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Bryony Crane
@bryonycrane.bsky.social
✏️ Illustrator/author and general stuff-maker
📚 Rep'd by Sophie Sheumaker at @bookendsliterary.bsky.social
🎨 http://bryonycrane.com
💬 http://Instagram.com/bryonycrane/
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Hello! 👋 Finally got an invite (thanks @charlenedraws.bsky.social !)

I’m Bryony, an illustrator from the UK in love with vibrant colour & making lovely playful #KidLitArt work 🎨

Rep’d by BookEnds Literary for 📚 & I’m also up for any other fun #illustration projects!
http://bryonycrane.com
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Enjoying exploring this little monster & making a story for him 🌳👀

If you’d like to work together (ideally on some funny/sweet/colourful creatures) let me know 💌 (Agent: @sophiesheumaker.bsky.social @bookendsliterary.bsky.social )

🎨 bryonycrane.com
@ BryonyCrane
#kidlitartpostcard #kidlitart
November 6, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Enjoying exploring this little monster & making a story for him 🌳👀

If you’d like to work together (ideally on some funny/sweet/colourful creatures) let me know 💌 (Agent: @sophiesheumaker.bsky.social @bookendsliterary.bsky.social )

🎨 bryonycrane.com
@ BryonyCrane
#kidlitartpostcard #kidlitart
November 6, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Hello #portfolioday 👋
Here’s a summery #illustration I made for @bookendsliterary.bsky.social Summer lookbook (rep’d by @sophiesheumaker.bsky.social for books)

🎨 More work/contact info at: bryonycrane.com
🔍 Looking for any lovely PB/MG/children’s-adjacent projects
July 8, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Monkey character details from my Jungle Book illustration. Loved drawing these! ✏️🐒

#kidlitart #middlegrade #illustration
June 12, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Hello #kidlitartpostcard day! 👋

Looking for any PB/MG/children’s-adjacent #illustration projects that you think I could be a good fit for!

🎨 bryonycrane.com
✉️ bryony@bryonycrane.co.uk
📚 Rep’d by @sophiesheumaker.bsky.social Sophie Sheumaker at BookEnds Literary
June 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I’ve done a long-overdue portfolio update and I think it’s looking pretty good 🎨🎉 - please go and have a little peek!
bryonycrane.com

#kidlitart #childrensillustration #illustrator
May 21, 2025 at 2:22 PM
A middle-grade / chapter book sample I made for my portfolio. Really love the textures and characters in this one, and working in only 2 colours was challenging but really fun! 🦭 #kidlitart #childrensillustration
May 15, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Happy #KidLitArtPostcard Day!
Here’s a fun one from #vintagebookweek.
👀 Looking for fun, colourful PB/MG/children’s-adjacent illustration projects with cheeky characters 🎨.
📚 Agent: @sophiesheumaker.bsky.social at @bookendsliterary.bsky.social
📒 More at bryonycrane.com & instagram.com/bryonycrane
April 3, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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Finally finished my picturebook dummy & I'm really proud of it! If you're an editor/art director & would like to see it, let me know (or Sophie at BookEnds).
It's about a hermit crab who doesn't want to leave his shell. (And not remotely autobiographical, how dare you even suggest it 👀🐚) #kidlitart
March 4, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day! 💌
Always looking for fun, colorful PB, MG & children’s-adjacent projects!

📚Rep’d for book work by @sophiesheumaker.bsky.social at @bookendsliterary.bsky.social
🎨 Portfolio bryonycrane.com
✏️ More in-process work and life nonsense at instagram.com/bryonycrane
March 6, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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This #kidlitartpostcard you get a sneaky look at a picture book that I have coming out next month.

www.anawiththekey.com
contact@anawiththekey.com

If you want to work together give me a shout. I'm great at answering emails :) Oh and I'm seeking representation as well so you know.
March 6, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Happy World Book Day! Here in the UK children dressed up as their favourite book characters.

Also happy #kidlitartpostcard If you are an editor or art director and would like to know about my dummy book 'Ghowl' let me or my agent, @sophiesheumaker.bsky.social, know.

www.lelesaa.com
March 6, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day! 💌
Always looking for fun, colorful PB, MG & children’s-adjacent projects!

📚Rep’d for book work by @sophiesheumaker.bsky.social at @bookendsliterary.bsky.social
🎨 Portfolio bryonycrane.com
✏️ More in-process work and life nonsense at instagram.com/bryonycrane
March 6, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Finally finished my picturebook dummy & I'm really proud of it! If you're an editor/art director & would like to see it, let me know (or Sophie at BookEnds).
It's about a hermit crab who doesn't want to leave his shell. (And not remotely autobiographical, how dare you even suggest it 👀🐚) #kidlitart
March 4, 2025 at 1:49 PM
It’s #kidlitartpostcard day again! Looking for fun, colourful illustration work… PB/MG/early reader, or any children’s-adjacent projects!

🎨 More at bryonycrane.com
✏️ @bryonycrane everywhere else!
February 6, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Here’s some fun warm-up #sketchbook stuff I’ve been doing with the Birbfest prompts ✏️
January 30, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Hello from my January studio burrow where I try to finish my next picture book dummy with the flu 🤧 😅 #kidlitart
January 27, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Ahhhh, how nice and relaxing is it to open a social app and actually have the entire feed just filled with illustrations… new discoveries and people you follow and want to see. What a treat!
December 5, 2024 at 8:25 PM
Happy festive #kidlitartpostcard day ⛄️❄️

I’m Bryony, a #kidlitart illustrator in love with colour and making fun, playful work for kids! Looking for projects for the new year, inc PB/middle grade/early reader & kids editorial illustration. Rep’d by Sophie at BookEnds Literary

🎨 bryonycrane.com
December 5, 2024 at 1:06 PM
Couldn’t resist the day 3 title for the Imagined Book Cover challenge today - ‘A House In The Peppertree’ 🌳. Trying to be a bit more loose with my peppers and foliage 👀🌶️
#kidlitart #kidlituk #illustration
December 4, 2024 at 3:50 PM
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My agency is not yet on Bluesky, but I figured it’d be nice to put together a starter pack of the authors and/or illustrators of BookEnds Literary who’ve already made it here.

Say hi to my agency siblings!

#starterpack #booksky #kidlit

go.bsky.app/Uw5hJaE
November 17, 2024 at 5:18 AM
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My map of children's independent bookshops is updated regularly. Most provide an online service and they're all run by people who can make well-informed book recommendations. Make sure you support your local one if you want to keep it. Any missing, please let me know. padlet.com/Jon_Biddle/r...
November 19, 2024 at 6:43 AM
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I've put together a #starterpack of illustrators based in, or focused on, UK publishing bsky.app/starter-pack... Do let me know if your name should be there :) #kidlit #kidlitUK #UKkidlit #kidliART #illustrator #illustrators
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November 15, 2024 at 11:02 AM
How lovely to see all the #kidlit people flocking here & discover new pals. Thanks for the follows!

If you’ve discovered me today - hello 👋 I’m still sleepily acclimatising to BlueSky, so please check out more of my work or come say hi on IG here:
instagram.com/bryonycrane/
Or 🎨 bryonycrane.com
November 15, 2024 at 12:34 PM
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Heyyy, #KidLitArtPostcard day! I'm Julian, a queer picture book author & illustrator working in gouache. I love stories about the hidden corners of the natural world & would love to work on a book exploring the world below the soil! 🍂🪱

🌿 rep'd by Naomi Davis at BookEnds Literary
🎨 julianplum.com
October 3, 2024 at 5:12 PM