What to include in a PDF Portfolio

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This is one of my favorite image to send in a portfolio pdf. It’s from a DTIYS from Adam Ming (@adamming)

So what should be included in a PDF portfolio?

I was recently asked to share a PDF of my portfolio. I haven’t updated the pdf portfolio since going to the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, which was about 6 months ago.

I feel frozen, because I don’t know exactly which pieces to include. I still like some older pieces, but should I include some from new projects? What does this person want to see? What’s on their list? Will they like what I send?

It always feels like so much pressure.

But what I have learned is that my portfolio pdf only needs to do one thing: