Amit Mohanta
Amit Mohanta is an illustrator and a visual development artist who is passionate about telling stories through different art forms and mediums.
Currently, he does art direction and illustration for various publishing houses, as well as individual writers.
Amit’s artistic career started in 2008, when he worked as an animator for many of Indias’ top animation studios, such as Technicolor (India) and Xentrix Studios. He also had the pleasure of working for clients like Nickelodeon, Disney Junior, Rockstar Games, Eau Sports, and others.
After gaining experience in the animation industry for 7 years, he decided to pursue his passion for children’s book illustration, painting and art direction. He has since created numerous children’s books, including a series for the international charity Library For All, which promotes and enables literacy and learning around the globe.
The influence of various media and techniques can be seen in Amit’s work, where the best of both digital and studio art emerge.
When not working for numerous international clients, Amit enjoys spending his weekends doing beautiful watercolor paintings. To see more of his work go to:
New Book
A Wide Wild Wonderful World
It truly is a wide, wild, wonderful world, full of beauty, and challenges. Throughout this breathtaking adventure, our young heroine learns to adapt, manage anxiety, and keep a positive perspective. Her challenges are both external and internal, from finding the strength and determination to climb a mountain, to finding her courage amongst strangers. She must ride the waves between failure and success, excitement and dread, and use these experiences to journey on.
In exploring the ups and downs, highs and lows, and twists and turns of life, our heroine discovers tomorrow is always a new day full of promise.
This inspirational, motivational story, with poetic prose and beautiful illustrations, offers hope and the tools of resilience: making connections, pushing past fears towards your goals, taking a break when you need one to care for yourself, and maintaining a positive outlook. With love and encouragement, the narrator guides our nameless heroine, referring to her as “you”. She is every child, and the message is to embrace it all with curiosity, determination and love.