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Brian LaRossa @brianlarossa.com · 06/11/2024

The one thing I’m certain of this morning #kidlit is that books matter more than ever.

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Annely So @annely-so.bsky.social · 25/07/2024

Hello…I am Annely…kid lit author and illustrator. I started a new account here today ;) #kidlitillustrator #canadawestillustrator #scbwicanadawest

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Charlene Chua @charlenedraws.bsky.social · 25/07/2024

Tonight! Join us for #KidLitArt chat !!!

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Toshi(ki) Nakamura | 中村俊貴 @artoftoshi.bsky.social · 18/07/2024

If you see this, post your blue art💙

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Alicia Padron @aliciapadron.bsky.social · 18/07/2024

If you see this, post your blue art! 💙 #kidlitart

A cute mouse on a paper boat finds a little sad star that fell from the sky in a starry night. The soft and sweet artwork is rendered in watercolor.

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Bonnie Adamson @bonnieadamson.com · 15/07/2024

Join us tomorrow night (Tuesday, July 16, 9 pm Eastern) for the 15th anniversary of #kidlitchat! More memories than you can shake a stick at!

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 14/07/2024

To #KidLit ILLUSTRATORS seeking representation: Reply with one (1) post that includes 1 image (I advise your name be in image somewhere) + link to your portfolio and/or Instagram URL. Makes sure it's easy to find your contact info, if agents are interested! cont'd 👇🏼

Kidlit Illustrators seeking representation: Reply with one comment that includes one image. Make sure your image includes identifying info in case it is shared. In your comment text, including link to your portfolio and/or Instagram URL. If you can fit it in the one comment: include info about what kind of kidlit illustration work you are seeking. Please ONLY post in thread if you are the illustrator seeking rep.

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JLMeyer @jenniferlmeyer.bsky.social · 13/07/2024

My best 9 over on Cara Im so happy for the love of my pencil work. #kidlitart #comics #illustration

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Alicia Padron @aliciapadron.bsky.social · 11/07/2024

Hi! It's #kidlitartpostcard day! I've illustrated over 26 children's books for top publishers around the world, including a New York Times bestseller published by Crown. I love illustrating sweet animals and babies and my style is aimed for the very little ones. 🤍 #kidlitart www.aliciapadron.com

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Erica Lee 🧸 @ericalee.cc · 11/07/2024

Hi #KidLitPostcard! I'm Erica Lee and am a children’s book illustrator. I love colour, light, and creating narratives. I’m interested in picture book, chapterbook, graphic novel, and cover! ☀️ ericalee.cc 💌 erica@ericalee.cc 👋 Seeking Representation #kidlitart #illustration

Kidlit postcard featuring an illustration of siblings in a car, one happily eating her fries while her younger brother, whose fries are completely gone, attempts to steal hers

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John Lechner @johnlechner.bsky.social · 12/07/2024

Here's some new art for #KidLitArtPostcard day! I write stories and comics for kids, actively querying for work and representation. Visit my website for more stories and art: www.johnlechner.com #kidlitart 🍃

Ink and watercolor illustration of a frog sitting on a lily pad surrounded by tadpoles and reading "The Frog Prince"

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 11/07/2024

Agents, art directors, editors looking for illustrators: I strongly recommend you check out #KidLitArtPostCard posts today. Some truly wonderful art being posted! Thanks to @ginaperry.bsky.social for creating this mthly initiative to help fellow #KidLit artists: www.ginaperry.com/postcard

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Christopher Thornock @thornockstudios.bsky.social · 11/07/2024

Smile, it’s #kidlitartpostcard day! Find more at thornockstudios.com or contact my agent Lori @steelworksliterary Now say cheese.

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Paula @paulajbecker.bsky.social · 11/07/2024

Hey all! It's #kidlitartpostcard day! I'm Paula, illustrator of PBs, MGs, CBs, cartoons, comics, magazine, & puzzles! This funny "Goat-lympics" 😂 scene is a rhyming puzzle for this July's issue of the fabulous #highlightsmagazine ! Portfolio: paulajbecker.com IG: Instagram.com/paulajbecker

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brandi @brandirecognition.bsky.social · 11/07/2024

Hiya, #kidlitartpostcard! I'm Brandi, a cartoonist from Appalachia who loves silly and spooky stories and characters. I'm open to work in PBs, GNs, and MG illustrations. 👻brandipayneart.com 👻rep'd by @literarytara.bsky.social

A lined, cartoon illustration of a boy with brown skin, black hair, a striped shirt, blue jeans, and white shoes holding a fancy frame. Inside the frame, several people and a ghost dog crowd around him (an elderly woman, a man in a top hat, a glamorous woman, and a Victorian girl). The people inside the frame are colored in shades of blue. Text says: BRANDI PAYNE, cartoonist and illustrator. brandipayneart.com. Represented by Tara Gilbert of KT Literary.

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Angela Matteson @angelamatteson.bsky.social · 11/07/2024

Hello! It’s #KidLitArtPostcard day! I’m Angela, an illustrator encouraging kids to reach for their dreams, seeking work for picture books, board books, covers, and editorial. Rep'd by @jmcgowanbks.bsky.social @bookendslit angelamatteson.com #kidlitart #kidlit

Illustration of a girl grabbing a large pea pod

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Laura Zarrin @laurazarrin.bsky.social · 11/07/2024

I’m an author illustrator in California rep’d by Elizabeth Bennett, Transatlantic. Looking for picture book and chapter book projects. I’d love to illustrate a book with babies! #kidlitartpostcard laurazarrin.com #kidlitart #baby

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Anna Daviscourt @annadaviscourt.bsky.social · 11/07/2024

Hi #kidlitartpostcard ! I'm an author/illustrator, currently open for picture book work. I love animals, nature, and kooky characters that do something unexpected! Feel free to reach out~ 🍓annadaviscourt@gmail.com ✨https://www.annadaviscourt.com/ 🌼Represented by Shannon Associates

A frog singing with a guitar on a lilypad in the upper right, looked at with awe by a swimming frog on the left and small fish looking up under the lilypads on the right. Overall very green and blue with pops of red on the frogs eye and the guitar. Cute and whimsical! Text reads: Anna Daviscourt /author-illustrator/annadaviscourt.com/rep'd by Shannon Associates.

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Juliana Vieira @julianavii.bsky.social · 11/07/2024

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day everyone! 😺🎣 My name is Juliana Vieira. I am an illustrator from Canada 🍁 who loves colour and whimsical characters. 🌐: julianaillustration.com #kidlit #kidlitart #cat #summer

An orange cat sitting on a pier fishing while a seagull is flying close to its catch.

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Gina Perry @ginaperry.bsky.social · 11/07/2024

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard Day! I'm Gina Perry, a New England author & illustrator & creator of this monthly promo event. I'm looking for new book projects that match my humor and quirky but sweet characters. Rep'd for books by Sean McCarthy Lit. www.ginaperry.com #kidlit #kidlitart #childrensbooks

Illustrated postcard by Gina Perry. A 5 panel comic called "One Swampy Day". A little kid wearing a swamp creature mask and slippers goes about his wild day - breakfast, playing in the mud, bathtime, and bedtime. Featuring his mom, an unappealing breakfast, and a tolerant kitty.

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JLMeyer @jenniferlmeyer.bsky.social · 11/07/2024

Happy #kidlitpostcard day everyone! I hope you are having a lovely summer. Rep Shannon Associates Cara: cara.app/jenniferlmeyer My Website: www.jennifer-meyer.com #kidlitart #summer #kidlit

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Alicia Padron @aliciapadron.bsky.social · 11/07/2024

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Alicia Padron @aliciapadron.bsky.social · 09/07/2024

Seems it #PortfolioDay so I thought I would say hi! 🥰 I’m a professional children’s book illustrator who loves to work on books for the very little ones! #kidlitart #kidlit

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Kellie Nicely @kellienicely.com · 09/07/2024

Happy #PortfolioDay! I'm Kellie - US based illustrator & Chinese adoptee. I love researching animals and learning about them! Especially interested in cover work and projects about animals 🦈 kellienicely.com kellienicelyart@gmail.com #kidlitart #art

Illustration of a little penguin purchasing taiyaki at a stall at a Christmas market

Illustration of a moor frog and fairy. The fairy is playfully putting leaves on top of the frog.

Mock cover illustration of a girl poking her head out of the water. The top of her body transforms into a silhouette of a kelp forest. The waves are crashing in the foreground.

Mock cover illustration of a mermaid reaching out to the top of the ocean. The kelp forest surrounds her

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Gina Perry @ginaperry.bsky.social · 09/07/2024

Hi #PortfolioDay I'm Gina Perry and I'm a children's book author and illustrator. I'm looking for new book projects and my literary agent is Sean McCarthy. #kidlit #kidlitart www.ginaperry.com ginacarey@comcast.net

Illustration by Gina Perry. Big glowing jack-o-lantern, surrounded by busy mice climbing, playing cards, and carrying an apple. Magical leaves and acorns abound.

Illustration by Gina Perry. Cover of a picture titled 'Now? Not Yet!' shows two monster friends, one blue, one orange by the water. One is ready to swim, the other is content to sit with binoculars and his camp bag.

Illustration by Gina Perry. Lots of text above many characters from an old lady to a Sherlock Holmes cat, a robot, food, a unicorn, tween girls and more. All surrounding the question, Who Farted?

Illustration by Gina Perry. Pink poodle party gone wrong. Birthday girl is aghast and everything is covered in pink punch. Dogs are howling, licking her cake, making a mess, and opening gifts.

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 10/07/2024

For those with books for babies or toddlers launching in 2025, @leewardlaw.bsky.social is starting a launch group. Pls reply to her post at bsky.app/profile/leew...

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Angela Matteson @angelamatteson.bsky.social · 09/07/2024

Hello! #PortfolioDay! I'm Angela, an illustrator inspired by animal antics and nature, seeking work for picture books, board books, editorial, puzzles, and surface design projects. Rep'd by @jmcgowanbks.bsky.social @bookendslit See more work and contact at angelamatteson.com #kidlitart #kidlit

Illustration of kids sitting on and holding root vegetables

An illustration of cheetahs in various poses.

4 illustrations of cats potting plants, holding a christmas cactus, amongst flowers, and looking back at kitten spilling a tulip vase.

Illustration of kids and parents at an amusement park.

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Charlene Chua @charlenedraws.bsky.social · 09/07/2024

Hi #PortfolioDay! I'm Charlene Chua, & I illustrate children's books. Interested in more book work (board book, PB, chapterbook, early GN) for 2025-onwards. 💼CharleneChua.com Rep'd by Tracy Marchini, BookEnds Lit. ✉ charlene[a]charlenechua[.]com #kidlitart

Book cover for Amy Wu and the Ribbon Dance. Asain girl holding a yellow ribbon, while her friends, a white girl and a black boy with glasses, stand to the side and hold the ends of the ribbon.

Book cover for Boys Don't Fry. Asian boy with glasses holding a metal spatula looking over a wok. His grandmother and aunties look on behind him.

Book cover for Love Violet. Girl with short red hair and a cowboy hat holding a pink valentine looking off at another girl with a purple beanie and long dark hair.

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JLMeyer @jenniferlmeyer.bsky.social · 09/07/2024

Happy #Portfolioday Freelance Illustrator, Cover, and Comic artist. Winner of 2 awards from SOIW Looking for new work after 10/1 Portfolio: www.jennifer-meyer.com cara: cara.app/jenniferlmeyer agent www.shannonassociates.com/jenniferl.me...

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Alicia Padron @aliciapadron.bsky.social · 09/07/2024

Seems it #PortfolioDay so I thought I would say hi! 🥰 I’m a professional children’s book illustrator who loves to work on books for the very little ones! #kidlitart #kidlit

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Josh Fox 🔜 Kickstarting Black Armada's Advent Adventures @armadajosh.bsky.social · 08/07/2024

We are looking for an illustrator for Ex Tenebris, a galaxy-spanning investigative game in a world of shadowy cults, demons, and sinister ancient technology. Must be able to draw human scenes, monsters and technology (e.g. spaceships). Is that someone you know? Get in touch!

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Jennifer Laughran @literaticat.bsky.social · 08/07/2024

Hi. I’ve been answering your burning Publishing questions on Tumblr for like, a decade. There are thousands of posts on there! Chances are, if you’ve ever had a question for an agent, I have answered it. Check out the pinned FAQ post for a start, then dig in! www.tumblr.com/literaticat

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I'm Jennifer Laughran. I'm a Senior Agent at the Andrea Brown Literary Agency, representing great authors and illustrators of children's and YA books. I'm also a life-long bookseller and sloth fan. As...

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Alicia Padron @aliciapadron.bsky.social · 05/07/2024

HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY!! Un Cuento Antes de Dormir (EdicionesSM) has just been released! A sweet bedtime book showing the loving bond between babies and their fathers. This is the second book in the series after Un Beso Antes de Dormir. I put all my love in these sweet books! 🥰🤗💕 #kidlitart #boardbooks

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Alicia Padron @aliciapadron.bsky.social · 02/07/2024

If you see this, post a camping-inspired illustration! #kidlitart #camping

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Brian LaRossa @brianlarossa.com · 15/06/2024

Reading this? Kidlit? Reintroduce yourself specifically for the new #kidlit MEGA feed (bsky.app/profile/did:...). Hi! My name is Brian LaRossa. I’m an executive art director at Scholastic, overseeing Branches, Acorn, nonfiction series, and many titles for Orchard Books. www.brianlarossa.com 💙❤️

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Shirley Ng-Benitez @shirleyngbenitez.bsky.social · 01/07/2024

💕😊So happy to share the cover for HEARTS IN MY POCKET by @nancytupperling , publishing Dec 2024 from Union Square Kids! 🌟Available for pre-order at www.unionsquareandco.com/978145494974... #kidsbooks #kidlit #picturebook #divorce #heartsinmypocket #author #illustration #books #childrensbooks

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Gina Perry @ginaperry.bsky.social · 17/06/2024

Hi! I'm Gina Perry, an author/illustrator of picture books. I started #KidLitArtPostcard because promotion is hard. I live on the seacoast of NH, have a pug named Hank, and two teenagers. So excited for the #kidlit MEGA feed!

9 images, a mix of photos and illustrations by Gina Perry. Top left to right: Crabby birthday illustration, Hidden Picture Monster party illustration, Mice climbing a pumpkin for a party illustration. Middle left to right: Mash robot illustration, photo of Gina and Hank the pug, Robot in a forest with a flaming head. Bottom left to right: B&W illustration of Aven Green playing guitar with an instructor, hand holding a collage puffin, illustration of a goat birthday party.

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JLMeyer @jenniferlmeyer.bsky.social · 01/07/2024

With hugs.

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Charlene Chua @charlenedraws.bsky.social · 30/06/2024

ICYMI - I made a #StarterPack for #KidLitArt folks - this one is a combination of accounts that would be of interest, and some feeds that make it easier to see #kidlit and kidlitart posts! go.bsky.app/PdRV7Sw

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Alicia Padron @aliciapadron.bsky.social · 30/06/2024

Hi! A bit about me. Ive illustrated over 25 books for publishers from around the world. My style is suited for the very young. I love illustrating animals & babies and strive to show warmth & emotions through my art . Love to connect with my art friends, new artists, AD’s and Editors! 🤗🩵 #kidlitart

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John Lechner @johnlechner.bsky.social · 29/06/2024

If you see this, post a camping-inspired illustration! #kidlitart #camping

Ink and watercolor illustration of an ant sitting at a campfire toasting a marshmallow under the stars

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Gina Perry @ginaperry.bsky.social · 24/06/2024

Please note July's #KidLitArtPostcard event is getting pushed out one week due to the 4th of July holiday. You have an extra week to make a great promo piece #kidlitart illustrators. And an extra week for #kidlit art directors, editors, and agents to come on over to Bluesky.

Illustrated announcement banner. Text reads #KidLitArtPostcard, Next date: July 11th. Girl running with a bag of postcards flying out behind her. Art by Gina Perry

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Alicia Padron @aliciapadron.bsky.social · 30/06/2024

Hi Bluesky artist friends! 👋🏻 So, are we now posting here instead of Insta? I’m still unsure what to do. Maybe leave insta just for announcements like new books etc but post actual work here? What are you all doing? 🩵🩵

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Alicia Padron @aliciapadron.bsky.social · 16/06/2024

Happy Father’s Day to all the wonderful dads out there! 🤍🤍🤍

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