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Drawing a Blank

Jacob Souva, Valerie Parizeault

A weekly deep dive about making books for kids, from author-illustrator Jacob Souva. Practical tips and encouragement for illustrators, authors, and makers. Inspiration for getting better at <waves at everything> this together.

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Art Like Jazz

This week has flown by. New clients, roughs filled with jellyfish, prep for Folktale Week, and a deep dive where I shared some in-depth book making steps with paid subscribers.

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Authors

The writers behind this newsletter.

  • Jacob Souva

    Hello \ud83d\udc4b… My name is Jacob Souva, and I’m an illustrator and author of books for kids.

  • Valerie Parizeault

    Published Canadian illustrator and author \ud83c\udf08 from Montreal, based in Shediac, NB \ud83d\udd96

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