a children's book illustrator

1. Illustration of an African American mother calling upstairs to her sleeping 6 year old daughter, to wake up because they are late. The little girl is upset and tries to hide under the cover unseen, but fails.

2. Illustration of an African American mother running into a African American Baptist church with her family (6 year old little girl , the Father and the 2 year old little brother) trailing behind, because they're late (Have a clock in the background, showing 2:30 pm).

3. Illustration of the 6 year old's grandmother (also, the African American mother’s mom), running into church because she's late (Have a clock in the background, showing 2:20 pm).

4. Illustration of an African American mother being pulled over by a police officer for speeding because she was late.

5. Illustration of an African American funeral, where the mother is missing from the coffin, because she's late. She’s seen running into the church for the funeral because she is late.

6. Illustration of Big Mama with her cane (Great-Grandmother) and Auntie (Mother's sister) sitting on the city bus, upset because the six year old’s grandmother was late picking them up. The grandmother comes up in her car, screaming “Wait!” but it’s too late because the bus has already left.

7. Illustration of an old-timey-looking but well organized kitchen. The picture should show Big Mama (Great-Grandmother) with her cane and grandma in the kitchen preparing Sunday Dinner (cutting up onions, bell pepper, etc.), while the 6 year old little girl guides her mother by the hand to sit down at the kitchen table for a serious and stern talking-to.

8. Illustrate Big Mama and grandma laughing, daddy (the 6 year old’s father) shaking his head no, and the little girl’s mom with no expression. Show the little girl with her arms folded and putting her foot down.

9. Illustrate the kitchen table set with black-eyed peas and rice, yams, greens beans, smothered pork chops, hot buttered rolls and peach cobbler and family sitting in their seats at the table. Show a timer on the table set for 30 seconds. (Characters: Big Mama with cane nearby, Grandma, Auntie, Mama, and Daddy and little brother in daddy’s lap.)

10. Illustrate the little girl speeding back into the kitchen with a red stool to stand on.

11. Illustrate the little girl standing on the stool, as if she where preaching to her family with (one hand holding a handkerchief to dry off the make-believe sweat off her forehead and the other hand waving in the air, while peeking…one eye open and one eye closed tight.) Show Big Mama sleep with her head thrown back, mouth wide open and drool coming out the side of her mouth all while still holding tight to her cane. Illustrate a fly landing in Big Mama’s mouth.

12. Illustrate the little girl with her hand on her hip and the other hand holding up 5 fingers.

13. Illustrate the little girl stuffed from all the food.

14. Illustrate Dad shaking his head no.

Illustration

Project ID: #5732645

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