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A. C. Bodnar (she/her)

@acbodnarart.bsky.social

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Children’s Author/Illustrator seeking representation Nerd and Forever DM, drawing whimsical pictures and writing about a robot who loves birds No AI ever Authors Against Book Bans Also on Instagram @acbodnarart acbodnarart.com

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A. C. Bodnar (she/her) @acbodnarart.bsky.social · Apr 3

Hello, #kidlitartpostcard day!

This is my first time doing this, so let me see… My name is A. C. (Anna) Bodnar. I am obsessed with the intersection of nature and fantasy, of light and whimsical colors, and especially dragons. And, of course, little guys going on quests and being brave.

#kidlit

Postcard with an illustration of a rabbit knight looking up at a gothic vaulted ceiling that dissolves into bright watercolors alongside the text: ACBodnar KidLit Author Illustrator acbodnarart.com @acbodnarart Seeking Representation

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 1h

Happy #BookshopDay! Why not get some of your holiday shopping done early? Order or pre-order books from your local indie before the busy rush?

Psst: you can include this animated gif in your own Bluesky posts - when searching for a gif, look for [at-sign]debbieohi + keyword (like bookstore)

a blue sign that says shop from your local indie bookshop now

Alt: Shop from your local indie bookshop now so you can shop from them later

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A. C. Bodnar (she/her) @acbodnarart.bsky.social · 23h

Artober Day 10: Twist

#scbwiartober2025 #kidlitart

Sketchbook page showing a ballpoint pen drawing of an ammonite. Text at the bottom reads: Twist - Oct. 10th | SCBWI Artober 2025 | @acbodnarart

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Annie Ramey//comms open @catnss.bsky.social · 2d

#scbwiArtober2025 Day 8: Carve

@scbwi.bsky.social
#kidlit #kidlitart #illustration #procreate #sketch #drawing #inktober #art

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Traci VW Creations @tracivw.bsky.social · 1d

An artist at work carving her new friend, an ice dragon.

And me painting with new brushes in Procreate creating art that makes my heart sing.

#SCBWIArtober2025 #Carve #kidlitart #PaintPlay #dragon #artober #drawingchallenge #artist #art #Procreate

Children's book style art with a blue splatter and drip background and a girl in purple overalls and goggles carving with hammer and chisel an ice dragon.

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A. C. Bodnar (she/her) @acbodnarart.bsky.social · 1d

Artober Day 9: Hive

The lines are a little muddled: I started drawing with no clear final vision in mind, just the concept (the Thriae + Hollow Knight). I might return to the idea another time and improve the clarity of the line work. We’ll see 🤷‍♀️

#scbwiartober2025 #kidlitart

Sketchbook page showing a brush pen line art of three bee-women sitting on tall stools, long frantic draping from them, and some sort of smoke or mist curling up from below with a honeycomb lattice in the background. It is drawn atop a blot of watercolor that fades from a desaturated blue at the bottom to a warm orange. Text at the bottom reads: Hive - Oct. 9th | SCBWI Artober 2025 | @acbodnarart

A. C. Bodnar (she/her) @acbodnarart.bsky.social · 3d

Artober Day 8: Carve

#scbwiartober2025 #kidlitart

Sketchbook page showing a fine liner drawing of an anthropomorphized mushroom wearing a scarf and skiing down a freshly groomed run, and the sky and the shadows are done in blue watercolor. Text at the bottom reads: Fuzzy - Oct. 7th | SCBWI Artober 2025 | @acbodnarart

A. C. Bodnar (she/her) @acbodnarart.bsky.social · 3d

Artober Day 7: Fuzzy

The rare self-portrait (I much prefer being heard but never seen), but I wanted be in my dragon onesie with the Wild Things.

#scbwiartober2025 #kidlitart

Sketchbook page showing a ballpoint pen drawing of a girl in glasses wearing a dragon onesie while stepping forward in the classic Where the Wild Things Are pose. Text at the bottom reads: Fuzzy - Oct. 7th | SCBWI Artober 2025 | @acbodnarart

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Sarah Kurpiel @sarahkurpiel.bsky.social · 4d

Midnight | #scbwiArtober2025 Day 6: Candle 🕯

Drawing of dancing ghosts and a mouse. Nightime. Floating candles. Three ghosts playing instruments.

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A. C. Bodnar (she/her) @acbodnarart.bsky.social · 4d

Artober Day 6: Candle

#scbwiartober2025 #kidlitart

Sketchbook page showing a brush pen drawing of an elven girl holding a candle in a tower, a starry sky visible through the gothic windows and long braid snaking towards the the viewer, drawn atop a blot of pink, purple, and blue watercolor. Text at the bottom reads: Candle - Oct. 6th | SCBWI Artober 2025 | @acbodnarart

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A. C. Bodnar (she/her) @acbodnarart.bsky.social · 5d

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A. C. Bodnar (she/her) @acbodnarart.bsky.social · 5d

Artober Day 5: Eyes

#scbwiartober2025 #kidlitart #spookyseason

Sketchbook page showing a brush pen drawing of a ghast-like creature swinging a lantern in front of it. The lantern is filled with eyeballs, and as it swings, it leaves lines of motion in its wake. Text at the bottom reads: Eyes - Oct. 5th | SCBWI Artober 2025 | @acbodnarart

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A. C. Bodnar (she/her) @acbodnarart.bsky.social · 6d

Naturally, Barbie as Rapunzel is the best OG Barbie film (I would sing that song to my hairbrush and leave on the window sill at night in the hopes that I would wake up in the morning to discover a magical paintbrush that could create both portals and ball gowns), but P&P is a banger.

A. C. Bodnar (she/her) @acbodnarart.bsky.social · 6d

Artober Day 4: Birthmark

I smudged it 😫

Why am I eternally so impatient with an eraser??

And yes, this is inspired by the 2004 classic: Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper, why do you ask?

#scbwiartober2025 #kidlitart

Sketchbook page showing a brush pen drawing of a young girl in a ball gown turned slightly to the right. She smiles awkwardly as one hand subtly tugs the shoulder of her dress slightly lower down her arm. Text at the bottom reads: Phantom - Oct. 3rd | SCBWI Artober 2025 | @acbodnarart

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A. C. Bodnar (she/her) @acbodnarart.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you!

A. C. Bodnar (she/her) @acbodnarart.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you!

A. C. Bodnar (she/her) @acbodnarart.bsky.social · 7d

I should have had more objects caught in the light, a silver of a room, a sense of place, rather than just an awkward table, and everything should have had normal shadows except for one that was different, that was looking out from the dark with eyes.

A. C. Bodnar (she/her) @acbodnarart.bsky.social · 7d

Only three days in, and we have come across what makes Artober/Inktober challenges so hard for me: I do not like to show my work until it is in a state that I am happy with. But that’s not what a daily art challenge is about. Inevitably, you end up sharing art that you are not satisfied with.

A. C. Bodnar (she/her) @acbodnarart.bsky.social · 7d

Artober Day 3: Phantom

#scbwiartober2025 #kidlitart

Sketchbook page showing a brush pen drawing of a flashlight casting a circle of light against a wall, illuminating a vase of flowers on a small table whose shadow is the shape of a ghost. Text at the bottom reads: Phantom - Oct. 3rd | SCBWI Artober 2025 | @acbodnarart

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Ameena | Kidlit Author & Illustrator @ameenasiddique.bsky.social · 9d

Sleeping peacefully for day 2 of #scbwiArtober2025
Day 2 #nightlight

#artprompts #prompt #art #kidlit #scbwi #drawing #draw #drawdrawdraw #drawingoftheday #drawingchallenge #sketch #procreate #kidlitart #kidlitillustration #kidlitillustrator #picturebookillustration #picturebookart #picturebook

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A. C. Bodnar (she/her) @acbodnarart.bsky.social · 9d

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A. C. Bodnar (she/her) @acbodnarart.bsky.social · 9d

Artober Day 2: Night Light

#scbwiartober2025 #kidlitart

Sketchbook page showing a little girl with a blanket pulled over her head walking down a hall drawn in fine liner pens atop a blot of watercolor that is yellow in the center and bleeds into purple around the edges. Text along the bottom reads: Night Light - Oct. 2nd | SCBWI Artober 2025 | @acbodnarart

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A. C. Bodnar (she/her) @acbodnarart.bsky.social · 9d

It is not an exaggeration to say that this book has changed the trajectory of my life; since starting work on it last spring, I have drawn nearly everyday, built a portfolio, written several picture book dummies, and begun writing a novel. Here’s to Oscar and cheers to many more projects to come!!

A. C. Bodnar (she/her) @acbodnarart.bsky.social · 9d

Happy Book Birthday to Oscar Comes Home!!

I cannot believe that it has been a whole year since our picture book was published! Thank you so much to everyone who has brought the book home and supported the project 🥰

#bookbirthday #kidlit #childrensbook

Photo of @acbodnarart outside holding the book “Oscar Comes Home” with the front cover showing.

Photo of @acbodnarart outside holding the book “Oscar Comes Home” with the book opened to the page showing the titular scene.

Photo of @acbodnarart outside holding the book “Oscar Comes Home” with the book opened to the page showing the titular scene. She is laughing as the wind blows hair into her face.

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Jerry Bennett @thejerrybennett.com · 9d

#scbwiartober2025 Day 1: Squash

Doing these quick, dirty and digitally, mainly to experiment and play with the new Procreate brushes from @kyletwebster.bsky.social.

@scbwi.bsky.social

#inktober #art #halloween #digital #procreate #sketch

Sketch of a jack o lantern, but using a squash instead of a pumpkin.

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Sarah Kurpiel @sarahkurpiel.bsky.social · 9d

Neighbors | #scbwiArtober2025 Day 1: Squash

Drawing of two neighborly mice waving to each other in front of their squash and gourd houses. Cozy fall vibes.

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