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I really don't like Claire, the AI office assistant at my doctor's office. I feel like it's tainting an otherwise lovely name.

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Victoria K. Chapman (she/her) @weyakindesigns.bsky.social · 6h

Tomorrow is the October KidLitArtPostcard day! Can’t wait to see everyone’s illustrations. #kidlit #kidlitart #illustration

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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 7h

Despite life's chaos, happy belated one-year anniversary to the FIRST book I ever wrote: #TheDoubleTax. This book changed my life, earned global recognition, and arrived at the exact right time. Grateful for life, the readers, and the journey. Onwards. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/734115...

Anna Gifty and Chelsea Clinton pictured at 92Y in front of a big board with our names on it

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Jayme @jaymajaym.bsky.social · 7h

It’s birthday time!!! Want to support my work on this gloriously inevitable day?? Ya girl is open to new projects!! I’ll find a way to throw a crocodile in there somewhere for you 😘🎂🐊

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Gina Perry @ginaperry.bsky.social · 10h

Tomorrow, October 1st, is KidLitArtPostcard day! Please try to only use that hashtag ON the event. For more info: www.ginaperry.com/postcard #kidlit #kidlitart

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All about KidLitArtPostcard — Gina Perry Children's Book Author and Illustrator

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Gina Perry @ginaperry.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This week has been three weeks. And it's only Tuesday. 🥴

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Gina Perry @ginaperry.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Amazing! I always love hearing (and seeing!) the impact of portfolio day in our community. Looking forward to seeing your next piece this Thursday, @thornockstudios.bsky.social #kidlit #kidlitart

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Mark Hoffmann @studiohoffmann.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Marissa Valdez has a way of making #kidlit art that is full of silliness and is super inviting! Every character feels like they have a wacky story to tell. #kidlitart #illustration #kidlitillustration #picturebooks @andreabrownlit.bsky.social @ksonnack.bsky.social @vikingbooks.bsky.social

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P. J. Purtee, AKA Jill (Shields) @pjpurtee.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

THE BOY WHO LOVED MAPS ✍🏻 Kari Allen @kariallenwrites.bsky.social 🎨 Brian Karas 2022, Anne Schwartz Books #PB #map #exploration a girl asks a mapmaker boy 🗺️ for a map of THE PERFECT PLACE and then . . . ❤️ 🥰 🥰 🥰 #kidlit #librarian #teacher #parent

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Gina Perry @ginaperry.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Monday again, time for a #kidlit check-in: I'm working on final book art and prepping for postcard day on Thursday (also taking my daughter to see Gorillaz in Boston - she's been waiting for this show ALL year). How about you?

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Gina Perry @ginaperry.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Daily Hank: Apple Snack Edition (of course I share my apples with Hank!) #pug

Photo of a black pug named Hank eating an apple held by his mom, Gina.

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Michelle Witte @michellewitte.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I’d love it if #dvpit next week brings some of those people back to Bluesky so we can build up the book community here again. I’m trying to think of what I can do to help that. Would people be up for Ask An Agent or AMA type threads? I’ll try to make it to Tuesday night #kidlitchat regularly again.

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Gina Perry @ginaperry.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Our local apple orchard cancelled all their fall festival stuff this weekend, which meant I could quickly drive/park by the farm store and grab apples. Back to work again, but with an apple snack! 🍎

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Charlene Chua @charlenedraws.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Bumping my own post here for #kidlit #kidlitgn people to toss in their thoughts.

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Gina Perry @ginaperry.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Friday #kidlit recap: lots of final book art, took family photos after my senior had his photos, re-learned about the FAFSA, had a haircut. Spending the stormy weekend working. And you?

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Gina Perry @ginaperry.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Ugh. I'm so sorry to all my book friends who were headed to the Chappaqua book festival (cancelled due to weather). And to the organizers who put tons of time into organizing. 😢 #kidlit

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Kate Beaton @katebeaton.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

For any Goodreads-ers, there is a giveaway for "Rebecca" there right now, and well, who doesn't like the possibility of a free book? www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...

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Rebecca

A deeply moving picture book about a young mother and h…

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Marlo Garnsworthy @icebird.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Good morning! The outer clouds of the nor’easter are here, and the sea and wind are roaring here on Outer Cape Cod. This is from White Crest. It’s going to be an… interesting weekend! I’ll share videos throughout the storm (safety permitting). #OceanDevotion

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Victoria K. Chapman (she/her) @weyakindesigns.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Our monthly #KidLitArt chat is tonight! Join @charlenedraws.bsky.social and me at 9pm EDT / 6pm PDT for a chat all about learning. 🎨✏️

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Michelle Schaub @schaubwrites.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

It's pumpkin time! Celebrate the season with some new and tried-and-true picture books about pumpkins! @patriciatoht.bsky.social @scbwi.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social

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Mannie T'Chawi … (the “T” is silent) @mannietchawi.com · 23/09/2026

This story is a great example of when @prisonculture.bsky.social speaks on picking something to focus on, organize around it, and keep at it! You don’t have to do it all, but what you do, could make all the difference.

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BrianMcLachlan @brianmcl.com · 22/09/2026

Graphic novel pals, feel free to suggest me to your agent (if you like working with them), as I am back on the querying grind with a graphic novel that would be a perennial selling YA/adult follow up to my award-winning book on comics, that is still in print (3rd or 4th printing)?

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Catarina Oliveira ✦Illustration✦ @catoliveirastudio.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Booking for this Friday's Portfolio Chats is open! ONE BOOKING PER PERSON with only ONE mentor. portfoliochats.appointlet.com/s/free-30-mi... Read more about it here www.instagram.com/p/DcwAAAwDdEP/

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Gina Perry @ginaperry.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Monday #kidlit check-in time: Another week of final book art making, mixed with some mom stuff (I have a senior in HS). How about you?

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Mark Hoffmann @studiohoffmann.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Isabel Roxas @studioroxas is an amazing #kidlit illustrator. Her characters are full of life and expression. The worlds in her books seem like an absolute blast @studioroxas.bsky.social @sophianleewrites.bsky.social @soontornvat.bsky.social #kidlitart #illustration #kidlitillustration

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Stephanie Campisi @stephcampisi.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

You can also order through the Saint Leo shop: www.saintleocoffee.com (If you're local, give me a shout, and we'll just drop it off so you don't have to pay for shipping)

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Diana Delosh - illustrator @dtdelosh.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Quote with your Bird 🪶 I don't draw a lot of birds 😁 #kidlit #kidlitart #Bird #BirdArt

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Gina Perry @ginaperry.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Daily Hank: Chiaroscuro Edition (photo by my daughter) #pug

Photo of a black pug named Hank. He’s in a blue chair looking up for a photo, laws on the side of the chair. Looking cute!

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Gina Perry @ginaperry.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Friday #kidlit recap: I was happy to make lots of book art. And I started feeling much better mid-week, but still dealing with doctor stuff. Crit group was a high point! How about you?

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Lydia Lukidis @lydialukidis.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Hey #kidlit friends! Today is the LAST DAY to enter to win Jessica Milo’s delightful picture book MY PONY WONDER! Just RT & comment on my blog to enter: tinyurl.com/mrxm44ky #BlissfullyBookish #amreading #amwriting #writingcommunity #books @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social

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KidLit Collective @kidlitcollective.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Happy, happy first #bookbirthday to @jnwieder and @auralewis.bsky.social’s Hanukkah 1-2-3! A First Counting book! We’re so excited that this beautiful book is out in the world! @ABRAMSbooks @abramskids #bookbirthday #hanukkah #boardbook #book #kidlit #kidlitart #hanukkah #parents #library #teacher

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Gina Perry @ginaperry.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

It's time for Doodle Mail! That's my author/illustrator newsletter. This month I talk about my trip to Chicago, working on my next picture book art, my birthday health scare, plus a Bernese Mountain Dog drawing sheet. Phew! #kidlit

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Rollercoaster Days

Chicago, All the Dogs, and a Dramatic Birthday

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Jane Smith @superjane.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

🎉📚🍁 Enjoy the #fall season w/ #ChloeZoe + friends! 👀 READ the Chloe Zoe #Halloween + #Thanksgiving #books! 📚 REQUEST copies at your local library! 🧡 GIFT a book to a kiddo, loved one or teacher! 😍 SHARE a review on Goodreads! ➡ LINKS to books HERE: www.superjane.com/new-chloe-zoe-books #kidlit #read

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Gina Perry @ginaperry.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Monday #kidlit check-in: this week is mostly final book art, plus in-person crit group, and getting my already-late newsletter out. Mid-week dr visit to see how I'm recovering from my PE. How about you?

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Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I just started listening to this podcast about survival and it’s such beautiful counterprogramming to the pall of AI doomerism. Human resilience and creativity and solidarity and ingenuity and care! Really recommend if you need your cup filled.

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What to Carry, What to Burn

True Crime Podcast · Edge-of-your-seat survival stories, as told by adventurer and dogsledder Blair Braverman. How did Ada Blackjack endure a brutal Arctic winter alone? Why did one shipwreck crew wor...

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Gina Perry @ginaperry.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Helllo. I missed my kidlit check-in. Last week my husband and I went to Chicago for a few days to belated/early celebrate our milestone birthdays. It was amazing! New favorite city! /1

Photo of Gina Perry and her husband (who generally never posts his face on social media) at Cloud Gate aka ‘the bean’ in Chicago.

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Tim Smyth @historycomics.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Some friends & I are starting an exciting project & we hope you can be a part of it from the beginning. We’d appreciate if you could answer a few questions in this survey about your use of comics/graphic novels. Can’t wait to share more! Thank you and stay tuned! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Graphic Novels in the Classroom - Teacher Survey

Good day, would you be willing to provide insights regarding your use of graphic novels in the classroom and your interests in pursuing additional education to learn more? This survey is part of a re...

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PB Spree @pbspree.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

#kidlit authors! Check out this cool new app by @hellonathanc.bsky.social!

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aslynn is just a ghoul 👻 @aslynnromano.com · 06/09/2026

Karishma is my candidate, and a lovely human! Voting for her on Tuesday for sure!

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Alzamon | Middle Grade Comics & Artwork @alzamon.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

These enigmatic stone spheres play a role in the general plot of my Coativille GN/comic pitch. There is still a lot of mystery surrounding them. In fact you can see my kids here around a half-buried one. (This was a teaser cover, different from the one finally used for the comic's print run)

Teaser cover for my Stories of Coativille (Spanish: Historias de Villa Pizote) GN pitch. From top, against a volcano background, a mysterious forest spirit guard guards a golden frog. Atop a semi-buried big stone sphere we see (L to R): Elias, holding a tablet; Daniel, sat atop the stone; Susana, holding her pet coati; Zoé, Susana's older sister, in an earlier design, and a forest capybara, all of them playing important roles on the general story.

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Joy Steuerwald @joystewy.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

How is it September #kidlitartpostcard day already?! I'm Joy, a published author-illustrator with a bunch of stories ready to put out in the world and I'm looking for a partner to help me get them out there (be you agent or editor). Notice a guest appearance in my illo here @ginaperry_books ?

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Surf @surf.social · 03/09/2026

It's KidLitArtPostcard day! @ginaperry.bsky.social uses her Surf feed to highlight work from amazing children's book illustrators. We use it to zone out and look at beautiful pictures. surf.social/feed/surf%2F...

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Official KidLitArtPostcard by Gina Perry on Surf

Surf - On the first Thursday of each month, this feed shares the work of children's book illustrators. For a reminder, subscribe to the newsletter: kidlitartpostcard.beehiiv.com

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