Bookmobile Services

Artist Bio

Cassie Mitchell (Anderson) is a freelance comic artist who loves telling stories and drawing pictures. She is the illustrator behind the Lifeformed series as well as the creator of Extraordinary: A Story of an Ordinary Princess. When she’s not drawing comics, you can find her reading a good book, baking some tasty treats, or exploring the outdoors with her adventure-loving husband and daughter.

Artist Statement

When asked to create a design for the Nampa Public Library’s Bookmobile, I was honored and excited. Then I was overwhelmed. I’m an artist by trade, but I had never designed anything like this before. Where to start? How do you create a design that represents a library and its community? I did know a couple things: It needed to include books, and I wanted it to be whimsical. From there, I came up with the idea of a semi-magical forest scene where the animals can be found reading and sharing their favorite books. I included different animals to help represent the variety and diversity in our community and show how books can be our common ground. As I continued to refine my design, I decided to add local flora to the picture. Throughout the whole illustration, you can find bundles of Arrowleaf Balsamroot, Silvery Lupine, sagebrush, and more. It was important to me to ground the image in Idaho-based realism while inspiring the imagination. I can’t wait to see the Nampa Library Bookmobile rolling around town and sharing books and resources with our community.