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More About Kathryn Rammell
Languages: English
Inspired by the quirky imagination of her youth as well as the adventures she goes on with her children, Kathryn Rammell's work aims to spark humor and joy.
When not writing or illustrating, Kathryn can be found planning roadtrips to National Parks or beach hopping down the Pacific Coast Highway.
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Kathryn’s strengths include…
Story flow, body movement, facial expressions, and visual humor. For words and story, her strengths include humor, connecting with the way children view the world, sharing a lesson without being didactic, voice, word chopping, and best of all: cheerleading!
What Kathryn is looking for…
Kathryn is looking for a mentee who is passionate about picture books and ready to take their work to the next level. She hopes to work with someone whose biggest dream is to be traditionally published and is ready to make that dream a reality but needs help figuring out what their roadblocks are. She wants to help someone stretch their creative muscles and get that unique voice of theirs shining! A positive attitude with realistic expectations is vital- the KidLit publishing world is SO fun but SO tough. She connects best with humor but is open to most anything.
A Note from Kathryn:
“Let joy and passion guide your journey!”
Kathryn’s Picture Books
RORY THE REMARKABLE DRAGON, written and illustrated by Kathryn Rammell
BANDAGE BUDDIES, written and illustrated by Kathryn Rammell (Coming April 2026)
NIBBLES VS. THE UNIVERSE, written and illustrated by Kathryn Rammell (Coming 2027)
If Kathryn created a Visual Wish List, it would be made up of…
*Unless otherwise stated, the below serves as a wish list only. Each mentor is excited about the opportunity to find a manuscript they can’t stop thinking about. Please apply if you think you’d be a good fit.
THE BABY WHO STAYED AWAKE FOREVER, written and illustrated by Sandra Salsbury
CHEZ BOB, written and illustrated by Bob Shea
A PINECONE!, written and illustrated by Helen Yoon
DOG VS. STRAWBERRY, written by Nelly Buchet and illustrated by Andrea Zuill
PIG TOWN PARTY, written and illustrated by Lian Cho
100 MIGHTY DRAGONS ALL NAMED BROCCOLI, written by David Larochelle and illustrated by Lian Cho
WE ARE DEFINITELY HUMAN, written and illustrated by X. Fang
MR. S, written and illustrated by Monica Arnaldo
Kathryn is a good fit for…
Author-Illustrators
Humor
Fantasy
Dynamic duos
Family Fun
Confident and flawed main characters
Whimsical/Imagination stories and illustrations
Low word count/wordless
Re-tellings of popular stories
Illustrators looking to amp up their portfolio
*Kathryn is most familiar with Procreate but is open to working with traditional mediums, too.
Kathryn is not a good fit for…
Heavy topics
Potty humor
Nothing overly didactic
Converting traditional medium to digital format
Who can apply to Kathryn?
Unagented author-illustrators.