Anna Raff
After nearly twenty years as a designer and art director in children’s publishing, Anna Raff left her job at The Metropolitan Museum of Art for an MFA from the School of Visual Arts, and began her career as an illustrator. Since then, her work has been recognized by The Society of Illustrators “The Original Art Show,” American Illustration, Creative Quarterly, and SCBWI among others.
Anna has illustrated numerous books for children, including PARTY ANIMALS (Disney), YOU ARE NOT A CAT! (Astra), WORLD RAT DAY (Candlewick), and IF I WERE A KANGAROO (Viking) which was a Dolly Parton Imagination Library Blue Ribbon Selection. THE DAY THE UNIVERSE EXPLODED MY HEAD (Candlewick), her collaboration with author Allan Wolf, earned numerous starred reviews and was a Kirkus and New York Public Library Best Book of the Year. Paired with author David A. Adler, she illustrated a much-lauded, six-title, science picture book series which has been called one of the most trusted in STEM (Holiday House). Anna’s editorial illustrations have appeared in national newspapers including The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Cricket Magazine, as well as on TV.
Years before she became an avid birder, Anna created Ornithoblogical, a blog of bird-related imagery and wordplay. These days, she and her husband spend countless hours in New York City’s parks and traveling the world to see as many birds as they can in real life. Anna is on the faculty of the School of Visual Arts and lives and works in New York City.
Represented by Shannon Gallagher.
Download a PDF of the artist’s samples here: WPA Raff art samples
Sample animation designed by Anna:
A book trailer for THE DAY THE UNIVERSE EXPLODED MY HEAD: