World Kid Lit Month: Illustrations Without Borders “My first clown design for Lina’s umbrella handle seems to have been too scary! At the publisher's request, I made it cute it in an American...

My fourth #WorldKidLitMonth post for #SCBWI: The Blog. All about how illustrations and illustrators have been part of my #translation journey.

Zooms in on Lina's clown-shaped umbrella handle in THE VILLAGE BEYOND THE MIST by Sachiko Kashiwaba, illus #MihoSatake! scbwi.blogspot.com/2025/09/worl...

Thank you to @vromansbookstore.bsky.social for your embrace of The Village Beyond the Mist! #SachikoKashiwaba and I were thrilled by the warm crowd and the attentive, engaged staff. We even spotted homage to #MihoSatake ‘s umbrella illustrations on a sign made to advertise the event in-store!