Some kids want a dinosaur on their wall. Yours, apparently, has a need for speed. This set of two illustrations features a cat and a badger, each suited up in vintage racing gear and piloting their own retro race cars with the kind of focused determination that frankly puts most adults to shame.
The cat sits low in a sleek, silver streamliner, goggles on, paws on the wheel. The badger commands a copper-toned open-wheel racer, all exposed engine and spoke wheels, the kind of car that belongs on a dusty circuit in 1932. As animal wall art goes, this one has genuine personality, not just cuteness.
The palette is warm and muted, browns and silvers and soft creams, which means it works in a nursery without screaming at the ceiling, and holds its own in a big-kid bedroom as the room grows up around it. The retro motorsport feel gives it a nostalgic weight that keeps it from feeling like a trend.
Hang them side by side and you have a little rivalry on the wall. The cat and badger illustration is a quiet conversation starter, the kind of detail a child notices every single morning.