God the Father and the Best Day Ever
Children’s Book Illustration | 2020
God the Father and the Best Day Ever was authored to help children develop a personal relationship with the first person of the Christian Trinity--God the Father--who can often seem sober, distant, and unapproachable. When the oldest Catholic publisher in the country asked me to illustrate the book, I jumped at the chance to bring the text to life and portray God in a new way.
During the process, a colleague of mine asked how I thought I could possibly take on the task of trying to draw God. My response to him was this: "I can't draw God, but I can draw what I want a child to know about God." This was the philosophy that guided me as I illustrated. I drew a big God. A strong God. A God who was simultaneously of and beyond every human culture. But most importantly, I tried to draw a creative God who actively revels in the messy artistic process of His own creation. He is not some distant deity, coldly zapping things into existence like a grumpy wizard. He is close to, intimate with, messy for, and rejoicing in His creation.
Each complex theological theme is depicted in a tactile, soft, and welcoming way for children of all ages and nationalities.
“This book sits in our living room at all times. Such a wonderful piece that centers our most trafficked room. It is so beautifully written and the illustrations are just gorgeous! I love to read it with my 9-year-old daughter and have read it to our baby cousin, as well. He sits quietly and listens to the entire book while gazing at the beauty on each page.”
—Tricia, Parent