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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · Jan 18

This is a pinnable post for the Book Bans & Libraries feed. See this Info Page to see if you can post to feed. If not (check first, thx), reply w/ "I agree with the terms" & I'll add you to the list.

Feed looks for hashtags like #BannedBooks & #Freadom

bsky.app/profile/debb... #BookSky

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Beehandi @beehandi.bsky.social · 8d

Thank you Deborah ☺️

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Mark Hoffmann @studiohoffmann.bsky.social · 8d

Would you take a ride on this train? How many cats is too many cats?

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day. My name is Mark Hoffmann and I’m a kidlit author/illustrator. I am rep’d by Jenn Laughran (@literaticat) with @andreabrownlit.

#kidlitpostcard #kidlitartpostcardday
#kidlit #kidlitart #illustration

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Brittany Pearson @britspixels.bsky.social · 8d

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I’m Brittany, an author-illustrator for children’s books. I love to draw with vibrant colorful palettes and rich textures 🩷

Rep’d by @thejordache.bsky.social at JABberwocky Literary Agency @awfulagent.bsky.social

britspixels.com
#kidlitart #cuteart #illustration

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Sojung Kim-McCarthy @creativesojung.bsky.social · 8d

Hi #KidLitArtPostcard day! I’m a Korean illustrator based in the UK. I illustrate PB-MG, & love working on folktales, food, and stories about finding a new home & friends.

Portfolio: sojungkimmccarthy.art

Email: sojungkimmccarthy.gmail.com

Agent: Susan Hawk (Upstart Crow Literary)

New agent announcement illustration in traditional Korean minhwa style. A Korean girl in hanbok riding on the back of a roaring tiger is greeting a three-legged crow on a pine tree. The writing in a red square in traditional stamp style says “Repped by Upstart Crow.”

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Deborah Paquette @deborahpaquette.bsky.social · 8d

It’s another #kidlitartpostcard day filled with with beautiful artwork. My name is Deborah Paquette and I am seeking representation and new projects. Visit my portfolio at www.deborahpaquette.com. #kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitpostcard #picturebooks

A funny little kid with mismatched socks and a t-shirt that says “cool” looks apprehensively around a bright yellow room with old fashioned portraits hanging on the wall.

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Beehandi @beehandi.bsky.social · 8d

#kidlitartpostcard day today! Time to see some lovely work. ☺️

Hi I’m Brittanny! I’m currently looking for an agent for writing and illustrating. Happy Halloween month!

#kidlitart
#kidlit
#halloweenart

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Beehandi @beehandi.bsky.social · 9d

I’m doing #inktober this year with the new procreate brushes. Little experiments. I’ll post the ones I like and do a quick video for the end I think. Anyway, day one, mustache.

#kidlitart

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Beehandi @beehandi.bsky.social · 25d

Anyone have this style?

Brian LaRossa @brianlarossa.com · 25d

Hey #kidlit illustrators!

We're beginning work on new Christmas/nighttime themed picture book. I'm looking for someone with a painterly, textured, and literary style capable conjuring magic, light, and wonder.

Please respond w/ samples + folio link.
Please no emails/DMs.

💙❤️ #artcommissions

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Beehandi @beehandi.bsky.social · 29d

I love font!

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Beehandi @beehandi.bsky.social · 29d

Just submitted a book dummy to the Heirloom agency woo! But I also got this email today. Any diverse authors or illustrators who need a mentorship? Here’s a chance!

#kidlit #mentorship

www.diversebooks.org/programs/men...

Mentorships — We Need Diverse Books

www.diversebooks.org

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Beehandi @beehandi.bsky.social · Sep 8

Reposting this as if a good bit of my manuscripts weren’t in rhyme 😂

Josh Funk @joshfunkbooks.bsky.social · Sep 8

Monday writing tip - the 3 big reasons NOT to write a rhyming picture book.
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And yes, I'm aware that I don't take my own advice. 11 of my 20 published books *are* written in rhyme. And so are my next three, including tomorrow's release of WHODONUT?

#amwriting

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Beehandi @beehandi.bsky.social · Sep 5

I feel the need to post the two updates in the comments here 😂

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Elisabeth Craster Illustration @ecraster.bsky.social · Sep 4

Hi #kidlitartpostcard day. Since real life feels like a circus right now, have a little OG Roman circus action, courtesy of my love for animal-centric #historical #nonfiction. #Picturebooks and MG #bookcovers with a little #graphicnovel flavor.

A young charioteer waits in a hallway facing the racetrack of the Circus Maxima. He and his four horses watch nervously as an older charioteer in the background falls face-first into the dust.

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Beehandi @beehandi.bsky.social · Sep 4

The font is always so pretty ☺️

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Deborah Paquette @deborahpaquette.bsky.social · Sep 4

End papers, anyone? #KidLitArtPostcard day is upon us and today I decided to post something a bit different. I am an author/illustrator looking for representation and new projects. You can find my work at: www.deborahpaquette.com #kidlitart #kidlitpostcard #repeatingpattern #kidlit #illustration

Book end papers in predominantly yellow, green, and pink. They feature a fairy with her little pet dragon and several butterfly motifs. There is also a pink bookplate that reads “This book belongs to:”

The artist’s name, Deborah Paquette, along with her email address, deborahpaquette@shaw.ca, and her website, www.deborahpaquette.com, are listed.

There is also a QR code for the website.

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kirstyzw.bsky.social @kirstyzw.bsky.social · Sep 4

Hi Bluesky!

I'm Kirsty ZW, a Franco-British author-illustrator in the making.

Being neurodiverse and part of the LGBTQIA+ community, my goal is to create picture books about kindness, inclusivity, and the celebration of differences. Representation matters so much! 🤍

#kidlitartpostcard

A bunny version of Little Red Riding Hood, waving goodbye to her mothers as she sets off to visit her Grandma.

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Brooke Baum @brookebaum.bsky.social · Sep 4

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day!

I'm an author/illustrator and current #PBRisingStars mentee about to dive into the #amquerying trenches. I enjoy creating lovable oddball characters who are definitely, probably, never evil.

Check out more of my work at:

brookebaum.com

#kidlit #kidlitart

#kidlitartpostcard featuring a 3 year old white girl in a fluffy pink dress with a bow on the back. She has red hair in messy pigtails. She's holding a toy dragon and has a constructed a burning castle out of cardboard, paper, and crayons. The top of the postcard reads: Brooke Baum, Author, Illustrator, probably not evil, brookebaum.com

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Charlene Chua @charlenedraws.bsky.social · Sep 4

Hello #kidlitartpostcard ! I am Charlene Chua & I illustrate books for kids.

🌟Open for 2026 book projects! 🌟

Portfolio - charlenechua.com
Agent - Tracy Marchini
@bookendsliterary.bsky.social

#kidlitart #kidlit #illustration #PB #GN #chapterbooks #boardbooks

Illustration of 3 cute dogs standing in a city park. There is an open box of pizza on the ground. A small sign taped to the box says 'bob's pizza - don't touch'. One dog is curiously investigating the pizza.

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Yaroslava Apollonova @odnatamyara.bsky.social · Sep 4

Dear editors and art directors, this is my first #kidlitartpostcard done fully on paper! 🎨

I’m Yara, an illustrator who’s super excited to work on new books with traditional mediums!

Updated portfolio: odnatamyara.com
I’m proudly represented by Jem Chambers-Black at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

Three kids riding on a back of a giant anteater. One is taking a photo of the anteater’s face, middle kid is happily raising hands in the air, third kid is afraid to fall from anteater’s tail. The anteater is very unhappy and cranky

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Gina Perry @ginaperry.bsky.social · Sep 4

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day! I'm Gina Perry, a New England author and illustrator of children's books. I'm looking for that next cute and colorful book project: from picture book to early readers and chapter books. Rep'd by Sean McCarthy Lit. More at: www.ginaperry.com #kidlit

Brightly colored illustration of bugs having an outdoor, seaside party. Flowers and plants surround them. A grasshopper plays a flute, a beetle plays a ukulele, a bee shakes a maraca. Fireflies, dragonfly, ladybug, and caterpillar watch on. Art by Gina Perry. Text reads "author / illustrator ginaperry.com represented by Sean McCarthy"

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Beehandi @beehandi.bsky.social · Sep 4

Today is #kidlitartpostcard day today! And here is Beep, the owner of a brand new car wash 🤔

Love seeing all the postcards and one of the reasons I keep coming back to bsky.

Updating still but…

www.bhandiboe.com/about.html

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Amitha Jagannath Knight @amitha.bsky.social · Sep 4

Today! ♥️ Can't wait to scroll through your art. Thank you for sharing it. We all need more art made by people. 🎨

Gina Perry @ginaperry.bsky.social · Sep 2

Ready, set, almost time to go... #KidLitArtPostcard is this Thursday! www.ginaperry.com/postcard

All about KidLitArtPostcard — Gina Perry Illustrations

www.ginaperry.com

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Beehandi @beehandi.bsky.social · Aug 28

Congratulations 🫡 may the portfolio critique be insightful!

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Beehandi @beehandi.bsky.social · Aug 28

www.bhandiboe.com/about.html

I’ve finally updated the website! Still working on email subscriptions for the coloring book though. Anyone here have subscriptions that they give away stuff every month? How do you do it? Time for google and YouTube 😂

About

WEBSITE UNDER CONSTRUCTION (visual of me in a hard hat) UPDATING SOOOON! It’s me, Brittanny Halper! You’ll see me online as b.handi. I’m an illustrator, writer, wife, and mother of three....

www.bhandiboe.com

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