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Short Bio

Alicia Schwab (a-LEE-sha SHH-wab) (she/her) is an award-winning illustrator and designer of more than nine empowering books in multiple genres in Germany and the USA. Alicia began making books professionally after she acquired a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design from the University of Wisconsin-Stout and co-founded a graphic design firm in Hannover, Germany. Alicia supports those with a broad spectrum of backgrounds and experiences and strives to create quality literature that reflects the lives of all children. She advocates autism and learning differences and specializes in heartfelt stories about overcoming hardships, no matter how big or small.

Alicia illustrated: UNICYCLE DAD, by Sarah Hovorka, 2024 Amicus Ink; THE FORGOTTEN DOORWAY, by A. G. Roberts, 2023 Beaver’s Pond Press; TICKET TO GLIDE: THE TWIN CITIES’ 50 BEST SPOTS FOR KAYAKING, by Bob Shaw, 2023 Beaver’s Pond Press;  THE HOUSE WE SHELTERED IN/ THE MASKS WE WORE, by Freeman Ng, 2023 Three Sisters Press;  LITE: THE HIGH TREASON INCIDENT, by A. G. Roberts, 2023 Beaver’s Pond Press, Winner: 2023 IPPY Award (Bronze); TAKÓŽA: WALKS WITH THE BLUE MOON GIRL,by Tara Perron, 2020 Black Bears and Blueberries Publishing; THE MUKLUK BALL, by Katharine Johnson, 2018 Minnesota Historical Society Press; GREAT GROUP SKITS, by Lynn Grasberg and Gina Oldenburg, 2010 Search Institute Press; GOOD GRIEF: FINDING PEACE AFTER PET LOSS, by Sid Korpi, 2010 Healy House Books; and German Books.

Alicia lives in Minneapolis, MN, with her family.

Long Bio

Alicia Schwab (a-LEE-sha SHH-wab) (she/her) is an award-winning illustrator and designer of more than nine empowering books in multiple genres in Germany and the USA. Alicia grew up in a southern Wisconsin family with a motley assortment of pets (including a toucan). She spent all her free time exploring the surrounding forest, climbing trees, building forts, and drawing with her older brother. But when her sister refused to share her illustrated children's magazine, Alicia was encouraged to write and illustrate her own stories. That spark later led Alicia to acquire a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design from the University of Wisconsin-Stout and co-founded a graphic design firm in Hannover, Germany. Alicia supports those with a broad spectrum of backgrounds and experiences and strives to create quality literature that reflects the lives of all children. She advocates autism and learning differences and specializes in heartfelt stories about overcoming hardships, no matter how big or small.

Alicia illustrated: UNICYCLE DAD, by Sarah Hovorka, 2024 Amicus Ink; THE FORGOTTEN DOORWAY, by A. G. Roberts, middle grade, 2023 Beaver’s Pond Press; TICKET TO GLIDE: THE TWIN CITIES’ 50 BEST SPOTS FOR KAYAKING, by Bob Shaw, adult nonfiction, 2023 Beaver’s Pond Press;  THE HOUSE WE SHELTERED IN/ THE MASKS WE WORE, by Freeman Ng, picture book, 2023 Three Sisters Press;  LITE: THE HIGH TREASON INCIDENT, by A. G. Roberts, middle grade, 2023 Beaver’s Pond Press, Winner: 2023 IPPY Award (Bronze); TAKÓŽA: WALKS WITH THE BLUE MOON GIRL, by Tara Perron, picture book, 2020 Black Bears and Blueberries Publishing; THE MUKLUK BALL, by Katharine Johnson, picture book, 2018 Minnesota Historical Society Press; GREAT GROUP SKITS, by Lynn Grasberg and Gina Oldenburg, chapter book, 2010 Search Institute Press; GOOD GRIEF: FINDING PEACE AFTER PET LOSS, by Sid Korpi, adult nonfiction, 2010 Healy House Books; and German Books.

Alicia’s passion for making books continues in Minneapolis, MN, where she lives with her family.