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MAEVE MULVANEY HAS HAD ENOUGH (Holiday House). LIKE THAT ELEANOR (Cardinal Rule Press). #KIDLIT author/illustrator. Comics geek. Trekkie. Squirrel Girl enthusiast. “Endearingly sarcastic.” Rep: @tajmccoy.bsky.social Www.Authorkellymangan.com #NoAIArt

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Kelly Mangan (She/Her) 🏳️‍🌈💖💜💙 @kellyamangan.bsky.social · 9d

It's #KidLitArtPostcard day!

I’m queer, neurodiverse #KidLitArt illustrator who favors
- sketchy lines
- painterly color
- playful patterns
- luscious lighting
- quirky characters
- tons of texture
- sweetly subversive humor

www.authorkellymangan.com/portfolio
Rep: @tajmccoy.bsky.social

A tiny autumn fairy-- in tweed pants, cap, and coat-- is carrying a heavy acorn and is about to fall because their pet ladybug is running between their feet.

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Kelly Mangan (She/Her) 🏳️‍🌈💖💜💙 @kellyamangan.bsky.social · 2h

Why do these people decorate the outsides of their houses? When they are so clearly like DONT EVEN CONCEIVE OF ME

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Kelly Mangan (She/Her) 🏳️‍🌈💖💜💙 @kellyamangan.bsky.social · 3h

I loved that one. So heartfelt. Such great illustrations. I really need to pick up the next volume.

Kelly Mangan (She/Her) 🏳️‍🌈💖💜💙 @kellyamangan.bsky.social · 2d

Right?? Love that one.

Kelly Mangan (She/Her) 🏳️‍🌈💖💜💙 @kellyamangan.bsky.social · 2d

Right? A book encouraging a Latinx girl to run for president. So inappropriate. Also in the “They’re not even pretending it’s not racism” category, these 2 have been banned too. In a news story about it, one of the ban-supporting parents said the books “make white kids feel bad.” 🙄🤦🏻‍♀️

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Bloomsbury Books US @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social · 4d

Happy #pubday to WEIWEI'S WINTER SOLSTICE by @michellejingchan.bsky.social!
This picture book introduces the customs and traditions of an important Chinese holiday, Dongzhì, in a story that bursts with color and light to warm even the darkest days of winter.
www.michellejingchan.com/weiweis-wint...

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Michelle Jing Chan (she/her) 🌈 @michellejingchan.bsky.social · 3d

Happy book birthday to WEIWEI’S WINTER SOLSTICE, my author-illustrator debut!! 🥳

www.michellejingchan.com/weiweis-wint...

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Kelly Mangan (She/Her) 🏳️‍🌈💖💜💙 @kellyamangan.bsky.social · 3d

This, of course, isn’t an exhaustive list these are simply some of my personal favorite #KidLit books that have been censored.

Feel free to drop your own favorite contemporary banned books in the comments.

Kelly Mangan (She/Her) 🏳️‍🌈💖💜💙 @kellyamangan.bsky.social · 4d

Librarians, booksellers, & educators— when you talk about banned books, please focus on the thousands of CONTEMPORARY books that are being banned right now.

For example….
#BannedBooksWeek

Book cover: last night at the telegraph club

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Kelly Mangan (She/Her) 🏳️‍🌈💖💜💙 @kellyamangan.bsky.social · 4d

No worries! 😉

Kelly Mangan (She/Her) 🏳️‍🌈💖💜💙 @kellyamangan.bsky.social · 4d

Ohhhhhh. 🤦🏻‍♀️

Kelly Mangan (She/Her) 🏳️‍🌈💖💜💙 @kellyamangan.bsky.social · 4d

Ditto!

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Kelly Mangan (She/Her) 🏳️‍🌈💖💜💙 @kellyamangan.bsky.social · 4d

For sure. I think a massive installation showing the timeline of banned books— leading up the the present— could be very interesting. But if we’re not connecting it to current events, it seems like a swing and a miss.

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Kelly Mangan (She/Her) 🏳️‍🌈💖💜💙 @kellyamangan.bsky.social · 4d

::Sigh:: Yeah. If people want to show the history of book banning, I think that’s lovely. But divorced from connection to current events, it’s taking the whole point of banned books week and punting.

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Kelly Mangan (She/Her) 🏳️‍🌈💖💜💙 @kellyamangan.bsky.social · 4d

This, of course, isn’t meant to be an exhaustive list (feel free to drop your favorite contemporary banned book in the comments), these are simply some of my personal favorites that have been censored.