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Kooky Chooky Amy @kookychooky.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Teacher librarians are apparently not required anymore in parts of NSW. This is alarming, especially in this chaotic age of AI and misinformation. Please help make some noise to stop this ridiculousness: c.org/G6QCP8yqZz The momentum is growing.. 15K signatures in 5 days!! #savethelibrarians

Black and coral colored drawing of 4 young children standing in front of another row of teacher librarians. The children look angry and are defending the adults standing behind them in a library.

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Kooky Chooky Amy @kookychooky.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I love drawing my animals with lots of personality but it's time to work on what I'm not so good at... Drawing people! #sketchbook

Photo of a sketchbook page drawn on charcoal pencil of Mary Poppins in the bedroom flicking away a blanket

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Kooky Chooky Amy @kookychooky.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Reworked an oldie in my sketchbook AND it fits into the #SCBWIDrawThis August prompt for Tropical too🥳 #sketchbook #KitLitArt

Photo of a sketchbook held open by a gold bulldog clip. The page shows a jungle scene with a line of animal characters walking from right to left. There is a large orange fox with a green satchel followed by a yellow round chick with a green hat on the left hand side. There is a pink galah and a penguin tapping the galah after this. There is a baby crocodile at the end of the line.

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Kooky Chooky Amy @kookychooky.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

It's been a while! I can't believe we're nearly midway through August already. I thought September was sooooo far away but nope, not really. Mighty Wolf will be coming at you on Sept 1st in Australia!! Pre-orders available at your fave bookstore! #KidLitArt #ComingSoon #AustralianIllustrator

Image of a square book on a wooden table with light blue background and a dark purple hill. A raccoon, chipmunk, beaver, and rabbit walk across this hill. The title above them in a purple cloud reads "What's the Time, Mighty Wolf?" There is a shrew in a purple top hat sitting above the "T" in Time in the title

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Kooky Chooky Amy @kookychooky.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Oh congrats on all your milestones this year!

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Kooky Chooky Amy @kookychooky.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

To friends that celebrate Christmas, Merry Christmas!! To friends who celebrate other holidays or nothing at all, wishing you peace and good health and a happy new year to all! #KidLitArt #CharacterDesign #Christmas

Illustration of four animals carolling in front of a large dark green Christmas tree with a pink banner on the tree that says "Merry Christmas". The animals from left to right are a chicken with hot pink round glasses, a penguin with a red bow tie, a purple koala with dark purple gumboots, and an orange brown quoll with a green Christmas-themed vest. There is a pink galah sitting on top of the koala's head singing "and a happy new year".

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Kooky Chooky Amy @kookychooky.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Oh your book looks fantastic 😍 What a great month for dog lovers alright! 🙌

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Kooky Chooky Amy @kookychooky.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

So... I just found out publication day for Did You Say DOG BEACH DAY?! is May 5th next year. Can't wait!! #KidLitArt #ChildrensBookIllustration #Dogs

Hand drawn illustrations of a red-brown dog in three different poses, a chocolate colored Great Dane with a party hat, and a shaggy dog with a red bow on its head doing a sneaky wee on a blue-grey rock on the beach

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Kooky Chooky Amy @kookychooky.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

It's real! Too Busy For Bed! Was a labor of love that the author has been working on for the past 25 years 🥰 Very happy to have helped him bring his fun and clever story to life! #kidlitart #newbook #childrensbook

Photo of a stack of books with one hardcover book standing open at the top of the pile. The book cover is of a toddler girl in pigtails in her pajamas with toys around her

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Kooky Chooky Amy @kookychooky.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

Love the color palette!! So beautiful

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Kooky Chooky Amy @kookychooky.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Playing with Procreate again after a good year or more away from it! #kidlitart

Illustration of a scruffy black haired toddler girl sitting on the floor holding a green paper mache dinosaur with craft supplies all around her

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Kooky Chooky Amy @kookychooky.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

Behind the scenes for a cleverly written bedtime book.. Too Busy For Bed! Have handed in final artwork and it's getting print ready!! #kidlitart #comingsoon

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Kooky Chooky Amy @kookychooky.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Nearly 80 dogs need to be in this next picture book I'm working on. I've done 20. Wish me luck!! 🐶

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Kooky Chooky Amy @kookychooky.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Never been asked to draw a thimble before.. there's always a first for everything!! #kidlitart #characterdesign

Pencil drawings of a cartoon light silver thimble with green oval gems at the bottom border in various poses as a character sheet. The thimble is sitting down crocheting with a ball of orange yarn on a peach background to the left. There are 4 poses of the thimble to the right from top left clockwise where it looks scared, is carrying a tray with a needle, looking indignant with hands on hips, and charging with a raised sword and riding a yellow pencil.

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Kooky Chooky Amy @kookychooky.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

I don't understand China's obsession w/ "reuniting" w/ Taiwan. It's as absurd as Great Britain insisting that the US needs to "reunite" because some English folk set up camp there once & stayed. The indigenous people originally occupied Taiwan, then the Dutch, Spaniards & Japanese came later.

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Kooky Chooky Amy @kookychooky.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Oo that's a good idea! I do that already randomly but never thought to check the photos for a theme.

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Kooky Chooky Amy @kookychooky.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

That's what I do!! I soak in every and anything visually and let things simmer for a while in my brain before seeing what comes out on paper. I also start a Pinterest board. I pin things without thinking too much about it and a color scheme always emerges that my subconscious has already chosen.

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Kooky Chooky Amy @kookychooky.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Thank you for your bravery, sacrifice, and service 💔 #KidLitArt #AnzacDay

Illustration of a grey koala with a bowed head kneeling in front of an Army hat in a wreath of red poppies

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Kooky Chooky Amy @kookychooky.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

This is the 2nd prompt for #OurPlanetWeek called Touch the Air. Probably my last one for the challenge as I'm bogged down with work but it was fun to be able to play in my sketchbook for a bit! #KidLitArt #Sketchbook

Illustration of a brown haired pigtailed toddler girl being held up and swung around in the air. There are a few loose leaves swirling around her.

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Kooky Chooky Amy @kookychooky.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Love the perspective! The planning stage is my favorite part too. It's so freeing to just explore ideas with abandon and see what comes out on paper!

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Kooky Chooky Amy @kookychooky.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Sketchbook doodles for the Our Planet Week challenge happening on Instagram. This is for the first prompt "Touch the ground". #KidLitArt #OurPlanetWeek2025 #sketchbook

Closeup of an illustrated young toddler with brown pigtails sitting on orange dirt with legs splayed open and arms touching the ground between the legs. There is a chick at the bottom corner of the illustration facing the young girl.

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Kooky Chooky Amy @kookychooky.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Canada: Surrey Libraries (coming soon!!): surrey.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S7... Taiwan/International shipping: Books.com.tw: www.books.com.tw/products/F01... Korea: Kyobo: product.kyobobook.co.kr/detail/S0002... Netherlands: Bruna: www.bruna.nl/engelse-boek...

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Kooky Chooky Amy @kookychooky.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Australia (3/3) QBD Books: www.qbd.com.au/amigo-the-ca... Sanity: www.sanity.com.au/products/311... Whitsunday libraries: catalogue.whitsundayrc.qld.gov.au/montage/Book... SA Libraries: onecard.network/client/en_AU... Brumby Sunstate (distributor): www.brumbysunstate.com.au/product/amig...

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Kooky Chooky Amy @kookychooky.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Australia (2/3) Harry Hartog (ACT/NSW/QLD/SA): www.harryhartog.com.au/products/ami... Gleebooks (Sydney): gleebooks.com.au/product/amig... The Book Cow (Canberra): shop.bookcow.com.au/p/amigo-the-... Readings (Melbourne): www.readings.com.au/product/9781...

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Kooky Chooky Amy @kookychooky.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

New Zealand - Wellington Zoo shop: wellingtonzooshop.com/products/ami... Australia: Big W: www.bigw.com.au/product/amig... Five Mile: fivemile.com.au/products/ami... Amazon AU: www.amazon.com.au/Amigo-Capyba... Scholastic AU: shop.scholastic.com.au/Product/1001...

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Kooky Chooky Amy @kookychooky.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Amigo is quite the PART-TAY animal and has travelled to the Bologna Children's Book Fair to meet new friends!! If you're keen to meet him, you can also find him here... USA: Barnes & Noble: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/amigo-the-... Thrift Books (pre-order): www.thriftbooks.com/w/amigo-the-...

Illustration of a happy capybara with a party hat singing into a microphone sitting in a teal plane in the clouds piloted by a pink grumpy chinchilla. There is confetti thrown in the air and a leaping frog with a party hat above the capybara.

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Kooky Chooky Amy @kookychooky.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Did anyone get up to some good pranks on April Fools? I made my kid cry when I pranked her😬 Replaced her jam cookie filling with sweet and sour sauce. Thought that would gross her out. Turns out, her friend asked for it and she gave it to her instead. My kid is upset she's a bad friend now...

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Kooky Chooky Amy @kookychooky.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Fan art, yay. AI stealing, BOOOOOO😡. This was an oldie from an Instagram challenge called Ghibli Week a while back. I don't know how to navigate this new AI world anymore. 😕 #FanArt #Ghibli #Totoro

A little girl with pigtails in a red dress and shoes lying on top of a large grey fuzzy bear like creature called Totoro in a green forest scene

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Kooky Chooky Amy @kookychooky.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Every time I see a post that has an AI rendered Ghibli style photo, a little bit of me dies inside 😭

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Kooky Chooky Amy @kookychooky.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Oh, moo is the best! Beautiful cards you made!

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Kooky Chooky Amy @kookychooky.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

I love that dappled light!! So beautifully done 😍

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Kooky Chooky Amy @kookychooky.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

When you sit down to draw and your reference material is a whole feed full of your friends' dogs.. #bestjobever #KidLitArt

Hand drawn illustration of a standing chocolate brown great dane with a yellow party hat with orange stripes and an orange pom pom on its head

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Kooky Chooky Amy @kookychooky.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Thank you for adding the alt text 🙏 I'll try harder to remember adding it before I hit post!!

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Kooky Chooky Amy @kookychooky.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

I'll bet! They have the wildest imaginations!

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Kooky Chooky Amy @kookychooky.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

QRP with fanart 🤩 This was an oldie I made for my kidlets. #disneyfanart

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Kooky Chooky Amy @kookychooky.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

That is the sweetest little piggy ever! 😍

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Kooky Chooky Amy @kookychooky.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Hooray for #KidLitArtPostcard day!! Best feed day!! Hello! I'm Amy & I draw cute things that I observe in daily life 🙃 I'd love to find myself a new agent - my current one has been instrumental in getting me started on this #KidLitArt journey but is retiring 😭 www.kookychooky.com is my website!

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Kooky Chooky Amy @kookychooky.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Same.. can't wait to try Flashes and am also waiting for the android version!! ⌛

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Kooky Chooky Amy @kookychooky.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

This is why I STILL have issues going near the fish section in pet shops.. #childhoodillustated #KidLitArt #sketchbook

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Kooky Chooky Amy @kookychooky.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Does anyone else do this? See something on your feed, go click on it to see more beautiful art from the artist and get ready to follow them... only to see that you are ALREADY following them? Or is it just me and my scatterbrain? 👀

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Kooky Chooky Amy @kookychooky.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Oh how magical! 💙 Newie is so beautiful.

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Kooky Chooky Amy @kookychooky.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

So much visual goodness already! Can't wait to see the final art!

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Kooky Chooky Amy @kookychooky.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Character sketching for a new project about dogs. This little guy is a bit like me right now. I want the madness in the world to stop but can't look away as headlines read more and more like something from The Onion every day. How is everyone else coping? #KidLitArt #CharacterDesign #Sketching

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Kooky Chooky Amy @kookychooky.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Thanks Kim.. they were lots of fun to draw!

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