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Ashley Robin Franklin

   

Ashley Robin Franklin

Cartoonist & Illustrator
Featured STIBF Author

   

   

Ashley Robin Franklin is a cartoonist and illustrator based in Austin and originally from the Rio Grande Valley. She creates sweet and spooky comics for a variety of ages and is the author and illustrator of The Skin You're In and The Hills of Estrella Roja.

Her most recent project is The Girl Who Loved Monsters, which she illustrated in collaboration with writer Insha Fitzpatrick. Outside of comics, Ashley enjoys reading and collecting illustrated books, watching scary movies, looking at bugs, and spending time with her partner and their two dogs.

   

Featured Books:

The Girl Who Loved Monsters by Ashley Robin FranklinThe Girl Who Loved Monsters

When Charlotte Bissett discovers a creepy cool book in her school library called Liber de Monstrum, she can’t help but take it home to investigate. Horror has always brought her comfort—as long as it’s safely within the pages of a book.

That night she reads a few pages out loud before going to sleep. And the next day, some really weird things are going on in the small town of Devilfish Bay. There’s snow outside for the first time in years, Charlotte’s favorite teacher is missing, and the new substitute teacher, Miss Fell, is a little strange. She just might be a werewolf!

Charlotte’s worried she made a big mistake reading from the creepy book. She knows it’s up to her to make things right—but to do so, she’ll have to recruit her friends Molly and Griffin to help. But will they even believe her? And if they do, can this new crew of kid monster hunters actually defeat a real werewolf?     

 

 

The Hills of Estrella Roja by Ashley Robin FranklinThe Hills of Estrella Roja

When college freshman Kat Fields receives a mysterious email urging her to visit a relatively unknown Texas town with a history of witchcraft, strange sightings, and “devil lights”—glowing red stars that appear above the town’s hills every night—she ditches her plans for spring break and takes a solo road trip to Estrella Roja to investigate for her podcast, Paranormal Texas, catchphrase: “Y’all stay spooky!” Meanwhile, Marisol “Mari” Castillo is also headed for Estrella Roja, to attend the funeral for her abuela whom she hasn’t seen since childhood, when her mom cut ties with the family and left town. 

Feeling lost and bored, she decides to help Kat after a chance meeting at the local diner—and, okay, it doesn’t hurt that Kat is super cute.

As the two girls grow closer not only to each other but to uncovering the dark legacy that the town was built on, they discover that something hungry lurks beneath the strange stars and that in the hills of Estrella Roja, some secrets should stay buried.

See Ashley at STIBF:

"The Hills of Estrella Roja": 
A Book Talk with Ashley Robin Franklin
 Saturday, October 24 | 12:00PM
Teen Department | For Teens
Ashley returns to South Texas to discuss her spooky graphic novel set in a small Texas town filled with strange lights, family secrets, and a history of witchcraft.

"The Girl Who Loved Monsters": 
Sketch & Tell with Ashley Robin Franklin
Saturday, October 24 | 2:00PM
Teen Department | For Teens
Ashley will talk about creating monsters, characters, and creepy comics while showing how her artwork develops from an idea to the finished page.

Learn More About Ashley
 [Visit Ashley Robin Franklin Website]

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