During last night's class, we had two guests: Sarah S. Brannen and Ekua Holmes, both illustrators of information books we were reading for this week.

Sarah S. Brannen illustrated Feathers: Not Just for Flying by Melissa Stewart and has nearly twenty books under her belt. Ekua Holmes has one book out so far: Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement by Carole Boston Weatherford.

We heard about how they got started in the field and Sarah brought along some examples of books in progress, including a dummy for Feathers. Ekua talked about growing up in Roxbury and how she balances working full time and creating her own art and illustrations using collage.

As often happens, we wished we had more time for questions, so both women graciously said we could post here. Go ahead and ask your questions in the comments. With luck, Sarah and Ekua will answer in kind.