Ruth Sanderson
Illustrator
Illustrator
Above: Ruth Sanderson in a photo from 1986
I first became acquainted with Ruth's art when she began illustrating the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series
in 1979. Ruth illustrated 16 Nancy Drew book covers (and the internals for four of them)
and four The Bobbsey Twins books in paperback. She also illustrated the
first cover for The Nancy Drew Ghost Stories.
For more information about Ruth's work, please see her page with covers of
many of the books she illustrated here at The Cover Art of Children's Series Books.
Scroll to the bottom of the page to see some never-before-seen sketches from Ruth.
in 1979. Ruth illustrated 16 Nancy Drew book covers (and the internals for four of them)
and four The Bobbsey Twins books in paperback. She also illustrated the
first cover for The Nancy Drew Ghost Stories.
For more information about Ruth's work, please see her page with covers of
many of the books she illustrated here at The Cover Art of Children's Series Books.
Scroll to the bottom of the page to see some never-before-seen sketches from Ruth.
Left: Rejected preliminary sketch for The Haunted Carousel
Above: The Haunted Carousel original art
Right: Rejected preliminary sketch for The Haunted Carousel
Below: Ruth Sanderson in a photo from 2012
Above: The Haunted Carousel original art
Right: Rejected preliminary sketch for The Haunted Carousel
Below: Ruth Sanderson in a photo from 2012