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Renata Illustrata @renataillustrata.bsky.social · Jan 24

#wip #wipart #illustrators #kidlit

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Valerie Bolling @valeriebolling.bsky.social · Jun 4

HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY, #ISeeColor!

See color! Celebrate diversity.

valeriebolling.com/i-see-color

@kaileipewbooks.bsky.social @ukelaylie.bsky.social ky.social
@harperkids.bsky.social @jmcgowanbks.bsky.social
#kidlit #kidlitart #race #culture #socialjustice #antiracism #antiracist #picturebook

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Neha Rawat @neharawatart.bsky.social · Jun 5

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day!

I’m Neha, an author-illustrator from India. Interested in PB, book covers and chapter books.

Rep’d by Lori Steel at @steelworksliterary.bsky.social

#kidlitpostcardday #kidlitpostcardart #kidlitart #kidlit #kidsbookillustration #kidlitartpostcardday

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Shirley V T 🇨🇳🇨🇦🇵🇭🇹🇼 #veryasian #GN kidlit illustrator @svtworks.bsky.social · May 1

Hello, #kidlitartpostcard I'm Shirley V. Ting 🎨 kids, animals and fun, seeking rep for PB, CB, spot BW and short GNs + covers. I work from traditional BW to digital. visit me> illustration.shirleyvting.com #bookcoverart of a #AAPI WIP CB/MG #GN. Going #amquerying soon.
#CanLit #kidlitart #CanArt

Little girl with a yellow hoodie carries a box. Her hoodie has a red cat face and paw. She's wearing blue boots. The setting is a forest with vines all over. Little Girl is reaching for the vines. There's white animal far in the distance looking at her. This is a book cover mock up by Shirley V. Ting for her WIP project Graphic novel

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chele @chele23.bsky.social · May 6

To appreciate diversity, you need a variety of whatever it is you’re talking about.

DEI #Tulips
#TulipTuesday 🌱
#Flowers #FlowerReport
#Bloomscrolling #gardens

Bluff Country, MN 📷
May 6, 2025

A garden in progress in my yard. Red, yellow, pink, apricot, and a red & yellow tulip on a blanket of brown mulch. Stones encircle the garden patch.

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Charlene Chua @charlenedraws.bsky.social · May 1

Hello #kidlitartpostcard ! I am Charlene Chua & I illustrate books for kids.

🌟Open for 2026 projects for PB, GN, board & chapter books🌟

Portfolio - charlenechua.com
Agent - Tracy Marchini @bookendsliterary.bsky.social

#kidlit #kidlitart #aapi #ahm2025

Art of an Asian mermaid sitting on a rock with an otter and smaller mermaid in the water in the foreground. Some tropical trees and islands are in the background.

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Angela J Reynolds @angelajrey.bsky.social · Mar 12

Not since Peter Piper have we had such fun with pickles! Stuffed full of lovely colllage illustrations, there are twisty rhymes, lots of information, and a diverse mix of pickle. From dill to kimchi to chutney and chow, this is a pickle extravaganza for kids. Crunchy Storytime Fun! #kidlit 📚👍🏼

Book cover of “Pickle Words” by April Pulley Sayre, illustrated by Jialei Sun. Several kids and pickles decorate the cover.

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Susan Cochran @susancochran.bsky.social · Mar 11

#amwriting #booksky #writingcommunity

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Illustrated By Jessica Cooper @illustratedbyjess.bsky.social · Mar 11

I turned down an “illustration opportunity” because the author wanted me to do pretty complex double-page spread sketches for free. Easily 10 hours of work. Authors, I love you for creating stories, but please, don’t ask illustrators to work for free. Being an illustrator is not easy. #kidlitchat

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Sonya Justice @sonyajustice.bsky.social · Mar 9

Thanks for sharing the postcard, Susan!

Sonya Justice @sonyajustice.bsky.social · Mar 9

Happy Women’s Day!

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Stephanie Lisa Tara @stephanielisatara.bsky.social · Mar 3

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Stephanie Lisa Tara @stephanielisatara.bsky.social · Mar 5

💗 #BRAVE #BABY #TURTLE!💗
🌟Gorgeous #watercolors~Kirkus
🌟Sweet~HuffP
🌟Captivates~NYT
🌟Onomatopoeia~PW
🌟Courageous~SFGate
🌟Tranquil~ALA
🌟Serenades~NatGeo
📚 amazon.com/Follow-Moon-... #kidlit #nature #art #books #characters #kidlitart #illustration #childrensbooks #kidsbooks #environmentalism #climate

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Charlene Chua @charlenedraws.bsky.social · Mar 4

Happy #BookBirthday to Hocus and Pocus and the Dragon Next Door (book 2)

Magical puppies Hocus and Pocus have a new neighbor: Bye-Bye the dragon! Will they all be friends?

Available now in paperback & hardcover! #kidlit #candlewick #arcapetta!

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Eduwyn @eduwyn.bsky.social · Mar 4

"Writing is a way to understand the world." – Mario Vargas Llosa
What did he mean by this? Let's dive into it. 🧵👇
#Llosa

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Robert E Kreig @robertekreig.com · Mar 4

Good morning from Australia.

#WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity #ReadingCommunity #indieauthors #Wenesday

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Gord Henderson @gordhenderson.bsky.social · Mar 4

This isn't wrong. 💙📚

#booksky
#writing
#books
#writingcommunity

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Carrie Finison @carriefinison.bsky.social · Mar 4

Please join me on March 22 at Maxima Book Center in Lexington, Mass, for a fun construction-themed story time with my picture book Pigs Dig a Road. If your kiddo loves trucks, construction sites and/or pigs, this is the event for you! 🐷 🚧

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Shirley V T 🇨🇳🇨🇦🇵🇭🇹🇼 #veryasian #GN kidlit illustrator @svtworks.bsky.social · Feb 6

Hello, #kidlitartpostcard it's one week in from the Year of the Snake. I'm Shirley V. Ting, I illustrate kids, animals and fun, seeking rep for PB, CB, spot BW and short GNs + covers. Writing wip MG graphic novel. I work from traditional BW to digital. visit me> illustration.shirleyvting.com

Kung Fur action of a little girl with the sign of the Snake and a Snake at the back.

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Lisa Pett @lisa70.bsky.social · Feb 15

Happy Black History Month!

Today’s children’s book by a black author is A Bear, a Bee, and a Honey Tree by Daniel Bernstrom.

A story told with minimalist language but amazingly lush, colorful pictures. It’s a hit a story time!

#BlackHistoryMonth
#blackauthors
#childrensbooks
#booksky

A Bear, a Bee, and a Honey Tree by Daniel Bernstrom: 9781662640087 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

Boisterous and buzzing, A Bear, a Bee, and a Honey Tree is destined to be an instant classic . . . with delightfully funny illustrations and clever, fun-to-read text, from the acclaimed author of One ...

www.penguinrandomhouse.com

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · Feb 15

If you have a #KidLit book launching Feb.24-Mar.2nd, reply with book cover (use alt text), title, author & illustrator, publisher, launch date, link where people can find info. Read Guidelines BEFORE replying, thx Pls help boost? Challenging time to be launching books. #KidLitLaunches #Edusky

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Promo for children's books launching the week of Feb.24-Mar.2nd, 2025, with instructions to reply with book info. Background illustration shows books joyously exploding into the air, with a blue heart in the corner with the week dates. Art is by Debbie Ridpath Ohi.

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Catblossom @catblossom.bsky.social · Feb 15

Oh my gosh, we have a really great picture book bio about Ann Lowe and my students always ask to look at pictures of her gorgeous creations, which is so much fun! 😻

Book cover of PB biography Only the Best: the Exceptional Life and Fashion of Ann Lowe by Kate Messner and Margaret E Dowell, illustrated by Erin K Robinson

Cover features a drawing of an elegant Black woman in a black skirt and jacket, heels, and a wide hat. She is wearing glasses and red lipstick, and is seated in a white garden chair. She is holding a wide pink ribbon, which extends across the cover. There are leaves and floral designs accenting the rest of the cover, which is on a sky-blue background.

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Elizabeth Metz @thefinestmuffins.bsky.social · Feb 15

Another terrific #CopyrightPageArtNotes entry in two parts! Loving all this detail:

"The artist used a Japanese calligraphy brush that was specifically made for Buddhist sutra and black India ink to make drawings on watercolor paper..."

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Photograph of a picture book: Up, Up, Ever Up! Junko Tabei, A Life in the Mountains. Words by Anita Yasuda, art by Yuko Shimizu.

Illustration (with inked lines and soft but deep color) depicts a snowy, cloudy, mountainous landscape viewed from above, with focus at the bottom of the frame on a climber approaching a summit. She is an adult Japanese woman with dark glasses and hair, a bold orange parka with a hood, blue scarf and gloves, and a brown stocking cap. She has a red climber's pack on her back, with a Japanese flag jutting out of it, and red mittens hanging around her neck. She is smiling triumphantly, strapped to a climbing clip, hands and on knee flat in the snow.

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Lori Tecler @loritecler.bsky.social · Feb 15

In graphic novel SPACE CHASERS by Leland Melvin, an elite group of teens is selected to train for a NASA mission to space. A mishap on launch day sends them to space w/o adults. They’ll need to band together & use skills from their training & beyond to survive & safely return to Earth. 1/2 #mglit 📚👍🏻

Cover of Space Chasers graphic novel by Leland Melvin

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12 x 12 Picture Book Writing Challenge @12x12challenge.bsky.social · Feb 15

Are you Team First Draft or Team Revision when writing #picturebooks? Luckily, in #12x12PB we have badges for both, plus tons of accountability & support. Check-ins, feedback, craft webinars - it's all yours if you join at 12x12challenge.com/m... #kidlit #kidlitart #amwriting

This or That?

First Draft - picture of a blank computer screen
Revision - picture of computer screen with text and pages and pens next to it.

12x12challenge.com/membership

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