmother with curly gray hair, wearing a green dress, white pants, and pink shoes, her arm around a boy with a light blue shirt, orange shorts, and red sneakers, holding a paper plate full of food. Behind the girl on the other side are two kids chasing one another, one a boy with glasses wearing all blue, the other a girl with braids wearing a pink shirt, blue shorts, and light blue sneakers. Behind them, a teenage or preteen kid tends to the grill, wearing a white shirt and salmon-pink shorts.

Elizabeth Metz@thefinestmuffins· Jun 14

Part 2: "...To create the vintage-looking images, Hadley collaged together her own drawings with existing textures and parts of prints in the public domain." - How to Have a Thought: A Walk with Charles Darwin (2026) by @hadleyhoo.bsky.social & Nicholas Day 🔎 #CopyrightPageArtNotes

Photo of a picture book: How to Have a Thought: A Walk with Charles Darwin, written by Nicholas Day (Sibert Medalist) and illustrated by Hadley Hooper.

Cover illustration depicts a gray haired man wearing a tweed suit and smart hat, carrying a walking suit, and walking briskly across a green field after a yellow/light brown dog carrying a stick in its mouth. Behind him, many different species of trees fill the background, starting as a stable forest right behind the man and dog, then lifting up into a wreath in the sky. The trees surround and frame the book's title.

Elizabeth Metz@thefinestmuffins· Jun 14

"The illustrations for this book were rendered in acrylic gouache pencil, and ink, with a few digital touch-ups." -All the Ice Cream in the Land (2026) by @emmykastner.bsky.social 🔎 #CopyrightPageArtNotes

Photo of a picture book, All the Ice Cream in the Land by Emmy Kastner. Illustration depicts a giant ice cream sundae with 11 visible scoops (presumably more are behind and below!) of varying colors, in an enormous beige bowl perched on a green hillside. A princess in a pink and green dress and crown stands atop the sundae, while the following people and things are visible on and in the various scoops: a sheep, a gnome on a swing, a wizard, several workers who look like homages to the Keebler elves, a giant spoon, a duck or maybe a goose, many sprinkles, and a pulley system loading a twelfth visible scoop into the bowl. Two ladders are pushed up against the edge of the bowls sporting additional builders. Other workers push and pull wheelbarrows, carry water in buckets, and more, while several townspeople watch from the ground. There is a small tree off in the distance and a cow peeking around the edge of the bowl.

Elizabeth Metz@thefinestmuffins· Jun 14

"...Then they were colored on a fancy computer, which of course had not been invented yet in dinosaur times. They probably had to use paint or something." -Dinos That Drive (2024) by @dharbin.bsky.social & @suzylevinson.bsky.social 🔎 #CopyrightPageArtNotes part 2!

Photo of a picture book, Dinos That Drive, poems by Suzy Levinson, pictures by Dustin Harbin. Cover illustration depicts a whole bunch of dinosaurs steering different vehicles, against a blue sky background. I will now attempt to describe them each, with apologies to all the children more knowledgeable than I about both vehicles and dinos:

(1) a green pterodactyl in a red bi-plane.
(2) a pink blimp with a photo of a lizard monster on it, maybe Godzilla?
(3) a yellow school bus driven by one dinosaur and carrying several others.
(4) A triceratops and a pterodactyl on a tandem bike.
(5) a gray dinosaur I can't name wearing a safety vest in the back of a dump truck.
(6) a big pink brontosaurus (what are they called now?) reading a book while lounging in the back of a gray pickup truck driven by another dino.
(7) a purple semi truck with a pic of a green giant bone on it, labeled PALEO SNACKS.
(8) a green 1950s sports car with tinted windows, so we can't see which dino is driving it.
(9) another gray dino with a safety helmet on, steering an orange bulldozer.
(10) The big one in the middle of the frame: a red fire truck with a crew of 5 pink velociraptors (maybe?) wearing firefighter hats, plus a very large green brontosaurus with a firehose wrapped around its neck.
(11) a blue dino with a crested head driving a green Jeep.
(12) an orange dino with a crested head driving a pink sedan or station wagon.
(13) a yellow cab driven by what I think is a red T-Rex, with two other business dinosaurs riding along in the backseat and sweating at their intimidating driver.
(14) a super cool looking green dino, with sunglasses and a driving scarf, in an avocado-colored mid-century classic convertible.
(15) A small dino, with a ridged tail and a green helmet, on a moped or other cute lil scooter.
(16) a very spiky dino with a spiky helmet on a big tricked out motorcycle.
(17) A yellow long-tailed dino with its tongue out in a blue VW beetle.

Whew!

Elizabeth Metz@thefinestmuffins· Jun 14

"The artwork in this book was rendered digitally in Photoshop in between many games of New Super Mario Bros. Wii." -Lights at Night (2025) by Maggie Zeng and @tashahilderman.bsky.social 🔎 #CopyrightPageArtNotes

Photo of a picture book: Lights at Night, written by Tasha Hilderman, illustrated by Maggie Zeng. Cover illustration depicts two small round, South Asian children with black hair blowing in the breeze, pink cheeks, and a faint yellow glow lighting them up. On the left, a boy with a white and blue striped shirt reaches his arms in the air in joy. In front of him, a girl with a red boy in her hair, bangs blowing in the breeze, and a blue blouse. She's reaching her hands up toward a glowing lightning bug. Below them is grass, above them is a deep blue night sky dotted with stars, lightning bugs, and possibly other sparkly light-filled things.

Elizabeth Metz@thefinestmuffins· Jun 5

I love how many people are sharing the childhood photos that inspired their #KidLitArtPoatcard illustrations! Here’s mine.

Photo from the early 90s (vintage patina and all) of a dark haired white girl, maybe 8 years old or so, wearing sky blue footie pajamas and a focused frown. She’s scrunched down and curled up on a textured gray couch, her knees bracketing a book titled “Christmas Carols.” She is me!

Elizabeth Metz@thefinestmuffins· Jun 4

Happy 5th birthday, #KidLitArtPostcard! Meet me, as a kid. I'm an author-illustrator seeking representation and projects! I ❤️ colorful textural art, funny stories for kids, and (in zero change since childhood) that magical combo of cozy pajamas + comfy couch + a good book. 🎨 elizabeth-metz.com

Kid lit art postcard! Illustration depicts a couch in shades of chromatic grays, with a dark, wavy-haired girl in blue footie pajamas curled up holding a book on her lap, her eyebrow frowning in focus.

Overlaid text notes "author + illustrataor Elizabeth Metz, www.elizabeth-metz.com."

Elizabeth Metz@thefinestmuffins· May 30

(I'm about to comment on the Hacks finale. This is barely a spoiler, but beware I guess?) Anyway! This Mona Lisa scene! I kept yelling at my screen "Because she was stolen, Ava! Vincenzo Peruggia and true crime and NEWSPAPERS!" Dear Hacks writers and world: you should read The Mona Lisa Vanishes!

Screenshot from the series finale of Hacks. Jean Smart as Deborah Vance and Hannah Einbeinder as Ava Daniels flank the Mona Lisa at the Louvre. Ava's turned to Deborah with a confused grimace, gesturing at the painting. Subtitled text shows that she's asking, "Why'd this pop?"

Book cover: The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity, by Nicholas Day with art by Brett Helquist. Above the title, the famous Mona Lisa smiling eyes peer down at, below the title, a dark haired mustachioed man in a white jacket smuggling the painting in his coat while looking furtively behind him.

A quote at the top of the bookjacket reads, "A witty thriller." - The New York Times. The Robert F. Sibert Medal covers part of the art in the bottom right.

Elizabeth Metz@thefinestmuffins· May 10

Artists! See a bird, post a bird. No AI, duh. #kidlit #kidlitart #characterdesign 🐦

Illustration of a crow and a scarecrow sharing a snack of corn. The crow holds an open ear of corn in its talons, purple-black wings and tail flapping behind it. The scarecrow wears a black top hat, a rust-colored barn coat, and a stitched on smile, and is holding another open ear of corn in a gloved hand. Straw sticks out all over the place. Behind them both are green stalks of corn, and a shared speech bubble hovers above them both, proclaiming "Cheers!"

Elizabeth Metz@thefinestmuffins· May 10

"The illustrations in this book were created w/pencil, ink, & watercolor on Saunders Waterford hot press paper, with screen & reverse transfer printing on Yasutomo mulberry paper." - How a Bear Became a Book (2026) by @faithpray7.bsky.social & @annettepimentel.bsky.social 🔎 #CopyrightPageArtNotes

Photo of a picture book: How a Bear Became a Book: The Collaboration That Created Winnie-the-Pooh, words by Annette Bay Pimentel, pictures by Faith Pray. Cover illustration features a sandy-haired white boy perched in a tree, hugging a branch off the ground and wearing a green sweater, gray shorts, and green boots (looking slightly old-fashioned in his whole getup/look!) A green door is affixed to the tree's trunk, and there are words etched into the wood. Below the tree and the boy rests an open book, words spilling off the page in the direction of a honey-colored suggestion of a bear, the bear is covered in (and also, perhaps, made of?) the words. The book's cover and spine are the same green as the boy's boots.

Elizabeth Metz@thefinestmuffins· May 10

"The artwork in this book was created in Adobe Photoshop with a felt-nib Wacom Pen on a Wacom Cintiq, using the 'Kyle's Drawing Box - Happy HB' Brush Tool." -Serafina Makes Waves (2026) by @robinrosenthal.bsky.social and @matthewburgessj.bsky.social 🔎 #CopyrightPageArtNotes

Photo of a picture book: Serafina Makes Waves, words by Matthew Burgess, pictures by Robin Rosenthal. Cover illustration depicts a sassy looking gray cat with a pink nose, wearing a red and pink striped swimsuit, a pink swim cap, and oversized yellow sunglasses reflecting the sky. A pink striped towel is thrown over her shoulder. One paw is on her hip, while she clutches a white floppy stuffed bunny in her other arm. She is not smiling. Behind her is a blue sky with clouds and a blue tiled pool with marked swim lanes. The title is in red bubble letters.

Elizabeth Metz@thefinestmuffins· May 7

Hiya #KidLitArtPostcard Day! I'm an #unagented author-illustrator seeking representation. I ❤️ colorful textural art, funny stories for kids, and (as a Cincinnatian, especially one who cheered some triumphant marathoners last Sunday!) a nice whimsical flying pig. Portfolio: elizabeth-metz.com

Illustration postcard. Art features a smiling pinkish-orangish pig floating in the air, holding (and looking up at) a multi-colored striped umbrella, Mary Poppins style! A blueish-greenish sky dotted with clouds is in the background.

Overlaid text at the bottom of the page (at a slightly jaunty angle) says Author + Illustrator Elizabeth Metz, www.elizabeth-metz.com.

Elizabeth Metz@thefinestmuffins· Apr 26

Last night the @reds.com inducted the Hall of Fame class of 2026: Reggie Sanders, Aaron Harang, Lou Piniella, and Brandon Phillips. All were with the team in my lifetime (a first!) Per tradition, I drew them for everyredshalloffamer.wordpress.com And then the Reds won, ending my losing streak!! 🎉😭

Pencil drawing of former Cincinnati Reds outfielder Reggie Sanders.

Pencil drawing of former Cincinnati Reds pitcher Aaron Harang.

Pencil drawing of former Cincinnati Reds manager Lou Piniella.

Pencil drawing of former Cincinnati Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips.

Elizabeth Metz@thefinestmuffins· Apr 23

One of this year's inductees, Brandon Phillips, is the first I've drawn more than once before, so that's kind of trippy.👇 Anyway, I posted the rest of this project on other sites, so I thought an introduction was in order here before sharing the class of '26. More art coming soon, and go Reds!

Drawings of Brandon Phillips! On the left, in full color pastel, he's smiling, wearing the early 2000s white uniform with Red piping, while holding out a bat with his #4 on the barrel. Behind him is chalky green. Next to that drawing are early developmental sketches for that piece, including one where's faceless and a scribbled note says "Phillips" and "6 foot 0."

3 more drawings, more stylized and faceless. One in pencil shows goateed Phillips calling himself safe on a base. One in digital pencil shows him holding his hat on his head as he runs the bases after a homer. And the final one in pencil shows him pointing at the dugout, one arm out in front, the other curving over his head.

Elizabeth Metz@thefinestmuffins· Apr 23

Here are a few examples of the 97 players I've drawn to date. Gold stars to anyone who can name some, most, or even all. (Hint: there are clues but not answers in the alt text!)

10 Cincinnati Reds baseball players, from a variety of historical eras, are drawn in pencil. This post is intended to be a guessing game so I won't call out their names here. But I'll leave some clues:

Top row #1: Big smile, 90s/00s goatee, backwards baseball cap.
Top row #2: Serious cheekbones, squinty eyes. 1990s.
Top row #3: A fantastic 70s fro and smiling eyes.
Top row #4: Mid-century and smiley, like he knows he's about to spawn a multigenerational baseball dynasty.
Second row #1: Bushy eyebrows, great dimples, good at no-hitters.
Second row #2: Focused eyes, 1980s floppy hair, also good at no-hitters.
Second row #3: Kind eyes, but cobra-like.
Second row #4: Clearly from the 1980s but also looks like someone I might have gone to middle school with in 1990s Ohio.
Bottom row #1: Extremely 1880s, with a fabulous handlebar mustache, elfin eyebrows, and artistic cheekbones. Looks like he has survived a shipwreck.
Bottom row #2: 1970s uniform, white hair. Arms folded like he's thinking about taking out a starting pitcher. Looks older than he is!

Text at the bottom says: "View the full project online at everyredshalloffamer.wordpress.com."

Elizabeth Metz@thefinestmuffins· Apr 23

This weekend, a new class will join the @reds.com Hall of Fame. 13 years ago, I started a project to draw every member of the Reds Hall, and I've kept it updated with every induction since. You can see the whole thing here: everyredshalloffamer.wordpress.com

Blog header graphic: Title says "Every Reds Hall of Famer: One artist's quest to stay busy in the offseason... and maybe even master the shape of the wishbone C."

To the left are hand-drawn portraits of five players:
(1) Ernie Lombardi, depicted smiling in colorful pastel, his trademark schnozz on view.
(2) Hughie Critz, freckled and shy looking, drawn in pencil.
(3) Paul Derringer, with serious eyes and cheekbones, drawn in pencil.
(4) Joe Nuxhall, baby faced and from the 1940s, drawn in pencil.
(5) Sam Crawford, mid-swing, looking off in the distance, drawn in pencil.

To the right of the text is one more player: Ted Kluszewski, in multicolor pastels, his arms folded, a smirk on his face, with his trademark busy eyebrows and sleeveless jersey.

Elizabeth Metz@thefinestmuffins· Apr 22

Some suggestions I’ve considered / had suggested to me, in the form of an Instagram poll from last week.

Instagram poll: MY LOSING STREAK IS AT 16 GAMES. WHAT SHOULD | DO???
Option 1: Attend a game on a whim one night. (38% of vote)
Option 2: 👆but wait until they
have a lead first. (12% of vote)
Option 3: Attend an out of town
Reds game. (25% of vote)
Option 4: Burn my old Reds hat ceremonially. (25% of vote)

Elizabeth Metz@thefinestmuffins· Apr 19

"The illustrations were created using ink and gouache, which means something totally different in the future." -The Future Book (2026) by Shawn Harris and Mac Barnett #CopyrightPageArtNotes 🔎

Photograph of a picture book, The Future Book by Mac Barnett + Shawn Harris.

Cover illustration features a bald person with pink skin, wearing a structured white turtleneck and very snazzy silver triangle-shaped sunglasses. There is a happy green fish on this person's head. The background is pitch black, and the title of the book is the same iridescent silver as the snazzy sunglasses.

Elizabeth Metz@thefinestmuffins· Apr 19

"The illustrations for this book are hand built, mixed media three-dimensional sets photographed with a DSLR camera. -same process, two books illustrated by Samantha Cotterill! Heartfelt (2025) by @elainebvickers.bsky.social and A Grand Day (2022) by @jeanreidy.bsky.social #CopyrightPageArtNotes 🔎

Photograph of a picture book: Heartfelt, words by Elaine Vickers, pictures by Samantha Cotterill.

Cover illustration depicts a child with tan skin and medium brown hair, wearing a yellow-orange plaid flannel shirt, green overalls, and a trucker-style hat with a blue bill and sides, a white front with orange and red stripes, and a smiley little mushroom on the side. She's throwing her arms in the air with exuberance, her eyes closed and face tipped back, while pink cutout hearts float around her.

Photograph of a picture book: A Grand Day, words by Jean Reidy, pictures by Samantha Cotterill. Sub-title: A celebration of grandparents and grandchildren.

Cover illustration features the front hall of a house. A turquoise door is open wide with a smattering of yellow leaves blowing about. The inside of the room features a hardwood floor, cream walls, with gray flower-like patterned wallpaper on the top half. On the ground sit two backpacks and two pillows. In the center of the frame, a slightly balding Black man wearing a white shirt and khaki pants lifts up a small Black girl in a tight hug. She wears tan pants, red socks, and a blue shirt, and her hair is up in a bun. In the hand curled behind the man's back, she holds a teddy bear wearing green pajamas.

Elizabeth Metz@thefinestmuffins· Apr 19

"Illustrations created in ink drawing and colored digitally." -The Day the Books Disappeared (2025) by @dansantat.bsky.social, @joannahowrites.bsky.social, and @carolinekpritchard.bsky.social #CopyrightPageArtNotes 🔎

Photograph of a picture book: The Day the Books Disappeared, written by New York Times Best-Selling Author Joanna Ho and Caroline Kusin Pritchard. Art by Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat.

Cover illustration features a child with short black hair and light brown skin, eyes wide and eyebrows raised, cheeks and nose pinked, holding a book titled The History of Flight, with an old fashioned Wright Bros-era plan on the cover. Behind this child are two others, one with curly brown hair, the other with black pigtails. They both have the word POOF floating above their hands, as cloudy nebulous nothing floats around them, as if something has recently disappeared from their very hands.

Elizabeth Metz@thefinestmuffins· Apr 19

Got another batch of #CopyrightPageArtNotes 🔎 for your Sunday afternoon!! "Art created with block prints, brush pens, colored pencils, and collage." -The One & Only Googoosh: Iran's Beloved Superstar (2024) by Azadeh Westergaard

Photograph of a picture book: The One & Only Googoosh: Iran's Beloved Superstar, by Azadek Westergaard.

Cover illustrations features a girl with dark, straight black hair with bangs and a jaunty red ribbon. She's wearing a white blouse with a red collar, white socks, black shoes, and a green skirt that she's holding away from her body in a curtsy. Her cheeks are red circles, her eyes are closed, and she's smiling. She's on a brown textured stage, framed by a red textured curtain, and behind her is a tan and white tile pattern.

Elizabeth Metz@thefinestmuffins· Apr 4

"The illustrations for this book were done in Procreate. The artist also used cut paper samples throughout." -Some of Us: A Story of Citizenship and the United States (2025) by Huy Voun Lee and @rajanilarocca.bsky.social 🔎 #CopyrightPageArtNotes