Zoe Persico

I can't believe we're six months away from How To Talk To Your Succulent's book birthday, so here's a cover reveal! Publishing with @tundrabooks in April 2025! 🌱 "After the loss of her mother, Adara struggles to communicate with her family about her grief. When a sympathetic ear arises in an unlikely place, Adara can finally find her words — but can she find the time to listen? A stunning graphic novel for middle-grade readers about family, friendship and magic in unlikely places, for fans of The Witches of Brooklyn and Raina Telgemeier." I originally pitched this to my agent, Natascha, as a picture book, but I'm so glad she saw something even bigger with this story. I can't believe I finished a graphic novel and now I'm hooked! This book means so much to me and I'm so excited to share more soon. ❤️ #howtotalktoyoursucculent #graphicnovel #succulent #houseplants #middlegradebooks

6 days away ☔ #art #illustration #graphicnovel #howtotalktoyoursucculent

And the countdown begins! 7 days away! 🌱 (If you preordered I just want to say THANK YOU!! If you haven't yet and want to you'd totally make my day if ya did!!) #art #illustration #graphicnovel #howtotalktoyoursucculent

DALLAS AND WEST PALM BEACH!! I'm so excited to share that I'll be at @txla_1902 and @booksartmusicfest during the first week of April!! For TLA I'll be signing books at the @tundrabooks booth on April 2nd and 3rd and for BAM! I'll be signing books as well as attending two really cool panels, Illustrator Smackdown and Getting Into Graphic Novels on April 5th! I can't wait to explore Dallas and West Palm Beach and I hope to see you there! If I won't be seeing you, give me your city recommendations! #art #illustration #txla2025 #bamfestival

I wanted to share a couple of wonderful reviews for How To Talk To Your Succulent! From trade sites to librarian blurbs I'm blown away from all of the awesome feedback and comments so far! I can't believe we're only 25 days away from pub date! 🌱❤️ #digitalart #graphicnovel #howtotalktoyoursucculent

A few close ups of some traditional art pieces and sketchbooks pages that are up on my p*treon ❤️ It's been so fun to try out so many new art materials in between projects! The biggest art supply surprise? Markers! They fit in so well with the rest of the water-based materials I love to play with such as watercolors and neocolor II! I've also been uploading digital and traditional painting timelapses over there too! Link is in my link.tree in the bio hehehe 🌞 #art #illustration #traditionalart

JACKSONVILLE! DUUUVAL! I'm doing a Junior Lit Chat with the lovely folks at @jaxlibrary this Saturday the 22nd between 1-2 PM at the Beaches Branch! Bring your kiddos for a chat about how I made Georgia's Terrific, Colorific Experiment, answering questions, and a book signing! Registration link in in my link.tree bio or check out Jacksonville Public Library's website! Hope to see ya there! 📚 #jacksonvillepubliclibrary #juniorlitchat

Happy #kidlitpostcard day! I'm Zoe and I'm an author and illustrator that focuses on whimsical and emotionally driven storytelling! My debut middle grade graphic novel, How To Talk To Your Succulent, publishes April 1st with @tundrabooks and you can get 25% off when you preorder over at Barnes & Noble's website today and tomorrow! 🌱 I'm looking for more book projects this year so if you think we'd be a good fit reach out to my lovely agent, @socalledyalife! #art #illustration #digitalart #howtotalktoyoursucculent

My two postcards for @nucleusportland's P.S. 9 Show! Watercolor, gouache, markers, neocolor II, colored pencils #art #illustration #traditionalart #nucleusportland

Lights ✨ #art #digitalart #illustration #kidlitart

I'm 31 today!!! Wow!! 🎂 Since we're only 5 months away from How To Talk To Your Succulent pubbing, I thought I could introduce myself and share a few things! Honestly it's been a great start to my 30s and I hope it'll just keep getting better and better! I've already got to work on a dream project so here's to hopefully working on more this upcoming year! Here are some of the artists I admire, please go check them out! @amelieflechais @taelien @jeremy_miranda_ @eli__spencer @mattforsythe #art #illustration #artistintroduction

Happy 10th Birthday Over The Garden Wall!! 🎃 (sorry for the constant reuploads, I couldn't get the ratios to match up with the video clip I had?? So no video lmao, I am so good at technology) Absolutely overjoyed that I got to create a piece for their tribute show over at @gallerynucleus! You can purchase the original or print on their site and you can watch the collection of footage I took during the painting process over on my Patreon! Link in the bioooo! #art #illustration #overthegardenwall #traditionaart #watercolor #gouache #markers #neocolorII #coloredpencils