Siski Kalla – Designer

I absolutely adored the process of making this book with author Steve Schechter. I was lucky to be cat-sitting while creating the fun and playful scenes of the cats, which inspired me. We are working on a follow-up book, called 123 of Cats.

I'm currently finishing a book for Troubador Publishing, as well as an ABC of Cats which will be self-published, along with other smaller projects.

Writing and illustrating my first picture book for a publisher was a wonderful experience. The story, about a little dog called Gertie who is different from the other dogs, is close to my heart.

I have now done three covers for Claire and thoroughly enjoyed each one. They are middle grade adventure stories with a magical nature them. Just wonderful to read and illustrate the covers for!

Wrote and illustrated a children's picture book for Clavis Publishing. Gertie is not ALL dogs, was released earlier this year in Dutch, and will be released in English next year (2024).

Illustrating the third book in the Hop Lola Hop series. This one is based around Christmastime and was wonderful to illustrate, just like the others.

I've worked on three titles published by Little Steps, all in the Hop Lola Hop series, written by the wonderful Kathy Urban. Such a joy to work on these stories!

I wrote and illustrated a book titled Gertie is not ALL Dogs (in English), which is to be published by Clavis Publishing and released in Dutch next year, with the English version to follow.

This exceptional and beautiful poem was a joy to work on. It's about a little girl (or boy! See below) who can't seem to 'be' what others expect her to be. When it gets too much, she heads to the forest to speak to the trees. And there, even though the trees don't answer back in words, she finds her happy place. I immediately connected with the message of the poem and it was wonderful to illustrate.

Available with a boy main character or girl, as well as children with different skin colours and hair.

Illustrations for this wonderful uplifting and humorous take on when a mother becomes unwell, and how positive thinking and helping her feel good will help everyone to feel better.

A delightful imaginative rhyming story about a little girl who wonders where all the spiders in her home come from... and how to gently put them back outside! With a friendly spider hidden on every page for children to find!

Various sports with young children enjoying them, with a lively rhyming text to encourage interest in sports at a young age.

Working with Mindy Weiss, celebrity wedding planner, on two stories she has written about a flower girl for a wedding, and a ringbearer boy. This has been one of the most lovely jobs I've had to date. Such a pleasure to illustrate! Mindy is a joy to work with.

I'm just finishing illustrating a children's book for Trigger Publishing (imprint of UpsideDown Books). It's been wonderful working with the editor, Hannah, as we've collaborated on the composition and characters. It's a lovely story about a boy who doesn't like birthday parties and how he finds a happy solution to his problem.

Colour illustrations for a new book by Wonderbly Publishing, called I Love You This Much! Such a wonderful experience working with this lovely team.

Illustrations for a series of children's picture books published by an author in arabic; set of illustrations that were projected as scenery for a musical performance in the theatre; ongoing commissions for wall art and textiles.