Dorota Rewerenda

Dorota Rewerenda – Designer

A passionate children's book illustrator bringing stories to life for 15+ years :)

Overview

Over the past 15 years I had a privilege to illustrate 27 children's books (with another 2 on the way!) both in my native Poland while working for bigger publishers and most recently worldwide - helping first time writers to make their dreams come true and see their characters alive on pages of the book.

Here's what one of my clients had to say about our work together:

“Working with Dorota on my first picture book, THE SEMICOLON, was such a rewarding experience! I was initially drawn to Dorota’s work not only because of her obvious skill as an artist, but her ability to think outside the box and bring abstract ideas to life through her art, which she did for my story with terrific attention to detail and sensitivity to its difficult themes. She immediately and intuitively understood my vision for the book with very little direction. Dorota brought a ton of creative ideas to the project and the final product exceeded my expectations – I can’t wait to share our hard work with the world!” — Britt Sayler, author of The Semicolon

If you enjoyed my artwork and wonder how the process of making a picture book looks like, just drop me a message and I will be happy to answer all your questions.

Services
Non-Fiction
Children’s Non-Fiction
Fiction
Middle Grade Picture Books
Languages
English

Work experience

Self-employed

Jan, 2011 — Present
From designing children's book covers and interiors, creating memorable characters, helping to chose best fonts and preparing the files for print, I can offer everything that is needed to create a picture book from a scratch.

Portfolio

The Sock Monster Chef: Cooking With Socks 101

Keesmaat, Trisha

Trisha Keesmaat

Made with Reedsy
The Very Berry Boy

Brinkley, Matthew

Matthew Brinkley

Cover Design Illustration Typography Book Interior Design
The Golden Key

Schalchlin, Scott

Scott M Schalchlin

Cover Design Illustration
Gentle Hugs

Guzman, Lily

BookBaby

Cover Design Illustration Typography Book Interior Design
Amy's Coat

Sarah Sells

Cover Design Illustration
The Hat Monster

Keesmaat, Trisha

Cover Design Illustration
Cover Design Illustration Typography Book Interior Design
The Orange BLOB in the Forest

Sica, Amanda

BookBaby

Cover Design Illustration Typography Book Interior Design
Made with Reedsy
TICKY

Smith, Marcia

Cover Design Illustration Typography Book Interior Design
Cover Design Illustration Typography Book Interior Design
A Place of Turquoise

Salfeld, Karina

Cover Design Illustration
The Semicolon

Sayler, Britt

Cover Design Illustration Typography

Dorota has 6 reviews

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Fiona T.

Fiona T.

Jan, 2026

This was my first time publishing a children’s book (Rainbow Smash) and my first experience working with an illustrator, and Dorota exceeded every expectation. She is an extraordinary talent whose creativity and vision brought the story to life beautifully. Throughout the entire process, her prof...
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Dorota R.
Thank you for this beautiful review Fiona! I much appreciate it. It was an absolute pleasure working with you on Rainbow Smash and I feel humbled that you entrusted me with such a personal story. G...
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celia S.

celia S.

Aug, 2025

I loved working with Dorota. She really cares about helping new authors and supported me every step of the way. She helped me understand important industry standards in book sizing, page layouts and alignments as well as gave me great resources to look into for when I’m ready to publish. 10/10 wo...
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Dorota R.
Thanks so much for your generous review, I much appreciate it. Looking forward to illustrating for you again:)
Charline B.

Charline B.

Jul, 2025

Every minute of working with Dorota was a joy. She always responded quickly to every question I had along the way, took my thoughts into consideration, and was kind and professional. She is a truly passionate and gifted artist and I feel lucky to have been able to entrust my story to her. The end...
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Dorota R.
Charline, thank you so much for your generous review! It was truly a privilege to work on your story. I enjoyed every moment of bringing the characters to life and it was an absolute feast for my i...
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Michelle M.

Michelle M.

May, 2025

Dorota was an absolute pleasure to work with. She delivered a beautiful high quality illustration and was incredibly thoughtful and responsive throughout the process. Her ability to combine illustration with creative text layout is a real skill, and I would highly recommend her to anyone looking...
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Matthew B.

Matthew B.

Mar, 2024

Dorota has been incredible to work with. I stressed over finding the right illustrator for my book and when I found Dorota I knew right away that she would be the right choice. Not only her illustrations, which are so full of life, so vibrant, so, so good, but the way she works is so great. She i...
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Dorota R.
It was an absolute pleasure to work with Matt and I enjoyed the much needed freedom and trust to bring his story to life. I learned a lot during the process, especially when exchanging the ideas wi...
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