In the early 1990s, HarperCollins launched the My First Little House program to introduce toddlers and young children to the world of Laura Ingalls Wilder. They began a search for an illustrator who had a similar style to that of the beloved illustrator, Garth Williams. My illustration agent, Merial Cornell, was showing art portfolios…
Renée Graef
Renée Graef is an award-winning illustrator of over 80 books for children, including the Kirsten series in the American Girl collection and many of the My First Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Renée worked as creative director for the Little House program at HarperCollins for five years and enjoyed traveling to the Laura Ingalls Wilder sites. Her most recent book is for the Getty Museum in Los Angeles.