Bugs & Frogs & Toads! Oh My! Original Children’s Illustrations by Nancy Winslow Parker

Dragonfly, original illustration for Bugs, 1987

Colored pencil, watercolor, and ink

8 1/8 x 9 1/8 in. (20.6 x 23.2 cm)

Collection Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers

Gift of the artist 2013.010.002.033

Photo Peter Jacobs

Pennsylvania Firefly, original illustration for Bugs, 1987

Colored pencil, watercolor and ink

8 1/16 x 5 7/8 in. (20.5 x 15 cm)

Collection Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers

Gift of the artist 2013.010.002.030

Photo Peter Jacobs

What twinkled its light in the twilight sky? A firefly, original illustration for Bugs, 1987

Colored pencil, watercolor, crayon and ink 

10 ¼ x 8 5/16 in. (26 x 21.1 cm)

Collection Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers

Gift of the artist 2013.010.002.029

Photo Peter Jacobs

While picking berries near the bog, Thelma found a big Bullfrog, original illustration for Frogs, Toads, Lizards, and Salamanders, 1990

Colored pencil, watercolor, and ink

5 ¾ x 6 ¾ in. (14.6 x 17.2 cm)

Collection Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers

Gift of the artist 2013.010.004.025

Photo Peter Jacobs

Texas Toad, original illustration for Frogs, Toads, Lizards, and Salamanders, 1990

Colored pencil, watercolor, graphite, opaque white ink, and black ink

7 3/16 x 6 9/16 in. (18.2 x 16.7 cm)

Collection Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers

Gift of the artist 2013.010.004.023

Photo Peter Jacobs