Jordanian-born artist Lilly Hourani is finalizing her debut children’s book, Birdcallers , which blends her love of art and music. This visual development artist and illustrator, an established artist of factual pictorial ‘hobby book’ illustrations, as well as ‘educational’ and fuzzy conceptual illustrations, embarked on an adventure across continents to perfect her skills, a practice she often pursued. Thus, her ‘journey’ comes to coexist with a sentimental story in which she creates art and dreams to pull cultures together. In Birdcallers, Houri’s aim is for readers, including children and adults, to discover how individuals’ differences can unite, akin to the charming sounds of various birdcalls, spectacularly evidenced in the pages of her monograph.

Growing up in Amman, Jordan,

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