Hugh D'Andrade designed and illustrated the cover of a leather-bound edition of the classic book, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” for publishing arm of Barnes & Noble. “It was a fun project, and truly an honor to get to work on such a great book for a publisher willing to produce such a quality product,” says Hugh.

“I even got notes on my sketches from the author, Harper Lee! Yes, she is alive, and though she is careful to stay out of the public eye, she collaborated with Barnes & Noble on this edition, to the degree that she looked over my sketches and gave surprisingly detailed notes.”

“As you might suspect, they were sharp and insightful, with suggestions on how to ensure that Scout looked as if she were actually tipping up on her toes to view the gifts hidden in the knot of that old tree.”

Hugh even got to design endpapers for this book! How’s that for class?

“The best part: this will be a book I can give to my nieces and nephew and other youngsters I know, in the hopes that they will one day find some of the magic that I enjoyed when I first read it.”