Lori Richmond is a corporate Creative Director turned picture book Author-Illustrator. Her first book,
PAX AND BLUE (Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books), will be released in February 2017. Her second
book, BUNNY'S STAYCATION (Scholastic), was sold in a two-book deal in a five-house auction and will debut
in 2018. Lori is also the illustrator of A HOP IS UP (Bloomsbury) and two more books coming out in 2018. As a
former contributing editor and media spokesperson for The Bump, a pregnancy and parenting brand, Lori has
done various guest appearances, including as an expert on TODAY, Good Morning America, and CNN. She
lives and creates with her family in Brooklyn, NY. Learn more about Lori at www.LoriDraws.com. Twitter
@loririchmond
Lori will be accepting applications for illustrators and author/illustrators only.
What house at Hogwarts would you want to join? An online quiz sorted me into Ravenclaw.
What are your top five favorite picture books that are not your own?
Snow by Uri Shulevitz, Lyle Lyle Crocodile by Bernard Waber, The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss, Nana in the
City by Lauren Castillo, ABC by Bruno Munari
What is your favorite John Hughes movie?
As a child of the 80s, I must choose the classic Sixteen Candles!
If you could play any part in Hamilton the musical, which character would you pick?
I’m obsessed with Hamilton and have seen the show twice on Broadway. While I would LOVE to wear one of
those Schuyler sister gowns, I’m going to go with King George. So little time on stage, but he makes such a
huge comedic impact when he is! And I think Lin-Manuel would dig a female King George. (And if you become
my mentee, I will tell you all about the time I went to the Miranda family garage sale in Washington Heights and
bought Lin’s copy of THE LITTLE PRINCE.)
What are your three favorite current TV shows? I don’t watch much TV, but when I do, it is The Walking
Dead, Shark Tank, or Netflix documentaries.
If you had to get a tattoo today, what would it be?
My sons’ initials in the typefaces that each of them is named after.
My mentee will benefit most in the areas of: Art and design. I have a long career background as a designer,
and I find it very helpful when writing and illustrating picture books.
I am not the best mentor for: Authors only
The most important thing I am looking for in a mentee: Someone who is willing to put in the work and is a
good communicator. And someone who is fun!
Any other items you want your potential mentees to know? Having just gone through my first book
release, I’ve learned a lot, and I am very excited to help a future book creator.