Sophie Blackall

Sophie Jocasta Blackall AM is an Australian artist, author, and illustrator of children's books based in Brooklyn, New York.

[4] Blackall started her career with various jobs, such as painting robotic characters for theme parks, and authoring a household hints column.

Her first book for adults, Missed Connections: Love, Lost & Found (2011), was based on a blog for anonymous messages posted online by lovelorn strangers.

[5] She did a series of paintings for the book, based on some of these messages, and also made a poster for the MTA Arts for Transit program, which was displayed in New York City subway cars the following year.

[5] Her 2015 collaboration with Emily Jenkins, A Fine Dessert: Four Centuries, Four Families, One Delicious Treat, was praised by reviewers but became the subject of controversy over its depiction of slavery.