Vanessa Newton trained at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York and later the School of Visual Arts. She worked as a medical illustrator and phlebotomist before turning her sights to children’s books. She is the illustrator of the Ruby and the Booker Boys series published by Scholastic and the author/illustrator of LET FREEDOM SING, published by Blue Apple Books.

Books by Vanessa Newton

Sewing Stories: Harriet Powers' Journey from Slave to Artist

Written by Barbara Herkert with illustrations by Vanessa Newton - Biography, Children's 4-6, Children's 5-8, Children's Nonfiction, Picture