The Illustrator’s Viewpoint
Antonia Pylaeva, illustrator of If Grandpas Grew Like Trees has written her own brief account of her role in the book’s development. Read her story at:
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Postscript from the Author
The Trees of Pittsburgh, PA I got the idea for this story when Thomas, my husband, and I lived in the Pittsburgh, PA area. The window in our master bedroom looked south over our steeply sloping backyard that bordered on a cemetery. From that window, we viewed a panorama of the beautifully colored autumn trees that…
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When Words Meet Art
After I researched and communicated with several illustrators, I realized that the If Grandpas Grew Like Trees story required an illustrator whose art reflected the characters depicted in realistic scenes and who could easily switch to the drawings of a six-year-old child. Antonia Pylaeva was recommended by another illustrator whose schedule was too booked for her to…
