Illustration / 2026
The Song That Sounded Wrong
A children's book illustration pitch about Buster Bulbul and Calli Coot, with warm and cool island palettes meeting through storm, tree, and duet.

The Song That Sounded Wrong
Children's book pitch / 2026
- Category
- Illustration
- Year
- 2026
- Location
- Children's book pitch
Project notes
- The pitch defines 30 story pages in four movements: Buster's morning, Calli's marsh, the storm and tree, and the duet.
- Planned deliverables include 18 finished illustrations, 5 double-page spreads, a cover concept, and print-ready 300 DPI files.
Tags
children's bookcharacterprint planning
Full sequence
Project gallery
Selected images from the source material attached to this project. For sequence-based work, the order follows the project planning files.

Calli and frog study
character / marsh

Bright marsh study
palette / water

Hand-painted marsh
texture / reeds

Revision study
layout / page planning