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TheresaAnackerWohlers @tanackerwohlers.bsky.social · 10h

Probably right 😞

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TheresaAnackerWohlers @tanackerwohlers.bsky.social · 11h

Yup, looks like my art room. ☺️

TheresaAnackerWohlers @tanackerwohlers.bsky.social · 11h

Good idea.

TheresaAnackerWohlers @tanackerwohlers.bsky.social · 11h

Congrats and good luck.

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TheresaAnackerWohlers @tanackerwohlers.bsky.social · 11h

#scbwiArtober2025 Busiest season 4 me, so combo: Murph coiled his FUZZY nightcap & put a CANDLE in his NIGHT LIGHT to investigate. Was a PHANTOM SQUASH the garden marauder? Shimmering but for his rotted BIRTHMARK . EYES stared. Murph was scared he might be the next thing to CARVE.

Color pencil sketch of a rabbit carrying his candlelit pumpkin lantern to the garden where a phantom squash is raiding the garden produce. He looks scared he may be next eaten.

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Brian LaRossa @brianlarossa.com · 3d

Hey #kidlit illustrators! I'll be (virtually✨) presenting my “Design Can Make or Break Your Picture-Book-Dummy” talk to the Maryland chapter of @scbwi.bsky.social on November 3rd @ 7PM, and will also be offering portfolio/picture-dummy reviews.

Register today! 💙❤️

▶️▶️▶️ www.scbwi.org/events/MDDEW...

The open slide of my "Design Can Make or Break Your Picture-Book-Dummy" presentation:

1. Your Book
2. Your Layout
3. Your Typography
4. Your Art
5. Your Pitch

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TheresaAnackerWohlers @tanackerwohlers.bsky.social · 5d

Will try. 😊

Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 5d

Join the SCBWI Illustration Community in October for 31 days of illustration prompts under the hashtag #scbwiArtober2025! More info: www.scbwi.org/artober
@scbwi.bsky.social #KidLitArt

Graphic for SCBWI Artober 2025. Text reads:
“SCBWI ARTOBER #scbwiArtober2025. Join us for drawing prompts the whole month of October. #scbwiArtober2025 on Bluesky and Instagram. More details at www.scbwi.org/artober.”

Decorated with illustrations of yellow and orange flowers and green leaves.

Graphic titled “SCBWI ARTOBER #scbwiArtober2025.” Below are the drawing prompts for October:

Squash

Night Light

Phantom

Birthmark

Eyes

Candle

Fuzzy

Carve

Hive

Twist

Kettle

Tip Toe

Rustle

Burnt

Charm

Scarecrow

Stalk

Perspective

Mask

Harvest

Calico

Mushroom

Tangle

Leaves

Strange

Pie

Attic

Maze

Billow

Sleepover

Bones.
The background is dark green with a border of illustrated sunflowers and autumn leaves.

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Gael_Me ☆ Illustrator @gaelme.bsky.social · 7d

Hello!

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day ✨️

I'm Ada, a Filipino illustrator looking and available for PB, MG, YA or any illustration work.

Seeking representation.

🎨: adaabigael.weebly.com

A gray smiling bipedal wolf offering candies to four trick or treaters. The first one is dressed as Luigi from Super Mario Bros. and she is scared surprised. The second one is dressed as a ghost and he is smiling and amazed. The third one is dressed as Frankenstein, he is also scared. The fourth one is dressed as a witch princess and she is slowly walking backwards.

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menal khan ✩ @menalkhan.bsky.social · 7d

GOURD of the Rings 🎃
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#KidlitArtPostcard - I'm Menal Khan, a South-Asian Canadian author & #illustrator w/a focus on humor. I'm open to PB, BB, CB, covers & editorials!
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⭐️ Rep’d by: @jmcgowanbks.bsky.social
⭐️ Portfolio: www.menalkhan.com
#kidlit #art #booksky #LOTR

Illustration of pumpkin cartoons as LOTR characters.

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menal khan ✩ @menalkhan.bsky.social · 7d

Scrolling through #kidlitartpostcard feels like wandering a digital museum where every wall bursts with whimsy, color, and pure kidlit magic.

Love this time of month.

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Gina Perry @ginaperry.bsky.social · 8d

Happy Wednesday #KidLit friends. Tomorrow (through Friday) is #KidLitArtPostcard day! I'm extending the event a bit to account for the Yom Kippur holiday. www.ginaperry.com/postcard

All about KidLitArtPostcard — Gina Perry Illustrations

www.ginaperry.com

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Deborah Paquette @deborahpaquette.bsky.social · 7d

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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TheresaAnackerWohlers @tanackerwohlers.bsky.social · 6d

My sister and I spent most of our youthful evenings doing this.

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TheresaAnackerWohlers @tanackerwohlers.bsky.social · 6d

Charming.

TheresaAnackerWohlers @tanackerwohlers.bsky.social · 6d

#KidLitArtPostcard Posting again today for those who couldn't scroll yest per holiday. Interpreting Mythological figures and scenarios is fun. Looking for opportunities to stretch my illustration muscles. #gouache #kidlit #illustrator #mythology More art in portfolio theresaanackerwohlers.com

Gouache and pencil drawing of Mythological figure Demeter transforming into a horse, and Poseidon transformed into a white horse pursuing her. Their united spirits bring forth mythological horse, Arion.

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TheresaAnackerWohlers @tanackerwohlers.bsky.social · 7d

#KidLitArtPostcard time. Still having fun playing with interpretations of Myth characters & their storylines. Eager to move past myth and have an honest to goodness illustration assignment for work. Scrolling to see more art tomorrow. More work here: theresaanackerwohlers.com
#kidlit #illustrator

Gouache painting of Mythological figure Demeter transforming into horse and being chased down by Poseidon. Their spirits unite to form the most famous mythological horse, Arion. Leastways, by one telling.

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TheresaAnackerWohlers @tanackerwohlers.bsky.social · 10d

Quote with your yellow art. This one was just waiting around waiting for their turn. #kidlit #illustration #illustrator

Gouache wash and pencil sketch of girl sitting on a crate looking like she's waiting for something. Probably like me, waiting for that big break.

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TheresaAnackerWohlers @tanackerwohlers.bsky.social · 13d

A makes you look very easy going and comfortable with yourself.

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TheresaAnackerWohlers @tanackerwohlers.bsky.social · 14d

Congrats Lisa

TheresaAnackerWohlers @tanackerwohlers.bsky.social · 14d

#kidlitart Or kid at heart. I'm gifted with a daughter with special needs who helps me stay young at heart and helps me to continually see the wonder in everyday life. This connection is one of my greatest assets 4 #kidlit I write about it in my Artist's Blog theresaanackerwohlers.com/artists-blog

Gouache wash of a little girl bicycling, looking up in wonder at a swirl of colorful leaves. Such is the wonder of autumn.

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TheresaAnackerWohlers @tanackerwohlers.bsky.social · 15d

#BookPoll A favorite of mine (and all children at heart like me) is Stan and Jan Berenstain's book The Spooky old Tree. Not just for Halloween, but any cozy read. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/12137/...

The Berenstain Bears and the Spooky Old Tree by Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain: 9780394839103 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

Carve out family time for this classic Berenstain Bear's read! Three brave little bears explore the inside of a mysterious old tree and go into, up, through, over, down, and out. Bright and E...

www.penguinrandomhouse.com

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TheresaAnackerWohlers @tanackerwohlers.bsky.social · 16d

#kidlit #artcommissions Would be cool to work on a Mythology based series. Been sketching ideas from a book on the worlds variety. Assuming a sidestepping around the adultery and incest parts. Not sure what punchy means, but absolutely intrigued. Sketches. Kidlike characters?

Character sketch and painted mock up of Mythology character Demeter, who is sometimes seen with a horse head, but I've envisioned her wearing a horse helmet, which would then help her morph into a horse.

Pencil sketches of youthful Zeus and Poseidon characters. Zeus wielding his lightening bolts to control the Titans beneath the Earth.

Pencil sketch Stone Age female deity, bird and snake characteristics as goddess of water and air, nurturing crops and infants. Minotaur sketch. Another pencil sketch based on canoes of the gods.

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TheresaAnackerWohlers @tanackerwohlers.bsky.social · 16d

Missed out on part of this opportunity last time, won't miss out again.

Brian LaRossa @brianlarossa.com · 16d

As someone who has taught college-level courses on writing, design, and illustration since 2018 I view talks/critiques like these as an extension of my teaching practice. Teaching is a craft unto itself and it’s one I take very seriously.

Brian LaRossa @brianlarossa.com · 16d

Hey #kidlit illustrators! I'll be presenting my “Kid Lit Illustration Dos and Don’ts” talk to “At Home Author” on October 23rd, and will also be offering portfolio/picture-dummy reviews.

Register today! 💙❤️

▶️▶️▶️ www.athomeauthor.com/service-page...

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Brian LaRossa @brianlarossa.com · 18d

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Per Axbom @axbom.com · 21d

If you're on #LinkedIn, this is the link for declining their use of your data for training their AI models:

www.linkedin.com/mypreference...

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TheresaAnackerWohlers @tanackerwohlers.bsky.social · 19d

🤣 Weird remark. But I love it. People say the darndest things.