Kawaii Illustrations of Laura Tallardy Application Developer

Laura Tallardy (b. 1983) (Fig. 2) is an American children’s book Illustrator and Apps developer (Fig. 3). Where Ms. Tallardy grew up there were lots of woods and places outdoors to play in and explore. She still dreams about the woods behind her house all the time. The occupations of her parents include her dad as an engineer and computer

Fig. 2 Photographer unknown, Laura Tallardy, (b. 1983), 2012, morgangaynin.com.

programmer (he taught her how to program when she was a kid), and

her mom who is from a line of artists (her mother taught at theMaryland Institute College of Art). In the lineup of three children, Ms. Tallardy is the youngest. She graduated from Schalick High School in New Jersey in 2001 (while in high school she also took art classes at a nearby community college). In 2005 she graduated from Syracuse University with a BFA in Illustration under the program direction of Murray Tinkelman (b. 1933), and in 2007 she took drawing classes at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.

Ms. Tallardy lives in romantic Greenpoint, Brooklyn with her husband

Cory and their puppy, Potatoes. She hasillustrated many books for tweens and

Fig. 3 Laura Tallardy, Princess Fashion Show, 2012, Digital apps, lauratallardy.com.

children, including Scholastic’s Sophie Series by Lara Bergen (Fig. 4) and Friend2Friend Series by Devra Speregen, Nancy Rue’s Lily Series from Zonderkidz, The Girl’s Body Book by Kelli Dunham from Applesauce Press, and four pop-up picture books by Elizabeth Goodwin from School Specialty Publishing. Her first app, Mermaid Fashion Show, (Fig. 5) was released on the App Store on June 1, 2012. She also contributes award-winning illustrations to teen and tween

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