Laurie Stein

Laurie is a children’s book illustrator/designer living in Toronto, Canada. She has designed and illustrated over a hundred children’s books both in the educational and trade markets, with books translated into multiple languages and sold internationally. She has developed characters for animation studios, licensed designs for fabric and paper products, advertising, magazines, and in her spare time paints on canvas exhibiting in a few galleries. Laurie graduated in Illustration and Design from OCAD with a Classical Animation degree from Sheridan. She has created characters and apps for PBS and TVO. Her most recent children’s books have been recognized by the New York Times, Heather’s Picks, Publisher’s Spotlight and starred by Kirkus Reviews. She teaches both illustration and painting in Toronto and has been profiled in various magazines. She works either on canvas with acrylic paint, or digitally on an iPad, Cintiq and computer using Creative Suite.