Rebecca Leer has been a freelance editorial illustrator for many years. An illustration from her first book project The Girl Who Listened To Sinks by Justine Rendal (Simon & Schuster, 1993) was included in the 1993 Society of Illustrators show. Rebecca also illustrated Papa Alonzo Leatherby (Simon & Schuster, 1995) and many book jackets for middle grade and young adult readers.