Jacqueline Rogers facts for kids
Jacqueline Rogers, born in 1958, is an amazing American artist. She is famous for illustrating children's books. She has brought many stories to life with her drawings!
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Growing Up and Learning
Jacqueline Rogers grew up in Westport, Connecticut. She was the youngest of six children. Her family was full of artists, so art was always around her!
She went to the Rhode Island School of Design. At first, she studied painting. But then she found her passion in illustration. She learned how to draw pictures for books.
Later, she saw that art was changing. Computers became important for artists. So, she learned computer programs like PhotoShop and Illustrator. She studied these at Berkshire Community College. This helped her create art in new ways.
Her Artistic Career
Jacqueline Rogers has been an illustrator for over 35 years. She has drawn pictures for more than 150 books! She creates both book covers and the art inside the books.
To get ideas for her characters, she sometimes uses old photos. She looks at pictures of her own children when they were younger. She even imagines them in different outfits!
Rogers also uses her art skills for digital projects. She helped create "book apps." One famous app is The Unwanted Guest (2011). People said its pictures were "truly amazing." The art in the app seemed to move around you! It used mostly gray colors with small touches of bright color. Each time you used the app, it showed different views and sounds. This made every experience unique.
Today, Jacqueline still illustrates books for other writers. But in her free time, she paints with oil. She also writes her own children's books. She lives in Spencertown, New York.
Books She Illustrated
Jacqueline Rogers has illustrated many popular books for different publishers.
For HarperCollins Publishers
- Goblin Moon (coming soon!)
- Ramona Series, written by Beverly Cleary
- Ralph S. Mouse Series, written by Beverly Cleary
- Dixies Series, written by Grace Gilman
- Little Red Series, written by Ree Drummond
- Our Great Big Backyard, written by Jenna Bush Hager and Laura Bush
For Holiday House
- One Tractor, written by Alexandra Siy
- There Goes Lowell's Party!, written by Esther Hershenhorn
For Scholastic
- I Am Blessed, written by Grace Maccarone
- Five Bouncing Bunnies, written by Lily Karr
- The Littlest Christmas Tree, written by R. A. Herman
- Baby Signs, written by Kyle Olman
- The Ghost of Sifty Sifty Sam, written by Angela Shelf Medearis
- Even More Short & Shivery, written by Robert D. San Souci
- Calvin Coconut Series, written by Graham Salisbury
Other Books
- A Blossom Promise, written by Betsy Byars
- Max and the Baby-Sitter, written by Danielle Steel
- Martha's Best Friend, written by Danielle Steel
- I Want To Say I Love You, written by Caralyn Buehner
Books Written and Illustrated by Her
- The Unwanted Guest (This was an app for iPhone and iPod Touch, made by Moving Tales Inc.)
