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Jackie Verbitski @jackievee.me · 6d

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day!

I’m an author/illustrator who loves stories involving offbeat characters, introverts, mice, food (any, but especially larger-than-life), gardens, old people, old objects, and other things that surprise and/or delight!

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Jackie Verbitski @jackievee.me · Apr 25

So excited for my dear friend Julian!! 💖

Julian Plum @julianplum.com · Apr 25

🌈 super exciting news!! I'm so thrilled to be illustrating THE HOUSE THAT FEELS LIKE ME with Sasha and @alvinaling.bsky.social. It's such a needed book right now! Huge thanks as always to Naomi Davis at @bookendsliterary.bsky.social!! Coming Fall 2026!

#kidlit #picturebooks #kidlitart

Screenshot of a book deal announcement from Publisher's Marketplace. Bright art of a gorgeous house interior is in the background. It reads:

DEAL REPORT

By Sasha Allen, Julian Plum
Imprint: Little, Brown Children's

Trans TikTok influencer and The Voice contestant Sasha's Allen's THE HOUSE THAT FEELS LIKE ME, based on the author's viral video, about a house that's dull and gray on the outside, but bright and colorful on the inside, and the neighborhood boy who helps the house's exterior match who it is inside, illustrated by trans artist Julian Plum, to Alvina Ling at Little, Brown Children's, for publication in fall 2026, by Naomi Davis at BookEnds (world).

Children's: Picture Book Fiction, April 23, 2025

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allysa-adams.bsky.social @allysa-adams.bsky.social · Apr 3

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day!

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Melissa Zurca-Ng @melissazurcang.com · Apr 3

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard Day! And Happy Spring! 🌸 Perhaps you’ll find an elephant in your garden too? 🤷🏻‍♀️ I love creating illustrations that are full of wonder and possibility!

Currently seeking representation for picture books!

#kidlitart #picturebookillustration #scbwiillustrators #illustration

In a backyard a small girl in yellow leans over the white railing of a garden porch to look down at what sits underneath in the grass. Her dark hair drapes over the railing as she spies a purple elephant partially hidden under a pink and yellow check striped blanket peeking back up at her. The porch extends from a brick wall w a door and window. There is a mat beneath the door that reads, “Home”, and many potted plants. Down the porch stairs are more flowering plants with a fence in the background, a tree in the top right corner with a bluebird peering down at the scene, and a pink and yellow butterfly fluttering by. The bottom reads, “Melissa Zurca-Ng” on the left and “melissazurcang.com” on the right.

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Brooke Baum @brookebaum.bsky.social · Apr 3

It's #kidlitartpostcard day! It's also my birthday and I'm shamelessly going with a birthday theme! 🎂

I'm Brooke Baum and I'm an author/illustrator. I'd love to illustrate PBs, BBs, and readers. I'm also working on a PB dummy 😀

Portfolio: heybrookebaum.com

#kidlit #kidlitart

An illustration of a yellow dog wearing a pink birthday hat and looking at a pink birthday cake.

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Jackie Verbitski @jackievee.me · Apr 3

Happy birthday!!

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Clary Huang @claryillustration.bsky.social · Apr 3

Here is the spring stroll with the sweet bear friend to celebrate #KidLitArtPostcard Day!

I'm Clary, a #kidlitart illustrator. I’m on the lookout for new projects! I'm available for PBs, BBs, or anything kidlit-related.

✨ Rep’d by Tracy Marchini, BookEnds Literary Agency
🖥️ claryillustration.com

It’s an illustration of a big black bear gently carrying a sleepy little girl and her baby brother on its back as they enjoy a spring stroll through the field.

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Michelle McGaughey @michellemcgaughey.bsky.social · Apr 3

🍞🖌️🍓🎨🐾

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day!

My name is Michelle McGaughey and I'm an illustrator/writer from New England!

Seeking representation for creating picture books! Cheers!

#kidlitart #kidlitpostcard
#picturebookillustration #childrenbookillustration #scbwi #scbwiillustrators #kidlit

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Delphine Lee @delphineleeillo.bsky.social · Apr 3

Hello friends! Happy #kidlitartpostcard day!
I’m Delphine Lee and I’m an illustrator with weakness for spunky characters with big personalities. I’m now represented by Aliza Hoover at @thecatagency.bsky.social Hope you consider me for your next picture book or book cover!

#kidlit #kidlitart

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Reagan Lehman @reaganlehman.net · Apr 3

It's not spooky season, but I finished this for @thecatagency.bsky.social's March promo—just in time for #kidlitartpostcard!

I'm open to PB, chapter book, and cover projects!! I'd LOVE to illustrate more border illustrations like this. ✨

🧙‍♀️ reaganlehman.net
🐈‍⬛ Rep'd by @christiemegill.bsky.social

A young witch in a pink outfit plays the violin. Border illustrations around her show different monsters, a moon, and different familiars listening and interacting with her music. Underneath the border, text reads: "Reagan Lehman, reaganlehman.net, Rep'd by Christie Megill, The CAT Agency."

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Jackie Verbitski @jackievee.me · Apr 3

Thank you friend!! 💙

Jackie Verbitski @jackievee.me · Apr 3

Hello friends! Happy #kidlitartpostcard day to all who celebrate.

My name is Jackie and I’m a children’s author and illustrator seeking representation. I’m interested in creating heartwarming books with timeless stories and nostalgic illustrations!

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Jackie Verbitski @jackievee.me · Jan 26

Thanks Jenn!! ❤️

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Jackie Verbitski @jackievee.me · Dec 6

I get by with a little help from my friends. (Also with: snacks, walking around my neighborhood in the freezing cold, getting into bed early with a book, adding home decor that I’ll never buy to online shopping carts…). How do you get by when life is stressful?

#kidlitart

A black and white drawing of two smiling kids with their arms around each other.

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Jackie Verbitski @jackievee.me · Nov 14

Omg 🫶🫶

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Jackie Verbitski @jackievee.me · Nov 11

🥰 thanks so much!!

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Jackie Verbitski @jackievee.me · Nov 9

Thanks so much!!

Jackie Verbitski @jackievee.me · Nov 8

Thank you! ❤️

Jackie Verbitski @jackievee.me · Nov 8

Thank you so much 🥹❤️

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Jackie Verbitski @jackievee.me · Nov 8

Thanks Delphine!! ❤️

Jackie Verbitski @jackievee.me · Nov 8

Thank you so much! That’s so cool! I love drawing people (or non-people 😅) dancing. There can be so much joy and life in the movements.

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Jackie Verbitski @jackievee.me · Nov 7

Thanks so much!! ❤️

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Jackie Verbitski @jackievee.me · Nov 7

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

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Jackie Verbitski @jackievee.me · Oct 3

Thanks so much, Reagan!! ❤️

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Jackie Verbitski @jackievee.me · Jul 17

Working on some black & white cuties with water soluble graphite for an upcoming gallery show! This medium is my current favorite obsession. All the fun of painting with none of the stress of selecting colors and setting up a palette. Perfect 🤌
#kidlit #kidlitart

A black and white, cameo-style painting of a llama wearing an ascot , done in water soluble graphite.

A black and white, cameo-style painting of a duck wearing a tie, done in water soluble graphite.

A black and white, cameo-style painting of a dachshund wearing a festive collar, done in water soluble graphite.

A black and white, cameo-style painting of a mouse wearing a headband and a festive collar, done in water soluble graphite.

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