The Cricket War (2023)

By Thọ Phạm and Sandra McTavish

Kids Can Press

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I had the pleasure of illustrating the front cover and interior map design for a beautiful story called The Cricket War by Thọ Phạm and Sandra McTavish about a boy’s escape from Communist Vietnam by boat, based on the author’s own experience.

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I wanted to contrast the turbulent waves at the bottom of the cover with a more peaceful scene of Tho on the beach at the top. I really felt like I needed to do justice to this beautiful story.

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