Fresh Floral Just for YOU!

September 1, 2025

This week’s featured book is The Wisdom of Flowers: Essential Life Lessons for Joy and Wellbeing illustrated by Rosie Dore and published by our friends at Michael O'Mara Books.

Flowers effortlessly bring a spark of joy to any garden, room, or vista and our JNA artists know just how to harness their beauty! From moody and whimsical to childlike and cheery, repeats, placements, greetings, and more—we've got a floral for YOU! Enjoy these fresh arrangements by our talented bunch 💐

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Let's Get Groovy!

August 26, 2025

This week’s featured book is The Magical Unicorn Society: The Golden Unicorn—Secrets and Legends illustrated by Rae Ritchie and published by our friends at Michael O'Mara Books.

We're in the mood to groove! Do a little dance, put on your aviators, and take a look at these fresh, fun, free-spirited, and funky pieces from our incredible artists:

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Delft Blue Daydream

August 19, 2025

This week’s featured book is The Little Engine That Could: Delivery Day illustrated by Jill Howarth and published by our friends at Grosset & Dunlap.

You may have noticed that Delft Blue is having a moment. Inspired by the intricate blue and white designs of seventeenth century pottery from the Netherlands, iterations of this influential art form abound. From paintings directly inspired by tiles and visions of the natural world to animals, spaceships, robots, and more, our artists can take a single color and make art that truly sings!

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Art to Make You Smile

August 12, 2025

This week’s featured book is The Better Day Book: 52 Ways to Have Happier Days by our very own outstanding artist, Olivia Gibbs!

From beautifully hand lettered uplifting words and happy motifs to celebratory designs, cute characters, and pure eye candy, our amazing artists know just how to put a smile on your face. Take a moment to enjoy this curation of cheery JNA art—breathe deep, feel your shoulders drop down, and find a little pep back in your step!

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The Wonderful World of Art by Jill Howarth

August 6, 2025

This week’s featured book is Old Macdonald had a Farm illustrated by Jill Howarth and published by our friends at Macmillan Children's Books.

Jill Howarth is a graphic designer turned illustrator, hand-letterer, and digital artist. She enjoys all things colorful and whimsical and infuses her work with a playful mid-century design aesthetic. Jill loves working with hand lettering, color, and fun characters. Around these parts, she’s known as the Christmas queen. Read on to dive into the wonderful world of art created by Jill!

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Awe-inspiring Art for Every Season

July 29, 2025

This week’s featured book is Unearthing The Secret Garden: The Plants and Places That Inspired Frances Hodgson Burnett with a gorgeous cover illustrated by Dylan Mierzwinski and published by our friends at Timber Press.

Our sensational artists know how to celebrate every season with art that captures the magical details of every sunbeam, changing leaf, snowflake, tulip, and more. Take a stroll through the seasons with us via these thoughtfully imagined pieces.

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A Picture Perfect Picnic

July 22, 2025

This week's featured book is This Is What I Eat: Fun Activities for Mindful Eating illustrated by Lauren Lowen and published by our friends at Rodale Kids.

I hope you're not too hungry, because today our artists are serving up a delectable feast that will leave you eager to seek out a delicious treat (or two or three or four...). We hope you find this art every bit as scrumptious as we do!

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Step Into Summer with These Designs!

July 16, 2025

Our featured book of the week is Five Little Ducks illustrated by Jill Howarth and published by our friends at Pan Macmillan.

From bright, poppy florals to cute illustrated insects, we’re celebrating the warm weather and sunny days of summer! Our artists have pieces to commemorate all our favorite parts of summer: beach trips, farmer’s markets, cookouts, and everything in between!

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Celebrating Our Furry & Feathery Friends!

July 15, 2025

Our featured book of the week is Drinking with my Dog illustrated by Rae Ritchie and published by our friends at Running Press.

Our furry friends mean the world to their humans, so today we’re honoring the four-legged (or winged!) members of our families! Not only cats and dogs and birds, but our artists have pieces here featuring bunnies, and hedgehogs, and livestock—oh my!

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Oh by Gosh by Golly, Time to Make July a Little Jolly

July 8, 2025

This week’s featured book is Colors of Christmas illustrated by Jill Howarth and published by our friends at Running Press.

It’s never too early to admire the wonderfully delightful Christmas work we have in our archive. JNA Artists are making new holiday work year round, and what better time to start thinking about the holiday season than in the middle of a scorching summer day?

Join us while we dream of winter days ahead, full of snow and memories just waiting to be made! Who doesn’t love a good Christmas in July?

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Brighten Your Day with these Fun Illustrations

July 1, 2025

This week’s featured book is The Magical Unicorn Society: The Golden Unicorn illustrated by Rae Ritchie and published by our friends at
Michael O' Mara Books.

Our artists are some of the most creative and imaginative people we know — it shows through their work no matter the subject, but it is especially apparent when you take a look through our archive of juvenile pieces. They create casts of characters that are sure to delight and fun patterns that any kid would be eager to sport on their favorite shirt, jacket, or PJs!

These are just a few of the wonderful children’s illustrations we have to share, and we hope you love them as much as we do!

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The Nightmare Before Summer

June 24, 2025

This week’s featured book is The Wheels on the Costume illustrated by Lauren Lowen and published by our friends at Simon & Schuster.

You've heard of Christmas in July, so why not have a taste of Halloween in June? Our artists have served up all things spooky, witchy, and whimsical! From sweet juvenile repeats, to black cats of all kinds, we think we've got a little bit of everything you could think of to delight a range Halloween enthusiasts!

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A Bounty of Beautiful Designs from Heather Powers

June 17, 2025

Heather Powers is an illustrator of nature and nostalgia. She loves drawing things that nurture the soul, relish the simple life, and celebrate the everyday. Heather remembers gleefully crafting her first book as a second grade author-illustrator, an autobiography for a school contest.

Those first illustrations featured her family car packed for vacation, her decorated bedroom, and a cat she dearly wished for. These illustrations not only started her artistic journey, but won her an award and the opportunity to meet the real Dr. Seuss!"My seven-year-old self wasn't particularly impressed with meeting Theodor Seuss Geisel," Heather recalls. "I thought I was going to meet a real talking cat that day."

Here's a look at how far Heather's beautiful work has come since that second grade autobiography...

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Take a Break with These Calming Pieces

June 10, 2025

This week’s featured books are The Well Watered Woman illustrated by Heather Powers and published by our friends at Tyndale.

Can you believe we’re already halfway through the year? The year certainly does feel like a whirlwind at times, but the halfway point is a great time to stop, take a moment, and remember to breathe.

Take a pause with us and use the time you spend scrolling through this newspaper to let go of your stress and anxieties, just for a moment. We’ve gathered some pieces from our artists to remind you to take care of yourself and your peace.

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Fresh Patterns for Everyday

June 3, 2025

This week’s featured book is Wilder and the Very, Very, Very Short Day illustrated by Rae Ritchie and published by our friends at Generation Wild.

From bugs to fruit, florals to dinosaurs, our artists have a little bit of everything to show you today! These are just a few of the everyday patterns we have in our archive, and they’re ready to adorn your pillows, apparel, packaging, toys, stationery, or anything else you could imagine.

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Indoor & Outdoor Scenes to Stun & Astound

May 27, 2025

This week’s featured book is also full of fun details, Welcome to New York: A Little Engine That Could Road Trip illustrated by Jill Howarth and published by our friends at Penguin Random House.

It is amazing how much detail these artists can pack into a single image! They bring characters to life, they're able to make a nature piece feel as breezy as a spring day, or even craft an image of a fireplace that feels as warm and cozy as the crackling fire.

From cozy sitting rooms or bookshelves brimming with tchotchkes to vibrant outdoor scenes, and some fabulous options in between, here is an assortment of illustrated puzzle scenes.

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The Endearing and Colorful Art of Dylan M

May 20, 2025

Dylan Mierzwinski is known for her boldly colorful artwork and endearing style. Her work is full of florals, hand-lettering, and rosy-cheeked characters, often inspired by ordinary moments that she can craft into extraordinary pieces of art.

With a commitment to honoring her energy and enjoying an organic flow to her days, Dylan is likely favoring an opportunity to be creative — she is currently on a painting streak and has been putting in around an hour each day, some days more! Her favorite medium is gouache, finding joy both in the process and in the dried, velvety flat finish, but she says her close runner-up is Photoshop, as it allows her to turn her work into usable pieces for clients and products.

When she's not creating, Dylan enjoys cooking, binging her latest TV obsession, Top Chef, and dancing around with her husband and favorite pup.

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Celebratory Art for Commencement Season

May 13, 2025

This week’s featured book is Unearthing the Secret Garden illustrated by Dylan Mierzwinski and published by our friends at Timber Press.

Spring is a time of celebrations! Nature is waking up, temperatures are (hopefully) rising so we can all emerge from our winter cocoons — and students everywhere are finally nearing the end of their long, arduous studies.

This week, we've got some art made to celebrate and con-grad-ulate graduates of all kinds! High school, associate's programs, undergrad, grad school — it's a celebration of all levels, featuring smart, expressive art from our talented artists!

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Fun & Fresh Designs for Father's Day!

May 6, 2025

This week’s featured book is Birds in a Book illustrated by Rachel Grant and published by our friends at Abrams.

We've shared some wonderful Mother's Day art from our archive, now it's time for Father's Day! Our artists have put the work in to find the perfect thing to say to appreciate and celebrate paternal figures everywhere. Through pieces that are warm and sophisticated, or quirky and fun, they run the gamut to find something perfect for anyone!

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Manifesting & Celebrating Spring!

April 29, 2025

This week’s featured book is Huck the Roof Dog illustrated by Olivia Gibbs and published by our friends at Lindenmuth.

Here in Vermont, we're still seeing some cold and rainy days — we have certainly been getting our April showers! If you're ready to skip right into those May flowers, then this newsletter is for you.

Today, we're celebrating — or maybe manifesting — those warm spring days with these bright, joyful, and fun springtime designs!