Kelly Murphy's cover and design for Ship of Dolls, the first book in "The Friendship Dolls" historical trilogy by Shirley Parenteau. This illustration was awarded in the 2014 Society of Illustrators 57th Annual Competition (Book category) and the 3x3 Magazine Picture Book Show No. 12.

"Can a ship carrying Friendship Dolls to Japan be Lexie’s ticket to see her fun-loving mother again? A heartwarming historical novel inspired by a little-known true event."

Client: Candlewick Press
Media: Oil, Acrylics and Gel Medium, 2014