Sandy Jonas

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Author/illustrator, she/her kidlit and cozies 🇨🇦 SCBWI member Rep’d by Maura Kye-Casella

Picture book THE SCARIEST HOUSE ON THE STREET with a pink house and cute,funny Halloween creatures in front
2 artworks by my grandkids. Top is a missing cat poster saying Emily si missine and the bottom is a blue and red coloured T-Rex
Two stacked artworks by my grandkids. Above is a missing cat poster drawn in orange felt pen that says Emily is missine and the second is a blue and red T-Rex
Two pieces of art, taped to a wall. One is of a missing cat named Emily, by a then 5 year old granddaughter and under it is a colouring page of a T-Rex in blue and red by a 4 yr old grandson.
A blond roller derby girl races a purple hobby horse on the rink. The horse hits the wall with a splat. The girl looks concerned.an audience of creatures watch.
A paper valentine being made from chewed out letters from books by a little bookworm. It says Sandy Jonas author/illustrator from PB’s to GN books. Happy valentines XO
An old rusty laundry-bot robot in space, with a yellow laundry basket full of clothes except for that elusive sock which is floating away in outer space. The robot with 6 bendy arms tries to recapture it. A large orange planet and a sky full of stars surround it.
A little fox stands on a log wearing white go-go boots. She’s declaring that I love kidlit for me. Three heads of her brother foxes peek out from the surrounding leaves.
A young teen in red beret, green outfit and sawed off cowboy boots plays her accordion very badly
7 fat birds in various colours done in felt pen and pencil crayon
A giant strawberry being eaten by a weird bug and a green garden underneath
3 kids running and jumping over puddles as they go trick or treating. One is dressed as a witch, one in a fifties outfit complete with poodle skirt and one is dressed as a teddy bear
Head and shoulders of a pencil crayon sketch of a vintage Barbie. She’s wearing a pink and white gingham dress. Green trim pink flowers
A pumpkin-headed trick or treater wearing number thirteen on his jersey, is scared by a bat. He carries a pumpkin treat holder, also terrified of the bat.
An elderly babysitter is asleep on the sofa as the little girl she’s babysitting is sneaking out the door to go trick or treating with a pumpkin container.
Mama and baby duck in raincoats and boots, standing in a puddle
14 stacked books, one more open that says Read more books. The stack has gibberish words for titles except for the bottom one that says books. A cup of coffee (of course) top it off.
Large mushroom and smaller ones talking to him. A tree to the left and shrubs to the right
4 characters 3 views of each 4 little stories
Two magazine pictures, one of Seth Rogen and a lovely model, I’ve turned into kooky characters with liner pen and a bit of felt pen
Small characters made from breakfast items with faces and arms and legs. Egg diving into a pot of water, kettle asleep puffing steam, bacon slice helping a sunny side up egg from a plate, mushroom’s square dancing etc
A laundry-bot robot with basket of laundry. Robot says “you know you want me”
Sketch of a coffee table with a box of tissues, glasses and coffee cup with coaster. Background if two chairs with accent pillows a small table in between them. A bird candle, a small dish and a vase perch on top
A purple pencil sketch of a little girl with a towel tied around her neck like a cape, her eyes are closed as she dreams of being a superhero flying through the air
Magazine cutout on the left wearing a blue blouse with tie up laces and tiny check shorts. On the right is a sketch in liner pen of the same girl
Ink Sketches of people of various ages, poses and a smattering of pink highlighter pen
12 faces with hats. Liner pen sketches. Berets, giant bow, froggie, fedora, kerchief, knit caps bucket hat. Kid and adult faces.
A cluster of Pencil sketched houses of different shapes. One fat cat sits in the middle of the cul-de-sac and trees are randomly spaced around
An illustration of Nova my space girl. Pink spacesuit cavorting in space with her sidekick dog Flotsam
A girl in space suit floating in outer space with her dog wearing a space helmet allowing them to communicate.
Blue and orange pencil crayon doodles of faces, animals and various objects like skates books bottle hats jewelry
Blue Pencil crayon sketch of a pre-teen robot heading off to school. The words GOOD-BYE MOM in ‘metal’ letters above his head
A little astronaut in a pink spacesuit confers with her sidekick dog named Florsam. They are about to explore. Planets and stars surround them as well as a random sock, an alien spaceship and a flying teacup and saucer.
I drew 9 shapes and turned them into: top left - a slug, a lady with a very long neck and wild B&W striped dress pushing a stroller. A profile of a woman with long wavy hair. A rainbow on a high heeled shoe. the head of a bird with a cherry in it’s beak. An oval headed boy. A roller skate. A horses head eating hay. A can of asparagus
A line drawing of a young elephant dreaming in bed of dancing in a tutu. Caption reads DREAM BIG. The elephant is in pj’s and snuggles a peanut stuffy. There’s a note taped to the nightstand lamp the says don’t forget I love you. There are books about dancing scattered on the floor beside the bed.
Perspective drawing of a desk with computer screen, printer etc. polka dot rug keyboard mouse printer. Baskets underneath
Red felt pen and Pencil crayon sketch of a shorts wearing, panicked crocodile being passed a basketball to shoot into the basket behind him the score is tied and the word SHOOT is being yelled. The basketball is the first ‘O’ in the word
Four flowers drawn in felt pen and sharpie, background in Pencil crayon hatching
Pencil crayon sketch mostly in pink of a little girl with flowers growing out of her sleeves and hair. She’s smiling with her eyes shut. The word BLOOM is written in scrolly letters and the words ‘where you’re planted’ follow. Be the light!
Warm oranges, reds and pinks marking things that come with the month of September which is written in silly font at the top. Leaves, coco, acorn, woolly sweater and socks, cat face, pumpkin+ spice= yum in a coffee cup. Soup pot, a school and a calendar touting last days of summer
Black construction paper, white copic paint pen. Abstract drawing of crazy flowers and a bird flying. ‘Back to school’ is printed under the bird carrying a lunch kit
Page of profiles. Dog cat mouse people old young, drawn with felt pens coloured in with Faber-Castell highlighters
15 penguins in various poses. Big, small, chubby, chilly etc! Drawn in felt pen with a touch of blue pencil crayon
Six squares with lemons. A slice, 3 lemons, a green bowl with lemons falling into it with pink and red striped background, a lone upside down lemon and the word Lemon in b&W with the ‘O’ is a lemon
7 blue shapes out of blue acrylic paint pen with pencil crayon and fine tip pen make it something more. There’s a circular girls head with blond hair and glasses, a little girl sprawled out on an oval rug, reading, a strawberry in an egg shape, a rectangle pencil, a triangle with a cup of coffee in it, an oblong shaped lady head with hair in a bun and dangly earrings, a rectangle turned into a glass with something bubbly in it and a square man’s head sporting a big collar and tie
5 buildings in a row in bright felt pen coloured shapes. Details of windows, doors, trees, clouds in black liner pen.
Assorted socks of all kinds, the word ‘socks’ is written in between each sock. There are socks with hearts, ocean, plaid, stripes, lightning bolt,zebra and leopard, hotdogs, rainbows, cherries, polka dots ,stars and flowers
Sketch of a street with a book store and Café Moo. Mom croc and kid. Beaver rides a hot wheels bike, family of mice walk in front. In café sit two rabbits having coffee and cow cleans off a table
Sketch of people in summer gear. A muscled man with heart tattoo about to shake hands with nerdy guy with inflatable flotation ring around waist. A lady with large straw hat in a bathing suit holding paper fan. A boy comparing the small ball in his hand to beach ball in another’s hands. A girl with braids and braces takes a selfie. a small girl in tutu. A sunburnt man eats a cone
Gratitude journal. Felt pens used on left hand side. Illustrations of graphic novel, critique grp silhouette, grandkids silhouette, outdoor space with roses. Coffee cup with bible app on phone beside it, books and iPad.
A 10 min drawing of my lunch of Croissant, blueberries, peaches, coffee, pickle, nacho chips. My dog Lenny spies at the food ready to catch any crumb.
In my Moleskin sketchbook:Small sketches of my day including coffee, bible app devotions, revising illustration dummy, feeding dog, driving to grandkids, making pancakes, reading books and playing games, driving home in rush hour, eating pizza dinner, submitting to agents and publishers, going to bed to dream up more ideas.
6 panel illustration in pastel felt pens, ink, pencil crayon. Top left: An evergreen frond, fire hydrant, kid and mom on bikes. Bottom row: painted bike lane symbol, hydro power box electrocution warning sign and neighbours vintage truck
Sketch in felt pen of my open black and white striped purse spilling out its contents: gum packet, keys, glasses in a case, mascara, lip gloss, credit card case, phone. Felt pens I used surround the illustration.
Five various teens in greyscale. Two happy, one perplexed, one embarrassed one giving a peace sign
A thirteen yr old girl, a bit geeky, stands holding her accordion, playing sour notes but doesn’t care. She’s wearing black and red sawed off cowboy boots ala K.d. Lang, fishnet stockings, a green white and black outfit with red beret