Middle Grade Illustration

Middle Grade books are aimed at readers aged between 8 and 12 years of age, with G or PG-rated content. They sometimes feature black and white illustrations accompanying the text.

A middle grade novel cover showing two children in dressing gowns flying over the ocean on the back of an anthropomorphic dragonfly. Above them tumble colourful gemstones with fairies, mermaids and snow leopards reflected in the facets
A black and white chapter book illustration of a mermaid sitting on a rock
A black and white chapter book illustration of two children in dressing gowns making snow angels and laughing
A black and white chapter book illustration of two children dancing amongst fireflies at the base of a huge redwood tree
A black and white chapter book illustration of a young girl sitting on the ground and crying. She sits in a cave filled with magical sparkling gemstones
A black and white chapter book illustration of two baby snow leopards rolling in the snow
A black and white chapter book illustration of a musical girl swimming at the base of a waterspout that is cascading gemstones into the air
A black and white chapter book illustration of a girl with a headlamp looking with wonder at a glow worm fairy holding a dandelion wand

Find Your Treasure

By Kate Searle, Illustrated by Alison Mutton, 2022 | Adobe Fresco

A middle grade book cover of three sprites and a rainbow trout standing dramatically against splashes of water. One of the sprites holds fishing hooks like a ninja, while another has flaming hair
A black and white chapter book illustration of a young sprite looking at an Australian orchid
A black and white chapter book illustration of a sprite singing heavy metal into a gum nut
A black and white chapter book illustration of a male sprite playing the drums on bits of old log and seed pods
A black and white chapter book illustration of a young sprite sitting on a rock and rattling a long seed pod
A black and white chapter book illustration of a sprite swimming under water and using fishing hooks to rescue a rainbow tout caught against woven netting
A black and white chapter book illustration of a sprite with flaming hair exploding a gum nut helmet against a dark background

Looking for Lily

By Kristy Nita Brown, Illustrated by Alison Mutton, 2022 | Adobe Fresco

A middle grade book cover of two 21st century children in a smugglers' tunnel. The boy holds a flaming torch, while the girl kneels to open a mysterious door with a large key. Beside them hovers the ghost of a 17th century girl
A middle grade book cover illustration of an asian girl in a snowy mountain landscape leaning over a cliff and holding a falling asian boy by the hand

Mariella (Personal Project) | Adobe Photoshop CC

The Lost Stone of SkyCity by H.M. Waugh
(Fremantle Press) | Adobe Photoshop CC

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Galileo’s Daughter

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A children's chapter book cover with an Asian mother and tween son. The mother has her hands on her hips, the son is holding a handmade rocket for a science project
A children's chapter book illustration of a Asian family saying goodnight to their tween son in his bedroom.
A children's chapter book illustration of an Asian tween boy lying on his bed crying with his pillow over his head
A children's chapter book illustration of an asian tween boy firing a science project rocket over the heads of spectators at a school fete.
A children's chapter book cover of a fridge with many post-it note reminders and a photograph of a tween boy and his Mum hugging
A children's chapter book illustration of a worried tween boy looking over his shoulder at his confused Mum in a warped shopping centre
A children's chapter book illustration of a tween boy arguing with his Mum
A children's chapter book illustration of a tween boy with a backpack waiting anxiously outside a house
A children's chapter book illustration of an anxious mother in a doctor's waiting room. Beside her her tween son is playing a gameboy
A children's chapter book illustration of a boy and his aunt doing the washing in a laundry. Outside his Dad is mowing the lawn

Ground Control & Jordan’s Mum

By Geneva Ohan & Robyn Bett, Illustrated by Alison Mutton: Brightwater / Fremantle Press 2021 | Adobe Fresco