Robin Irene James

I just found the Serendipity books today on accident and was immediately charmed by the art and her design. Thank you so much for creating such endearing art that reaches across time.

My name is Tanya, I'm 25 now but when I was younger and started to learn how to read I started off with Stephen King books. They were my favorite and I absolutely loved all the detailed, vibrant and overall stunning artwork that was contained in these books.
For an extremely long time I had forgotten about these books, it wasn't till today while looking at someone else's art of a dragon did I get reminded of those books.
After finding them again I decided to look up the artist who...

I’m late finding out but I want to offer my sincere condolences to you, her family. She did indeed answer all her mail, and I spoke to her a few years ago and was mystified when an email conversation with her suddenly stopped. I finally know the answer today. She did love greyhounds! I remember the professional image that she used on her books for many years, was her sitting in a lacy shirt in front of a pair of (pink? I think?) greyhound statues. I still to this day remember a lot of her...

Like so many, I am sure, Robin's art captivated my imagination. I spent hours upon hours of my childhood reading the books, yes, but also studying the beautiful, intricate illustrations. Decades later, nothing else has ever come close. I was an animal-loving child, and am an animal advocate as an adult. Robin's unique way of "seeing" the world, and the varied inhabits we share it with (both in reality and in our imaginations) was truly something special, and I believe it had an impact on me...

I fell in love with Robin’s illustrations as a child and remember tracing them through a sheet of paper in elementary school hoping one day I could draw like that. Her art is a wonderful legacy and her love of animals shows through her work. I wish the family comfort and healing, and to Robin, thank you ♥