Christy Hale

Hi, I’m Christy!When I was little, I knew I shouldn’t make marks in books, so instead, I drew on tiny pieces of paper and tucked my "illustrations" alongside the words. At age ten, I decided to become a writer and illustrator. Back then, my best friend and I acted out the books we loved. Our favorite was Harriet the Spy. Dressed in disguises, we roamed the neighborhood investigating and jotting down our observations in our secret notebooks, just like Harriet. Back at spy headquarters we shared our discoveries with each other. Soon we began writing and illustrating our own stories every day after school.I have created books as long as I can remember. I studied calligraphy, bookbinding, letterpress and all other means of printing, typography,

Hi, I’m Christy!When I was little, I knew I shouldn’t make marks in books, so instead, I drew on tiny pieces of paper and tucked my "illustrations" alongside the words. At age ten, I decided to become a writer and illustrator. Back then, my best friend and I acted out the books we loved. Our favorite was Harriet the Spy. Dressed in disguises, we roamed the neighborhood investigating and jotting down our observations in our secret notebooks, just like Harriet. Back at spy headquarters we shared our discoveries with each other. Soon we began writing and illustrating our own stories every day after school.I have created books as long as I can remember. I studied calligraphy, bookbinding, letterpress and all other means of printing, typography,