Background

Alistar is an Award winning and professional illustrator with 25 years long experience, she works with a variety of international clients on a wide range of projects. Her work includes Creative Products, Maps, Toys design and Board Games, Picture Books, Book Covers, Magazines , Apps and Digital Publishing. Her foundation has been in Italy where she studied Art, focusing on Illustration, Animation, Cinema and Photography. She started her career as animator on feature films, tv series, music videos and advertising for many years in Milan and moved to L.A. training in established animation studios. After her long-standing experience in animation she explored a new path in Illustration career, starting Alistar Illustration Studio, a relationship that has lasted more than 20 years with a long list of happy clients around the world . Her favourite subjects are Maps, Space , Pirates, Toys design and Games and any kind of Creative Products and Whimsical Project !

clients

  • Crocodile Creek // USA
  • The HERSHEY Company // USA - CANADA
  • Usborne Publishing // UK

  • Educational Insights // USA
  • Peaceable Kingdom // USA

  • Mindware // USA
  • Hachette // UK
  • Oxford University Press // UK
  • Mollybee Kids // USA
  • Pat-a-cake // UK
  • Miles Kelly Publishing // UK
  • Meredith Corp. // USA
  • Parents Magazine // USA
  • KRAFT Foods Inc. // USA
  • Kids Hits Toys // Hong Kong – USA
  • 4M Toys // HONG KONG
  • Highlights Magazine // USA

  • Babybug magazine // USA
  • Ladybug // USA
  • Cricket media // USA
  • Kidsbooks Publishing // USA
  • Houghton Mifflin Harcourt // USA
  • McGraw Hill // USA
  • Pearson // USA - ITALY
  • Wild Apple // UK
  • Igloo Books // UK
  • AZ Books // Estonia
  • Yo-Yo Books // BELGIUM
  • Compass Publishing // USA
  • Sadlier // CANADA
  • Vicens Vives // SPAIN
  • Google Glass // USA
  • Mubo Digital Publishing // ITALY
  • European Language Institute // ITALY
  • APRE-Agency for European Research // Italy - Europe
  • FVA- New Media Research // Europe- Italy
  • Mondadori // ITALY
  • Rizzoli // ITALY
  • Capitello // ITALY
  • RCS // ITALY
  • La Coccinella // ITALY
  • Giunti // ITALY
  • Emme Edizioni // ITALY
  • La Spiga // ITALY
  • Fabbri Editori // ITALY

  • EL Edizioni // ITALY
  • Helbling // AUSTRIA

awards

  • MOST POPULAR PRODUCT IN USA 2013, second place // ACE & KAT Interactive set by Educational Insights // NSSEA Ed EXPO, USA
  • Gold Label PAL Award 2018 // Acorn Soup game by Peaceful Kingdom // PAL Award Playonwords, USA
  • Distinguished Merit Award 2012 // 3X3 Contemporary Illustration, Children's Book Award // NY, USA
  • Merit Award 2014 // 3X3 Contemporary Illustration, Children's Illustration Award // NY, USA
  • Silver Medal Award 2012, Picture Books // Extensive Reading Foundation // Intl Foundation
  • Merit Award 2013 // 3X3 Contemporary Illustration, Children's Book Award // NY, USA
  • The National Parenting Centre, Seal of Approval on many products // USA

publications

  • Space,First sticker Book ( Usborne Publising)
  • Wind-up Train ( Usborne Publishing)
  • Rolling Wheels: Betty the bus, Yo-Yo Books
  • Rolling wheels: Frankie the fire engine, Yo-Yo books
  • Rolling Wheels: Dylan the dump truck
  • Rolling Wheels:Trina the train
  • Ace & Kat undersea adventures ( Educational Insights)
  • Ace & Kat's Good-time band ( Educational Insights)
  • Ace & Kat go camping ( Educational Insights)
  • Ace & Kat at the A to Z store ( Educational Insights)
  • Wind-up train ( Usborne)
  • First Sticker Book Space (Usborne)
  • The Gingerbread Man ( Educational Insights)
  • Hooray for the holidays! ( European Language Institute)
  • Pandy the Panda ( Vicens Vives)
  • Sammy goes to the seaside( European Language Institute)
  • C’est chouette l’Amitiè! ( European Language Institute)
  • Jakob and the star ( European Language Institute)
  • The Sandman ( European Language Institute)
  • Dr. Jekyll and Mister Hyde ( La Spiga)
  • Nussknacker und Mausekonig( European Language Institute)
  • Don Quixote ( La Spiga)
  • The Alphabet that saved the Day( EUM)
  • Rudolph saves Christmas( European Language Institute)
  • Storie con i fiocchi ( La Spiga)
  • La passeggiata di un distratto ( Emme Edizioni)
  • Storie e filastrocche di natale ( Emme Edizioni)
  • Soqquadro, La terrible Ghenga (Giunti)
  • Soqquadro,Ma dove vanno le bidelle d’estate( Giunti)
  • Soqquadro, Che razza di pazza piazza ( Giunti)
  • Soqquadro,Pinka che puzza!(Giunti)
  • Festa d'estate ( La Coccinella)
  • Il razzo di Robotto( La Coccinella)
  • La Principessa della Luna ( La Coccinella)
  • Santa Croce Kids App (Mubo Digital Publishing)
  • Educational books for school
  • magazines
  • activity books