Frequently Asked Questions

Please refer to this section before sending inquiries or emails!

What Books Have You Worked On? Can I Buy Your Books?

More than a few! Ideally, you should support your local bookstores but here are links to some that are available now or for preorder:

Bridges Instead Of Walls: The Story of Mavis Staples by Mavis Staples and Carole Boston Weatherford; illustrated by Steffi Walthall (7.9.2024)

I Heard: An American Journey by Jaha Nailah Avery; illustrated by Steffi Walthall

I Am, I Can I Will A Guided Journal of Self-Discovery for Black Girls by Cynthia Jacobs Carter and Ruth Chamblee; illustrated by Steffi Walthall

If You Travelled On The Underground Railroad by Ebony Joy Wilkins; illustrated by Steffi Walthall

Black-Eyed Peas and Hoghead Cheese: A Story of Food, Family, and Freedom by Glenda Armand; illustrated by Steffi Walthall

Moving Forward: From Space-Age Rides to Civil Rights Sit-Ins with Airman Alton Yates by Chris Barton; illustrated by Steffi Walthall

Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round: My Story of the Making of Martin Luther King Day by Kathryn J. Kirkwood illustrated by Steffi Walthall

You Should Meet John Lewis by Denise Lewis Patrick; illustrated by Steffi Walthall

The Story of Simone Biles by Rachelle Burk; illustrated by Steffi Walthall

Finish The Fight: The Brave and Revolutionary Women Who Fought For The Right To Vote by Veronica Chambers and Staff of The New York Times

The Story Of: Martin Luther King Jr by Christine Platt; illustrated by Steffi Walthall

50 Fearless Women Who Made American History by Jenifer Bazzit; illustrated by Steffi Walthall

Wonder Woman: The Way Of The Amazons by J.E. Bright

Can You Work On My Self Published Work (Children’s Book/Picture Book)?

Currently I am only taking illustration work that comes through my agent so I am primarily working with publishing companies.

If that is you please contact James Burns at james@thebrightagency.com or go here!

Thank you so much for considering me, though!

Do You Take Personal Commissions?

Currently I am unavailable for personal commissions as I am working full-time on books and other projects, but thank you again for your consideration!

Do You Do Graphic Design? Logo Design? Animation?

Unfortunately I am neither a graphic designer or an animator! I sometimes make gifs but I don’t have the skillset (or the patience) for full blown animating. Shout out to the amazing folks that do though because woof.

Do you sell prints?

I do sometimes! Legally, I can’t sell work I’ve done for publishing or magazines but I have personal work up here! I use INPRNT, a print-on-demand shop that I upload work to. I don’t have control over the production or shipping times over there but they do produce very nice quality prints!