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Abi Cushman
@abicushman.com
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Kidlit Author/Illustrator
☔️ SOAKED!
🚗 ANIMALS GO VROOM!
🐻 WOMBATS ARE PRETTY WEIRD
🦩 FLAMINGOS ARE PRETTY FUNKY
🐹 THE QUIET FOREST
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So excited to share the cover of THE QUIET OCEAN (words by Charlotte Offsay, pictures by me)! Splashing onto shelves on May 5, 2026 from @simonkids.bsky.social / @ssedlib.bsky.social.

🐠 Pre-order: abicushman.com/books/the-qu...

#coverreveal #kidlitart
Cover of The Quiet Ocean by Charlotte Offsay and Abi Cushman. Pufferfish in ocean surrounded by dolphin, whale, squid, turtle, and shark.
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Authors, Beware! There's a firm called "ClaimsHero" doing aggressive social media outreach claiming to
"help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.
November 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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If you see this, post your bird art 🐦

(This is from my book, Flamingos Are Pretty Funky, describing flamingos' bright red crop milk and the fact that flamingo parents lose their pink coloring when they're raising chicks.)

#flamingos #birds
Flamingo with bright red crop milk coming out of their mouth. Scene from Flamingos Are Pretty Funky by Abi Cushman
November 10, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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Hello #KidlitArtPostcard! I'm Abi Cushman, and I love illustrating stories with funny animal characters.

I'm represented by Kendra Marcus at BookStop Literary Agency.

Portfolio: abicushman.com

#kidlit #kidlitart
Illustration by Abi Cushman of Bear hula hooping in puddle. Scene from Soaked!
November 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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In THE TRAVELING TACO by @pragmaticmom.bsky.social and #KimberlieClinthorneWong, kids can learn about where some of their favorite foods came from (not just tacos). I love that it's very browsable with bright, bold illustrations & bite-sized pieces of text. 😍🌮

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Book cover of The Traveling Taco: The Amazing & Surprising Journey of Many of Your Favorite Foods by Mia Wenjen and Kimberlie Clinthorne-Wong. Various food illustrated: ice cream, pasta, french fries, tacos, fish, onion, shrimp, orange Interior spread of The Traveling Taco book. Illustrations and text about where ice cream came from.
November 4, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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This #picturebook by @carriefinison.bsky.social and Brian Biggs is so much fun! With #rhyming that rolls of your tongue it tells the story of Rosie as she builds a road with the help of her crew, but when exhaustion hits, the crew will prove the value of #teamwork! A must read for sure!
November 3, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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🚨 WNDB is committed to providing emergency grants to diverse authors & illustrators, publishing professionals, and educators experiencing dire financial need due to loss of SNAP benefits. We are now open for a new round of emergency grants, between $250 and $1,000 each.

💻 bit.ly/WNDB-emergency
Royal blue promotional graphic titled “Emergency Grants Open”. Beneath the title text is a row of three illustrations depicting boxes of food donations. At the bottom of the graphic are three rows of text with a bright gold background that contain the following message: “Diverse writers, illustrators, publishing professionals, and educators financially impacted by loss of SNAP benefits or access to food, apply for a grant today!
November 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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COVER REVEAL✨️MILES AHEAD by Minh Lê illustrated by me! Thanks to Rotem, Sarah & team, ABLA, Caryn & everyone involved!

Out Spring 2026 from Knopf/Random House Kids
Available for Pre-order
A road trip, a charming family, a missing present, a kid and his smart dog named Miles, a funny book with ❤️.
November 2, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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Cover reveal (& kitten reveal 🐱)! Touch a Truck Day, illus. by Viola Wang, releases 3/17/26 from
@chroniclebooks.bsky.social! This lift-the-flap board book invites readers into the driver's seats of 8 trucks to discover their unique features. More info: carriefinison.com/books/touch-a-truck-day/
Cover of the book Touch a Truck day by Carrie Finison and Viola Wang, a board book with a garbage truck on the cover, next to a gray tabby kitten.
October 29, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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So excited to share the cover of THE QUIET OCEAN (words by Charlotte Offsay, pictures by me)! Splashing onto shelves on May 5, 2026 from @simonkids.bsky.social / @ssedlib.bsky.social.

🐠 Pre-order: abicushman.com/books/the-qu...

#coverreveal #kidlitart
Cover of The Quiet Ocean by Charlotte Offsay and Abi Cushman. Pufferfish in ocean surrounded by dolphin, whale, squid, turtle, and shark.
October 23, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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Everyone! Check out @jerroldconnors.bsky.social's BIG RHINOCEROS, LITTLE RHINOCEROS! It has really inventive flaps, adorable illustrations, and a heartwarming storyline about a baby rhino and parent encountering a scary sound.

It's so clever & also has that simple, classic feel. ❤️ 🦏

#kidlitart
Big Rhinoceros, Little Rhinoceros book cover by Jerrold Connors. Big orange rhino on left and little yellow rhino on right. Interior of Big Rhinoceros, Little Rhinoceros by Jerrold Connors. Red background with orange bigger rhino behind smaller yellow rhino. Yellow rhino is a flap. Interior spread of Big Rhinoceros, Little Rhinoceros by Jerrold Connors. Red background with orange bigger rhino. Smaller yellow rhino is on a flap that has been turned over.
October 14, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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I had the privilege of reading an advance copy of NUNU AND THE SEA by @isabellakung.bsky.social. I hope everyone gets a chance to read this when it comes out on 10/14. It's an absolutely beautiful book with breathtaking art. ❤️
Nunu and the Sea by Isabella Kung book cover: Girl with glasses in an origami boat
October 9, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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Psst! I am opening up to unagented children's book submissions *just for the month of October*! This is an exciting experiment. The email to send submissions to is OpenOctober@Sourcebooks.com. You can find out about what I'm looking for at www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/me...
Melissa Manlove – The Official Manuscript Wish List Website
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October 8, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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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.
October 2, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Quote with your yellow art! 💛

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

#kidlitart #childrensbooks
September 28, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Quote with your yellow art! 💛
#bunny
Bun Bun the Barbarian with the mighty Hammer being hit by lighting
September 28, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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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
September 26, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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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.
September 24, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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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.
September 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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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
September 4, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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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.
September 3, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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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.
September 3, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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🔱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.
September 2, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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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...
August 26, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Hey @abicushman.com, check out what my daughter brought home from her school library last week. 😀
August 25, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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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.
August 23, 2025 at 4:51 PM