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Valerie Bean @valdraws.com · 04/12/2025

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! Hi, I’m Val, an illustrator available for all types of #kidlitart projects. I’m represented by @jmcgowanbks.bsky.social at @bookendsliterary.bsky.social

A whimsical and wintry scene of anthropomorphic woodland creatures ice-skating, loosely rendered in shades of blue.

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Valerie Bean @valdraws.com · 06/11/2025

That’s awesome! Congrats to both of you. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 And I’m so glad you shared this story - I really needed to hear it today!

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Valerie Bean @valdraws.com · 06/11/2025

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I think this is the version where Ariel says “Nope, not going up there!” Hi, I’m Val, an illustrator available for all types of #kidlitart projects. I’m represented by @jmcgowanbks.bsky.social at @bookendsliterary.bsky.social

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Valerie Bean @valdraws.com · 07/08/2025

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I’m Val, an illustrator open to all kinds of kidlit projects. I’m especially fond of funny nonfiction/informational fiction. I’m represented by @jmcgowanbks.bsky.social @bookendsliterary.bsky.social Portfolio at valdraws.com

A young girl with bright red-orange hair sits on a log under a glowing full moon in a grassy field at night. She wears a teal shirt, pink plaid pants, and pink slippers. Smiling gently, she holds a glass jar in one hand and extends a finger to a firefly perched on it. More fireflies glow around her in the dark purple sky and tall grass, creating a magical nighttime atmosphere.

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Valerie Bean @valdraws.com · 08/04/2025

Happy #portfolioday! Hello art directors and editors! I am an illustrator open to all kidlit-related projects. You can see more of my work at www.valdraws.com I’m represented by @jmcgowanbks.bsky.social at @bookendsliterary.bsky.social #kidlitart #kidlitsky #illustration

An illustration with two smiling cartoon reptiles and a quote from Hannah Gadsby: “Tortoises are the clomp clomps and turtles are the flip flips.” The tortoise, in warm orange and green tones, is on land, while the turtle, in cool green and teal, swims in water. The text is colorful and playful, matching the childlike drawing style.

A colored pencil drawing of a girl with dark purple hair wearing a pink dress and a yellow crown, sitting on a plaid-patterned couch with her arms crossed and a grumpy expression. Behind her is a window showing the feet of two green trolls on the lawn, and to the right are a rake, a folded lawn chair, a tricycle, and a closed umbrella. The room is brightly colored in yellows, greens, and pinks.

A lively, educational illustration about ostriches. It features a pink and blue ostrich with a suitcase at an airport, kids racing it on bikes and scooters, and other ostriches in humorous scenarios. Colorful text boxes explain facts like their speed, brain size, and inability to fly. The art is drawn in a fun, crayon-like style with friendly cartoon birds.

A whimsical illustration titled “A Conspiracy of Lemurs.” Three wide-eyed ring-tailed lemurs stand in front of a bulletin board covered in photos, paw prints, and other documents, all connected by red string like a detective’s evidence wall.

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Valerie Bean @valdraws.com · 13/02/2025

A little lion loping through a thicket of cotton candy to catch up to the elephant (he heard there was ice cream). #illustration #kidlitart #kidlit #kidlitsky #coloredpencil #prismacolor

A photo of a colored pencil drawing of a lion running next to cotton candy, peppermint and red licorice growing like a forest around him. There are several colored pencils lying next to the drawing.

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Mimi Simon || Commissions Open @mimisimon.com · 11/02/2025

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Scotty McCloskey @scottymckey.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Those looking to use an android version on this while waiting for the Flashes developer working hard on it, check out @pinksky.app in the meantime. It needs work but it's something for us android users!

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Manuscript Wish List® @manuscriptwishlist.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our First Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 12, 2025. 🎉🎉🎉 Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying. Learn more here: manuscriptwishlist.com/the-next-off...

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The Next Official #MSWL Day: February 12, 2025 – The Official Manuscript Wish List Website

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Valerie Bean @valdraws.com · 07/02/2025

Just an elephant enjoying an ice cream cone. #kidlitart

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Charlene Chua @charlenedraws.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Hello #kidlitartpostcard! I am Charlene Chua & I illustrate books for kids. Portfolio - charlenechua.com Agent - Tracy Marchini, BookEnds Literary #kidlitart #art

Illustration of person on couch hugging cat, surrounded by another two cats. Snowy street scene outside.

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Malia Pila @maliapila.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! Anyone else an on-call plushie doctor for their dog? Anyway, when I'm not stitching up dog toys I also illustrated children's books! Currently available for any kidlit projects. 💻 maliapila.com ✨ Rep'd by James McGowan of BookEnds Lit.

A young girl in a frilly night gown stitches up a torn up toy bunny. Her small dog watches with worry and anticipation.

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Valerie Bean @valdraws.com · 06/02/2025

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I’m Val, an illustrator open to all #kidlitart projects. I’m especially partial to funny nonfiction/informational fiction. Represented by @jmcgowanbks.bsky.social #kidlit #kidlitsky

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Valerie Bean @valdraws.com · 05/02/2025

It’s been a long road from fish gills to outer ears of all shapes and sizes, but here we are. #kidlitart #bats #bunnies #coloredpencil

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Valerie Bean @valdraws.com · 04/02/2025

This little friend, whose name I cannot pronounce so I’ll call them “Gus,” is a distant relative of some of our prehistoric ancestors, which I guess makes them our distant relative, too. #kidlitart #kidlit #kidlitsky #coloredpencil #illustration #art #drawing #procreate #prismacolor

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Valerie Bean @valdraws.com · 03/02/2025

I think this little guy could use some techniques to manage his anxiety. Working on that myself. #kidlitart #kidlit #kidlitsky #coloredpencil #illustration #art #drawing #procreate #prismacolor #anxiety

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Valerie Bean @valdraws.com · 02/02/2025

That last sentence is such a perfect analogy.

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Clarion West @clarionwest.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

We are delighted to announce a new Six-Week Workshop scholarship for Trans writers. The Sea Star Scholarship, an annual full-tuition scholarship for the Six-Week Workshop, has been offered by an anonymous donor and will be available for the first time this year.

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Announcing a Scholarship for Trans Writers

We are delighted to announce the Sea Star Scholarship, an annual full-tuition scholarship for our flagship Six-Week Workshop, offered by an anonymous donor, which will be awarded each year to one…

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Valerie Bean @valdraws.com · 29/01/2025

Makes me feel (slightly) better about my 13,205.

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Brian LaRossa @brianlarossa.com · 28/01/2025

Hey #kidlit illustrators, I'm looking for an artist who can capture apartment-life in an urban setting for a beginning reader series with a vibrant ensemble cast and a grayscale interior. Respond here with images and a link to your folio. Please no DMs. Agents are welcome to email. 💙❤️

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Valerie Bean @valdraws.com · 28/01/2025

Aaaaand…just made my first e-book purchase from Bookshop. 🥳

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Valerie Bean @valdraws.com · 27/01/2025

Here’s one based on prompts from #theEndlessArtChallenge. The cards were “fruit”, “ketchup and mustard” (colors), and “include a character” (you don’t have to ask me twice!). #kidlitart #kidlit #kidlitsky #coloredpencil #illustration #art #drawing

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Valerie Bean @valdraws.com · 23/01/2025

They’re dazzling alright, but are they dazzling enough to dazzle a hungry lioness? 😬🦁 #kidlitart #kidlit #kidlitsky #coloredpencil #procreate #illustration #art #drawing

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Valerie Bean @valdraws.com · 21/01/2025

It’s okay wildebeest - if I had to travel without GPS I’d be confused, too. #kidlitsky #coloredpencil #procreate #oddfacts #kidlitart #kidlit #handlettering

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Valerie Bean @valdraws.com · 21/01/2025

Aw, thanks! I appreciate that!

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 20/01/2025

You won't be any better at fighting what's coming if you burn yourself out and spend all your time feeling bleak and hopeless, and the people telling you that it's all despair now probably don't have anyone's best interest at heart.

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Troy Wilson @troystory.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

PB of the day. 📚👍

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Valerie Bean @valdraws.com · 11/12/2024

I did #ArtHangParty for the first time last Thursday. The prompt was 100 pugs in 100 minutes. I was only able to stay for the first 33, so here are pugs 16-33 - pugs 1-15 are not fit to be seen. 😆 #sketchbook #kidlitart #childrensbookillustration #illustrator #illustration #picturebookillustration

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Valerie Bean @valdraws.com · 06/06/2024

Getting the hang of Bluesky (sort of!) with my first post here for #kidlitartpostcard day! Hi 👋 I’m Val, an illustrator open to all types of kidlit projects. I’m represented by James McGowan at Bookends Literary.

A loose, colored-pencil style illustration of children riding a roller coaster at a carnival.

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