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Sylvia Chen 余愛莉 @sylviaichen.bsky.social · 1d

😲🥢🤩 I’m so grateful 3 states—Pennsylvania, Maine, & Virginia—nominated TRICKY CHOPSTICKS in their 2025-2026 lists of top 10 picture books. Can’t wait to see how students vote. It’s already such an honor!
#KeystoneStateLiteracy #yobookfest #chickadeeawardnominee #VAReads
@SimonKIDS @ssedlib @wenfancy

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Fanny Liem @fannyliem.bsky.social · 1d

Happy #PortfolioDay! 🎨
I'm a children's book illustrator who loves drawing whimsical and humorous stories—especially ones with cats! 🐱💛
You can check out more of my work at: www.fannywen.com

📩 [email protected]

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Sylvia Chen 余愛莉 @sylviaichen.bsky.social · 7d

🌟🥢🤩 Look at this gorgeous trophy! I’m still so very honored that TRICKY CHOPSTICKS is the 2025 SCBWI Crystal Kite Award *WINNER* (Atlantic Division)! Thank you all who voted—this award means the *world*! 🥰🫶🥳

@scbwi.bsky.social @simonkids.bsky.social @fannyliem.bsky.social

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Sylvia Chen 余愛莉 @sylviaichen.bsky.social · 2d

🌟🥢🥳I adored signing copies of TRICKY CHOPSTICKS, handing out swag, giving chopsticks demos, running chopstick challenges, and chatting with fellow #Kidlit at the #WarwickBookFestival! Thanks ALL who organized, volunteered, and attended!

@simonkids.bsky.social @fannyliem.bsky.social

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Lenny Wen @lennywendraws.bsky.social · 1d

Happy #PortfolioDay I'm a children's book illustrator-author based in Austria. I love to draw and write a lot of things from nature to supranatural, spooky to sweet, peculiar to mundane.
You can check out my work at: www.lennywen.com

✉️ [email protected]

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Sylvia Chen 余愛莉 @sylviaichen.bsky.social · 10d

🤩📚🥳 I’m super excited and honored to be at the #WarwickBookFestival one week from today! I’ll be signing TRICKY CHOPSTICKS, giving out fun swag, and running chopstick challenges for all attending. It’s going to be the best time, hope to see you there!

@simonkids.bsky.social @fannyliem.bsky.social

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Fanny Liem @fannyliem.bsky.social · 13d

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day!
My name is Fanny, and I'm a children's book illustrator.
I enjoy illustrating both picture books and middle grade stories, bringing characters to life with warmth, humor, and emotion.

www.fannywen.com.
#illustration #kidlitart #childrensbookillustrator #illustrator

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Lenny Wen @lennywendraws.bsky.social · 13d

Pippo's Perfectly Peculiar Days got another lovely review, this time from The Horn Book!

It's available for pre-order wherever books are sold!
www.harpercollins.com/products/pip...

#picturebook #kidlit #kidlitart

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Fanny Liem @fannyliem.bsky.social · Sep 11

"The Pink Dragon in Pajamas," I just realized I never shared this before! It was my submission for a mock-up cover for my agency’s cover promo prompt @the_cat_agency #illustration #childrensbookillustrator #bookillustrator #kidlit #kidlitart #childrensbookillustraton #coverdesign #coverillustration

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Fanny Liem @fannyliem.bsky.social · May 9

My submission for my agency's April theme: 'Water'

#illustration #kidlit #kidlitart #childrensbookillustrator #childrensbookillustration #cat

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PB Spree @pbspree.bsky.social · Apr 11

Yesterday was National Siblings Day - it's never too late to celebrate your siblings! Get a copy of SISTER DAY by @pbspree.bsky.social member @jyotigopal.bsky.social and @fannyliem.bsky.social ❤️😀

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Sylvia Chen 余愛莉 @sylviaichen.bsky.social · Apr 20

🧩🥢🥳Discovered over Spring Break—online puzzling fun for TRICKY CHOPSTICKS! Thank you @teachingbooks.bsky.social for helping teachers+readers to enjoy books more!

Fellow #Kidlit creators: Check if your book has these puzzles too!🤗

@simonkids.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social @fannyliem.bsky.social

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Sylvia Chen 余愛莉 @sylviaichen.bsky.social · Apr 27

🥢🥳 Near Hudson, NY on May 3? Join me & over 75 #Kidlit authors & illustrators at the 14th Annual Hudson Children’s Book Festival! I'll be signing copies of TRICKY CHOPSTICKS & handing out special swag. It’s going to be so fun!

@simonkids.bsky.social @fannyliem.bsky.social

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Sylvia Chen 余愛莉 @sylviaichen.bsky.social · Feb 6

💖Adored my first ever #WRAD2025 today! From Uzbekistan, to Maryland, New Jersey, New York, & Hawaii, it's like I got to take a whirlwind trip sharing TRICKY CHOPSTICKS with so many kids. I loved answering many fabulous questions too. Thank you all! 🥢🫶

@simonkids.bsky.social @fannyliem.bsky.social

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Fanny Liem @fannyliem.bsky.social · Feb 14

Be My Purrlentine! #illustration #valentine #cats #catslover #drawing #kidlit #kidlitart #characterdesign

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Sylvia Chen 余愛莉 @sylviaichen.bsky.social · Jan 10

💫🥢💝 Bringing 2 free TRICKY CHOPSTICKS events in for the new year—one in-person to celebrate Lunar New Year @ParsippanyLib & one online (by appt) to meet students around the 🌎 for #WRAD2025! Hope you can join me, please see the links for info! 🥰

@simonkids.bsky.social @fannyliem.bsky.social #Kidlit

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Fanny Liem @fannyliem.bsky.social · Jan 28

回家！My sisters and I didn’t have the perfect childhood, but I still have happy memories of Lunar New Year’s Eve—waiting for everyone to get home so we could have dinner together. Wishing everyone a healthy and safe year. Happy Lunar New Year! #lunarnewyear #lunarnewyeareve #chineselunarnewyear

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Brick & Mortar Books @brick-mortar.bsky.social · Jan 7

Shouting out 24 of our favorite books from 2024!

Tricky Chopsticks by @sylviaichen.bsky.social, illustrated by @fannyliem.bsky.social

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Cover Tricky Chopsticks by Sylvia Chen, illustrated by Fanny Liem

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Sylvia Chen 余愛莉 @sylviaichen.bsky.social · Dec 27

🥢🖊️🇯🇵💖 I signed copies of TRICKY CHOPSTICKS at Books Kinokuniya in Tokyo! So grateful for such a warm welcome, since I started my #Kidlit writing journey when living here ~10 years ago! To snag a signed copy, go to Takashimaya Times Square! 🤩

@simonkids.bsky.social @fannyliem.bsky.social #Edusky

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Sylvia Chen 余愛莉 @sylviaichen.bsky.social · Dec 27

*Spotted another copy of TRICKY CHOPSTICKS in the kids’ book section of Books Kinokuniya Tokyo, so cool! @simonkids.bsky.social @fannyliem.bsky.social (feel free to tag other creators you spot here too!! 😍💫)

Welcoming display of children's books at Books Kinokuniya Tokyo, including TRICKY CHOPSTICKS, written by Sylvia Chen, illustrated by Fanny Liem, and published by Atheneum/Simon & Schuster.

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Fanny Liem @fannyliem.bsky.social · Dec 23

Waiting for Santa - a redraw of my art from 5 years ago. I still love this concept! Merry Christmas and happy holidays, everyone! Wishing you all a most wonderful holiday!

#illustration #kidlitart #christmas #christmastree #children #christmasnight

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Sylvia Chen 余愛莉 @sylviaichen.bsky.social · Dec 20

✍️🏅🫶A long-due thank you to these amazing young founders of Future Scholar Foundation: it was my honor to guest-judge their July writing competition + meet in-person too! So inspiring—if you have students or kids who love writing challenges, check out futurescholarfoundation.org!🌟#Kidlitit

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Sylvia Chen 余愛莉 @sylviaichen.bsky.social · Dec 13

✍️💻🥢🎁Want to read my blog post “Behind-the-Swag Breakdown for TRICKY CHOPSTICKS”? It’s about how I created swag to launch my book. If you’re a fellow #Kidlit creator, you may find the info and tips useful!
➡️ kidlitworks.com/blog
@simonkids.bsky.social @fannyliem.bsky.social @kidlitworks.bsky.social

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Fanny Liem @fannyliem.bsky.social · Dec 5

Hi #KidlitArtPostcard Day! I’m Fanny, an illustrator who loves creating whimsical and funny illustrations for picture books and chapter books—especially if they feature cats!

Rep by @the_cat_agency

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