Brightly colored children's book illustration of a lively jazz parade

Illustrator, Designer, Storyteller.

Illustration of three children writing numbers on a chalkboard, each wearing a different colored dress.
Illustration of a smiling LeVar Burton holding a yellow book, sitting in front of a chalkboard with a rainbow. The word "Read" is repeatedly written in the background.
Illustration of Simone Biles performing a split leap in a blue leotard with red and white accents, accompanied by two smiling headshots showing different hairstyles.
Illustration of a red-haired girl with colorful clips in her hair, making a funny face by sticking out her tongue and stretching her mouth with her fingers. She has freckles, blue eyes, earrings, and wears overalls over a yellow shirt.
Illustration of a Tabitha Brown in a kitchen holding a basket of peaches and one peach in her hand. She wears a colorful dress with leaf patterns and large round earrings. The kitchen has yellow tiles and blue cabinets.
Illustration of Halle Bailey's Little Mermaid with long red hair sitting on a rock by the sea, wearing a purple shell top and turquoise tail. The background shows water and a blue sky.
Illustration of a happy mermaid with a yellow tail and black hair playing with a blue and yellow fish.
Illustration of four diverse children with different hairstyles and expressions, showcasing a variety of clothing and accessories against pastel backgrounds.
Illustration of diverse people celebrating, with a banner reading 'DeAndra Hodge' and 'Rep. by Christy Ewers'. Confetti is falling, and there is a variety of musical instruments and cameras.
Hands crafting Valentine's Day cards with hearts and love messages on a table.
Illustration of Sha'Carri Richardson with vibrant braided hair, wearing a red and blue athletic outfit, and holding a baton. The background is blurred to suggest motion.
A boy and girl playing inside a room with a fan blowing air towards a window. The girl is sitting on the floor with toys around her, including crayons and a ball, and is watching the fan with a smile. The boy is sitting nearby, holding a blue popsicl

Book Covers

Book cover of "Let's Get Together" by Brandy Colbert, featuring two animated girls conversing in a school cafeteria, holding books and a drink. A spilled drink and sandwich are visible in the foreground. The background shows tables and chairs.
Illustrated cover of the book "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis, featuring a smiling young boy in a cap and the Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award seals.
Illustrated poster for "The Piano Lesson" by August Wilson, featuring diverse characters in colorful attire, with a piano and large text title.
Illustration of "Saturn 5" cover featuring four children with a baseball bat, flashlight, video camera, standing near a rocket and space exploration center, with a large alien figure in the background.
Book cover of 'I Thought My Soul Would Rise and Fly' from the Dear America series, featuring an illustration of a girl with a red headscarf, trees in the background, and a feather. The subtitle reads 'The Diary of Patsy, A Freed Girl' set in South Ca

Licensing

Colorful illustration of two smiling daisies with happy faces, green leaves, and a light green background. The text reads 'let's stick TOGETHER' with the word 'TOGETHER' in mixed black and orange letters.
A child's drawing of a smiling sun with a face, surrounded by orange rays, on a yellow background. The text reads 'you're a ball of Sunshine'.
Colorful birthday card with the text "Hey There Buddy" and decorated with red, yellow, and green rectangles and a star.
A colorful holiday illustration featuring a star, steam from a hot beverage, a lit candle, a candy cane, a wrapped gift, a snowman, and snowflakes with the text 'HAPPY HOLIDAYS' at the bottom.
A digital illustration of colorful holiday string lights on a teal background with the text 'Merry and Bright' at the bottom.
A festive Christmas illustration featuring a decorated Christmas tree with red ornaments and a yellow star on top, a Santa Claus with a white beard, a red hat, and a red suit, multiple wrapped presents in various colors, candy canes, Christmas stocki
A birthday cake with white frosting, topped with five blue striped candles with red flames, surrounded by colorful confetti. The background is blue with a "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" message written at the top.
Illustration of a purple elephant and a brown monkey, both wearing party hats, with the words 'Party Animals' written below in colorful letters.
A colorful birthday card with a western themed cowboy boot illustration. The boot is green with cream and orange star patterns. The background is orange, and the text says, 'Put your BIRTH DAY BOOTS ON!' in playful, mixed fonts.
A colorful birthday greeting featuring cowboy and Western-themed illustrations, with the phrase "Yee-Haw! It's your birthday!" and decorations like boots, a star, and a holster.
Cartoon girl wearing a purple birthday hat, holding a red balloon with the words 'happy birthday' written below.
A young boy wearing a birthday hat and holding a blue balloon, with 'happy birthday' written below.
A colorful graphic with a smiling sunny side up egg with a cheerful face. The background is blue, and the text says 'you are eggcellent!' with some red exclamation marks around the egg.
Pattern of lime green starburst shapes on a teal background.
Pattern with green, blue, orange, and yellow geometric shapes and lines.
Abstract geometric pattern with horizontal stripes in blue, orange, red with yellow sunburst shapes on a red background, and teal vertical sections.
Repeating pattern of colorful fish with blue, pink, green, and yellow on a yellow background.

Products

Hands holding a roll of colorful circular stickers with abstract starburst designs against a yellow background.
Colorful thank you cards with vibrant striped and floral patterns in blue, orange, yellow, and red, with one card displaying the words "thank you" in cursive.
Surface Pattern Quilt Illustration by DeAndra Hodge as a wrapping paper
Illustrated anthropomorphic frog girl sticker by DeAndra Hodge
Surface Pattern Quilt Illustration by DeAndra Hodge as a washi tape
Illustrated sun tote bag by DeAndra Hodge
Illustrated family in colorful attire celebrating Kwanzaa, with a kinara and fruits, on a 'Puzzles of Color' box.
Image of bookmark with colorful abstract artwork with geometric shapes resting on a closed brown textured book against a light background.

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