About the artist:

Artist / Illustrator Sylvia L. Walker is a Native of Pasadena, California. She has lived in Philadelphia, PA since 1981. She studied at the California Institute of the Arts in Los Angeles earning a BFA Degree. Her works include freelance children’s fashion illustration for well-known companies. She expanded her focus to illustrating numerous children's books for publishers Just Us Books, Dover Publications, Scholastic, Harper Collins, Western Publishing, Essence Golden Books, Highlights Magazine, and Penguin Putnam Books.