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Barbara Gibson

Illustrator

Barbara Gibson

An award-winning illustrator, Barbara Leonard Gibson was a freelance artist in the Baltimore-Washington area for twenty-five years. Originally from New York, and with a degree in Fine Art and Design from Carnegie Mellon University, she worked in many areas including historical illustration, children’s books, and magazines, cartooning, portraiture, wildlife illustration, natural sciences, advertising, fantasy, and science fiction.

Books by Barbara Gibson

A Bedtime Kiss for Chester Raccoon book cover

A Bedtime Kiss for Chester Raccoon

by Audrey Penn · illustrated by Barbara Gibson

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A Color Game for Chester Raccoon book cover

A Color Game for Chester Raccoon

by Audrey Penn · illustrated by Barbara Gibson

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A Kiss Goodbye book cover

A Kiss Goodbye

by Audrey Penn · illustrated by Barbara Gibson

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A Kissing Hand for Chester Raccoon book cover

A Kissing Hand for Chester Raccoon

by Audrey Penn · illustrated by Barbara Gibson

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A Pocket Full of Kisses book cover

A Pocket Full of Kisses

by Audrey Penn · illustrated by Barbara Gibson

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Chester Raccoon and the Acorn Full of Memories book cover

Chester Raccoon and the Acorn Full of Memories

by Audrey Penn · illustrated by Barbara Gibson

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Chester Raccoon and the Almost Perfect Sleepover book cover

Chester Raccoon and the Almost Perfect Sleepover

by Audrey Penn · illustrated by Barbara Gibson

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Chester Raccoon and the Big Bad Bully book cover

Chester Raccoon and the Big Bad Bully

by Audrey Penn · illustrated by Barbara Gibson

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Chester the Brave book cover

Chester the Brave

by Audrey Penn · illustrated by Barbara Gibson

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The Whistling Tree book cover

The Whistling Tree

by Audrey Penn · illustrated by Barbara Gibson

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