Cindy Derby

Cindy Derby is an illustrator and author of children’s books, including “How to Walk an Ant.” She illustrated Shannon Bramer’s poetry collection, “Climbing Shadows,” which was named a 2020 NCTE Notable Poetry Book and Verse Novel. Classically trained in theater at The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Derby works in watercolor, charcoal, Inktense pencils, and India ink, and also makes her own paint brushes. She lives, writes, and illustrates in San Francisco.