Day 12 | The Visitor by Debbie Ridpath Ohi

The Prompt

 

a pencil drawing of a streetscape. A little girl looks out at the a purple monster hiding under the front steps of her rowhome. The rowhome has a red door and a tree in front of it, leafed out.
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Debbie Ridpath Ohi

Debbie Ridpath Ohi is a Canadian author and illustrator whose work has appeared in over 20 books for young people. Her art most recently appeared in books by Michael Ian Black and Judy Blume. Find out more about Debbie and her work at DebbieOhi.com

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Prefer paper crafts? Here’s the cut & paste version