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JOURNAL OF A PICTUREBOOK ILLUSTRATOR


Reflections on 2025 and Plans for 2026.
THE REVERSE SIDE OF THE DREAM: A Reflection on Paths and Scars The year 2025 ended with one prevailing sentiment: FRUSTRATION . That’s right. I finished the year with this word floating through my thoughts and invading my feelings. I wouldn’t say 2025 was a bad year—quite the opposite! It was a different and very productive year. I make a dream come true!!! But why am I carrying this sense of frustration, feeling as if I haven’t achieved anything at all? What is the reason fo
Robbie Gonçalves
6 days ago4 min read


"Am I Special?": The creation of my first children's book
The creation of this book began back in 2015, when I began taking my first, tentative steps toward pursuing my dream of publishing books and stories that could make a difference in people's lives.
Robbie Gonçalves
Oct 27, 20255 min read


AMAZING CHILDREN'S BOOKS AUTHORS & ILLUSTRATORS TO KNOW
Hello again! I'd love to share with you some amazing documentaries and videos about great children's books authors and illustrators that inspires me: THE GOLDEN AGE OF ILLUSTRATION: JOHN BAUER: TOVE JANSSON: BEATRIX POTTER: EDWARD GOREY: FELIX LORIOUX MARGARET TARRANT: JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH: Hope they inspire you too. Love, Robbie.
Robbie Gonçalves
Oct 23, 20251 min read
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