Welcome!

I'm  Susan Stockdale,

an author and illustrator of children's picture books about nature:

Fabulous Fishes

Carry Me! Animal Babies on the Move

Nature's Paintbrush

Some Sleep Standing Up

Bring On the Birds

and

Susan Stockdale's Birds Coloring Book

Here are some book review excerpts:

"Children will want to linger over the colorful images..."

The Wall Street Journal

"The images are often mesmerizing in their abstraction, inviting readers to pause and admire..."

Kirkus Reviews

"If the paintings are the feast, Stockdale's words are the dessert."

The Washington Post

My books have won awards including:

ALA Notable Children's Book

Parents' Choice Award

NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book for Children

Bank Street College of Education's Best Children's Book of the Year

Want to see me on TV?

Then check out this 2012 Voice of America story (3 minutes) about how I create my books, which shows me painting in my studio: 

You can also view excerpts of my interview on Fairfax Network's "Meet the Author" Program below or watch the 30-minute interview in its entirety on my Press page.

Recent News

Peachtree Publishers has published a board book version of my picture book, Fabulous Fishes:

Pomegranate Publishers has published Susan Stockdale's Birds Coloring Book:

Coming out this spring: a block puzzle and notecards featuring my animal images from Pomegranate Publishers.

Coming out in March 2013: a picture book about striped animals around the world from Peachtree Publishers.