April Hartmann Creations

10/16/2025

One of my favorite cover designs! I always offer several initial options to my clients. I was especially happy when Sean chose this one for his son's book! ☺️

Here for the Now, illustrated by April Hartmann Creations, is a thought-provoking story about father and son, from a debut author, Sean Flaherty.

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10/19/2023

Rock and roll baby 🤘

03/20/2020

“Reading for me, is spending time with a friend.” – Gary Paulsen
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"Fill your house with stacks of books, in all the crannies and all the nooks.” – Dr. Seuss
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"A children’s story that can only be enjoyed by children is not a good children’s story in the slightest.” – C.S. Lewis
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"Books are good company, in sad times and happy times, for books are people – people who have managed to stay alive by hiding between the covers of a book.” – E.B. White
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"Outside of a dog, a book is a man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read.” – Groucho Marx

03/19/2020

SPRING officially starts in this area at 11:49 tonight. Woohoo! Can’t wait until it’s warm enough to get out and play in the dirt!

03/18/2020

Alone Time. I created this piece a year ago for an illustration prompt “alone.” Lately it has taken on new meaning. At the time I had chosen to interpret the concept in a positive way, finding solace in time spent alone, and valuing that time. (Which I often do as a work-from-home freelancer and proud introvert.)

Now we are all experiencing a certain amount of “alone time” in many different ways. But at the same time, there is a connectedness. We truly are all in this together.

03/13/2020

Big events and school might be cancelled, but shenanagins and malarkey will not be stopped. So have a happy weekend and dance a jig whenever the mood strikes!

03/10/2020

Cover art for the book “Buddhism for Kids” just published February of 2020!

12/10/2019

Winter Night Skating. ❄️❄️❄️ A seasonal piece to update the landing page of my website.

09/09/2019

BIG NEWS in my little world! I’m very proud to announce that I am now represented by astound.us agency. With their offices in New York and London, I can just imagine the BIG things to come! There’s lots of new work on my website to kick things off.

08/29/2019

Art from members of the Pittsburgh Society of Illustrators will be on display September 5-October 26 at the Stifel Fine Arts Center in Wheeling.