Sadee Schilling is an avid reader of kidlit and an author-illustrator who specializes in channeling her heart through a pencil to celebrate emotional connections. She wants her books to feel like hugs, where open pages invite open arms. With a preference for traditional media, Sadee most loves watercolor combined with colored pencil & ink, or soft black pencil lines topped off with digital color (like icing on a cake!).
After studying art and literature on a track scholarship (plus running first leg on a two-time national champion 4 x 800 meter relay team) Sadee graduated summa cum laude from Oklahoma Baptist University with a BA in English, a minor in art and a Masters of Teaching Arts degree from the University of Tulsa. She once taught high school English, then learned a second language while living in Germany. Now, Sadee spends her days in Colorado reading (and hugging!) picture books, middle grade and graphic novels, learning as much as she can from the generous kidlit community as she creates books of her own. Sadee’s sunny home-studio bustles with the energy of family and friends, including her four favorite people in the world–three daughters and a sweet husband from Hamburg–plus two dogs, two cats and three parakeets. When she’s not reading/writing/illustrating, Sadee is a soccer mom who also volunteers at her local library, practices yoga, putters in her garden, plucks at her ukulele, and cooks for her family while singing silly, made-up songs.
