Illustrator . Author . Daydream Expert
Hi, my name is Marissa and it’s great to meet you!
A little about me:
Marissa is a Latina, two times #1 NY Times bestselling children’s book illustrator and author. She’s a 2016 graduate of the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, where she received a BFA in Animation. She loves to illustrate stories that are overflowing with humor, wit, and totally out-there situations.
In her spare time, Marissa gets her illustration inspiration by wandering around natural science museums, watching super-cool dinosaur documentaries and playing with her two fat cats in Birmingham, UK.
Marissa is represented by Kelly Sonnack at Andrea Brown Literary Agency.
Thanks for stopping by.
If you’d like to discuss potential projects, collaborate, or you just want to chat, feel free to contact me by submitting the form below.
For all book related inquiries please reach out to my agent, Kelly Sonnack at Andrea Brown Literary Agency: kelly@andreabrownlit.com
Some hilarious picture books that I love:
I WANT MY HAT BACK by Jon Klassen, WHO WET MY PANTS by Bob Shea and Zachariah OHora, and HIGH-FIVE by Adam Rubin and Daniel Salmieri.
Books I’d love to illustrate:
Stories that are overflowing with humor, wit, and totally out-there situations; stories with tough and lovable female leads; STEM and STEAM (if there’s dinosaurs that’s even better!) driven stories.
Interesting facts about myself:
I’m an avid gnome collector! I have 17 garden gnomes at the moment but I’m always on the prowl for more.
I used to be a preschool teacher! It’s a career that I miss every day and would love to go back to teaching later in my life.
I grew up in a pretty rural area of Texas and had a childhood pet sheep named Sheep.
