About

Hello! I'm Imogen, an aspiring picture book creator!

You can find my writing and illustrations in the beautiful picture book anthology, Our Australian Heart by Just Write For Kids and Friends (Daisy Lane Publishing, 2024), and a number of other amazing kidlit publications. (Giant thanks to all the wonderful people who shepherd children's literature into the wild world!)
 
I live in Dharawal country in Sydney, with my husband, two little picture-book enthusiasts, and Bonnie, our beautiful dog. And here is a list of (additional) things I love!
Picture books. (Obvi.)
Lists. (Obvi.)
Ocean pools.
Cargo ships.
The arcade game Donkey Kong.
Cucumber.
The smell of petrol on a ferry.
Navigating a document with a nifty Ctrl-F. 
Whistling.
Perfectly using up loose change.
Four-colour pens.
The writing in Pears soap.
Running.
Boardwalks.
Bubble-tea.
Cable-knit jumpers.
Dappled sunshine.
The horizon.
The human body.
Mulberry trees.
Mexican waves.
Millipede legs.
Ladybirds.
Deja-vu.
Sunshowers.
Bob Dylan.
A full moon.
Oblique sunlight.
The smell of log-fires.
Exotic fruits and vegetables.
The colour of clouds at sundown.
Giant palettes of small things, such as:
    paint colour sample cards, 
    macaron displays, and 
    the zipper aisle at Lincraft.
Water.
The first crisp morning in Autumn.
Eavesdropping.
Bug burrows in bark.
The way we pattern the planet.
Winter sun on my arms.
Currants.
Take-a-penny-leave-a-penny.
Dog parks.
The fountain at Hyde Park.
Looking down the centre of a stairwell.
The first step onto a broken escalator. 
Footnotes.
Synesthesia.
Navigating giant puddles.
Rain radar.
Tracksuit pants.
Dresses with pockets.
Well-sorted grocery bags.
Morning frost.
Possibility.
Passion. 
Effort.

Thanks for stopping by, and please feel free to say hello, or you can follow me on Instagram @i.hearts.arts.and.crafts!