Brett Helquist

"I hope that young readers see Myrtle’s determination and curiosity as an invitation to be bold and curious in their own lives." Read more about COLD-BLOODED MYRTLE by @ElizabethCBunce over at @MGBookVillage & see the cover with art by @BHelquist - ow.ly/wsor50EAbsB

ICYMI: @MGBookVillage revealed the cover of COLD-BLOODED MYRTLE by @ElizabethCBunce, with art by @BHelquist! Pick up this chilling holiday mystery on 10/05/2021.

F&G’s from my new picture book “Cezanne’s Parrot” by amy_guglielmo. #picturebooks #picturebookillustration #picturebook #picturebookillustrator #picturebookillustrations #oilppainting #paulcezanne #cezanne… instagram.com/p/Bzx8ttegoZ9/…

✨GUITAR GENIUS: How Les Paul Engineered the Solid-Body Electric Guitar and Rocked the World✨ (Kim Tomsic/Brett Helequist) is a story of creative engineering, novel ideas, persistence, patience, & belief in one’s self Super fun book to read with fascinating info! Kids love it!

Inventor. Legendary guitarist. Rock & Roll hero. #GuitarGenius is the beautifully illustrated story of how Les Paul created the first solid-body electric guitar 🎸Coming April 9th! Learn more: cbks.co/nc5v30nUSZH @bkshelfdetectiv @BHelquist

In this ballet fantasy, a young mouse seeks to save a production of The Nutcracker. The Nutcracker Mice @BHelquist @KJKladstrup #BalletDay ow.ly/JacD30nAyS8

Happy Birthday Paul Cézanne (b.1839) 🎂 I can't wait to share the story of CEZANNE'S PARROT in 2020 👨‍🎨 🍏🦜with illustrations by @BHelquist!!! #PaulCézanne #pbbio @penguinkids @stephpittsbooks photo: The Basket of Apples, c. 1893 @artinstitutechi

A few more illustrations from “The Nutcracker Mice” available as prints in my shop. There’s a link in my profile. #holidaygift #giftideas #childrensbooks #childrenillustration #bretthelquist instagram.com/p/Bq_YO8nB7IY/…

A lovely gift idea. “The Nutcracker Mice” by Kristin Kladstrup, illustrated by me from @candlewick. You can find it your favorite bookstore or order it online. I’m also selling prints of… instagram.com/p/Bq-BmfghNw7/…

🌟 @nypl chose Drawn Together as one of the BEST PICTURE BOOKS OF 2018 ❤️ @dsantat @Spanish_Broom @JoannHillnyc @DisneyBooks nypl.org/books-music-mo…

Shop my sale: 20% off and Free domestic shipping. #etsy #bretthelquistart #etsyfinds #etsygifts #etsysale etsy.me/2KjrZYd

Aw man, goodbye to the great Stan Lee. 😧

Many years after I got them, I finally got to get them framed. Such despair! I love it. Thank you @BHelquist

little lantern 🕯

A Chase in Time by @Sally_Nicholls @BHelquist @NosyCrow ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Sally Nicholls is one of my all-time favourite children's authors, and A Chase in Time ranks up with her best. What a breath of fresh air! A glorious time-slip adventure full of deftly... amazon.co.uk/review/R3MJAO4…

@MishMachDraws Thank you!

@BHelquist I love the hair a lot, this is beautiful :)

Something from the sketchbook

#sketchbook #pencildrawing #bretthelquist

Thank you, @MatthewWinner, for hosting #NewIn19 chat! I'm Kim Tomsic, my narrative nonfiction pb is-- GUITAR GENIUS: How Les Paul Engineered the Solid Body Electric Guitar and ROCKED the World edited by @mmanlove illus by @BHelquist (!!!!!) and pub @ChronicleBooks April 9, 2019

I’ve a zillion things I should be doing but when my daughter asks if I can make a black cat Halloween wall hanging, well I figure there’s not too many years left where she’s going to ask for this sort of stuff. This one is not on my site but we’ll get it up in the next day or so.