Illustration Spotlight: Brittanny Handiboe
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April 2, 2026
It's the beginning of the month, so we have a new website banner design by Brittany Handiboe. Welcome! Enter to win a digital coloring book by Brittany via the widget below.
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| coloring book by Brittanny Halper |
Tell us about yourself and how you came to illustrate for children.
I’ve been creating art for forever! The very first picture that I can remember I drew in a Dr. Seuss book (Oops) when I was five. I’ve been wanting to illustrate my own books ever since. I’ve illustrated a couple self published books, but have taken a bit of a break to work on my own manuscripts.
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Congratulations on your banner design! How did you approach this project?
For the banner I thought, “Birds! Yeah! That’ll work.” Ha! But seriously, well not too serious, the critters on the wires around my own house, crows, mourning doves, and squirrels, they always looking like they have a party up there!
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What is your preferred medium and style for illustration?
Lately I’ve been working with digital, but I love watercolor and a mixture of digital and watercolor. I also like to experiment with different mediums sometimes.
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What projects are you working on now?
I’m currently working on a middle grade graphic novel about a dystopian robot society, a bit of City of Ember and Wild Robot on the Three Mile Island, add in some Chernobyl. Then, a YA a graphic novel about neurodivergence, cults, anomalies, and family drama. I’m also submitting picture book manuscripts to PB rising mentors, 15 of them, so fingers crossed?! That’s a lot… alright let’s go!
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What is something most people don't know about you?
This is actually difficult to answer because I feel like people either know everything about me because I over share or they know nothing. Maybe… OK my in-laws break out in song randomly sometimes and they have encouraged me to be more musical, for better or for worse lol.
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Where can people find you online?
People can find my work on my website, www.bhandiboe.com.
I’m also on Instagram twice! @bhandi for my ya graphic novel related project and @bhandiillustration for picture books and general art. Bluesky, @beehand.bsky.social.
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Brittanny Handiboe is an illustrator and writer, wife, and mother of three. She loves experimenting with different kidlit genres and styles! She’s a neurodiverse creator so some of her work reflects her own experiences. As a children’s books illustrator, Brittanny tries to wrap up words and pictures on the page like a warm and cozy comfort blanket for the reader. Brittanny illustrated the self published books Lullaby Land by Rhonda J. Beard, ABC Zolia BU by Mann Singh, and Holly and Her Heart by Ella Kunce. She wants to publish her own work one day and as an Illustrator Coordinator she wishes to contribute as much as she can to the kidlit community!
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