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Author/ Illustrator Naturalist/ Educator Artist, Curriculum Writer, Maker, Mom #12x12pb | #scbwi | Rep’d by @liznealon.bsky.social www.wineberrywoodpress.com

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JessieLeh.bsky.social @jessieleh.bsky.social · 6d

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day!

Acorn weevils are way cuter than you think! You know those perfectly round holes in acorns? That’s these guys.

📞: Rep’d by @liznealon.bsky.social at @greatdoglit.bsky.social

🎨: www.wineberrywoodpress.com/portfolio/

#kidlitpostcard #kidlit #kidlitart

Illustration of acorn weevils who have made a cozy home in an acorn

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JessieLeh.bsky.social @jessieleh.bsky.social · 1d

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JessieLeh.bsky.social @jessieleh.bsky.social · 1d

Omg this is brilliant!

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JessieLeh.bsky.social @jessieleh.bsky.social · 1d

Same! You can toggle to the old brushes though. Once I figured that out I chilled out a little.

JessieLeh.bsky.social @jessieleh.bsky.social · 1d

Adorable!!

JessieLeh.bsky.social @jessieleh.bsky.social · 1d

I love reading these and it feels a little surreal to be the one featured! Thanks @12x12challenge.bsky.social @juliefhedlund.bsky.social @kellipanique.bsky.social and @caroljoymunro.bsky.social (and of course @liznealon.bsky.social too!)

12 x 12 Picture Book Writing Challenge @12x12challenge.bsky.social · 1d

🎉 Cheers to #12x12PB member @jessieleh.bsky.social for signing with @liznealon.bsky.social at @greatdoglit.bsky.social! 🎉

“Write and draw beautiful things that you are passionate about. The rest will get there eventually.”

Read more: buff.ly/H3DgQrV

#kidlit

JessieLeh.bsky.social @jessieleh.bsky.social · 6d

I didn’t know I needed a vampire hot dog but I did!

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JessieLeh.bsky.social @jessieleh.bsky.social · 6d

😆 I love this!!

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JessieLeh.bsky.social @jessieleh.bsky.social · 6d

Aww thanks!! Aren’t they the cutest? I love their little snouts!

JessieLeh.bsky.social @jessieleh.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you!!

JessieLeh.bsky.social @jessieleh.bsky.social · 6d

Oooh I love a frog witch!! 🧙 🐸

JessieLeh.bsky.social @jessieleh.bsky.social · 6d

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JessieLeh.bsky.social @jessieleh.bsky.social · 12d

New middle grade book bud!!! “The Bug Bandits” by: by Jenni L Walsh @jennilwalsh.bsky.social

🪲 Rube Goldberg Bug Defense Traps
🦋 Raising Butterflies
🪲 Ink Wash Beetles
🕷️ Spider Pizzas

www.wineberrywoodpress.com/2025/08/26/t...

#kidlit #bookreview #booksky #edusky #middlegrade

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JessieLeh.bsky.social @jessieleh.bsky.social · 12d

I mean, agreed! Why draw anything else??

JessieLeh.bsky.social @jessieleh.bsky.social · 12d

Yaaaaasssss!!! I love drawing beetles and everyone is always trying to talk me out of it!

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JessieLeh.bsky.social @jessieleh.bsky.social · 12d

Such a great webinar @teresarobeson.com !

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JessieLeh.bsky.social @jessieleh.bsky.social · 21d

Easy ways to celebrate the Autumn Equinox in nature!

#wheeloftheyear #autumnequinox #illustration

JessieLeh.bsky.social @jessieleh.bsky.social · 27d

Check out my article in the latest Children and Nature Network publication!

#kidlit #environmentaleducation #edusky

JessieLeh.bsky.social @jessieleh.bsky.social · Sep 4

Get this cute fall tree countdown printable in my September newsletter!!

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#kidlit #kidlitart #illustration

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JessieLeh.bsky.social @jessieleh.bsky.social · Aug 16

Learn about mudlarking in my most recent article on Run Wild my Child

runwildmychild.com/mudlarking/

#mudlarking #kidlit #edusky

JessieLeh.bsky.social @jessieleh.bsky.social · Jul 31

Aww thank you! And thanks for your beautiful words!

JessieLeh.bsky.social @jessieleh.bsky.social · Jul 31

I loved being a part of this issue— the art inspired the stories rather than vice versa, and it was completely fascinating to see two completely different stories about The Bone Witch. @saccharinequeen.bsky.social I will totally send you a drawing for your book! #kidlit #kidlitart

Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · Jul 30

❤️ this interview with Sadie Maskery (@saccharinequeen.bsky.social) about the artwork that inspired her poems for our Ekphrasis Adventure issue, writing for children, and so much more.

🎨 by @jessieleh.bsky.social

www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/intervi...

Illustration by Jessie Lehson of an old witchy woman outside a house made from bones, accompanied by a quote from Sadie Maskery that reads "Once you think sideways about any situation you can find questions to ask that aren't immediately obvious."

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JessieLeh.bsky.social @jessieleh.bsky.social · Jul 24

Thank you!!

JessieLeh.bsky.social @jessieleh.bsky.social · Jul 24

Thank you!!

JessieLeh.bsky.social @jessieleh.bsky.social · Jul 23

Thank you! And likewise!

JessieLeh.bsky.social @jessieleh.bsky.social · Jul 23

Thank you!!