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Rachel
@rachelbachman.bsky.social
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Artist. Librarian. Enthusiast.
Manifesting my dream of becoming a
✨children’s book author✨
#kidlit #kidlitart #librarian
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Rachel @rachelbachman.bsky.social · Dec 12
I’ve seem to be fascinated with red and animals this week.

Here are some Eastern Blue Birds (with red bellies) 😉

| #artadventcalendar #nature #birding #drawing |
Male and female eastern blue birds on leafy tree branch.
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I decided to add a second panel to yesterday’s sketch to make it a short comic 🐶 👑 🤎

#kidlit #kidlitart #wip #dogs #cuteart #comic
Two dogs jumping into mud puddle Two dogs playing in the mud puddle
February 5, 2026 at 12:57 AM
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January 22, 2026 at 6:23 PM
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Drawing my favorite animal is free therapy. 🦌 ❄️

| #deer #drawing #art #procreate |
Drawing of deer wearing red ribbon.
December 4, 2024 at 1:04 AM
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Drawing in progress. You know what? Today is Ipchun, which marks the beginning of spring. Quack 🪿🐥
#spring #childrenillustration #kidlitart #duckillustration #drawing #sketch
February 4, 2026 at 1:06 AM
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A recent spring melt inspired this sketch 🤎

#kidlit #kidlitart #wip #dogs #cuteart
A big dog and a little dog playing in the mud
February 3, 2026 at 10:12 PM
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I’m trying to fill my feed with like minded people. So

🎶 these are a few of my favorite things🎶

🦋 art history
✏️ digital art
🎨 tradition art
🦋 museums
✏️ libraries
🎨 kidlit
🦋 kidlitart
✏️ writing advice
🎨 authors
🦋 illustrators
✏️ YA fiction
🎨 soft humor
🦋 nature

I usually follow back! #promosky
December 4, 2024 at 1:37 PM
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debbieohi.com
Hurray! Judy Blume approved new covers for AS LONG AS WE'RE TOGETHER and HERE'S TO YOU, RACHEL ROBINSON (Atheneum/S&S 2027). 🩷 Can't share covers yet so will share other revamped covers I illustrated.

Huge thx to S&S art director Lauren Rille for her genius design!

debbieohi.com/judyblume #KidLit
Three-panel collage. Top: Judy Blume sits indoors holding an open book and looking toward the camera. Judy has curly hair and blue-purple glasses with round frames, and she is holding an open copy of Are You There God, It's Me Margaret, in both hands as she smiles at the camera. Bottom left: close-up of the back of a book jacket with visible text including “Atheneum Books for Young Readers,” “Simon & Schuster · New York,” and jacket design credit to Lauren Rille, jacket illustration by Debbie Ridpath Ohi. Bottom right: two women smiling for a selfie at an indoor event, with arrows drawn above their heads, from the text credits on the back of the book. Promotional graphic with text reading, “Woohoo! I am illustrating more JUDY BLUME covers for Atheneum/Simon & Schuster!!” On the right is a grid of colorful Judy Blume book covers. On the left is a cartoon girl jumping, a small heart-shaped photo of a woman writing, and a green hill at the bottom with the URL “DebbieOhi.com/judyblume.”
February 3, 2026 at 12:53 PM
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🐾🌧️⛅️🐶♥️🐾
February 3, 2026 at 1:50 AM
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Author Nancy Bo Flood and I will be speaking about the process of creating BADGER CLARK: POETRY WRANGLER in a FREE webinar on Tues, Feb 10th at 7pm CT. Go to sdhsf.org/events to join us and see some never before seen sketches and tidbits about the process!

#kidlit #kidlitart #booksky
February 2, 2026 at 11:12 PM
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Here’s a time lapse of my most recent illustration.

You can read about the inspiration behind it here:

open.substack.com/pub/bachmanr...

#kidlitart #kidlit #SCBWI #procreate
February 2, 2026 at 10:19 PM
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kipalizadeh.net
baby bears #KidLitArt
watercolour and oil pastel
A painting by kip alizadeh of two brown bear cubs sitting smiling at each other. They are sitting in flowery grass.
February 2, 2026 at 12:34 PM
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kidlitart.bsky.social
February's topic for #KidLitArt chat will be - Inspiration

Join your hosts on Feb 26, 9pm EST/6pm PST for an hour-long chat about inspiration!

Banner art by Autumn Seybert
Illustration of a young child drawing with crayons. Around the child is a cute teddy bear and a triceratops and some butterflies. Words read 'Inspiration, #kidlitart Illustration by @autumnseybert.bsky.social
February 2, 2026 at 2:10 PM
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🎂 🐕️🎉

#イラスト #illustration
February 2, 2026 at 3:10 AM
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A look behind the curtain of a #Scbwi contest.

open.substack.com/pub/bachmanr...

#kidlit #kidlitart #illustration
Three Words, One Weekend
Inside a SCBWI illustration challenge and the magic of constraints
open.substack.com
February 1, 2026 at 10:57 PM
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Goodbye and good riddance to my least favorite month of the year. (Though at least in my very, very fortunate neck of the woods, it did not involve any snow.)
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Goodbye and goodnight 💤🌙😴
February 1, 2026 at 3:07 AM
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With all this winter weather I’ve been dreaming about traveling somewhere warmer.

I drew a sketch to reflect that 🐶 👑

#kidlit #kidlitart #artyear #dogs
Sketch of dog with sunglasses in a purse
January 30, 2026 at 5:32 PM
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Happy #PortfolioDay
I'm Diana Ting Delosh, an illustrator seeking whimsical kid and animal centric projects: books, puzzles, greeting cards, etc.
Portfolio: dianadelosh.com
#kidlitart #kidlit #illustration
A grid of 9 squares showcasing my 7 of my illustrations. Clockwise: 2 anthropomorphic cats, giraffe family on the savanna, sleepy giraffe, snowy owl flying through the pine forest, cat thinking of a feast, friendly ghost and cat, baby elephant in the savanna. The center square has my info: Diana Ting Delosh, illustrator, dianadelosh.com, © Diana Ting Delosh
January 13, 2026 at 4:38 PM
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sunyoillustration.bsky.social
아이들을 만나면 추운 겨울도 봄이 된다.
Whenever I’m with children, winter itself blossoms into spring.

#sketch #childrensketch #watercolorsketch #kidlitart #그림책
January 29, 2026 at 11:49 PM
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I’m trying to embrace the daily, grounding practice of drawing. And thinking of it as a privilege, rather than a chore.

Plus I get to make cute things 🤭

#dog #sketch #kidlitart #januarty #cute
A big and a small dog play with a toy
January 29, 2026 at 10:35 PM
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I’ve hit that point in winter where all I do is dream about spring.

#artyear #birdart #kidlitart #procreate
Male goldfinch on purple flower
January 28, 2026 at 10:11 PM
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Another day, another sketch of dogs 🐶 👑

#artyear #januarty #kidlit #kidlitart #sketch
Two dogs playing dress up
January 27, 2026 at 10:16 PM
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Went to my local library this morning to do a bit of research for my current book project and my goodness such a life-affirming space! There was an adult being taught to read on the next table, children enjoying story time, countless people taking out books. So grateful for our libraries ❤️
January 26, 2026 at 3:33 PM
rachelbachman.bsky.social
What do you do when you break a drawing streak?

I’ve been working on shrugging it off and returning to drawing again.

#dog #sketch #kidlitart #januarty #cute
Dog with crown prancing
January 26, 2026 at 9:52 PM
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open.substack.com/pub/bachmanr...

#kidlit #kidlitart #artsky #blskartist
Why I Keep Making Art
A quiet inventory of instinct, attention, and return
open.substack.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:12 PM
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This is a recent pet portrait I’m really proud of, I couldn’t wait to post it this #caturday

#catsofbluesky #januarty #traditionalart #painting
Painting of a cat with green eyes and tabby fur.
January 24, 2026 at 7:22 PM