Trina Schart Hyman's illustrations for "Sense Pass King"

The late Trina Schart Hyman illustrated her daughter's children's book Sense Pass King: A Story from Cameroon. Hyman's daughter Katrin Tchana married a man from Cameroon, who told her the story of a boy genius named "Sense Pass King". Katrin Tchana gender-switched the protagonist in this English-language adaptation of the tale.

Trina Schart Hyman's illustrations for Children of the Dragon

Children of the Dragon: Selected Tales from Vietnam is a collection of Vietnamese myths and legends retold by Sherry Garland and illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman.

De rides the giant raven in The Raven and the Star Fruit.

Pleasantly subtle warm-cool color temperature shift on the raven's feathers. The concentric bands of turquoise in the sea below nicely evokes the clear waters of Vietnam's beautiful beaches.

The marriage of Princess Mi Nuong and Son Tinh, Lord of the Mountains in The Legend of the Monsoon Rains.

Delicious depiction of Southeast Asian fruits in the foreground: durian, mangosteen, starfruit, rambutan... It's nice to see the flora of tropical Asia get some love :-)