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Jesse White @jessewhiteillustration.com · 26/09/2024

It’s #bannedbooksweek 📚 Kids are people and all people deserve to learn from a rich, diverse range of reading material. If you’re interested in joining Authors Against Book Bans, please feel free to DM me! #kidlit #kidlitart

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Andrea Brown Literary Agency @andreabrownlit.bsky.social · 20/08/2024

It's a starred SLJ review for BRAVE LIKE FIREWEED by @jessewhiteillustration.com (which releases today!) 🌟 “A lyrical exploration of resilience, finding examples, and inspiration in the natural world” 🌟 Read the full review here Learn more about the book @pterlip.bsky.social

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Jesse White @jessewhiteillustration.com · 13/08/2024

A recent #illustration for PineStraw & O'Henry Mag, to accompany Katherine Min's The Music Lover. I wanted to give this piece a kind of star-crossed lovers vibe, with a sprinkle of angst and mystery. Lots of fun to work on and an honor to illustrate one of Min's pieces. #editorialillustration #art

An illustration of two profiles - a woman on the left and a man on the right - with a violin and bow in between them. They are looking directly into each other's eyes. Several different objects are arranged around them, including some Monopoly pieces, a satsuma mandarin, and a spilled bottle of vitamins. A border of oak leaves surrounds them. The limited color palette used is dark plum, mint, peach, bright red, bright pink, and a light olive green.

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Jesse White @jessewhiteillustration.com · 06/08/2024

August #sketchbook prompt drop! I’ve been enjoying a bit of a pace change recently (as in, slowing downnn!) so haven’t been as present on social media but am looking forward to digging into these for sure ✏️💕 #art

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Jesse White @jessewhiteillustration.com · 24/07/2024

⭐ Brave Like Fireweed received a SLJ Starred Review! Hooray! They state that BLF is "a thoughtful offering for SEL units as well as an upbeat lesson on resiliency in nature; this is also a great choice for sharing one-on-one". You can pre-order now at the link in my bio 🌿🎒✨ #kidlit #picturebook

An illustration of a little girl kneeling on a beach, holding a big shell up to her ear. She has blue pajamas on and is wearing a bright red backpack and boots. An excerpt from the School Library Journal review is added to the bottom left of the illustration: "A lyrical exploration of resilience, finding examples, and inspiration in the natural world."

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Paige Terlip @pterlip.bsky.social · 23/07/2024

A STAR for @jessewhiteillustration.com's author-illustrator debut BRAVE LIKE FIREWEED! ⭐ "A lyrical exploration of resilience, finding examples, & inspiration in the natural world.”—School Library Journal Pre-order now! www.unionsquareandco.com/978145494971...

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Jesse White @jessewhiteillustration.com · 24/07/2024

This kept me from having a regular sketchbook practice for YEARS and then when I finally just embraced the “bad” I started finding gems along the way. Now I draw in my sketchbook every morning. It’s really transformed my work!

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Jesse White @jessewhiteillustration.com · 21/07/2024

Thank youuuu! It was such a fun one to make 💕

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Jesse White @jessewhiteillustration.com · 20/07/2024

Gorgeous! I love the colors 💕

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Jesse White @jessewhiteillustration.com · 20/07/2024

If you see this, post your moon art 🌕🌖🌗 *Posts one of my seventeen thousand illustrations that has a moon in it 🙃 #kidlitart #kidlit #art

A black and white illustration of a girl reading a book in a big chair. She’s sitting in front of a big window, showing the night sky outside. There’s a moon and lots of stars. A fox is curled on the top of the chair.

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Jesse White @jessewhiteillustration.com · 19/07/2024

Ooo yes, watercolor is such a good example. I feel the same way when I use it!

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Jesse White @jessewhiteillustration.com · 19/07/2024

Thanks, Reagan! 💕 Definitely had fun with all of the flowy lines haha

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Jesse White @jessewhiteillustration.com · 19/07/2024

This week’s #sketchbook spread for FOLLOW. The colors didn’t come out exactly like I had imagined but I had lots of fun making it. I love when sketchbook work gives me a little reminder to focus on the process rather than the product 🌿🪶🎒 #kidlitart #art

An open sketchbook on a wooden table showing a drawing of a girl walking through grass and trees. She is wearing a bright red backpack and looking over her shoulder. A big bird flies across the foreground while smaller bird shapes are visible in the distance.

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Jesse White @jessewhiteillustration.com · 19/07/2024

Lol the overfilled stew-ish scramble is a constant struggle

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Jesse White @jessewhiteillustration.com · 19/07/2024

This looks delicious! I love quinoa. I put it in salads a lot BUT if you bake it in the oven with a little olive oil until crispy after cooking it and THEN add it to the salad, it takes everything up several notches!

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Jesse White @jessewhiteillustration.com · 19/07/2024

Any excuse to post a cat 😊 One of my fave spots from last year, for Kazoo Magazine 💕 #kidlitart #kidlit #cat

An illustration of a fluffy cat sitting on a yellow tile floor, looking up at someone’s hand holding a fish. The cat is a little grumpy looking.

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Jesse White @jessewhiteillustration.com · 15/07/2024

Ohhh love that observation! I’ve been trying to embrace brighter colors recently so happy to hear you like them 💕

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Jesse White @jessewhiteillustration.com · 15/07/2024

Ahh thank you!!! It was a fun one 💕

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Jesse White @jessewhiteillustration.com · 15/07/2024

Monday morning #sketchbook! I think this one is finished 😊 On to FOLLOW tomorrow 🖍️ #art #kidlitart

An open sketchbook is on a wooden table, with four wax pastel crayons and a mug of coffee beside it. The sketchbook drawing shows large, bright abstract florals with a red fox underneath. The fox has its nose pointed up to a moon.

An illustrated list of sketchbook prompts, with the hand lettered title Along a Path of Layered Leaves, Sketchbook Prompts for July. The prompts are BURIED (July 1-5), ST (July 8-12), FOLLOW (July 15-19), WHOOSH (July 22-26), and SUMMER (July 29-August 2).

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Jesse White @jessewhiteillustration.com · 14/07/2024

Haha sammmeee! I just gaze wistfully at it every time I open my closet 😂

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Jesse White @jessewhiteillustration.com · 14/07/2024

We went to see that new horror movie, Longlegs - unfortunately I can’t recommend it, I didn’t think it was very good at all 😂 But the popcorn was delicious!

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Jesse White @jessewhiteillustration.com · 13/07/2024

Wow, it was so fun reading what everyone did! Makes me want to go do all of the things 😂 I went out to dinner at a new restaurant last night and the food was soooo good. Then we went to see a movie at the theater. It was a hot and rainy day so it felt like the perfect evening activity!

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Jesse White @jessewhiteillustration.com · 13/07/2024

This is beautiful! I also love hand crafts as an excuse to watch trashy tv 😊

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Jesse White @jessewhiteillustration.com · 13/07/2024

This was such a great read! I also have a Pina Zangaro screwpost portfolio that I use when I show printed work and I absolutely love it.

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Jesse White @jessewhiteillustration.com · 12/07/2024

Wow this sounds like such a neat book!

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Jesse White @jessewhiteillustration.com · 12/07/2024

Haha I read it as a play on words, like the sound an owl makes 😂

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Jesse White @jessewhiteillustration.com · 12/07/2024

Haha so truuuueee! The more 🦉 the better

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Jesse White @jessewhiteillustration.com · 11/07/2024

I love using hearts of palm as a seafood sub! So so good.

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Druscilla Santiago @adventurefunclub.bsky.social · 11/07/2024

Summer is all about melty stick marshmallows and cut-off jean jackets, amirite? Hello! My name is Druscilla Santiago- I like to make pictures with limited color palettes, sketchy textures, and quirky characters. Rep’d by Kelly Sonnack at ABLA #kidlitartpostcard #Kidlit #kidlitart

A dragon is blowing fire on marshmallows for his friend, a Sasquatch. Both are also drinking hot cocoa and wearing cut-off jean jackets.

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Jesse White @jessewhiteillustration.com · 11/07/2024

Here are the two incredibly helpful and straightforward videos I found on how to insert the custom code. For icons in the header: www.rebeccagracedesigns.com/blog/replace... For icons elsewhere: www.rebeccagracedesigns.com/blog/custom-...

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Jesse White @jessewhiteillustration.com · 11/07/2024

Bluesky has a media kit that includes their logos, so that's where I got the icon. I used the white one with a transparent background. drive.google.com/drive/folder...

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Jesse White @jessewhiteillustration.com · 11/07/2024

If you too have been searching for a way to add a Bluesky social icon to your SquareSpace website instead of the generic link icon (bleh!) - here are the resources I used to do that! Any time I use custom code I feel like a genius 😀 This was SO satisfying! ⬇️

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Cani Chen @canigrin.bsky.social · 11/07/2024

Hello #kidlitartpostcard ! I'm Cani, an illustrator from Taiwan. I am available for work in the #kidlit realm including #picturebook, #boardbook , #nonfiction for kids, as well as puzzles and games for kids. 🎨 www.canigrin.com Represented by @jmcgowanbks.bsky.social #kidlitart #picturebook

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Jesse White @jessewhiteillustration.com · 11/07/2024

I usually use Google Drive for really early brainstorming/rough drafts then move over to Scrivener once I start researching and writing in earnest. Curious about these other options though!

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Elke @theremaybecats.bsky.social · 11/07/2024

Hi #KidLitArtPostcard day. I love storytelling with my illustrations. Please reach out if you would like to work together. I am excited to hear from you. #kidlitart Portfolio: theremaybecats.com Agent: @carynwiseman.bsky.social ✉️: caryn@andreabrownlit.com

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Jesse White @jessewhiteillustration.com · 11/07/2024

I haven’t but I love this idea! I listen to a lot of audiobooks while drawing, especially MG fantasy 😊

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Clary Huang @claryillustration.bsky.social · 11/07/2024

Happy #KidLitArtPostCard Day🥳 Here's a concerned duck mom reporting seeing the most wanted armadillo in the Wild West. I'm a #kidlit illustrator from the U.S. who loves to capture magical moments between characters! I'm available for PB, board books, and editorial projects! 📣 claryillustration.com

A concerned duck mom reports seeing the most wanted armadillo to the Chief fox.

There's a rundown inn in the foggy Wild West.

A concerned duck mom reports seeing the most wanted armadillo in the Wild West.

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Jesse White @jessewhiteillustration.com · 11/07/2024

Hi #kidlitartpostcard day! I'm an illustrator, author, and muralist specializing in #kidlit. Stories about fierce, independent girls and nature are at the top of my wishlist. I draw way too many owls! 🦉 Excited about #pb and #mg projects. Rep'd by @pterlip.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social 💕

An illustration of a young girl reading at night, under a canopy of trees. A brown bunny is sleeping beside her and an owl perches above. Contact information for Jesse White is hand lettered in the margins: Jesse White - Represented by Paige Terlip of Andrea Brown Literary Agency - jessewhiteillustration.com

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Jesse White @jessewhiteillustration.com · 10/07/2024

I’m not sure but there absolutely should be!!! 🐛🐞🪲

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Jesse White @jessewhiteillustration.com · 10/07/2024

Ohhh these are great!!! I love the merhorse! (Not sure if they have a different/official name 😀)

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Gina Perry @ginaperry.bsky.social · 10/07/2024

Postcard day is tomorrow! #kidlit #kidlitart

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Jesse White @jessewhiteillustration.com · 10/07/2024

The swallowtail butterfly chrysalises in our fennel have opened and I like to think this butterfly I saw today in the beebalm came from one! 🦋🌱✨ #gardening

A photograph of a brown, open butterfly chrysalis attached to a fennel plant

A photograph of a swallowtail butterfly on pink beebalm

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Jesse White @jessewhiteillustration.com · 10/07/2024

Thank you!!! Yes haha, the best smell 😀

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Jesse White @jessewhiteillustration.com · 10/07/2024

Same hereeeeee 🥵 Like my mom always says, it feels like walking through pea soup! 😂

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Jesse White @jessewhiteillustration.com · 10/07/2024

Today’s #sketchbook progress 🫡 I was looking through old sketchbook photos yesterday and realized this little fox shows up quite frequently! She just works her way into a design without me even thinking about it. Do you have characters that have become friends like that? 💕 #art #kidlitart

A sketchbook spread of a design featuring large florals and plants, with a little red fox standing underneath them. The fox has its nose pointed at a moon.

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Jesse White @jessewhiteillustration.com · 10/07/2024

I love writing longer form and I love dreaming about the illustrations I might weave in at some point - it’s really fun to think about the text and visuals/graphic design for a novel at the same time. It becomes this crossover project, with roots in both places. #kidlitchat

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