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Laurie Smollett Kutscera @lskutscera.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I’m an author/illustrator rep’d by TPA. Hows your garden growing? #picturebookillustration #garden

Young girl with glasses and squirrel both surprised that the height of her beanstalk.

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Laurie Smollett Kutscera @lskutscera.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

I love painting birds and feathers. So glad to have found. #BirdWhisperer just in time to post my egret. #birdart #pastelpencil #natureillustration

Egret wading near tall grass and fireflies while a second egret flys off in the distance above low clouds.

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Laurie Smollett Kutscera @lskutscera.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Happy #Kidlitartpostcard Day I’m an author/illustrator rep’d by @agenttinap.bsky.social Just having fun drawing my sweet rescue dog, Abby. #Kidlitart #Kidlitillustration #Picturebookillustration

Spotted dog beside baseball and bed of purple and orange tulips.

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Laurie Smollett Kutscera @lskutscera.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Playing with procreate and traditionally painted flowers and butterflies. #Watercolor #botanicalillustration #kidlitart

What are color of tulips and irises in a row, blue sky with fluffy clouds and butterflies

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Laurie Smollett Kutscera @lskutscera.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! If you’re looking for a tasty bite?You’ve come to the right place! I’m an author illustrator represented by The Purcell Agency. #kidlitart #picturebookillustration

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Laurie Smollett Kutscera @lskutscera.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I’m an author illustrator. I adore illustrating stories that touch kids hearts. Repped by The Purcell Agency #kidlitart #childrensbooks

Young boy on farm in overalls, stopping from his chores to hug a piglet.

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Laurie Smollett Kutscera @lskutscera.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Took a break from writing to make a paper doll cut out for a friend‘s birthday. And yes, it became a project with many outfits and mix n’ match accessories!😂 #kidlit #paperdoll #kidlitart

Paper doll cut out of man with Moppy, white hair, glasses, and socks in polkadot boxer shorts next to a lumberjack ensemble with side tabs

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Laurie Smollett Kutscera @lskutscera.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Merry Christmas Eve! Tried numerous times to upload this GIF I created in procreate but all it posted was a single snapshot, so I finally took a video with my phone! )

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Laurie Smollett Kutscera @lskutscera.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Thanks so much Sylvia Liu for choosing my illustration for the #Kidlit411 weekly update.

Three polar bears, looking up at the northern lights

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Brian LaRossa @brianlarossa.com · 05/08/2025

Friendly reminder that it’s #kidlitartpostcard this Thursday. We should make a hashtag where people share dummies. #kidlitdummies? First Wednesday of the month? Who wants to run it?

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Laurie Smollett Kutscera @lskutscera.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

@zainabzk.bsky.social Scrolling through my photos, I found an interesting image of my friend and talented #picturebook author, Zainab Khan. We first met at the Gold Coast book fair last year where she read NOURA’S CRESCENT MOON, and I read MAYA’S TREASURE . #watercolor #pastelpencil #procreate

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Laurie Smollett Kutscera @lskutscera.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

This #watercolor was inspired by my friend and incredibly talented author, Francesca Padilla. Her novel, What’s Coming To Me, is brilliant. #illustration

Watercolor of Francesca Padilla, author of YA novel WHAT’S COMING TO ME.

Watercolor painting, brushes and palette

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Laurie Smollett Kutscera @lskutscera.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

I spent Sunday painting. I started out doing a #watercolor and ended up with a bit of mixed media. It was fun to play and get out of my head. I spent too much time there. #pastelpencil #acrylicpen #hydrangeas

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Laurie Smollett Kutscera @lskutscera.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Playing with watercolor and colored pencil. #flowers #watercolor #Faber-Castell pencils

Photograph of purple water colored flowers, touching up with colored pencil

Photo of water colored tulips where I’m touching up with the colored pencil

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Laurie Smollett Kutscera @lskutscera.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Happy #Kidlitpostcardday! I’m an author/illustrator who enjoys creating art in traditional and digital mediums. Repped by The Purcell Agency. #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks #pastel

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Inked Voices @inkedvoices.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

The Plot Lab is happening this Friday! Everyone who registers also gets access to Damon Suede's recent webinar, The Genre Plot: Unpacking the Universal Truths of Narrative. A terrific opportunity to dig into the building blocks of Story and apply to your own WIP. app.inkedvoices.com/event/worksh...

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Laurie Smollett Kutscera @lskutscera.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Join us Saturday, April 12 at the Copiague Memorial Library Book Fair! I’ll be reading Maya’s Treasure and signing books. #kidlit #picturebookartist #readaloud #childrensbooks #middlegradenovels #authorillustrator #shellcollecting

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Laurie Smollett Kutscera @lskutscera.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Happy #Kidlitartpostcard Day! Here’s a couple of cool cats who scat! #kidlit #children’sbookillustration #picturebookart #kidlitillustration #authorillustrator #writerslife www.lauriesmollettkutscera.com Represented by The Purcell Agency

Illustration of a singer with a flower in her hair in a butterfly dress backed by a drummer and a bass player holding a stand up bass.

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Stephanie Lisa Tara @stephanielisatara.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

“Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing—absolutely nothing—half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.” ~The Wind in the Willows, 1908 #BookSky #ArtSky #childrensbooks #kidlit #kidlitart #illustration #art #kidsbooks #literature #picturebooks #books #authors #WritingCommunity

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Laurie Smollett Kutscera @lskutscera.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

It was such a joy participating in #WRAD Sharing MAYA'S TREASURE with young readers at Sunrise Elementary was fun. 1st, 3rd and 5th graders had LOTS of questions about the process of writing and illustrating a picture book. They certainly keep you on your toes! #kidlit #kidlitart #writingcommunity

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Laurie Smollett Kutscera @lskutscera.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Here’s my entree for this years #50PreciousWords contest. Thank you @viviankirkfield.bsky.social for hosting this wonderfully creative challenge!

Poem with mermaid illustration.
I think I’ll be a mermaid
And live in a lagoon
I’ll dance with all the jellyfish
That shimmer like the moon
A gallop with a seahorse
And frolic with a whale
Woosh!
But tucked in bed
I’ll dream instead
And rest my weary tail

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Laurie Smollett Kutscera @lskutscera.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Always a joy to enter #50PreciousWords then read all the wonderful entries!

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Laurie Smollett Kutscera @lskutscera.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Maya Angelou's words have had a profound impact on me since my early 20's. In honor of #BlackHistoryMonth, I began working on this, not realizing the significance it would have these last few days. #BlackHistoryMonth #digitalart #digitalillustration #kidlitart

Quote accompanied by illustration of Maya Angelou. “ It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and strength.”

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Laurie Smollett Kutscera @lskutscera.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

I’m finding it hard to write at the moment, but I can still draw when my emotions get the better of me. #theseeker #digitalart #picturebookillustration

Old man carrying lit oil lamp through the woods at night

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Laurie Smollett Kutscera @lskutscera.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Wishing you magic and light this holiday season!

Penguin wearing a red and white striped scarf pointing to a brilliant star glimmering above. Text reads: Wishing you magic and light this holiday season!

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Brian LaRossa @brianlarossa.com · 06/11/2024

The one thing I’m certain of this morning #kidlit is that books matter more than ever.

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Laurie Smollett Kutscera @lskutscera.bsky.social · 11/07/2024

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I’m an author and illustrator and love to draw delicious things. And the icing on the cake? This one has a yummy story to go with it! 🍰 www.LSKillustration.com

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Laurie Smollett Kutscera @lskutscera.bsky.social · 14/04/2024

I can’t put into words how much joy it brings me meeting young readers. What a fun day reading and signing books at the Children’s Book Expo at the Copiague Memorial Library! #kidlit #middlegrade #picturebooks #readmorebooks

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Laurie Smollett Kutscera @lskutscera.bsky.social · 09/04/2024

Happy #PortfolioDay I’m an author and #kidlit illustrator of playful, heartfelt moments. I love combining traditional and digital art.

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Laurie Smollett Kutscera @lskutscera.bsky.social · 15/03/2024

Yesterday was #pi day, but seriously…who’s keeping track? #kidlit #kidlitart

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