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All about Sarah Lynne Reul!

I’m an illustrator, writer and award-winning 2D animator who likes biology, bright colors, tiny things, drawing on photos and figuring out how things work.

After a number of years in science museum education and non-profit administration, I was lured back to school by the magic of making drawings come to life.  I earned an MFA in 2D Animation from the Academy of Art University and my 2015 thesis film, “The Search for the Monster of Lake Quannapowitt”, won Best Animation for Kids at Animation Block Party.  I try to pack all the dynamic energy of animation into each of my illustrations.

I grew up in Brooklyn, but now I live just outside of Boston with my husband, two kids, two cats and one dog. During my workdays, I spend my time creating new books and visiting schools for author/ illustrator events. If you’d like me to present at your school, please contact me at thereul@gmail.com. I’m also one of the co-owners of a creative reuse shop in Wakefield MA: Creative Chaos Emporium, so I’m there a lot of the time too!

I wrote & illustrated The Breaking News (Roaring Brook/Macmillan),  Allie All Along (Sterling),  Pet the Pets, Farm the Farm (both from Little Simon/Simon & Schuster), NERP! (Sterling) and Bubbie & Rivka’s Best Ever Challah – So Far! (Abrams), as well as Beansprout, coming from Charlesbridge in 2025, and the Fix-Its early graphic novel series through I Can Read Comics at Harper Alley (Nail Needs Help and Power Up With Power Drill). In addition, I created the illustrations for the Miriam’s Magical Creature Files series (Abrams), written by Leah Cypess, and my next book, BOXED IN (about artwork and struggles with perfectionism), will be released by Candelwick in February 2027.

I’ve also created five murals for the Museum of Science in Boston (one over 16 feet long!) and I’ve participated in #the100dayproject on Instagram five times – twice completing #100daysofdrawingonphotos, creating 80+ days of #100daysofmakingtinythings, 70+ days of #100daysofusingschoolstuff, and #100daysofdrawingoldphotos, where I looked closely at old photos of my ancestors and drew them in mixed media.

I’m always interested in hearing about new illustration projects for traditional publishing or murals, especially those related to big feelings, science or friendly monsters. I’m represented by Emily Mitchell (emily@wernickpratt.com) of Wernick & Pratt Agency for all projects related to the children’s book market.

If you’d like to order signed books, please contact my local bookstore, Whitelam Books. If you order through them, I can even stop by the store to add an inscription if you’d like. You can also purchase my books online through my Bookshop.org storefront, and we often have signed copies in stock at my creative reuse shop, Creative Chaos Emporium!

To book an event at a school, library or other organization, please contact me at thereul@gmail.com.

You can also find me @thereul on Instagram and on LinkedIn.