A Voyage to Virus Land — Illustrations for a fun and educational children’s book about COVID-19

A Voyage to Virus Land is a children’s book that takes you on a trip deep inside the human body to learn about COVID-19. In the summer of 2020, I collaborated with author and medical student Matt Daly to publish this book so that younger kids can better understand the COVID-19 pandemic. In 3 months, I illustrated and designed 46 pages just in time for kids all over to learn about the global pandemic.

A Voyage to Virus Land is now available for purchase on Amazon here!

Year
June – August 2024

Scope
Illustration, Book Design

Team
Illustrator: Valentin Nguyen
Book Designer: Valentin Nguyen
Author: Matt Daly

CORONAVIRUS — Matt gave me references of how he envisioned the coronavirus character to look. He provided images of the Grinch and characters from Monsters, Inc., and told me that it has to be a clumsy, gross, awkward, and ugly virus-looking creature.

PROTAGONIST — The Protagonist is the tour guide that you follow along with throughout the book. This character directly references the reader as they travel throughout the human body.

SCIENTIST — The Scientist is the narrator who teaches you about all the mask-wearing and hand-washing etiquettes you need to know when living in a pandemic. She helps guide the reader to follow the virus through the human body while educating the protagonist and reader about how the virus affects the body.

SHRINK-O-METER EXPRESS — The Shrink-o-meter Express is the machine that shrinks you to microscopic form and blasts off the reader into the human body. Pretty awesome!

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