Chris Hsu Illustration

Chris Hsu Illustration https://chrishsu.net Chris Hsu Illustration Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:27:25 +0000 https://chrishsu.net en Home https://chrishsu.net/Home Fri, 21 Jun 2019 04:21:05 +0000 Chris Hsu Illustration https://chrishsu.net/Home About https://chrishsu.net/About Wed, 19 Jun 2019 03:03:22 +0000 Chris Hsu Illustration https://chrishsu.net/About <img width="300" height="300" width_o="300" height_o="300" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a41c07b0fc8a0781633ac367a09875e922da2d025f6adbb66d6a112493dad158/self_shaw_square.jpg" data-mid="45028461" border="0" data-scale="89" alt="Chris Hsu" data-caption="Chris Hsu" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/300/i/a41c07b0fc8a0781633ac367a09875e922da2d025f6adbb66d6a112493dad158/self_shaw_square.jpg" /> Chris Hsu is a children’s book illustrator and animation background artist.   Born in Taipei, Taiwan and raised in Jacksonville, Florida, Chris is incessantly inquisitive about and heavily influenced by history, art history, science, classical music, psychology, and sports.  He is based in the Southeast with his wife and two daughters.︎:  chrisillustration@gmail.com ︎:  chrisillustration                                                                     Boo-Boos https://chrishsu.net/Boo-Boos Mon, 17 Jun 2019 04:57:57 +0000 Chris Hsu Illustration https://chrishsu.net/Boo-Boos <img width="1313" height="1688" width_o="1313" height_o="1688" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2e081678278604408630dadf3614ebdc051f7eb618860aa449056752435a953c/BOO-BOOS_cvr_FINAL_stroke.jpg" data-mid="61918692" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2e081678278604408630dadf3614ebdc051f7eb618860aa449056752435a953c/BOO-BOOS_cvr_FINAL_stroke.jpg" /> Texas Bluebonnet Award 2019-2020 Third PlaceJunior Library Guild selectionKirkus Star & Kirkus ‘Best of 2018’ List "Appealingly designed and illustrated, an engaging, fun story about the inspiration and inventor of that essential staple of home first aid." - Kirkus “The splendid illustrations include historical details that evoke a distinct sense of time and place. VERDICT-  A funny and illuminating nonfiction entry that will hold particular appeal for aspiring inventors and future medical professional” - School Library Journal ‘Hard work and patience were crucial. Wittenstein’s skillful storytelling makes this a fun and compelling read, and Hsu’s illustrations capture the look and feel of the era. With back matter that fleshes out the story and lists other medical inventions of the time, this book is appropriate for a variety of ages.”- Young Children Published by Charlesbridge PublishingDistributed by Penguin Random House <img width="1600" height="1043" width_o="1600" height_o="1043" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d966a244611d3a9392b7ae627b2e6d681569efe56dd81103f251548931efee39/BB_14.15_800.jpg" data-mid="44881889" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d966a244611d3a9392b7ae627b2e6d681569efe56dd81103f251548931efee39/BB_14.15_800.jpg" /> <img width="1600" height="1043" width_o="1600" height_o="1043" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0e69f84485bed87b015c35e1e791f5960bd5920422288a917717abbafc4eba8d/BB_8.9_800.jpg" data-mid="44881891" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0e69f84485bed87b015c35e1e791f5960bd5920422288a917717abbafc4eba8d/BB_8.9_800.jpg" /> <img width="1600" height="1043" width_o="1600" height_o="1043" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/13dc41c81903ef9787031573a8c8aada78b1d177b41b69db16ed97157910287d/BB_24.25_800.jpg" data-mid="44881893" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/13dc41c81903ef9787031573a8c8aada78b1d177b41b69db16ed97157910287d/BB_24.25_800.jpg" /> <img width="1600" height="1043" width_o="1600" height_o="1043" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/485b230bfe0faa5f4c7b85ca27284920809dc7a7d6980bdfdeaad59550873eb5/BB_20.21_800.jpg" data-mid="44881892" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/485b230bfe0faa5f4c7b85ca27284920809dc7a7d6980bdfdeaad59550873eb5/BB_20.21_800.jpg" /> ZERO https://chrishsu.net/ZERO Tue, 18 Jun 2019 01:05:56 +0000 Chris Hsu Illustration https://chrishsu.net/ZERO <img width="1677" height="1350" width_o="1677" height_o="1350" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/91884000ca18696a309905b5ec9218cdf7264dec79edee616a4247f3dad5fdc1/zero_cover.jpg" data-mid="215618769" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/91884000ca18696a309905b5ec9218cdf7264dec79edee616a4247f3dad5fdc1/zero_cover.jpg" /> • Junior Library Guild Selection • SLJ Best Nonfiction Elementary List 2025  “A brilliant unfolding and pacing of the narrative bring order to the near-misses and chaos of zero’s origins...Hsu’s global scenes are cheerful and accessible...It all adds up to an epic story of the little nothing that could, and did, launch or change engineering, modern physics, computing, and electronics forever. VERDICT Educators can build an entire lesson around zero, especially given the thoughtful resources and chatty time line provided in the back matter” - School Library Journal, starred review“The art alone will grab many readers, who will readily stay to be enthralled by the numbers.An excellent historical and mathematical introduction to a key concept.” - Kirkus Reviews, starred review “Appealing digital drawings and rich back matter (uses of zero in everyday language, definitions, a time line, references, a bibliography, and a key to historical clues found in the illustrations) help round out this unique and attractive STEM offering.” - Booklist, starred review Published by Charlesbridge PublishingDistributed by Penguin Random House I Am Someone Else https://chrishsu.net/I-Am-Someone-Else Wed, 31 Jul 2024 21:35:57 +0000 Chris Hsu Illustration https://chrishsu.net/I-Am-Someone-Else <img width="1350" height="1350" width_o="1350" height_o="1350" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cff0b5204192a82e313dced9ae3feef2c772d02abe978aac9109a42ee224057d/i-am-someone-else-cvr.jpg" data-mid="215618760" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cff0b5204192a82e313dced9ae3feef2c772d02abe978aac9109a42ee224057d/i-am-someone-else-cvr.jpg" /> "Imagine! Wish! Support! Invent!"  Hopkins organizes this brief, thematic anthology into three sections under the larger umbrella of imagining: "Wish! Be a Storybook Character"; "Support! Be a Person Who Helps"; and "Invent! Be a Person Who's a Maker." Each of the collected poems is written in the first-person, and Hsu's energetic, cartoon-style digital illustrations depict the diverse children as the individual speakers.” - KirkusPublished by Charlesbridge PublishingDistributed by Penguin Random House <img width="1600" height="811" width_o="1600" height_o="811" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1b042d2ac4852d16a249a5d34051ce1e70920d08dd1ddcccf67a34d17b36474f/IAM_0_1.jpg" data-mid="215618761" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1b042d2ac4852d16a249a5d34051ce1e70920d08dd1ddcccf67a34d17b36474f/IAM_0_1.jpg" /> <img width="1600" height="811" width_o="1600" height_o="811" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a21292ac398cd2c85d44bd375835702707774a7660757a73e9e8a6bca5c0cd11/IAM_8_9.jpg" data-mid="215618762" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a21292ac398cd2c85d44bd375835702707774a7660757a73e9e8a6bca5c0cd11/IAM_8_9.jpg" /> <img width="1600" height="811" width_o="1600" height_o="811" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/50ead6efab425c8375ef458ed63accdc2f04de2521000a45e03abcc7a2adf15f/IAM_20_21.jpg" data-mid="215618763" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/50ead6efab425c8375ef458ed63accdc2f04de2521000a45e03abcc7a2adf15f/IAM_20_21.jpg" /> <img width="1600" height="811" width_o="1600" height_o="811" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6c7ca8c42f64a04501cbcd9cd8a9dadb1cdf9c918bba84cd87af5109c4e5ac53/IAM_24_25.jpg" data-mid="215618765" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6c7ca8c42f64a04501cbcd9cd8a9dadb1cdf9c918bba84cd87af5109c4e5ac53/IAM_24_25.jpg" /> <img width="1600" height="811" width_o="1600" height_o="811" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0ae2679e40906c68339fa56dc229f8a16e79f7c9a44779e0e2376189b78c0860/IAM_22_23.jpg" data-mid="215618764" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0ae2679e40906c68339fa56dc229f8a16e79f7c9a44779e0e2376189b78c0860/IAM_22_23.jpg" /> Jaguars Gameday Poster https://chrishsu.net/Jaguars-Gameday-Poster Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:27:25 +0000 Chris Hsu Illustration https://chrishsu.net/Jaguars-Gameday-Poster <img width="1200" height="1855" width_o="1200" height_o="1855" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5096e8a536a28518dd55b0d2c8f75419aa633b251a36ce389f04f5b619e5d90c/KCJAX.jpg" data-mid="239155498" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5096e8a536a28518dd55b0d2c8f75419aa633b251a36ce389f04f5b619e5d90c/KCJAX.jpg" /> Official Monday Night Football gameday poster for the Jacksonville Jaguars as part of their “Duuuval Designs” series.  Limited print run of 300 was distributed on gameday. Kansas City Chiefs vs. Jacksonville Jaguars October 6, 2025 / EverBank StadiumFinal:  KC 28 - JAX 31 Attendance: 69.329 The Way I Say It https://chrishsu.net/The-Way-I-Say-It Tue, 20 Jul 2021 19:26:34 +0000 Chris Hsu Illustration https://chrishsu.net/The-Way-I-Say-It <img width="504" height="779" width_o="504" height_o="779" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b070353efbf205921fb9410bb6d0b549b019237e7464f7ae555d21a3a26a8392/finalcover_thewayisayit.jpeg" data-mid="114265003" border="0" data-scale="99" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/504/i/b070353efbf205921fb9410bb6d0b549b019237e7464f7ae555d21a3a26a8392/finalcover_thewayisayit.jpeg" /> COVER ILLUSTRATION From Penguin Randomhouse Sixth-grader Rory’s story of his impossible-to-hide speech challenge and middle-school drama is perfect for fans of Sharon Draper’s Out of My Mind.Rory still can’t say his r’s, but that’s just the beginning of his troubles. First Rory’s ex-best-friend Brent started hanging out with the mean lacrosse kids. But then, a terrible accident takes Brent out of school, and Rory struggles with how to feel.Rory and his new speech teacher put their heads together on Rory’s r’s (not to mention a serious love of hard rock and boxing legend Muhammad Ali), but nobody seems to be able to solve the problem of Rory’s complicated feelings about Brent. Brent’s accident left him with a brain injury and he’s struggling. Should Rory stand up for his old friend at school–even after Brent failed to do the same for him? Madame Speaker https://chrishsu.net/Madame-Speaker Fri, 25 Jun 2021 17:21:03 +0000 Chris Hsu Illustration https://chrishsu.net/Madame-Speaker <img width="750" height="965" width_o="750" height_o="965" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7c5db0cc61bf29e84da8f7feb3d809f817edcc1588d11e7285998f94dcb8e1f6/madam_cover.jpg" data-mid="112337564" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/750/i/7c5db0cc61bf29e84da8f7feb3d809f817edcc1588d11e7285998f94dcb8e1f6/madam_cover.jpg" /> "The text is accessible and clever. . . . It's possible that even children of Republicans will be inspired by the ending." -Kirkus Reviews"This book will inspire young readers through its positive portrayal of American politics and of Pelosi as a strong woman leader." -Booklist"An engaging introduction to the most powerful woman in current American politics." -School Library Journal From Simon & Schuster <img width="5250" height="3450" width_o="5250" height_o="3450" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d25e1d8da93ede2e76c44d8c9a4e84a8e63879466480ecef01aa0a02cfbdbb4e/m_32_33.jpg" data-mid="127014314" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d25e1d8da93ede2e76c44d8c9a4e84a8e63879466480ecef01aa0a02cfbdbb4e/m_32_33.jpg" /> <img width="5250" height="3450" width_o="5250" height_o="3450" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6a186df1b15202f0404093f2dbc5c3f5d307bdcd8311506d166a1be5c30f1cfd/m_12_13b.jpg" data-mid="127005090" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6a186df1b15202f0404093f2dbc5c3f5d307bdcd8311506d166a1be5c30f1cfd/m_12_13b.jpg" /> <img width="5250" height="3450" width_o="5250" height_o="3450" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5a7dc2f318b92a3cf1862d6e6911da610d803e6e9a27500a4918c9531a66d5b7/m_8_9b.jpg" data-mid="127014282" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5a7dc2f318b92a3cf1862d6e6911da610d803e6e9a27500a4918c9531a66d5b7/m_8_9b.jpg" /> <img width="5250" height="3450" width_o="5250" height_o="3450" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/513bdd6c621b01363fe53b76b6d1b7d3d555cf33350b2438a5c56e6344cb7b54/m_26_27.jpg" data-mid="127005189" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/513bdd6c621b01363fe53b76b6d1b7d3d555cf33350b2438a5c56e6344cb7b54/m_26_27.jpg" /> Party at Cleopatra https://chrishsu.net/Party-at-Cleopatra Thu, 20 Feb 2020 06:38:33 +0000 Chris Hsu Illustration https://chrishsu.net/Party-at-Cleopatra <img width="1600" height="1050" width_o="1600" height_o="1050" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5dd87fcafd8a6376e245b29e06c46808b22f0357f748cba85258c3e3dd41d5bf/hsu_cleopatra.jpg" data-mid="61553644" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5dd87fcafd8a6376e245b29e06c46808b22f0357f748cba85258c3e3dd41d5bf/hsu_cleopatra.jpg" /> “Party at Cleopatra’s” for Appleseed Magazine (Cricket Media) The Magic Bowl https://chrishsu.net/The-Magic-Bowl Fri, 07 Aug 2020 03:05:53 +0000 Chris Hsu Illustration https://chrishsu.net/The-Magic-Bowl <img width="1200" height="788" width_o="1200" height_o="788" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4811c21a92270d88e1368942c974cedfb2d186f26e89d29b08a1ae860d2b3ebe/chrishsu_magicbowl.jpg" data-mid="79308006" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4811c21a92270d88e1368942c974cedfb2d186f26e89d29b08a1ae860d2b3ebe/chrishsu_magicbowl.jpg" /> “The Magic Bowl” for Faces Magazine (Cricket Media)