I'm illustrating a children's book written by my father-in-law. The story has a ferret narrator (here and here) and features a family preparing for a new baby in the midst of a move. My sister Gillian modeled as the pregnant mom in the story, a week before her own daughter was born.

Here's another drawing of Gillian as the mother in the story:

Here's the ferret narrator, dreaming up mischief while she rifles through the laundry basket:

Here's the younger daughter holding the ferret:

Tags: ferret, girl, woman, pregnant, book