Uploaded August 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
The Museum Lives in Me is a picture book series that explores concepts of self-discovery, empowerment, and the power of art, as inspired by our world's museums and the collections within them. Each books follows a fictional classroom of diverse children and their teacher during their visit to a museum, and the various sub-stories of emotional growth that unfold as each child engages with the exhibits they see. First inspired by a partnership with the North Carolina Museum of Art, the series was conceptualized and will be written by author and children's bookseller, Victoria Scott¬Miller, and the first book in the series will be illustrated by visual artist, Francisco Santoyo. Different artists will illustrate subsequent installments.
In this first book, young readers to Miss Edmonia and her class of elementary¬aged WILDFIRES during a day at the art museum. The story follows two main characters, Kara-Clementine and Attilio, as they explore the museum and discover the character traits that make them special.
We sat down with Victoria and her agent, Regina Brooks of Serendipity Literary, to learn a little more about the series and this first installment.
The Museum Lives in Me is a picture book series that explores concepts of self-discovery, empowerment, and the power of art, as inspired by our world's museums and the collections within them. Each books follows a fictional classroom of diverse children and their teacher during their visit to a museum, and the various sub-stories of emotional growth that unfold as each child engages with the exhibits they see. First inspired by a partnership with the North Carolina Museum of Art, the series was conceptualized and will be written by author and children's bookseller, Victoria Scott¬Miller, and the first book in the series will be illustrated by visual artist, Francisco Santoyo. Different artists will illustrate subsequent installments.
In this first book, young readers to Miss Edmonia and her class of elementary¬aged WILDFIRES during a day at the art museum. The story follows two main characters, Kara-Clementine and Attilio, as they explore the museum and discover the character traits that make them special.
We sat down with Victoria and her agent, Regina Brooks of Serendipity Literary, to learn a little more about the series and this first installment.
