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Nadia Fisher
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Preorder AT THE COOKOUT ‘26 (✍🏽🎨)
Latest: I AM THE SPIRIT OF JUSTICE (🎨) ‘25 • LPBD: SIMONE BILES ‘24 (🎨)

Rep’d by @Jemiscoe.bsky.social @starlingliterary.bsky.social

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Barnes & Noble is having a pre-order sale! You can get AT THE COOKOUT, my author-illustrator debut, 25% off now thru Sept 5 with code PREORDER25

AT THE COOKOUT releases 4/7/26 from Putnam Young Readers/Penguin Young Readers ☀️

tinyurl.com/BNAttheCookout

#booksky #kidlit
Graphic with the cover of AT THE COOKOUT by Nadia Fisher and the following information: Barnes and Noble pre-order sale, September 3-5 online only. Premium and Rewards members can use PREORDER25 to get 25% off all pre-orders of upcoming books. Premium members save and additional 10%
September 3, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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I’m SO excited to share the cover for AT THE COOKOUT, my author-illustrator debut, coming April 7, 2026!

tinyurl.com/At-the-Cookout

You can get a behind the scenes look at the cover process and more info about how this story came to be on my Substack (in thread).

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Cover illustration of AT THE COOKOUT, a picture book written and illustrated by Nadia Fisher. It shows a young Black girl in the center with her grandmother and some cousins in the background. There’s an uncle on the grill on the back patio.
July 25, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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A day late bc I’m on deadline & the days of the week all blend into one lately, BUT I wanted to celebrate that the 1st PB I illustrated is now available in paperback! Happy Pub Week to DADDY DRESSED ME, and a most wonderful father daughter team, Michael and Ava Gardner 🎉

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Pile of books of DADDY DRESSED ME written by Michael and Ava Gardner, illustrated by Nadia Fisher, published by Simon & Schuster. The cover shows an African-American father sitting at a sewing machine with a bright colored and patterned fabric, while his you g daughter hugs his around his neck.
April 9, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Still one of my favorites. Thank you to all who support my little shop and for the person who ordered this print so I could be reminded of this message ♥️ #illustration #art #werise
Photo of large art print of a Black woman with big, natural hair, wearing round sunglasses with the words “And still we rise” handlettered on the lenses.
March 20, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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Hi #kidlitartpostcard day! Spreading a little love to all who need it. I’m Nadia, an author & illustrator from DC who loves sweet and joyful stories that tug at the heart. Rep’d by the wonderful @jemiscoe.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

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Illustration of a young Black girl astronaut in space who is sprinkling little hearts into space. On the illustration, it reads: Nadia Fisher, www.ariadelsole.com, Rep’d by Jemiscoe Chambers-Black, Andrea Brown
March 6, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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@barnesandnoble.com is have its preorder sale and the paperback version of DADDY DRESSED ME goes on sale on 4/8/25!

Use code PREORDER25 to save 25%

tinyurl.com/Daddy-Dresse...

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February 5, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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Honoring Rosa Parks on what would have been her 112th birthday

“I believe we are here on planet Earth to live, grow up, and do what we can to make this world a better place for all people to enjoy freedom.”

#blackhistory #bhm #illustration #kidlit
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Illustration, by Nadia Fisher, of Rosa Parks with a quote of hers in the background that says, “I believe we are here on planet Earth to live, grow up, and do what we can to make this world a better place for all people to enjoy freedom.”
February 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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3 more weeks until I AM THE SPIRIT OF JUSTICE, written by Jemar Tisby & @mnewsome.bsky.social , 🎨 by me, releases! Here’s another one of my favorite spreads
Tap for full size

Available for preorder where 📚 are sold & here tinyurl.com/SOJpb

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Illustration from the interior of I AM THE SPIRIT OF JUSTICE showing a young Black child at a desk, writing with pencil and paper. A wind comes from the pencil and swirls around illustrations of Phillis Wheatley, Ida B. Wells, Myrlie Evers, Frederick Douglass, and Dr. Marting Luther King, Jr.
December 17, 2024 at 4:37 PM
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This past weekend I received my illustrator copies of I AM THE SPIRIT OF JUSTICE by Jemar Tisby and @mnewsome.bsky.social, and I can’t wait for you all to be able to read it. Just 4 weeks until release! 😀

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#kidlit #booksky #kidlitart
December 12, 2024 at 7:18 PM
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Hi #kidlitpostcard Day 👋🏽

I’m an illustrator from Washington, DC, & I enjoy inclusive, heartfelt, & fun stories that empower kids of all ages.

I’m rep’d by the wonderful @jemiscoe.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

www.ariadelsole.com
Instagram.com/ariadelsole

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Illustration of 5 little ballerinas with different skin tones who are on a stage for a dance recital looking happy, confused, smug, inquisitive , or indifferent. There are bright lights behind them. Above the image there is writing that says: Nadia Fisher www.ariadelsole.com Rep’d by Jemiscoe Chambers-Black, Andrea Brown Literary Agency
December 5, 2024 at 6:42 PM
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Honoring the incomparable Shirley Chisholm on what would have been her first 100th birthday. May she continue to inspire us all.

#illustration #unboughtandunbossed
Illustration of Shirley Chisholm in a patterned shirt with a quote bubble behind her with her words: “If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair”
November 30, 2024 at 7:01 PM
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1/2 During heavy times, I try to remember the importance of cultivating joy.

I AM THE SPIRIT OF JUSTICE, by Jemar Tisby & @mnewsome.bsky.social, releases on 1/7/25, & it was an honor to work on this incredible book that shows goes thru history & the fight for civil rights thru the present.
Illustration from I AM THE SPIRIT OF JUSTICE, by Jemar Tisby and Malcolm Newsome, showing an African American young girl with short natural hair, wearing a white dress. She has her eyes closed and arms extended in front of a orange, pink, and yellow sky Cover of I AM THE SPIRIT OF JUSTICE by Jemar Tisby and Malcolm Newsome, illustrated by Nadia Fisher. It shows a young, present day, Black girl with eyes closed and hands on her chest. Behind her are Charles Hamilton Houston, Prathia Hall, Ida B. Wells, Frederick Douglass, Myrlie Evers-Williams, and Anthony (one of the first enslaved Africans in then colonial Virginia.
November 17, 2024 at 4:09 PM
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Hi #kidlitpostcard day 👋🏽

I’m an illustrator from Washington DC, & I enjoy inclusive, heartfelt, & fun stories that empower kids of all ages.

I’m rep’d by the wonderful @jemiscoe.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

🎨www.ariadelsole.com
IG Instagram.com/ariadelsole

#kidlit
Illustration of a young Black girl astronaut in space who is sprinkling little hearts into space. On the illustration, it reads: Nadia Fisher, www.ariadelsole.com, Rep’d by Jemiscoe Chambers-Black, Andrea Brown Literary Agency
November 7, 2024 at 5:16 PM
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Sharing an oldie because…mood

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October 24, 2024 at 4:50 PM
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I had to trim this by 10 secs, but I wanted to share this video that Jemar Tisby made for I AM THE SPIRIT OF JUSTICE that he and @mnewsome.bsky.social wrote, and I illustrated. Coming January 7!

You can preorder here tinyurl.com/Justice-book...

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October 21, 2024 at 7:00 PM
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Happy October #kidlitpostcard day!

I’m a children’s book illustrator from Washington DC, & I enjoy inclusive, heartfelt, & fun stories that empower children of all ages.

I’m rep’d by the wonderful @jemiscoe.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

🎨www.ariadelsole.com
IG Instagram.com/ariadelsole
Illustration of children of various ages trick or treating. The oldest is dressed as a witch. Next to her is a Black girl with natural hair in puffs, dressed in a skeleton onesie. Then is a Black child dressed as a mummy. Lastly is a fair skinned child dressed as a ghost. Behind them is a house with 5 ghosts floating around it.
October 3, 2024 at 7:01 PM
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Combining yesterday’s and today’s prompts for #ABLArtfest : scribble and black and white plus the #scbwiArtober2024 prompt: mirror, 😅🫣, for a quick sketch to get back into personal work

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Black and white illustration of a little witch looking at her reflection in the bathroom mirror while standing on her tiptoes
October 2, 2024 at 6:05 PM
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I received an early copy of I AM THE SPIRIT OF JUSTICE, and I can’t wait for everyone to be able to read it! Written by Jemar Tisby and @mnewsome.bsky.social , illustrated by me, it comes out Jan 7, 2025 from ZonderKidz

tinyurl.com/2htudc8e

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Cover of I AM THE SPIRIT IF JUSTICE, a picture book written by Jemar Tisby and Malcolm Newsome, illustrated by Nadia Fisher. It shows a young, African-American girl in the center, with eyes closed and hands on her chest. Behind her are illustrations of Charles Hamilton Houston, Prathia Hall, Ida B. Wells, Frederick Douglass, Myrlie Evers-Williams, and Anthony, one of the first enslaved people in the Virginian colony. There is a wind that flows through them.
September 26, 2024 at 9:46 PM
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I’m so thrilled that SHINE, written by Sarah Asuquo, has made the shortlist in the Picture Book category for the Diverse Book Awards. So grateful & proud to be part of this team!

Congratulations to all!

#ScholasticUK #diversebookawards
#kidlit
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Graphic showing the cover of SHINE, written by Sarah Asuquo, illustrated by Nadia Fisher, and a banner with Kai, from the book, with “Everybody is different, everybody is special” at the top. The graphic also has the Diverse Book Awards logo and the words SHORTLIST PICTURE BOOK
September 16, 2024 at 2:11 PM
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Hi #kidlitartpostcard 👋🏽 I’m Nadia, an illustrator that loves heartwarming and fun stories that spark joy in children of all ages ✨I’d love to work on more PBs, CBs, MG books, and Covers

🎨 www.ariadelsole.com
Rep: @jemiscoe.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

#kidlitart #kidlit
Black and white illustration of a young, Black boy dancing in a ballet studio while his shadow is against the wall. In the bottom left, it says, Nadia Fisher, www.ariadelsole.com, Rep’d by: Jemiscoe Chambers-Black, Andrea Brown Literary Agency
September 5, 2024 at 7:15 PM
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I haven’t created personal art in forever bc of time and then burnout 🫣, so I’m starting back up, gently, with some warmups

Back to school 🎒

#kidlit #kidlitart @jemiscoe.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social
Illustration of a middle school girl, wearing a backpack and a school uniform (reddish polo top and khaki pleated skirt, tall socks, and sneakers), looking back with a smile while walking toward a lighting sketched building
September 4, 2024 at 4:16 PM
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Repost with your favorite book from your childhood. 🐛

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August 24, 2024 at 10:21 PM
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Sharing one of my favorite spreads from Little People, BIG DREAMS: Simone Biles, written by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara, to celebrate the 🐐🥇.

The first 2 time Olympic all-around champion since 1968!

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#SimoneBiles #Olympics  #kidlit
illustration of adult Simone Biles and kid Simone Biles looking at each other with beaming smiles as they wear red, white, and blue leotards and gold medals. They’re standing in front of the audience in the arena.
August 1, 2024 at 7:22 PM
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Hi #kidlitartpostcard 👋🏽 I’m Nadia, an illustrator that loves heartwarming and fun stories that spark joy in children of all ages ✨

🎨 www.ariadelsole.com
Rep: @jemiscoe.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

#kidlitart #kidlit
Illustration of a young, Black girl lying on a field of grass, next to a river or pond. She s is surrounded by trees, and she is peeking at a calico cat that is curiously peaking back at her from behind her backpack.
July 11, 2024 at 4:44 PM
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Sale time! Barnes & Noble is having a preorder sale!

Use code PREORDER25 to get 25% off of I AM THE SPIRIT OF JUSTICE now thru July 17 ✨

Written by Jemar Tisby and @mnewsome.bsky.social & 🎨 by me, JUSTICE come out Jan 7, 2025 thru Zonderkids

tinyurl.com/yrxx23pf

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July 10, 2024 at 3:33 PM