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Samantha Sader @samwisebooks.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

PB Party 2025!!! Wish my luck yall! My son inspires me to write and draw. I love teaching and making kids smile. My recent favorite book is “The Fire of Stars” #pbparty2025

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Samantha Sader @samwisebooks.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

Diapers & Deadlines: Crafting a Child and Raising Dreams- Potty training is a real trip. From the concept of a swirling vortex from which nothing SHOULD ever return to understanding not to pee in your pants anymore… its a whole new world in there. #kidlit #scbwi #momlife #comic #parenting #toddler

A toddler sticks his face down into the potty asking if the deposit will come back.

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Samantha Sader @samwisebooks.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

Penguin adventure. This was a first attempt at a design for a future kidlit postcard. I liked it even though it ended up with an entirely different vibe. #kidlit #illustration #scbwi #scbwiillustrators #authorillustrator #picturebook

A chinstrap penguin swims through clouds of fish and a jellyfish as sunlight streams through the water.

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Samantha Sader @samwisebooks.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Current WIP a painting for my Parents. Can you guess what kind of birds they will be?

Paint on canvas of longhorn and birds. Longhorn and birds still blank.

Longhorn and birds still blank but now fence has color.

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Samantha Sader @samwisebooks.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

The photo on the right is the top frame for this page. Enjoying this style. I have always loved drawing comics. Storytelling through images has always been a passion of mine. #graphicnovel #kidlit #kidlitart #scbwi #scbwiillustrators

Graphic novel page with a girl excited holding a pinecone, then a CRACK, then she looks afraid/shocked, then a broken branch, and her falling.

A girl reaching for a perfect pine cone. She’s holding onto a tree branch.

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Samantha Sader @samwisebooks.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Working on storyboarding a graphic novel style page inspired by SCBWI Draw This Prompt: NERD. #scbwi #scbwiillustrators #processvideo #kidlitart #kidlit

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Samantha Sader @samwisebooks.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Process video for #Novembird #novembird2024 the watercolor wash goes down after the sketch. I use a kneaded eraser to remove excess graphite. Then I do the watercolor outline of the bird. Next is gouache to fill in the bird.

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Samantha Sader @samwisebooks.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Folktale Week: Day 2 Gate! The robbers stood outside the gate of their den. Plotting how to take back their home from the monster. This was a quick sketch up... I hadn't planned on participating... #folktaleweek #folktaleweek2024 #brementownmusicians

A badger, fox, and rat wait outside the gate to their lair. It was taken from them by a hideous monster and they plan to take it back.

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Samantha Sader @samwisebooks.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Folktale Week! Today's prompt is mist. Out of the supernatural fog approached a monstrous ghoul! The robbers had no idea what had set up upon their hideout and they ran away in fear! #folktaleweek #folktaleweek2024 #scbwiillustrators #brementownmusicians

The Bremen Town Musicians stacked atop one another to scare the robbers from their den! Silhouetted against the sunset.

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Brian LaRossa @brianlarossa.com · 15/11/2024

I think book covers, perhaps more than any other category of communication design, embody the idea that: “Design is not about making something look nice; it’s about helping something to look like itself—a natural vehicle for self-realization.” brianlarossa.medium.com/design-as-a-...

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Design as a Third Area of General Education

Note: this essay may also be found on Design Observer.

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Nicole Garnett @teachertoauthor.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

🗣 Critique giveaway! Hey #kidlit, it's the 12th! 🥳 This month, I'm offering 1 #PB critique from myself AND 1 from Peak Team Critiques w/ my partner @aprilberrybooks.bsky.social 🙌 To enter: 1. Follow April & myself 2. Repost this post 3. Comment w/ a GIF of something you're thankful for Mine🙏 👇🧘‍♀️

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a group of people are doing yoga together in a room

ALT: a group of people are doing yoga together in a room

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Samantha Sader @samwisebooks.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch- Novembird Prompt “This bird is a little nutty.”sketched from a free reference on Unsplash photo cred- Simerpreet Cheema. #Novembird #novembird2024 #chestnutbelliednuthatch #scientificillustration #authorillustrator #scbwiillustrators #nonfiction #nonfiction #stem #birdart

Process photo of Chestnut-bellied nuthatch on a tree.

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Angela M Cowan @angelamcowan.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

*EXCITED SCREAMING* I CAN’T WAIT TO HOLD THIS BOOK IN MY GRABBY LITTLE HANDS

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Samantha Sader @samwisebooks.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Wind Beneath My Wings meets "The Birds" in Beneath Her Silver Wings Author/Illustrator #PB #WIP #unhingedpit #grief

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Samantha Sader @samwisebooks.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Magic School Bus Meets Bluey in No, No, Neal Author/Illustrator #unhingedpit #PB #rhyming

Meme- kermit to himself: I'll Write a picture book. Evil Kermit to Kermit:Make it Rhyme

Meme- A Neal eyeballs a pile of manure and Momma gives him a disgusted look.

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Lindsay Lindhult, PhD | Science Illustrator & Arthropod Artist @lindzeamays.bsky.social · 07/11/2024

Channeling my anger into cute spiders. #WIP #SciArt #bugsky 🎨 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Digital painting work in progress of a peacock spider dancing with pride flag abdomen plumage.

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tcandyart @tcandyart.bsky.social · 07/11/2024

Hi #kidlitartpostcard. I am author illustrator interested in all kinds of #kidlit projects. Here's a little dedication to my Dad. Repped by Andrea Morrison of Writers House www.writershouseart.com/tricia-cande... Website triciacandemeres.com

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Samantha Sader @samwisebooks.bsky.social · 07/11/2024

This is my first #kidlitpostcard! My name is Samantha Sader and I am an author/illustrator. I love writing and illustrating nature, STEM, and heartwarming moments. 💚 I am seeking representation. You can see more of my work at: www.scbwi.org/members/sama... Or @samanthasaderillustrator on IG

A family of turkeys stargazes on a roof. Text reads "Samantha Sader Author/Illustrator.

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Samantha Sader @samwisebooks.bsky.social · 04/11/2024

Novembird 2024!!! Join a prompt per week bird extravaganza!! Hashtag your art or photos with #Novembird2024 #scbwi #authorillustrator #kidlit #scientificillustration #nonfictionillustration

Novembird 2024 Nov. 1-8 Feeling Blue? Nov. 9-15 That bird is a bit Nutty Nov.16-22 Want some Quackers? Nov.23-30 These birds Shore are cute!

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Samantha Sader @samwisebooks.bsky.social · 31/10/2024

Some spooky tests for a picture book dummy I have in the works. The haunted house is in the inking process then watercolor. #kidlit #scbwi #scbwiillustrators #halloween #hauntedhouse #illustration #authorillustrator #seekingrepresentation

A girl stops in fear shielding herself. Underneath is a partially inked sketch of a haunted house and a spooky tree.

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Samantha Sader @samwisebooks.bsky.social · 24/10/2024

Don't yell! You'll wake your parents! Horrified, disgusted, thrilled... better keep it quiet when sneaking in some reading past bedtime! #scbwi #scbwiillustrators #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebook #authorillustrator #reading #sneaking #whatdidijustread #illustration

A child hides under the covers with a flashlight reading a book. They are squeezing the eyeballs out of their teddy bear and have a look of shock, horror, and disgust on their face.

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SkyPitch @skypitch.bsky.social · 21/10/2024

I hope everyone takes time to truly ENGAGE with pitches during #skypitch - take a minute to really reply and give feedback, ask questions, and do what Bluesky’s #kidlit community does best - actually interact. Please don’t like/repost unless you are an agent/editor etc, tho!

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Samantha Sader @samwisebooks.bsky.social · 21/10/2024

Scientific Illustration of a roadrunner outside Cimmaron NM I have a really really cool nonfiction in the works... that has actually never been done before and I am so excited for it!! #scientificillustration #authorillustrator #kidlit #picturebook #nonfiction #roadrunner

A roadrunner sits on a fencepost with a field of grass and mountains in the background. A cholla cactus is growing up in the barbwire of the fence.

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SkyPitch @skypitch.bsky.social · 20/10/2024

I’ve been emailing agents & agencies about #skypitch this Wednesday, and have a handful of positive responses, but there is still some resistance to adding a new soc media platform. Aiming for a big #kidlit turnout that shows off the caliber of creatives here and brings more industry to Bluesky.