‘The Whisper’ in the Words and Pictures of Pamela Zagarenski (University of Connecticut)

(Source: University of Connecticut) The Whisper - written and illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski. (Courtesy of Pamela Zagarenski) When children's book illustrator Pamela Zagarenski '88 (SFA) begins working on a new project, she says that she must fall in love with the author's words. 'I have to visualize, fall in love with the story. I read the words over and over and over again. I work in my journal with ideas and make the roughest sketches I can,' says Zagarenski, who will participate in the 2015 Connecticut Children's Book Fair in Rome Ballroom which takes place on Saturday and Sunday. 'The words dictate what I'm doing, but not entirely. I add in underlying themes, secrets and surprise...