Teddy's Hurt | Children's Illustration by Amber Acosta

Seen from outside looking in through a window, a mother mends Teddy's arm while the little girl waits beside her in the cozy house. Illustration by Amber Acosta.

A little girl cries in dismay while playing in the rain, holding her teddy bear's torn-off arm as Teddy lies in a puddle, watched by a squirrel in a tree and a cat in a nearby window. Illustration by Amber Acosta.

The little girl snuggles her mended teddy bear in a comfy chair as the same cat from the window gets ready to jump up and join them. Illustration by Amber Acosta.

A triptych following the journey of a little teddy bear who was probably played with a bit too roughly. The love of his little girl makes everything right.

I wanted to explore wordless storytelling and character development, with both the little girl and her teddy bear going through a transformation. If you look again, can you spot the cat (have you seen that cat before?), the birds, and the squirrel in the tree?

Seen from outside looking in through a window, a mother mends Teddy's arm while the little girl waits beside her in the cozy house. Sketch by Amber Acosta.

Seen from outside looking in through a window, a mother mends Teddy's arm while the little girl waits beside her in the cozy house. Line drawing by Amber Acosta.

The little girl snuggles her mended teddy bear in a comfy chair as the same cat from the window gets ready to jump up and join them. Sketch by Amber Acosta.

The little girl snuggles her mended teddy bear in a comfy chair as the same cat from the window gets ready to jump up and join them. Line drawing by Amber Acosta.