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Robin Rosenthal @robinrosenthal.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

@debbieohi.com Just read this quote this morning: "I believe that the very process of looking can make a thing beautiful." - David Hockney. Feels appropriate to your textures exercise!

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Robin Rosenthal @robinrosenthal.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

If you've ever read the Artist's Way, it's a good "artist's date" to take yourself on: a walk collecting textures and abstractions. I also find it helps me really appreciate the beauty of the city which can sometimes feel not so pretty :)

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Robin Rosenthal @robinrosenthal.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

I have been doing the Draw Together with Wendy Mac and it has been AWESOME. So far we've created abstract drawings that focus on process not product with digestible lessons, artist inspiration + 10-min prompts. I look forward to it everyday. club.drawtogether.studio

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DrawTogether with WendyMac | Wendy MacNaughton | Substack

Drawing explorations, lessons, and weekly art assignments from New York Times-bestselling artist Wendy MacNaughton. Paying subscribers get full access to the DrawTogether Grown-Ups Table creative comm...

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Robin Rosenthal @robinrosenthal.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

2025 let's goooooooo.... work in progress.

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Robin Rosenthal @robinrosenthal.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

I'm on day 5 of Wendy MacNaughton's 30-day drawing challenge and I am loving it. It's not too late to join! Daily 10-minute assignments to get you loosened up and out of your own way. club.drawtogether.studio/p/30-days-of...

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Jes Trudel 🇨🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @jestrudel.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

"Why are picture books texts so hard to sell?" Short answer: THEY'RE NOT! This is one of the biggest misconceptions about children's publishing. After saying this for the twelfth millionth time this week, I wrote a looong post about it: writingcommunity.ca/kidlit-confu... #kidlit #picturebook #pb

Pie chart based on Publishers Marketplace data showing only 23% of 2024 announced picture book deals going to author-illustrators.

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Robin Rosenthal @robinrosenthal.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Happy Monday a day late! This week I'd like to complete TWO pieces of final art by Thursday night and 5 million pre-holiday to-dos. And also beat a burgeoning cold that is forming.😭 Good luck to all!

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Robin Rosenthal @robinrosenthal.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

See a dog, post a dog! If you see this, qrp some dog art 🐾 #kidlitart #kidlit #illustration

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Robin Rosenthal @robinrosenthal.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Sending healing thoughts and ❤️ to you and your eyes!

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 14/12/2024

This is Brody. He may be 16, but he can still jump over sidewalk cracks like an elementary school kid. 13/10 #SeniorPupSaturday

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 24/11/2024

To Bluesky newcomers: Before you start posting, I STRONGLY recommend taking a few min to review basic moderation tools on this platform. It can make/break your user experience: publish.obsidian.md/debbieohi/bl... Includes how to block/mute, how to limit who can send you DMs, moderate replies, etc.

Text reads "how to control what you see & don't see on Bluesky". Background shows tree with blue butterflies instead of leaves. QR code in bottom left, credit to @debbieohi.com.

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Gabi Snyder @gabisnyder.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Honored to find LOOK, beautifully illustrated by Samantha Cotterill, on Betsy Bird's 2024 Math Books for Kids list! Check out the full list here - afuse8production.slj.com/2024/12/10/3...

Cover of picture book LOOK, showing a boy in the woods sketching a snail

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Mark Hoffmann @studiohoffmann.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

This Thursday at 8PM eastern, on Gab ‘n’ Doodle, I’ll be joined by superstar Cecilia Ruiz @cecifonik on insta. Cecilia work and books are masterfully made. It’s pure magic. I am sure we’ll get to see some wizardry through shape and color. #ceciliaruiz #kidlit #kidlitart #illustration

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Bonnie Adamson @bonnieadamson.com · 10/12/2024

I know what you're thinking, and the answer is YES, there *is* a #kidlitchat tonight! I hope you can make it--we'll save you a seat and a piece of pie. :-) That's 9E/6P, Tuesday, Dec. 10.

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Robin Rosenthal @robinrosenthal.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

If you see this, post a vampire and pass it on 🧛🏻‍♂️🖤 #kidlitart

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Robin Rosenthal @robinrosenthal.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Standing Desk Celebrates 4th Year At Lowest Possible Setting — theonion.com/standing-des...

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Robin Rosenthal @robinrosenthal.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

FORMER coding nerd here: 1. Commodore 64 (4th grade I think) 2. BASIC 3. Pascal (stopped coding after college :)

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Robin Rosenthal @robinrosenthal.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Good quote for this Monday morning: "Inspiration exists but it has to find you working." -Picasso

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Robin Rosenthal @robinrosenthal.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

A great review from Kirkus for SWEET BABE! “Joyous, uplifting, and pure fun—a perfect read for grannies babysitting their own bubbelehs.” www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews... #Yiddishbooks #JewishkidLit #Jewishpicturebooks #Jewishbooks #sweetbabe #Jewishjoy #picturebooks #kidlitillustration

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Robin Rosenthal @robinrosenthal.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

I love this idea! This week I will revise sketches for the ending of my current PB and complete 1 piece of finished art for it. So say I, so it shall be done.🥴

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Kate Messner @katemessner.com · 08/12/2024

We need to play. We need to fail. We need to experiment. And learn. And try again. And that's why my #1 piece of advice for picture book writers who have been revising the same pb for years is to gently thank it and set it aside. And then write something new.

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Vicki Gausden @vickigausden.co.uk · 05/12/2024

If you haven’t seen it already there’s so much gorgeous work for #kidlitartpostcard this month! It’s not too late to add your own… #kidlitart #kidlit

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 01/08/2024

Today is #KidLitArtPostcard Day! Founded by @ginaperry.bsky.social, #kidlit book illustrators from around the world share their art on 1st Thu of every month. Don't forget the ART part of the hashtag; I notice lots of posts tagged #KidLitPostcard. More info & upcoming dates: ginaperry.com/postcard

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All about KidLitArtPostcard — Gina Perry Illustrations

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Robin Rosenthal @robinrosenthal.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard Day! I'm a published author and illustrator from Brooklyn, NY. Rep'ed by Erica Rand Silverman at Stimola Literary #kidlit #kidlitart robinrosenthal.com for more

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Robin Rosenthal @robinrosenthal.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Artists who use Photoshop: Any favorite tips and shortcuts to share? Shown here: right-click on your image to select layer and use "color overlay" to change that layer's color. Here are some more of my favorites: kidlitartists.blogspot.com/2021/08/my-f... #photoshoptips #digitalillustration

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Robin Rosenthal @robinrosenthal.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Bluesky is a real Geico Gecko chamber

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Robin Rosenthal @robinrosenthal.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

I am so impressed with you consistency in making new postcard art. Do you make specific time every day or a certain day of the week to do it? Do you try to keep the time you spend on it to a certain number of hours?

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Robin Rosenthal @robinrosenthal.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Punch needle! Which I love and started on a few years back. I was addicted for about 6 months and then fell off right after I bought a bunch of new supplies. It’s really fun and easy to learn so I will be back.

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Charlene Chua @charlenedraws.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

#KidLit folks who are new or returning to Bluesky - I did this 'how to use Bluesky' talk with @scbwicanadaeast.bsky.social in Oct. There IS a video recording and SCBWI has kindly agreed to share it with any members AND non-members! If you want the link, pls DM me for it! #scbwi #kidlitart #books

Photo promoting the SCBWI talk with Charlene Chua about 'Nothing but Bluesky' (how to use Bluesky).

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Robin Rosenthal @robinrosenthal.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

hah! when I first saw Debbie's post I thought about my own "hobby graveyard" though I have never heard that term and love it. So...much...yarn...in....bins.😭

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Jennifer Harris @mypbjam.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

I told my students today that #picturebook writers always say "read 100 recent #picturebooks before you start writing." And then I added "we should be saying 'read them ALOUD'." Picture books are oral texts, and we can learn so much about pacing and sentence structure when reading aloud #kidlit

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SCBWI @scbwi.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

The ALA is looking for an artist to help develop a compelling tagline and core image around which the American Library Association (ALA) can build print and digital promotional campaigns and fundraising for Banned Books Week 2025 (October 5 – 11, 2025). www.oif.ala.org/wp-content/u...

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Robin Rosenthal @robinrosenthal.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

I just heard Thyra Heder read her book, NOSE TO NOSE yesterday to class full of rapt 2nd graders. It's imaginative, clever, with a great dramatic arc! And her watercolors are fabulous. www.thyraheder.com/picture-book...

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Robin Rosenthal @robinrosenthal.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

SWEET BABE! A Jewish Grandma Kvells! Coming 11/18/25. Check out some interiors and preorder here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/737516... #Yiddish #Yiddishbooks #JewishkidLit #Jewishpicturebooks #Jewishbooks #sweetbabe #Jewishjoy #picturebooks #childrensbooks #kidlit

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Robin Rosenthal @robinrosenthal.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Hi Kellie! I'd love to be added to the 2025 list! My picture book, SWEET BABE! Comes out 2/18/2025. Thanks so much for creating this! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/737516...

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Robin Rosenthal @robinrosenthal.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Music Credit: Push It, by Salt N' Pepa

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Robin Rosenthal @robinrosenthal.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

I am thrilled to reveal the cover of my book, SWEET BABE! This is a very special and personal project for me and I can’t wait to share more about it in the coming months. Coming 11/18/25, Tundra. #Yiddish #Yiddishbooks #JewishkidLit #Jewishpicturebooks #sweetbabe #Jewishjoy #picturebooks #kidlit

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