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Lisa Johnston Hancock @lisajhancock.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

Santiago and Great Bear is now available to pre-order, where all books are sold! bookshop.org/p/books/sant... @eastwestlit.bsky.social

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 12/08/2025

Teachers: Please name the illustrator when you read to students. Discuss the art. Invite illustrators to visit. Show next generation that art in book was created by a HUMAN, that their work matters. www.picturesmeanbusiness.com/teachers/ #PicturesMeanBusiness Art @sarahmcintyre.bsky.social #EduSky

Cartoon illustration showing a classroom display titled “Our Favourite Picture Book” with drawings of a cat character. The text on the poster reads “By John Writer. Our class has drawn his character!” Two children say, “We love John Writer!” and “His cats are so cute!” Beside the display, a woman labeled “Jane Illustrator, feeling miffed” thinks, “But… John Writer didn’t decide how this character would look… I did!” Caption at the bottom reads “#PicturesMeanBusiness Sarah McIntyre.”

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Lisa Johnston Hancock @lisajhancock.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

It’s written in the stars!💫 Santiago and Great Bear are coming to a bookstore near you, in less than a year from now. I can’t believe it! 🤩 Thank you to Diedra Purvis @freespiritpublishing and Ana Crespo @eastwestlit.bsky.social for making this happen. 🙏✨ #picturebookdeal

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eastwestlit.bsky.social @eastwestlit.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

It was a fabo EW/SoCal SUMMER celebration with @staciawrites.bsky.social Zach, Eddie, Cordelia, @shihopate.bsky.social @gelakalaitzidis.bsky.social Cheryl, Sarah, James, April @afrounicorn.bsky.social @meganefreeman.bsky.social @lisajhancock.bsky.social Ernesto @juliawasson.bsky.social & NA Windsor!

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Lisa Johnston Hancock @lisajhancock.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

It’s #kidlitartpostcardday I love drawing animals (lots of birds) and kids exploring nature. You can find more of my work at lisajohnstonhancock.com

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Lisa Johnston Hancock @lisajhancock.bsky.social · 06/08/2024

Congrats Liz Brizzi! So well deserved. 👏

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Shiho Pate ペイトしほ Illustration @shihopate.bsky.social · 06/08/2024

Happy book birthday💛🧛💛

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Shiho Pate ペイトしほ Illustration @shihopate.bsky.social · 06/08/2024

I wrote a blog about making of my upcoming picture book BABY STEPS published by ABRAMS APPLESEED💛 www.shihopate.com/shihoblog I shared how I developed my characters when the text is beautifully simple. I also shared my book making process. I hope you give it a read💛 #kidlit #kidlitart #blog #bts

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Lisa Johnston Hancock @lisajhancock.bsky.social · 07/06/2024

Happy #kidlitartpostcardday I’m going to try to do more with Bluesky and Cara because I’m really enjoying these two formats at the moment. This is a work that I created for our planet week. I love drawing animals and their environment!

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

Hey #kidlitart illustrators, if you’re unfamiliar with the Society of Illustrators or The Original Art Show (an annual awards competition/exhibition) I recommend you learn more about both! AND if you illustrated a picture book in the last year, submit it! societyillustrators.org/the-original...

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The Original Art - Society of Illustrators

Founded by painter, art director, and artists’ representative Dilys Evans, The Original Art was first exhibited in 1980 at the Master Eagle Gallery in New York

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

Related: Did you know that #kidlitartpostcard was started by @ginaperry.bsky.social in May of 2021? Did you also know that TODAY is the FIRST #kidlitartpostcard Gina has encouraged illustrators across social media to exclusively post their #art on Bluesky and Cara? That’s a BIG DEAL! 💙❤️

An illustration of a child running with a bag of postcards and a pair of hands in the foreground holding one of the postcards which read: Moving to: BLUESKY + CARA. Across the top in rainbow lettering is the hashtag #kidlitartpostcard.

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 04/10/2023

"Having the freedom to read and the freedom to choose is one of the best gifts my parents ever gave me." - Judy Blume Educators, librarians & booksellers! Download this as a free, print-ready poster: debbieohi.com/resources/pr... #LetFreedomRead #BannedBooksWeek

Illustration shows girl reading a book with "I love to read" on the cover. Text above is a Judy Blume quote: "Having the freedom to read and the freedom to choose is one of the best gifts my parents ever gave me."

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Lisa Johnston Hancock @lisajhancock.bsky.social · 01/10/2023

An oldie but I still ❤️ it. Happy Spooky season! 🎃 #illustration #kidlit #halloween #procreate #spookyseason👻 #kidlitartist

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Lisa Johnston Hancock @lisajhancock.bsky.social · 29/09/2023

I have new Art Video Reel up on my Instagram feed @lisajohnstonhancock If you use Insta, please check it out! 🙏💕

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Lisa Johnston Hancock @lisajhancock.bsky.social · 27/09/2023

It’s beginning to look a little spooky around here. 🐈‍⬛ Do you celebrate Halloween?

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Katey Howes @kateywrites.bsky.social · 18/09/2023

Just had a local librarian ask if I had recommendations for kids' books to pair with #fiberarts, and the answer is YES, OF COURSE I DO! Let's start with Peggy Orenstein's lovely NYT article:

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The Threads That Bind Us

A boy embroiders the moon, a girl makes coats for canines and a knitted-cape crusader saves the day.

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Lisa Johnston Hancock @lisajhancock.bsky.social · 22/09/2023

A little fox painting from last October. Hi Bluesky! 👋

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