Nancy Drew Diaries

Nancy Drew Diaries
Published by Simon & Schuster
For more than ten years, I’ve been the cover illustrator for Nancy Drew Diaries; a modern series that reimagines the classic character in contemporary new adventures.

The Lost Girl

Written by Anne Ursu
Cover and Interior Illustrations by Erin McGuire
Published HarperCollins • Walden Pond Press

★ ALA Booklist

★ Publisher’s Weekly

★ School Library Journal

Wand

Written by Landra Jennings
Cover Illustration by Erin McGuire

Published by HarperCollins
Art direction by Julia Tyler

Iona

Visual Development for a middle grade fantasy project.

The Way to Rio Luna

Written by Zoraida Córdova
Cover Wraparound Illustration by Erin McGuire

Published by Scholastic

Art direction by Keirsten Geise

For this cover, I created the wraparound art and “tearaway” sections to reveal the magical world in the story.

The Real Boy

Written by Anne Ursu
Illustrated by Erin McGuire

Published by HarperCollins • Walden Pond Press

• A National Book Award Nominee

• Bank Street Children’s Book Committee Best Book of the Year

• A Sakura Medal Finalist

• A Minnesota Book Award Finalist

• Horace Mann Upstanders Children’s Book Award Winner

• A Junior Library Guild Selection

• An IndieBound Indie Next Pick

Reading Guide

The Last Panther

Written by Todd Mitchell
Cover illustration by Erin McGuire

Published by Penguin Random House

The Distance to Home

Written by Jenn Bishop

Cover illustration by Erin McGuire

Published by Penguin Random House

A Whale in Paris

Written by Daniel Presley and Claire Polders
Cover and interior illustrations by Erin McGuire

Published by Simon and Schuster
Art Direction by Michael McCartney

The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid’s Tale

Written by Margaret Atwood
Portuguese Edition Cover Illustration by Erin McGuire

Published by Bertrand Editora

Saga

Visual Development for a middle grade magical realism story set in Iceland.

Missing May

Written by Cynthia Rylant
Cover Illustration by Erin McGuire

Published by Scholastic

Art direction by Elizabeth Parisi

Breadcrumbs

Written by Anne Ursu
Cover and Interior Illustrations by Erin McGuire

Published by Walden Pond Press
★ Kirkus Starred Review
★ Publisher’s Weekly Starred Review
★ School Library Journal

Butterflies and Fireflies

The Time of the Fireflies and When the Butterflies Came

Written by Kimberley Griffiths Little
Cover Wraparound Illustrations by Erin McGuire

Published by Scholastic

Art Direction by Elizabeth Parisi

Nightbird

Written by Alice Hoffman
Paperback cover by Erin McGuire

Published by Penguin Random House

Shelter Pet Squad

Written by Cynthia Lord
Covers and Interior Illustrations by Erin McGuire

Published by Scholastic

I had the pleasure of illustrating this charming illustrated chapter book series by Newbery Honor author Cynthia Lord, about a group of kids helping animals in need find new homes.