Stephanie Roth Sisson

I write and illustrate to tell stories. My career began when my grandfather read to me from a big book of German fairytales he had that was missing illustrations. I soon remedied that.

In college I used to spend a lot of my time on the floor of the library that housed the children’s books section (which is not where the books for my major were). That’s when I discovered the work of Lisbeth Zwerger. So when I got my first official illustration projects I worked in watercolor. Eventually through the years I added gauche and now I mostly use a mix with digital illustration .

For many years I thought that I would just illustrate until, with the nudging of my then agent and the support of my critique group, I added author to my tool kit. My first written and illustrated book was STAR STUFF: Carl Sagan and the Mysteries of the Cosmos. It’s about one of my childhood heroes and it received 3 starred reviews and an Orbit Pictus Honor. In total, I have written and illustrated two books so far and illustrated well over 70.

I think what I bring to the table is curiosity and a passion to do a thing well. My work is known for being expressive, relatable and authentic. Human.