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Chris Robertson
@chrisrbooks.bsky.social
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Author/Illustrator of many delightful picture books and Storyboard Professor at Otis College of Art & Design www.chrisrobertsonbooks.com
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“Gibby Meet Freddie “ 2025, Acrylic and Oil Pastel on canvas, 36”x48”. Inspired by the brilliant work of Jean-Michel Basquiat.
#acrylic #painting #acrylicpainting #abstract #abstractart #basquiat #basquatart #afterbasquiat #dodgers #freddiefreeman #2024champions @dodgers-team.bsky.social
June 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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“Dismantling an Atomic Bomb With a Pair of Tweezers“2025, 24”x32” Acrylic on Canvas -Chris Robertson
#acrylicpainting #abstractart #abstractpainting #abstractexpressionism #painting
May 3, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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HARRY AND THE HOT LAVA is now available through Scholastic Book Clubs! Get 'Em While they're HOT!!!
clubs.scholastic.com/all-flyers/ @scholastic.bsky.social #HarryandtheHotLava #chrisrobertsonbooks
April 25, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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RISE AND SHINE CHARLIE BROWN! IT'S BASEBALL SEASON!!! #dodgers #openingday #mlb #baseball #peanuts #runitback #dodgersbaseball #americaspastime
March 27, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Who is in the mood for a french baguette? #read #picturebooks #MyBlueBalloon #schoolvisits #books #blueballoon #kidlitart #kidlit #childrensbooks #library
March 27, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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LISTENING TO MUSIC FILLS MY HEART AND MY BLUE BALLOON. #read #picturebooks #MyBlueBalloon #schoolvisits #books #blueballoon #kidlitart #kidlit #childrensbooks #library
March 26, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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BASEBALL SEASON IS IN THE AIR!
#kidlit #illustration #picturebooks #childrensbooks #kidlitart #baseball #littleleague #read #drawing #NewYorkerCovers #digitalart #NewYorker #baseballart #Dodgers #RunItBack #FreddieFreeman
March 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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Who's in the mood for pancakes?
#kidlit #illustration #picturebooks #childrensbooks #kidlitart #read #drawing #cartoonillustration #preliminaryart #conceptart #pancakes
March 15, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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PIRATE PANCAKES?! AAAAAARRRRRGGGGHHHHH!!!
March 15, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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Inspired by Matisse's , "The Dance", here's my illustration from WHERE DO PANTS GO? by Rebecca Van Slake published by Sterling. #kidlit #illustration #picturebooks #childrensbooks #kidlitart #wheredopantsgo #sterlingpublishing #read #drawing #cartoonillustration #digitalart #kids #RebeccaVanSlyke
March 13, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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“Locked in the trunk of a car“ 2025 acrylic on canvas, 16“ x 20“. Chris Robertson
#painting #acrylicpainting #abstractpainting #abstractexpressionism #tragicallyhip
March 11, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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What's all the dancing about? If I Didn't Have You!
#kidlit #illustration #picturebooks #childrensbooks #kidlitart #ifididnthaveyou #SimonSchuster #read #drawing #cartoonillustration #digitalart #alligators #AlanKatz
March 11, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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Don't ever invite a giraffe to a movie! Giraffes Ruin Everything!
#kidlit #illustration #picturebooks #childrensbooks #kidlitart #GiraffesRuinEverything #Bloomsbury #read #drawing #cartoonillustration #digitalart #giraffe
March 9, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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PANCAKES! PANCAKES! PANCAKES! My name is Chris Robertson. I’m an author/illustrator looking for representation. I've been published by Simon & Schuster, Chronicle, Random House, Bloomsbury, Sterling and Scholastic Book Clubs. www.chrisrobertsonbooks.com #KidLitArt #kidlitartpostcard #kidlitpostcard
March 8, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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Giving a presentation today to celebrate READ ACROSS AMERICA at Ford Blvd Elementary. #ReadAcrossAmerica #read #literacy #schoolevents #schoolvisits #harryandthehotlava #picturebooks #books #fordblvdelementary #schoolpresentations
March 7, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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Giving a presentation today to celebrate READ ACROSS AMERICA at KIPP Comienza Community Prep. #ReadAcrossAmerica #read #literacy #schoolevents #schoolvisits #harryandthehotlava #picturebooks #books#KIPPComienzaCommunityPrep #schoolpresentations
March 7, 2025 at 6:39 AM
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The End Papers for GIRAFFES RUIN EVERYTHING published by
Bloomsbury US. #read #picturebooks #giraffesruineverything #schoolvisits #books #giraffes #kidlitart #kidlit #childrensbooks #library #kidlit #kidlitart #bloomsbury
March 6, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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OUR HOUSE IS OVER-FLOWING WITH LAVA! "Harry and the Hot Lava", that is! From Scholastic Book Clubs and Xist Publishing. #harryandthehotlava #scholasticbookclubs #scholastic #kidlit #kidlitart #illustration #picturebooks #childrensbooks #lava #lavabooks
March 5, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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The End Papers for MY YELLOW UMBRELLA published by
Xist Publishing. #read #picturebooks #MyYellowUmbrella #schoolvisits #books #xistpublishing #kidlitart #kidlit #childrensbooks #library #kidlit #kidlitart
March 4, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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Character sketches for a PB project.
#kidlit #illustration #picturebooks #childrensbooks #kidlitart #read #drawing #cartoonillustration #preliminaryart #conceptart
March 2, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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Preliminary sketch for a PB project.
#kidlit #illustration #picturebooks #childrensbooks #kidlitart #read #drawing #cartoonillustration #preliminaryart #conceptart
March 2, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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I was wondering...which ones have you read?
#scholasticbookclubs #scholastic #read #picturebooks #GiraffesRuinEverything #schoolvisits #books #xistpublishing #kidlitart #kidlit #childrensbooks #library #kidlit #kidlitart
March 1, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Sometime my favorite thing to draw in is CRAYOLA CRAYON! #alwaysakid #kidlit #kidlitart #crayolacrayon #crayon #picturebooks #bookevents #schoolevents #drawing
March 1, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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2025 marks the 20th anniversary of my first picture book, LITTLE MISS LIBERTY. Published by
@chroniclebooks.bsky.social , it became a dream realized.
#littlemissliberty #picturebooks #statueofliberty #chroniclebooks
February 28, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Preliminary sketch for a PB project.
#kidlit #illustration #picturebooks #childrensbooks #kidlitart #read #drawing #cartoonillustration #preliminaryart #conceptart
February 27, 2025 at 3:06 AM