Hello !

I’m Sawyer Cloud, an artist based in Madagascar, my birth country. I’m a passionate and dedicated illustrator specializing in children’s book, my all-time favorite job !

Though I didn’t have the chance to study in a proper art school, I’ve done a lot of researches around illustration and the publishing industry before leaving my position as a first-grade teacher to focus exclusively on my art. Thanks to the internet, I managed to build a reputable “online career” from 2018 and got represented in 2020 from a notorious agency specializing in children’s books.

So far, I’ve worked on more than 30 books published around the World and have collaborated with most of the major traditional publishers in children’s literature including Penguin Randomn House, MacMillan, Sourcebooks, Quarto, Harper Collins, MacMillan and others.

Besides some best-selling titles, I’ve also won few rewards for some of the books I’ve worked on including the title of “Best Historical book 2022” by Black Kidlit Awards for The Juneteenth Story (Quarto) and the title of “Oustanding Book Award” by NABJ for A Family Looks Like Love (Penguin Randomn House) on December 2022.

Today I still live in Madagascar with my family and I dream of traveling around the World.