About Maria
Maria was born and raised in Holland. She graduated from The George Washington University with a BFA in Visual Communications, and was Creative Director for The Coca-Cola Company.
She currently lives in San Francisco in a creaky 100-year old Victorian with her husband Peter and their son Max.
She currently lives in San Francisco in a creaky 100-year old Victorian with her husband Peter and their son Max.
Maria's Blog: Blog by Maria van Lieshout - Recent Posts
| 7/28/2011 | Dead End (0 Comments )
 I’ve blogged before about how my little dude and I share a love for road signs. They are beautiful and iconic, and I am counting the days until Backseat A-B-See will be published by Chronicle Books (243 days, or somesuch) . I’ve also... Read the rest of this post |
| 4/23/2011 | Backseat A-B-See (0 Comments )
 So I love traffic signs. They are bossy little divas- they tell us what to do, looking fabulous allthewhile! No wonder they are so handsome; many of them were designed by a group of AIGA graphic designers, headed by the amazing Seymour... Read the rest of this post |
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| Maria's Published Works | Ages | Date Published | |||
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Books 1 - 4 of 11 from Maria's published works, View all 11 books Click a book's title for more details about the book | |||||
| 1. TUMBLE!: A Little Book About Having It All (Hardcover) Author: Maria van Lieshout Publisher: Feiwel & Friends |
Ages 4-8 |
10/26/2010 Add | |||
| 8 Reviews | |||||
| 2. Peep!: A Little Book About Taking a Leap (Hardcover) Author: Maria van Lieshout Illustrator: Maria van Lieshout Publisher: Feiwel & Friends |
Ages 4-8 |
03/03/2009 Add | |||
| 30 Reviews | |||||
| 3. Splash!: A Little Book About Bouncing Back (Hardcover) Author: Maria van Lieshout Publisher: Feiwel & Friends |
Ages 4-8 |
09/30/2008 Add | |||
| 16 Reviews | |||||
| 4. Bloom! A Little Book About Finding Love (Hardcover) Author: Maria van Lieshout Illustrator: Maria van Lieshout Publisher: Feiwel & Friends |
Ages 4-8 |
12/06/2007 Add | |||
| 37 Reviews | |||||
| Bestselling order determined by Amazon.com SalesRank(tm) | |||||
Profile Comments
Comment by Chad Cameron on 6/13/2008 at 5:26 PM:
Love your work!
Love your work!
Comment by MJ Brown on 2/27/2008 at 8:33 PM:
hello Maria, I really like your style, so relaxed, soft colours and the story Bloom is so sweet. MJ
hello Maria, I really like your style, so relaxed, soft colours and the story Bloom is so sweet. MJ
Comment by Jennifer Varn on 2/27/2008 at 4:03 PM:
Wow Maria! Your loose and quirky style is amazing. You've inspired me to update my rigid and serious website ;)
Wow Maria! Your loose and quirky style is amazing. You've inspired me to update my rigid and serious website ;)
Comment by sheree boyd on 1/10/2008 at 12:17 AM:
hi maria,
your illustrations are really nice! and i love your book "Bloom" --- i went to your website and checked out the Bloom animation --- it was fantastic --- love the expressions and lines and simplicity of color! --- i cannot wait to buy your book - :)
hi maria,
your illustrations are really nice! and i love your book "Bloom" --- i went to your website and checked out the Bloom animation --- it was fantastic --- love the expressions and lines and simplicity of color! --- i cannot wait to buy your book - :)
Hi Maria!
I really like your work! You truly have accomplished what you aspire to do, beautiful, simple and captures the emotions. I love Bloom and hadn't seen Splash yet, they're both lovely. Congratulations!