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Ainissa Ramirez, PhD @ainissaramirez.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

It is COVER REVEAL time for THERE’S THE RUB. A new kids book on the hidden world of FRICTION. This title comes out Feb 23, 2027. I hope you like it. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/830398...

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Marianna Smith @mariannasmith.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Cover reveal for my illustrator debut There's the Rub, published by Charlesbridge! A joyful story about how friction is around us all day, everywhere. Available 2-23-2027! Preorder now to support! Thank you AD Ellie Erhart, MD Donna Spurlock, author Ainissa Ramirez, and the Charlesbridge team!

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Marianna Smith @mariannasmith.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Happy #kidlitpostcard day! I’m Marianna, a Brazilian-American author, illustrator, and cartoonist! I’m seeking agent representation and projects for picture books and early reader graphic novels about Latin American culture, nonfiction, and scifi/fantasy. 💼 My portfolio: www.mariannasmith.com

Kidlit postcard of a mother and daughter hugging. They are surrounded by open photo albums. The name “Marianna Smith” is at the top. Below it states, “Author-Illustrator-Cartoonist, Mariannasmith.com.”

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Marianna Smith @mariannasmith.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Thank you The Society Of Illustrators LA for selecting my piece, “Support Young Latin American Mothers,” for the Illustration West 63 exhibition! My piece is on the exhibition website: illustrationwest.org/63/student/s... #sila #illustrationwest63 #societyofillustratorsla #editorialillustration

This illustration urges local communities to support young Latin American mothers with unplanned pregnancies. It is a green and red illustration of a young pregnant mother in the shape of South America. Shapes of women in her community surround her to support her.

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Marianna Smith @mariannasmith.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day! I’m Marianna Smith, a picture book illustrator open for work and seeking representation! I love illustrating stories about underrepresented Latin American voices. I would love to work with you! 📧 ms@mariannasmith.com 💻 www.mariannasmith.com #kidlit #KidLitPostcard

A picture book illustrator postcard for kid lit art postcard day. A family sits at a table making a quilt of the earth. A dog and cat play with a ball of yarn.

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Marianna Smith @mariannasmith.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

1 of 5 illustrations for “My Soul is My Captain,” a picture book dummy I illustrated about life. The illustrations are inspired by poetry. The story is about diversity and life. I also used my heritage as a Brazilian-American woman as inspiration for the book 📚 #kidlit #kidlitart

A pink and blue children’s book illustration of a child with a bike standing in front of a giant wall overgrown with vines. The vines form the shape of Goliath, and the child represents David. Birds fly over the wall.

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Carolyn B. Fraiser @carolynbfraiser.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

The January #KidLit events calendar has been updated and emails are in the queue. You can check the website or sign up to get the weekly emails. What #KidLitEvents are you looking forward to attending in the new year? carolynbfraiser.com/kidlit/

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Gina Perry @ginaperry.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

Psspt…. Next Thursday, January 2nd is indeed the first #KidLitArtPostcard Day of 2025. Pass it on #kidlit !

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Marianna Smith @mariannasmith.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

A pink and blue children’s book illustration of a diverse family walking under the shade of an emancipation oak tree. The tree is in the shape of a grandparent. The tree shades and protects the family.

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Marianna Smith @mariannasmith.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

A children’s book illustration of a girl sleeping underwater. The girl holds onto a dog stuffed animal. Glowing angelfish swim around the girl and protect her.

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Marianna Smith @mariannasmith.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

A pink and blue picture book illustration of a diverse family sitting at a table sewing a patchwork quilt of the Earth.

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Marianna Smith @mariannasmith.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

A picture book cover featuring a baiana de acarajé, a woman of African descent from Bahia, Brazil, holding the earth. The title of the book is “My Soul is My Captain,” by Marianna Smith.

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Shelley Hanmo ✂️ Paper Cut Illustrator @junoniaarts.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

📚📔🎉 I'm excited to share with you a sneak peek of my debut #picturebook ALL BY MYSELF (Soaring Kite Books 🪁), written by @elizabetheverett.bsky.social and illustrated by me. Coming March 2025 Pre-order: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/all-by-mys... #illustrator #kidlit #kidlitart #kidsbook #paperart

Cover reveal of my debut picture book for kids. Colorful inspirations in cut paper collage. Fun story about a child learning how to appreciate their parents help

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Abie Longstaff @abielongstaff.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Making a starter pack for authors who do school visits, so schools can easily find us. This starts off one for primary schools go.bsky.app/5u2ArqX but I'll also do one for secondary. Let me know if you do school visits and you want to go on the list - and whether you do primary or secondary. Thanks.

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Judy Bradbury #KidlitAuthor @judybradbury.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

BELONG by Mary Rand Hess, illus by @ninamataart.bsky.social celebrates finding the courage to step out of your comfort zone to embrace new experiences and make new friends. #EduSky 🍎 #KidLit 📚👍

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DK Mok @dkmok.bsky.social · 23/07/2024

Recently read To Boldly Go: How Nichelle Nichols and Star Trek Helped Advance Civil Rights, by Angela Dalton and Lauren Semmer. A lovely blend of Nichols’ biography and the author’s childhood connection to Star Trek. Themes of discrimination, equality, hope and advocacy. 1/2 💙📚👍🏼 #KidLit #WomenInSTEM

The cover of a picture book titled To Boldly Go: How Nichelle Nichols and Star Trek Helped Advance Civil Rights, by Angela Dalton and Lauren Semmer, New York Times bestselling illustrator. A bold, stylised illustration of Nichelle Nichols as Lieutenant Uhura against a dark blue background with stars.

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Marianna Smith @mariannasmith.bsky.social · 18/07/2024

I’m very happy to announce my illustration “True Love Extends to the Ends of the Earth” has been featured in Reed Magazine, California’s Oldest Literary Journal! What an honor this is! #editorial #editorialillustration #literarymagazine

Illustration on a page of the magazine showing a person holding a large bag and standing in a pink and green landscape. Roots grow underground below the figure. Yellow flowers sprout from the roots. Some flowers are alive, while others are wilted. The person’s hair turns into clouds.

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Lisa Rogers @lisaljrogers.bsky.social · 18/06/2024

Celebrating #PrideMonth w/lots of beautiful noise. 🎶 Composer John Cage would have loved that today's couples can live together openly, a right shamefully denied him & his life partner, Merce Cunningham, & countless others. #Pride2024 #LGBTQ #kidlit #loveislove

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Erica Lee Schlaikjer 🍉 史光芬 @ericaleewrites.bsky.social · 18/06/2024

Very exciting news! My debut picture book 🌱 WILD GREENS BEAUTIFUL GIRL 🌺 is available to PRE-ORDER now through one of my fave indie booksellers: ✨ Bel Canto Books ✨ in Long Beach, CA! Thanks for all your support! Place your order here 👉 belcantobooks.net/preorder-%2B...

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Marianna Smith @mariannasmith.bsky.social · 14/06/2024

Welcome, Catarina! Your work is so sweet! 💖

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Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic @grubreport.bsky.social · 14/06/2024

Hi! I'm Stephanie, a PB and MG author. I live in the Bay Area and my recent books are HUMMINGBIRD SEASON (verse novel about a distance learning student finding hope during the pandemic) and TOUCH THE SKY in which a boy finally learns how to propel himself on a swing. #kidlit #SayHiOnBlueSky

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Marianna Smith @mariannasmith.bsky.social · 14/06/2024

Beautiful work! I love your use of color and lighting 😍

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Gillian Eilidh O’Mara @lightonthesea.bsky.social · 14/06/2024

Since hearing this is THE place to be for book creators, I’m taking @charlenedraws.bsky.social’s advice to make an intro. I am Scottish author/illustrator who likes making all manner of whimsical things, rep’d by the legendary @literaticat.bsky.social. Hello to all #kidlit and #kidlitart pals! ♥️

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Marianna Smith @mariannasmith.bsky.social · 14/06/2024

Oh gotcha! Thank you for letting me know! :)

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Marianna Smith @mariannasmith.bsky.social · 14/06/2024

Haha you and me both (visuals are so helpful)! I followed all of the steps in your guide, but I’m not sure if there’s anything else I need to do. I don’t think my posts are showing up on the feed. I’m still figuring this out 😅

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Marianna Smith @mariannasmith.bsky.social · 14/06/2024

My first school visit was a success! We started with a reading of “Percy the Pesky Squirrel,” and I shared my artistic process illustrating the book. Afterward, the students illustrated their own inventive animals. The kids were rockstars! So grateful for this opportunity! #KidLitArt #KidLit

Photo of picture book illustrator Marianna Smith talking about her artistic process when she illustrated the picture book, “Percy the Pesky Squirrel.”

Photo of picture book illustrator Marianna Smith talking about the picture book she illustrated, “Percy the Pesky Squirrel,” to a kindergarten class.

Photo of the picture book, “Percy the Pesky Squirrel,” written by Marguerite D Nicholls and illustrated by Marianna Smith.

Illustration of Percy the squirrel from the picture book “Percy the Pesky Squirrel,” written by Marguerite D Nicholls and illustrated by Marianna Smith.

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Marianna Smith @mariannasmith.bsky.social · 14/06/2024

These are so sweet! I love your line quality, it has a lot of energy to it!

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Marianna Smith @mariannasmith.bsky.social · 14/06/2024

Thank you so much for taking the time to help everyone out in the kidlit community! 💕

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Marianna Smith @mariannasmith.bsky.social · 14/06/2024

Thank you so much for this info graphic and for providing a space to share all things kidlit, Charlene!

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Charlene Chua @charlenedraws.bsky.social · 14/06/2024

Excited to share the brand new MEGA KIDLIT FEED! Easily stay on top of #KidLit posts from all (well… many) folks in the community! Feed: bsky.app/profile/did:... For more info on the feed and HOW TO ADD/USE it, see comments 👇 #kidlitart

Illustration of a book with the text "Kid Lit mega feed" on its pages, a blue butterfly behind the text. The book is depicted in a whimsical, cartoon-like style with bold blue and purple colors. Two QR codes are included at the bottom, labeled "feed" and "info." Art by Debbie Ridpath Ohi.

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Marianna Smith @mariannasmith.bsky.social · 14/06/2024

Thank you so much for providing this space to share all things kidlit, Debbie!

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