Samantha Cotterill is an award winning picture book author and illustrator of many books for children. Samantha has been featured in The New York Times (as illustrator for Just Add Glitter, written by Angela Diterlizzi and A Grand Day, written by Jean Reidy) and The Wall Street Journal for her art in The Jinx and The Doom Fight Crime! (written by Lisa Mantchev). She has recently launched a book series for kids on the Autism spectrum and/or with sensory issues entitled Little Senses, with This Beach Is Loud! chosen for Dolly Parton's 2020, 2021 and 2022 book list for The Imagination Library. Over 1,000,000 copies have been distributed nationwide through this program.  Samantha contributes regularly as a guest host for the 3 Point Perspective Podcast, part of the School of Visual Storytelling curriculum.
Samantha is represented by Kirsten Hall of Catbird, and works out of her studio in Upstate New York.

PUBLISHED/UPCOMING BOOKS:

Look written by Gabi Snyder - (Simon and Schuster, April 2024)
                                                          -2024 Junior Library Guild Gold Selection
                                                          -Society of Illustrators Original Art Show Selection
A Grand Day written by Jean Reidy - (Simon and Schuster, Spring 2022)
                                                            -New York Times Review- "Picture Book Worlds You'll Want to Reach In and Touch"
                                                            -Society of Illustrators Original Art Show

Thankful written by Elaine Vickers- (Simon and Schuster, Fall 2021) - Society of Illustrators Original Art Show 2021
​                                                                                                             -CBC Books Tradebook List 2021
                                                                                                             -A Mighty Girl's Best Books of the Year
                                                                                                             -2022 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People
                                                                                                             -Society of Illustrators Original Art Show
Little Senses Book Series for kids with Autism and/or SPD written and illustrated by Samantha Cotterill (Penguin, 2019/2020/2021)
                                            This Beach Is Loud! - Dolly Parton's Imagination Library 2020, 2021 and 2022  Book List
                                                                              *Starred Review School Library Journal
                                                                               A Bank Street Books Best Book of the year 2020
                                                                               Time Out New York selection “101 Best Books for Kids of All Ages”
                                            Nope! Never! Not for Me! - CeCe Bell award finalist 2019
                                            Can I Play Too? - Clel Bell award 2020
                                            It Was Supposed To Be Sunny-  Clel Bell award 2022
                                             
The Secret Rhino Society written by Jonathan E Jacobs - (Simon and Schuster, Summer 2020)  *Starred Review Booklist 

Just Add Glitter written by Angela Diterlizzi -  (Simon and Schuster, Fall 2018) - New York Times Review "Sparkle of Genius"
                                                                                                                          - 2019   Mass Book Awards Selection
                                                                                                                          - 2020  Virginia Reader’s Choice 

Once Upon A Slime written by Andy Maxwell - (Little Brown, 2018) - Junior Library Guild Selection

Charlotte and the Rock written by Stephen W Martin - (Penguin, 2017) - Junior Library Guild Selection, Bank Street College of Education Best Book of the Year, Society of Illustrators Original Art Show , Toronto Public Library First and Best of the Year, Chocolate Lily Awards Finalist, Golden Sower Award Finalist
Jinx and the Doom Fight Crime! written by Lisa Mantchev - (Simon and Schuster, 2018)  - *Starred review Kirkus
                                                 Wall Street Journal Review
                                                 Bank Street Books Best Book of the Year Selection
No More Bows! written and illustrated by Samantha Cotterill - (Harper Collins, 2017) - *Starred Review Kirkus , Society of Illustrators Original Art Show, Society of Illustrators Annual Exhibition selection