Client: Beascoa (Penguin Random House Group)

Author: Ricardo Moure

Year: 2025-2026

My role: Illustrations, title design, cover, and pattern illustrator.

This project was a fascinating journey into the world of the most peculiar animals, and yes, also the most disgusting! Titled “Bichos Superraros y Asquerosos” (meaning “Super-Weird and Gross Bugs”), my mission, commissioned by the Beascoa publishing house (Penguin Random House Group), was to bring these creatures to life for a book aimed at future scientists. It had to be fun, educational, and above all, make kids laugh while they learned!

From the first sketches, the author, Ricardo Moure, and the publishing team were super enthusiastic. I received incredible feedback: ‘What a wonder the sketches are. What a huge laugh and what excitement. Wow, I’m blown away by the drawings. I love them! I laughed a lot and they are very well done. Congratulations on the hard work!!’

This enthusiasm was a great motivator and validated that we were heading in the right direction. There were small adjustments, like refining the turtle for its freshwater habitat, but the result was a quickly approved project, ready to see the light in April 2026. It was a pleasure to combine science and humor!”