One of my favorite projects over the last few years has been illustrating for The Wilderlings. I'm happy to announce that the first Wilderlings book is available for sale! Self-published by indie author S.G.Lichstrahl, Summer of Love is a tiny chapbook with a big heart. By purchasing a copy, you'd be supporting a small but exceedingly passionate enterprise, dedicated to spreading a message of love and harmony in this crazy messed-up world. I hope you'll check it out!
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When I was a little girl, I didn't like the Wizard of Oz. Something about the classic film creeped me out. Maybe it was the dark obstacles that Dorothy has to overcome on her journey. Maybe it was the weirdly human qualities of the Cowardly Lion. (If a story had animals, then by golly I wanted real animals!)
Whatever the case, I didn't fall in love with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz until I read the original story by L. Frank Baum. Suddenly, I could see what all the fuss was about! The magic, the humor, the whimsy, the charm! It's everything a children's bedtime saga wants to be, and it holds up to this day. This summer, I am reading an Oz collection that contains the first three books of the series: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The Marvelous Land of Oz, and Ozma of Oz. Time Magazine includes Ozma of Oz in their list: The 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time, so I'm especially eager to see what that one's all about. If you need some good Fantasy recs, take a look at Time's list. I've read 34 of their Top 100 Fantasy books so far. Some of those titles deserve to be on such a list, and some of them probably don't (in my opinion). Either way, I'm left with a long, long list of books I want to read!
For the past two years, I've been illustrating for The Wilderlings, a comic series featuring a cast of animal characters and their human friend, Patel. This month, we're celebrating the Grand Opening of the Wilderlings online store. Below, you can see the Bear modeling the very first official Wilderlings T-Shirt. It's a little small to read, but it says "Each journey is its own reward."
Check out The Wilderlings official website here, or take a look at their Instagram here |
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About the AuthorAbigail Anklam is a writer and illustrator. She loves animals & stories of all shapes & sizes. |
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