The Making of Boobies by Nancy Vo
Boobies, written and illustrated by Nancy Vo, was named a finalist for the CCBC Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award as well as a nominee for the Forest of Reading Silver Birch Express Award. It has won hearts and minds the world over with its cheeky sense of humour, brilliant art, and poignant backstory. Scroll below to see a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the making of Boobies, courtesy of the author/illustrator herself.
The work in progress
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Creating the cover of Boobies
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The final product
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Learn more about Nancy Vo
NANCY VO was raised where the sun rose in the prairies and set behind the Rockies. By night she makes picture books. She is the author/illustrator of the first two books in the Crow Stories trilogy: The Outlaw, described by the New York Times as “bewitching,” and The Ranger, praised in a Kirkus starred review as “visually arresting and enigmatic.” Nancy is also the author/illustrator of Boobies and the illustrator of As Glenn as Can Be by Sarah Ellis. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.
