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Abi Cushman

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Kidlit Author/Illustrator ☔️ SOAKED! 🚗 ANIMALS GO VROOM! 🐻 WOMBATS ARE PRETTY WEIRD 🦩 FLAMINGOS ARE PRETTY FUNKY 🐹 THE QUIET FOREST https://www.abicushman.com | Newsletter: https://www.abicushman.com/join-my-email-list

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Abi Cushman @abicushman.com · Feb 14

Yes, it's true! Something Really Bad happens when penguins wear pants. So of course there are no penguins in pants in my upcoming picture book, PENGUINS DON'T WEAR PANTS. Right?

Waddling your way in Fall 2026 from Greenwillow Books / @harperkids.bsky.social. #kidlit

New Book Deal! Virginia Duncan at Greenwillow has acquired world rights to Penguins Don't Wear Pants by Abi Cushman, a humorous picture book alerting readers to the fact that something really bad happens when penguins wear pants. Publication is set for fall 2026; Kendra Marcus at BookStop Literary Agency negotiated the deal. Penguin standing by rocks.

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Abi Cushman @abicushman.com · 6d

Happy Spooky #KidLitArtPostcard Day!

I am an author/illustrator and love drawing expressive animals.

Agent: Kendra Marcus / BookStop Literary
Portfolio: abicushman.com

#kidlit #kidlitart

Parent and child raccoon on rock pointing at moon reflection. Illustration by Abi Cushman.

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Abi Cushman @abicushman.com · 10d

Quote with your yellow art! 💛

(This is from my book, Animals Go Vroom!)

#kidlitart #childrensbooks

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JLMeyer 🐰 @jenniferlmeyer.bsky.social · 10d

Quote with your yellow art! 💛
#bunny

Bun Bun the Barbarian with the mighty Hammer being hit by lighting

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Abi Cushman @abicushman.com · 12d

BOOK COVER ARTISTS

QRP with your book covers 📚

#kidlitart #childrensbooks #illustration

Bear with badger and bunny climbing on him under an umbrella. Cover of SOAKED! by Abi Cushman

Three wombats standing close to one another with baby wombat in foreground. One wombat combing nose hair and holding mirror. Cover of WOMBATS ARE PRETTY WEIRD by Abi Cushman

Mouse on rock, deer, moose, bunny, bear in background in forest. Cover of THE QUIET FOREST by Charlotte Offsay, illustrated by Abi Cushman

Two snakes in a yellow car. Cover of ANIMALS GO VROOM! by Abi Cushman

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Abi Cushman @abicushman.com · 12d

Super cute!

Abi Cushman @abicushman.com · 13d

I love that... gives hope for the rest of us! :)

Abi Cushman @abicushman.com · 13d

Seriously so satisfying that it's all coming together!

Abi Cushman @abicushman.com · 13d

AMAZING!

Abi Cushman @abicushman.com · 14d

Thank you, Erin! That means a lot! ❤️

Abi Cushman @abicushman.com · 14d

Aww love this review of Animals Go Vroom! When I made this book, I had a toddler of my own and was inspired to make a fun interactive car and truck book.

Jennifer Tarr @jennifertarr.bsky.social · 15d

Fave #picturebook of the week: ANIMALS GO VROOM! by @abicushman.com

It's genius; my #toddler loves it, and I wrote a whole blog post on why: jennifertarrwrites.com/toddler-teac...

#kidlit #booksky

Toddler Teaches...ANIMALS GO VROOM! - Jennifer Tarr

Animals Go Vroom! is toddler approved - it's surprising, interactive, and has tons of opportunity for making fun animal and transportation sounds.

jennifertarrwrites.com

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Abi Cushman @abicushman.com · 14d

Thank you, Jennifer! I'm so happy your toddler likes it. It was a fun experience making this book. I'd never made a book with holes in it before. There was a lot of trial and error and experimenting. So it's so cool to see it resonate with little readers.

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Abi Cushman @abicushman.com · 17d

❤️❤️❤️

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Abi Cushman @abicushman.com · 19d

Aww! Quite the compliment! Love those illustrations.

Abi Cushman @abicushman.com · 19d

Artists! Quote with your night art!

#kidlitart #illustration

Parent raccoon and kid raccoon in a boat with the moon reflecting on the water. Kid raccoon has net to try to catch the reflection. Art by Abi Cushman.

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Abi Cushman @abicushman.com · 29d

Yay! So awesome!

Abi Cushman @abicushman.com · Sep 4

Thanks, Debbie! ❤️

Abi Cushman @abicushman.com · Sep 4

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard Day!

I am an author/illustrator and love drawing expressive animals. This is from a scene in a book coming out next summer called THE QUIET OCEAN (written by Charlotte Offsay).

Agent: Kendra Marcus / BookStop Literary
Portfolio: abicushman.com

#kidlit #kidlitart

Illustration by Abi Cushman showing a whale calf swimming in a sunbeam

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Abi Cushman @abicushman.com · Sep 3

All of @hopelim.bsky.social's books are seemingly simple, but they make you feel and think. AT THE WINDOW, illustrated beautifully by #QinLeng, is about a girl seeing her neighbor at her big apartment window everyday. It is a sweet story that challenges you to see things from a new perspective.

AT THE WINDOW book cover by Hope Lim and Qin Leng. A girl walking her dog past a neighbor at her window.

Three panels showing a girl walking her dog past her neighbor's empty apartment. The girls sees a For Sale sign.

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Abi Cushman @abicushman.com · Sep 3

TOMATOES ON TRIAL by @lindsayhmetcalf.bsky.social & #EdwinFotheringham is about the Supreme Court case that decided whether a tomato was a fruit or vegetable. And it is FUN! Cheeky text and humorous illustrations make this book a treat to read.

Tomatoes on Trial: The Fruit v. Vegetable Showdown picture book cover written by Lindsay H. Metcalf and illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham.

Illustration of a man in a courtroom giving arguments about why tomatoes are fruits not vegetables from the book Tomatoes on Trial by Lindsay H. Metcalf and Edwin Fotheringham.

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Cassandra Federman @cassfederman.bsky.social · Sep 2

🔱Aquamanatee is making a splash at a bookstore (or comic book store) near you TODAY! Perfect for kids ages 5-7 who ❤️ graphic novels and for fans of Nawhal & Jelly and This Is a Sea Cow!

🔗in bio to purchase

Onward to illustrating 🔱 book 2 in this adorable series!

#graphicnovel #kidlit #edusky

Image of the cover of the Young graphic novel Aquaman where Marlow the manatee has his flippers up in the air and he is dressed as Aquaman. His friend Goldie, the goldfish wears glasses in the bottom right corner and is looking directly at a Seaborg, which is a sea animal that has been taken over and has become half robotic. Goldie is trying to get Marlow’s attention so he too can recognize the danger in front of them.

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Abi Cushman @abicushman.com · Aug 29

It's "reesees peesees" but then "rhesus peanut butter cups".

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Carrie Finison @carriefinison.bsky.social · Aug 26

Cover reveal! Even Steven, illustrated by Daniel Wiseman, releases 4/14/2026 from @penguinkids.bsky.social! We hope it will spark conversations about the best ways to share things, from a bedroom to a best friend...or a whole lot of pickles. Find out more: www.carriefinison.com/books/even-s...

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Amy Chini @amychini.bsky.social · Aug 25

Hey @abicushman.com, check out what my daughter brought home from her school library last week. 😀

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Abi Cushman @abicushman.com · Aug 25

Awww yay!!

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April Berry | KidLit @aprilberrybooks.bsky.social · Aug 23

Have you read THE QUIET FOREST written by Charlotte Offsay and illustrated by Abi Cushman? If not, you should and this is your chance! ❤️✨

Great bit THANK YOU to @abicushman.com for donating this fantastic #KidlitChuckleChallenge prize!

Image shows the cover of a picture book, The Quiet Forest (Charlotte Offsay / Abi Cushman). Image says," Thank you to #KidlitChuckleChallenge prize donor, Abi Cushman, for giving away a signed copy of The Quiet Forest.

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