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Andrea Brown Literary Agency @andreabrownlit.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

🎨 Illustrator spotlight on Cynthia Cliff! Cynthia is repped by Kathleen Rushall and is interested in illustrating both fiction and non-fiction picture books, middle grade covers, and b&w interiors. For more of Cynthia's portfolio, check out her illustrator page! @cynthiacliff.bsky.social

MORNING: A brown and white pony and a grey dappled horse enjoy hay in a sunny stable while a farmhand rakes more hay in the forefront.

CHRISTMAS: A father and two young daughters in the 1800s gather around a round wooden table in front of a Christmas tree to admire two new dolls.

NEW DOLL: A little girl with black hair and a yellow dress proudly holds up her new doll (who looks just like her) as she walks across a field followed by two happy brown dogs.

UNDER OUR FEET: A historic looking ship rests layers underground while two boys skip rocks at the beach far above.

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Andrea Brown Literary Agency @andreabrownlit.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Veronicas Summer of Silk illustrated by @cynthiacliff.bsky.social One Red Thread by Lindsay Ward Lavender and Leo by April Genevieve Tucholke Flash! illustrated by Laura Ramos

Veronica’s Summer of Silk
Nancy Paulsen at Penguin/Paulsen has acquired world rights to Veronica's Summer of Silk by Virginia Postrel (l.), illustrated by Cynthia Cliff, about a girl who learns the art of textile making at a silk mill in pre-Industrial Revolution Italy, inspired by the author's on-site research of historical mills. Publication is slated for fall 2027; Jackie Ko at the Wylie Agency represented the author, and Kathleen Rushall at Andrea Brown Literary Agency represented the artist.

One Red Thread
Kristin Zelazko at Magination Press has acquired author-illustrator Lindsay Ward's One Red Thread, a picture book about the connections that tie all of us together, illustrated in a cut-paper style. Publication is scheduled for fall 2026; Lara Perkins at Andrea Brown Literary Agency sold world rights.

Lavender and Leo
Krestyna Lypen while at Algonquin Young Readers bought world rights to Lavender and Leo by April Genevieve Tucholke and illustrated by Khoa Le (co-creators of Beatrice Likes the Dark), about two lonely children, one with synesthesia, who discover friendship in a shared love of unique colors and odd smells. Deirdre Jones at Little, Brown will edit; publication is slated for winter 2028. Laura Rennert at Andrea Brown Literary Agency represented the author, and Alice Jin Zhang at Astound US represented the illustrator.

Flash!
Stacey Barney at Penguin/Nancy Paulsen Books has acquired, in an exclusive submission, Flash! by Heidi Tyline King (l.) (Saving American Beach), illustrated by Laura Ramos, a picture book that chronicles the firefly research of John Bonner Buck and his groundbreaking discoveries in bioluminescence. Publication is scheduled for summer 2027; Hilary McMahon at Westwood Creative Artists represented the author, and Caryn Wiseman at Andrea Brown Literary Agency represented the illustrator.

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Cynthia Cliff @cynthiacliff.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

I really enjoy illustrating these little how-to pages. I would love to fill a whole book with them. The perfect project for this imperfect illustrator. If you would like to collaborate on a how-to filled book, please, find me. #kidlitpostcard #kidlitpostcardday @andreabrownlit

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Cynthia Cliff @cynthiacliff.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

I’m so excited to share my first event for my book “A Day at the Museum” which will be available in the US on October 7. I will be presenting on the Children’s Stage during the @fallforthebook festival. fallforthebook.org/schedule/ @fallforthebook.bsky.social @penguinbooks.bsky.social

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Cynthia Cliff @cynthiacliff.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

I’m beyond thrilled to announce my part in the making of this lovely new picture book.

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Cynthia Cliff @cynthiacliff.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

I like bugs. But I like them outside the most. 😅 It’s #kidlitartpostcard day! I’m an author/illustrator who’s hard at work right now on many projects. But there is room for more. Come inside, won’t you? I promise you that the bugs will be outside. I’m proudly represented by @andreabrownlit agency.

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Cynthia Cliff @cynthiacliff.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

It’s another #kidlitartpostcard for #kidlitpostcardday ! This is something deep from the digital sketchbook that maybe hasn’t seen the light of day? This weirdo stone fruit world came to be after seeing "Still Life with Plums and Apricots" by Pierre Dupuis.

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Cynthia Cliff @cynthiacliff.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Friday’s sketchbook… As a child I watched Julia’s show with my mom. You never knew what to expect. We watched both for her cooking instruction and for her off-the-cuff remarks. We’d look at each other and say “did she really just say that?” It had the feeling of reality tv. An unpolished treasure.

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Cynthia Cliff @cynthiacliff.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

If your life is a circus, get a dog. Your life will then be a different kind of circus, but it will be a better one. My dogs keep my head from exploring. Even the “bad” one who I had to wrestle a dead squirrel away from at 11:00 pm in the frigid icy yard. My “Tattoo Man” art and my “squirrel” dog.

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Cynthia Cliff @cynthiacliff.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Hello BlueSky. Could this be the breath of fresh air that I’ve been looking for? I’m a working kid-lit creator looking for platforms to share work and see what you’ve been working on too. Maybe this is it?

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