Her Vision

“It all began with children’s books. I remember poring through them, copying the illustrations and acting out the stories in various voices on my tape recorder. I always had a wild imagination and I loved the gift of being able to escape inside a book and envision the world as I thought it could be instead of what it actually was. This love of storytelling developed into visual tales through my artwork and then eventually through song as a singer/songwriter. I think it was a natural progression that it all came back around to books. I remember how sensitive and impressionable I was as a child and I wanted to teach the lessons I’ve learned as an adult to a new generation. I hope my books can be lessons that are remembered, illustrations that inspire, and characters that are loved for years to come!”

To be able to create is the essence of being human!

Rebekah Phillips is a graduate of The Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts and has won many academic achievement awards for her paintings. Her work is in numerous private collections and Connecticut galleries, including The Cooley Gallery in Old Lyme, Connecticut. Also a published songwriter, she has recently turned her attention from writing songs to writing and illustrating children’s books. She also does freelance illustration and graphic design.

“Piper was Afraid” and Lily the Fancipoo was her first two stories of seven in her upcoming series, each book using animals to impart an important character lesson to the reader.