Soulful picture books and the characters who live in them.
Warm, hand-painted worlds full of foxes, beetles, bears and one small boy with a notebook of maps.
Represented by Little Steps Publishing · Australia
Tom, age seven
“Tom doesn't imagine more. He simply sees more than everyone else.”
Tom is one of Valery's own characters, built from first pencil sketch to finished page. He wanders with a notebook of maps and a small dragon only he can see.
More about Tom
A small story in your letterbox every month
A short illustrated story, a paper character to play with, and a sheet of stickers. Posted monthly.
- New story each month
- Paper characters and stickers
- Works as a gift subscription
Opening soon
Prints and small things
Art prints of her favourite pieces, printed and shipped on demand.
hi, I'm ValeryI draw the small, quiet things children notice first.
Valery Vell is a children's book illustrator who paints imaginary worlds: forests full of beetles, bears who throw dinner parties, and a boy named Tom who sees more than everyone else.
She works digitally with a hand-painted feel, from first sketch to final spread, and is represented by Little Steps Publishing.
Let's make a book together
Commissions
hello@valeryvell.com
Agent
Little Steps Publishing