Excited to see my art on these Judy Blume classics being reissued by Atheneum/Simon & Schuster (Aug.25/2026)!
See the Publishers Weekly cover reveal as well as read more about the behind-the-scenes process on my blog with Lauren Rille, Hope Kim, and Jin Soo Chun.
The newest in the I’M series of picture books by Michael Ian Black and Debbie Ridpath Ohi (me!) launches from Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers Feb. 24th! In I’M BUSY, Flamingo and Potato help a very busy girl slow down and find a healthier life balance.
Educators! Help us celebrate and I’ll record a special video just for your students. More about I’M BUSY launch celebration activities here.
Shortlisted for the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award, I WANT TO READ *ALL* THE BOOKS is my love letter to books and reading, with visual nods to the Toronto Public Library (including TPL’s Palmerston branch, where I worked) and Toronto indie bookstores like Mabel’s Fables.
Interior illustrations include my parents, who used to take me and my siblings to the library every week.
Read more here about my book, as well as how the book was made.
I’ve decided to make it a goal to visit all 100 branches of the Toronto Public Library, and will be posting about my quest on social media via the hashtag #100Branches.
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In this fifth book in the series from New York Times bestselling author Michael Ian Black and celebrated illustrator Debbie Ridpath Ohi, a flamingo, a girl, and a potato tackle what it’s like to feel super-busy-all-the-time. Check out I’M BUSY launch day activities! So much to do and so little time! Can . . .
This post was also published today in my One Thing I’ve Learned social blog. I used to ONLY read books in print form. I’d secretly think that audiobooks and e-books weren’t “real” books. Now? I read books in all formats. I still love the tactile experience of holding a print . . .
Note: this post was originally posted in my new Blatherings blog on 2026-09-01. I’ve been working on this post for weeks now, rewriting and editing and rewriting again. One of the reasons is because things keep changing (for the better, IMHO). I’ve decided to just go ahead and post what . . .
Sarah Lynn Baker illustrates with dip pen and ink, pencil, gouache, and digital media, delighting most in capturing the relationships and quiet moments between characters. She also writes picture books and serves as the executive director of SCBWI. Sarah lives in a small village in New York’s Hudson Valley with . . .