Meet BO:
Bo inspires wonder, excitement and imagination in his friends. His personality is colorful, confident and vibrant. He wins the attention and support of all around him with great ease. They trust him unerringly. Bo participates actively in life, engaging his heart and mind fully with everything that seizes his attention—like Rain. Bo is blessed with good luck, great energy and unflagging optimism.<!–[if !supportEmptyParas]–> <!–[endif]–>Bo and Rain became a family in China. Rain knew from the first moment she saw him that he was special and Bo felt the same way about Rain. This dynamic team has a lot of things to do and see and will touch a lot of people along the way.

I also created illustrations of Bo’s friends. I used a collage technique, mixing the textures and materials to give the image depth.
This is Carlos:
Carlos is fascinated by how things work. He is always taking things apart and putting them back together. He dreams of being an architect-or an ant hill farmer. He likes to think that the big parade held every year on March 17th is for his birthday and not St. Patrick’s Day. He is very funny and his friends find themselves laughing whenever he is around.

Katarina was born on June 12th in Russia and emigrated to the United States with her parents and grandparents when she was three.

At seven, Katarina is the most soulful and thoughtful of this band of friends. Her name means “peace” in Arabic, and that truly describes her personality.

Naomi was born on September 22nd, she has delicate features and beautiful brown skin. She is shy and reserved, but very insightful. Naomi is the youngest of five children.

The Naomi illustration is my personal favorite.
Rain is a five-year old girl who joined her family when she was adopted from China as a baby.

And Q:
