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Character design sketches for Cousin Nature. Five images of the character against a light green background. Cousin Nature is a feminine looking character with long, messy dark green hair and light green skin. They have leaves, flowers, and sticks protruding out of their shoulder length hair. They are wearing a dandelion yellow shirt and tattered brown shirts.

Interior pages for "Cousin Nature". The left page shows two childlike characters interacting with plants and animals. The text reads: "The twins, Flora and Fauna wake up the plants and animals." The right page shows the same characters in a group with the addition of two parental figures representing the sun and the rain. The group looks worried. They are staring at a dark silhouette in the distance. The text reads: "But if course, it wouldn't be Spring without a visit from..."

The last interior page for "Cousin Nature". It is a black and white sketch spread. Cousin Nature sits on the left page petting a skunk and looking over a small body of water. They are smiling. On the right page is a coyote and an opossum. The text reads: "Not everyone likes Cousin Nature. But all the best ones do, and that's all that matters."

A digital book cover illustration for "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH". The title is in all caps with the word "NIMH" in bright red. Around the title are thick green leaves and red thorns. In the middle of the image is Mrs. Frisby. She is a light brown field mouse wearing a cape the same bright red as the letters above her head. She stands on a large mound of earth. Below her are rat silhouettes with glowing red eyes. They look at her mysteriously. Mrs. Frisby looks off to the side to the left. The sky is a soft purple and yellow. The author's name is written in white against a dark red branch at the very bottom of the page.

A long horizontal image split down the middle by a thin back line. The left side has three grayscale spot illustrations for the book "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH". The top illustration features a worried looking Mrs. Frisby tending to her sick child in bed. The middle illustration shows Mrs. Frisby shaking hands with a very large, but friendly looking rat. The third illustration shows five rats pushing a large cinderblock.

The right side of the image has blocks of lorem ipsum text to mimic a chapter book page. In the right corner of the book page is the second spot illustration from the left side of the image. The text wraps around the illustration.

An illustration for Laura Mucha's poem "I'm an Orchestra" illustrated by Maya Henderson. A young dark skin girl with long braids marches dynamically. She is smiling with her eyes closed. Behind her is a large orange and yellow striped wave that flows out of her and covers the entire left side of the drawing. Inside the wave are various musical instruments with sound lines radiating from them. Written on the far left side of the image is the full poem "I'm an Orchestra" by Laura Mucha. The background behind the wave is blue.

Temple Grandin children's book spread by Maya Henderson. A woman sits at a drafting desk and looks behind her at the viewer. On the wall in front of her are various posters with technical drawings on them. To the right of the woman is a large thought bubble. Inside it is a goat, pig, cow, and gears.

A rectangular illustration of 16 round stickers in a row. he background is a light blue with white sprinkled. The stickers feature a various array of encouraging words paired with diverse children.

A digital illustration of various cartoon mice dwelling in little pumpkin houses. Some mice are wearing sweaters and handing each other candy.

A digital drawing of three children playing instruments. The boy on the far left is wearing purple overalls and playing a trumpet and shaking a maraca. he has light skin, short blonde hair, and red glasses. The girl in the middle is playing a red ukulele. She has dark skin and is wearing an orange sun dress. Her hair is in four pig tails. The girl on the right is playing a drum. She is wearing a green shirt and blue striped pants. She has medium skin and two red bows in her long brown hair. The background is a light pink, and has a pastel colored wavy rainbow flowing behind the children. White music notes float around them.

Fireflies children's book wrap cover by Maya Henderson. A rectangular digital illustration in a cartoony, children's book style. It is a double page spread of a children's book cover and back. The Left side of the illustration features white and yellow text against a dark, night sky background. The text reads: "You would not believe your eyes... It's time for Adam to go to bed, but how can he sleep when his room is filled with fireflies?! He would much rather spend time with his thousands of twinkling friends than fall asleep". Underneath the text are multicolored leafy plants in pink, light blue, and teal. The right side of the illustration features the title, "Fireflies", and the main character standing on his bed, surrounded by fireflies gently swarming.

Fireflies children's book Pages 3 and 4 by Maya Henderson. A double page spread of a children's book. Pages three and four. The left side of the image shows the main boy being lifted up by fireflies. They cast a gentle warm glow on his smiling face. Underneath him is a sloping, green, grassy hill dotted by sparse leafy purple plants. The sky is a dark blue and purple. The text reads, "because I'd get a thousand hugs from ten thousands lightning bugs as they try to teach me how to dance". The right side of the image features the main boy drawn three times, dancing and floating in the air. The first boy is dancing the foxtrot with his pink teddy bear. The second boy is dancing sock hop style with his teddy bear. The third boy is performing a disco dance with the moon as a disco ball. Behind each drawing of the boy, is a softly textured light blue blob. The text reads, "A foxtrot above my head. A Sock hop beneath my bed. A disco ball is just hanging by a thread".

A character ref sheet for a young dark skinned girl with curly hair and a bucket hat. There are two full body images, and three bust images. In each drawing, the girl wears an outfit consisting of clothing that's all the same color. The background is a faint periwinkle.

How to be a Great Babysitter narrative illustration by Maya Henderson. A scene of a babysitter and a very young child in a house doing domestic activities such as watching tv, eating a snack, and tending to an injury. The elements in the background are all shades of blue while the characters are orange and yellow.

Juneteenth 2021 pages 6 and 7 by Maya Henderson A scene of a large family gathering at a park. People are grilling, playing ball, and listening to music. The colors are green, black, and red.

Water lily tea Dress illustration by Maya Henderson. A light skinned girl with green hair and a yellow dress twirls in a large open field. She tosses her umbrella in the green grass. the sky is a pale grayish blue and has a faint rainbow in the middle.

Arboretum Adventures cover page by Maya Henderson. Two kids stand in the middle of a wooded area. Hand lettered text reading "Arboretum Adventure" is featured above their head.

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