Rachel Foo

@speakyst.bsky.social

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Children’s books illustrator from Malaysia. Represented by Sol Salinas @solsticeillo.bsky.social of Astound.us https://linktr.ee/speakyst

An illustration of a little girl drawing on the walls of her slightly unusual house. My father is an antique collector and I grew up in a house full of strange and old and beautiful things. I had a lot of struggles making this, but my dad is quite happy with this illustration. :)
Illustration art of a child drawing their dream world. All this while, I've been mostly drawing what my son loves. This time I decided to take some time to think and draw what my younger self loved. I don't think we're that different though! We both love insects, birds and dragons.. Drawn digitally in Procreate and Photoshop
Unboxing photo of Truckosaurus, a picture book written by Karen Shapiro and illustrated by me!
Italian cover of The Perfect Pet! A children's book about all the wonderful pets one can own in this world. I had a lot of fun drawing all the different cat and dog breeds. This is also the first book where I also did the lettering on the cover, I hope I did ok.
A spread of a half-t-rex, half-monster-truck on a parade float in the evening surrounded by all his friends. There are two little candy birds holding a banner that says "We love you, Truckosaurus!" There are fireworks in the sky and confetti everywhere.
Photo of a drawing of a tree.
Children's book illustration from Truckosaurus, a picture book written by Karen Shapiro and due to be published by Sourcebooks in March 2026. It depicts a half-truck, half dinosaur playing jump rope with an axolotl and a laser-toothed tiger with glow-in-the-dark pythons in the background. Everyone is wearing party hats. I really enjoyed working on this insanely fun book.
An illustration of children and their dog enjoying their day in a field of sea pinks, on an island somewhere I imagine in the northern hemisphere, reading and drawing while surrounded by puffins. Done in Procreate.
Photo of my illustrator copies from Cottage Door Press
An illustration of a child with a bunch of birds facing forward. Birds include a Major Mitchell Cockatoo, a blue footed Booby and a Barn Owl. The boy still has his net for some reason, and there are still no insects to be found.
Sketchbook photos of some hawks, done in colored pencil.
An illustration of a kid running (walking?) with his bird friends. All the birds decided to walk with him. The kid is holding a net for some reason which escapes me at this point. I think I originally wanted all of them to be chasing and catching insects, but I ran out of time. Done in Procreate.
Photo of some sketches of bears done with Koh-I-Noor magic pencil.
Sketches of owls done in ink on cream paper. Drawn with a blue Pentel Artist brush sign pen.
Illustration of some kids with their dog, setting sail for a nautical adventure. The dog is taking his babysitter duties very seriously. Made digitally in Procreate.
Sketch drawing of a little girl discovering a crab. Pencil and graphite.
Sketch of a bird among foliage, drawn with Koh-I-Noor Magic Coloured Pencils
Illustration/drawing of a mangrove forest in summer, boy and heron perched on the roots of a mangrove tree. Also features various animals including but not limited to a turtle, a common bluestripe snapper, a sawfish, mudskippers, an eel and some otters.
Sketch of a miniature kid watching ants go by. Watercolors and color pencils.
Group of Malaysian schoolchildren going to school. They are walking there from their before/after school daycare, so they are wearing their identifying yellow caps.
Illustration of a bunch of kids playing and hanging out underneath a busy overpass. The children on the right wearing Malaysian primary school uniforms which are standard throughout the nation. The ones on the left are in their school sports clothes. Most Malaysian children are bilingual, and our traffic signs are in several languages.
Sketches of some dogs, color pencils.
Sketches of some dogs, done with brush pens
Sketches of various seabirds. Ink on paper, Pentel pocket brush pen
Illustration of a boy and his dog, chasing seagulls by the beach. The dog is taking his babysitter duties very seriously. There are shorebirds in the background and foreground. Made digitally in Procreate.
Sketch of a grumpy Persian cat done in brown ink with a brush pen.
Photo of sketches of borzoi dogs in brown ink. Pentel artist brush sign pen.
Sketch of a bird on cream paper. Colored pencils.
Digital artwork of a girl sketching underwater. Done in 2013 in nothing but photoshop, with photoshop round brush nothing fancy. No procreate was used.
Illustration/drawing of a mangrove forest in summer, boy and heron (see what I did there) perched on the roots of a mangrove tree. Also features various animals including but not limited to a turtle, a common bluestripe snapper, a sawfish, mudskippers, an eel and some otters.
Sketch of a saluki. Ink and brush pen
Illustration of a little boy swimming in the ocean with a bunch of colorful sea creatures including (but not limited to) a turtle, jellyfish, a pufferfish, a mahi-mahi, an eel, a brittle star, a cuttlefish and some sunfish. Done in Procreate
Study of a cockchafer beetle and a weevil opening their wings and about to take flight. Ink and watercolour.
Sketch of a Giant Malaysian Leaf Insect and a tiny little boy hanging upside down (or is it the right way up?) done in watercolour and colored pencils.
Sketch of a tiny boy in a tree surrounded by leaves. Watercolor and color pencils.
Photo of brush pen sketches of a school of box fish, clownfish, unicorn fish, oar fish, and pufferfish. Ink on paper.
Postcard illustration for Kidlitpostcard day, a Sunbear trapped in a poacher's cage in a jungle in Borneo. Sunbears are incredible animals that are facing extinction in my home country.
Photo of a sketch of a fat grey owl, running. Brush pen and watercolor.
Postcard for #kidlitartpostcard day, digital artwork of a teacher and their students on a field trip to the Museum of Flight in Seattle.
Sketch of Chase from Paw Patrol, done in Procreate
Sketch of kids swimming, ink
Sketchbook drawing of a fish in watercolour and ink. The fish is red, blue and green with yellow eyes.