Hidden Pictures: Can you find all the elephants trumpeting cotton candy? ©artwork by Zariah HUODA LAUDA EYES placed second in the esteemed  Preditors & Editors Poll for best artwork published in 2007.  publ.© 5/07 STORIES FOR CHILDREN magazine* illustration assignment	Australia's Prehistoric Ice Forest   publ.© 6/07 STORIES FOR CHILDREN* magazine illustration assignment ©artwork by Zariah Twighlit Dew-Bathing ("Where do Gnats Go...") publ.© 6/07 STORIES FOR CHILDREN magazine* illustration assignment      Dew-Bathing:    closeup ©artwork by Zariah *For more about this wonderful award-winning magazine which delights thousands of children worldwide each month--as well as more about the annual Editor's Poll-- be sure to visit the links page!
click on image Magazine Cover: Secret Corners of Fablehaven publ.© 10/07 STORIES FOR CHILDREN October issue ©artwork by Zariah	Lucky's Doorway ("Rainbow Day") publ.© 9/07 SFC magazine illustration assignment ©artwork by Zariah
The Maypole Dance publ.© 5/07 STORIES FOR CHILDREN magazine illustration assignment ©artwork by Zariah tearsheet view: The Maypole Dance	Berry-licious publ.© 12/07 STORIES FOR CHILDREN magazine illustration assignment ©artwork by Zariah
Hidden Pictures: Can you find all the  scary creatures? Fright ("Shivering...") publ.© 6/07 STORIES FOR CHILDREN magazine illustration assignment ©artwork by Zariah	World Unity Spirit Dance publ. ©2001-2005 Spirit of Polynesian Art:    Lokahi Keiki  ("Blessed Child") Empowerment Collection article written & illustrated by Zariah
What's a Sea Treasure that Barks? publ.© 7/07 STORIES FOR CHILDREN magazine article written & illustrated by Zariah  for ages 3-6 3rd Place Winner of the “2007 Granny Award” for  Non-Fiction	A. Jest ("Ants in Antartica...") publ.© 6/07 STORIES FOR CHILDREN magazine illustration assignment ©artwork by Zariah
Hidden Pictures: Can you find all the  ghosts and aliens haunting the shadows? The Lamppost Mystery publ.© 11/07 STORIES FOR CHILDREN magazine illustration assignment ©artwork by Zariah
Teddies' Baking Party ("Rainbow Day") publ.© 9/07 SFC magazine illustration assignment ©artwork by Zariah
The Surprise Visit               ("Christmas Snow Baby")              publ.© 12/07 STORIES           FOR CHILDREN magazine    illustration assignment            The Surprise Visit:                       closeup           ©artwork by Zariah

Each of Zariah's  four illustrations below was  selected by the children's magazine editors   for their "SFC BEST OF 2007" Anthology:
What Are We?*	Moonpath Dream*
Monster In Cabin Eight*	Nightmares* *poetry & stories by Gayle Jacobson-Huset
To find out more, including how  to order your own copy of this inspiring collection,  just click on the Stories For Children banner from the LINKS page.

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(click on image below  to see more!) The Wishing Spiral: Book Cover for story written & illustrated by Zariah

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** * *    *            (click on image below  to see more!) Wish Upon A Sea Star illustration for mid-grade novella   by Zariah * First place winner  for Children's Illustration --click image for details

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* *  (click on image below  to see more!)         A Wish Come True  * *    Book Illustration     written & illustrated by Zariah

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Swirling all around are gold and silvers,  multiple textures of seaweeds and paper barks...

                So what’s the story?

THE WISHING SPIRAL  celebrates the mysterious, beautiful culture of Hawaii—
and the Great Sacred <--(click  it to learn more).

With a full cast of exciting, magical characters based upon real Hawaiian folktales and legends,

as well as important  words of the Islands holding true mystical power,
this story embraces the ancient wisdom of   <--(click it to learn more)
 as the * * greatest magic ** of all.  *  **

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Maile unlocks the Book of Secrets...

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