Writing, illustration direction & publishing
Eternal Optimist & Sunny Bell
One idea. Two generations of readers.
What I built.
Eternal Optimist: Walking on Sunshine is a sixteen-chapter book about the hours after a hard moment. The Sunny Bell series adapts its ideas into eight picture books for ages five to eight. The series includes finished illustrations across all eight books. Eternal Optimist is forthcoming November 22, 2026.
My role.
Author, character development, art direction, publishing, and website design and build.
Look closer.
- Sixteen chapters in Eternal Optimist.
- Eight companion Sunny Bell picture books.
- One connected publishing world and dedicated book website.
Writing, editorial development, visual storytelling, and web development.
The Sunny Bell Books
- Sunny and the Rest of the Day
- Sunny and the Looking Day
- Sunny and the Smudgy Window
- Sunny and the What-If Bird
- Sunny and the Very Hard Hill
- Sunny and the Thank-You Trick
- Sunny and the Loudest Voice
- Sunny Catches the Light
Have a project in mind?
Available for fractional, contract, and advisory work. Remote from Flathead Lake, Montana.
sarah@modernmustardseed.com ↗