Illustrator & Author Profile
Eliza Wheeler
9 Books
Eliza Wheeler is a celebrated author and illustrator of children's picture books known for her whimsical, intricate, and nature-inspired art style. While she has written and illustrated her own bestselling works like 'Miss Maple's Seeds', she frequently collaborates as an illustrator to bring other authors' stories to life. Her captivating illustrations can be seen in popular books such as 'John Ronald's Dragons' and 'What Does It Mean to Be Present?'.
Marvel is six years old when her family has to begin again. After her father dies, she, her mother, and her seven siblings move deep into the Wisconsin woods, where a tar-paper shack waits among the trees.
At first, the little house does not feel like enough. The family must work hard through the seasons to stay warm, find food, and make the place their own. Still, there is play, beauty, and comfort in the woods, and the children discover moments of joy even during a difficult year.
Inspired by the author's family history, Home in the Woods is a heartfelt picture book about resilience, nature, and the meaning of home. It is especially moving for readers who appreciate family stories rooted in love, loss, and hope.
6-8 Years
25 Pages
Miss Maple has a special eye for tiny things with big futures. Each summer, she gathers lost seeds that have not yet found a place to grow and brings them home to her cozy tree house.
Through fall and winter, Miss Maple cares for the seeds, keeps them safe, and teaches them about the wide world waiting outside. They visit meadows, gardens, and wild places, learning where roots might take hold when spring arrives.
Tender and beautifully imagined, Miss Maple's Seeds is a nature-filled picture book about patience, care, and possibility. Young readers will find wonder in the life of every seed, from the smallest beginning to the promise of trees, flowers, and new growth.
6-8 Years
33 Pages
Snow has settled over Acorn Village, and the forest animals know exactly how to make a winter day feel magical.
Inside, they read, bake, make art, and gather in warm rooms filled with cozy details. Outside, they play in the snow and enjoy the bright chill of the season together. As evening comes, the village grows softer with songs, hot drinks, stories by the fire, and sleepy goodnights.
A Cozy Winter Day is a gentle picture book for children who love small worlds, animal communities, and comforting seasonal stories. With its charming village setting and inviting illustrations, it celebrates friendship, creativity, and the quiet pleasures of winter from morning play to bedtime rest.
6-8 Years
21 Pages
After dinner, a little boy asks his father for a story. Not just any story: the one written across his father's skin.
Each tattoo holds a memory. One reaches back to a favorite book. Another recalls words once spoken. Another remembers a long journey. As father and son talk, the pictures become a path through family history, love, and the moments that shaped a life.
Tell Me a Tattoo Story is a tender picture book about sharing the past with a child in a way that feels close, honest, and warm. With gentle illustrations and a quiet bedtime feeling, it celebrates family stories, memory, and the lasting marks love can leave.
6-8 Years
33 Pages
Slow down, look closely, and let the busy world grow a little quieter. This gentle picture book follows children through everyday moments at school, at home, and by the beach as they learn what it means to be truly present.
Being present can mean noticing a friend who needs help, waiting your turn, listening carefully, or paying attention to the sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and feelings around you. With calm, inviting scenes and simple examples, the book helps young readers recognize mindfulness in ordinary life.
Warm and reassuring, What Does It Mean to Be Present? is a thoughtful choice for children learning patience, kindness, focus, and appreciation for the moment they are in.
6-8 Years
32 Pages
A brand new baby has arrived, and the whole world is ready to celebrate! Deep in the lush wilds of India, a joyful elephant family prepares to welcome their littlest member.
A loving mama, a trumpeting herd, and curious cousins all gather around. Even the local peacocks cannot resist dancing to honor the little one's arrival. It is clear to everyone in the jungle that the wonder of a new baby is a joy meant to be shared.
Featuring lilting, rhythmic prose and beautifully enchanting artwork, this story perfectly captures the magic of a warm welcome. It is a sweet and endearing tribute to the deep bonds of family and the loving communities that surround a child from their very first day.
6-8 Years
30 Pages
Some days, the world feels too big. A goodbye can feel hard. A new place can feel strange. A dark road ahead can make you feel small and quiet.
In When You Are Brave, a young girl faces moments that worry her as she moves through unfamiliar places and uncertain feelings. Step by step, she learns to look inward for a small spark of courage that can grow when she needs it most.
With lyrical language and glowing illustrations, this reassuring picture book speaks directly to children navigating change, fear, or new beginnings. It offers a gentle story about bravery as something you can find inside yourself, even when you do not feel brave yet.
6-8 Years
41 Pages
The Story of J. R. R. Tolkien
Before there was Middle-earth, there was a boy named John Ronald who kept looking for dragons.
As a child, John Ronald Tolkien found dragons in stories, games, and the corners of his imagination. When life became lonely or sad, those imagined creatures stayed with him. At school, among friends, and later during the Great War, he carried that fierce sense of wonder through difficult days.
This picture book biography introduces young readers to the boy who would grow up to create The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. With lyrical storytelling and rich illustrations, John Ronald's Dragons explores how imagination can survive hardship, how stories can take root early, and how one writer's love of myth and magic helped shape a fantasy world loved by generations.
6-8 Years
9-12 Years
53 Pages
In Bonnyripple, nobody holds on to a grudge. They hand every ruffled feather, petty snit, squabble, and huff to Cornelius, the town's official Grudge Keeper.
Cornelius files them all away in his crowded, ramshackle cottage. A goat eats prizewinning petunias. A schoolmaster loses his toupee. A dance goes wrong. Each little complaint adds to the growing pile until the town's troubles become too big to ignore.
Playful, word-rich, and wonderfully silly, The Grudge Keeper turns hurt feelings into something children can picture and talk about. It is a funny picture book about anger, forgiveness, and the messy work of getting along, with a lively story that invites readers to think about what happens when small resentments are saved instead of solved.
6-8 Years
34 Pages
