Sophie the Hero

I got a great package in the mail the other day- a big stack of “Sophie the Hero” copies, fresh off the press!  It’s the second in the Sophie Series by Lara Bergen, part of Scholastic’s Little Apple Line.  They stories and characters are just adorable and I’ve had a fabulous time drawing them.

In Sophie’s second adventure, she’s determined to be a hero to someone- but doesn’t always help quite as she meant to. I drew a lot of accidents for this book.

I got to meet Lara Bergen earlier this summer- what a sweetheart.  I brought along the original for this illustration as a gift, which she later used in a school presentation.  I love it when my illustrations find new homes!

I’ve also been enjoying using the brush and ink for this series.  For a long time I worked only with Micron pens, but I like the line variation and expression the brush gives you.  This is my favorite image in the series so far.

Alternate sketch for chapter 3 (both made me giggle):

I usually stay pretty close to my sketches when inking:

Click here to see more Sophie Series illustrations, or click here to buy Sophie the Hero on Amazon!

Coming soon… Sophie the Chatterbox!