Ounce of Sharing at the Milk Bank

Project Overview

Ounce of Sharing at the Milk Bank by Jan Mallak takes on a subject genuinely rare in children’s picture books — the role of milk banks in supporting vulnerable newborns — and makes it completely accessible through the fresh, curious eyes of Lizzie, who has just become a big sister. As Lizzie tours the milk bank and learns how donated milk is processed and distributed, the story transforms a complex medical and community process into something a child can understand and feel proud to know about. Jan Mallak writes with the clarity of someone who wants children to genuinely understand, not just be told.

The illustration challenge was making the interior of a milk bank feel warm and welcoming rather than clinical — the equipment, the process, and the staff all needed to read as caring and human, so that Lizzie’s sense of wonder remained the emotional centre of every spread.

Role

Full book illustration covered medical facility illustration rendered with warmth and approachability, visual storytelling across an educational process sequence, and print-ready file preparation.

The core challenge was making the interior of a milk bank feel welcoming rather than clinical, so the equipment, the process, and the staff all read as caring and human, keeping Lizzie’s sense of wonder as the emotional centre of every spread.

Process

Every project follows this same structured path, so you always know where we are and what comes next. You review and approve at the sketch stage and the line art stage — nothing moves to color until you’re happy. By the time the final spread is rendered, there are no surprises.