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Dow Phumiruk
@dowphumiruk.bsky.social
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Mom, wife, clinically retired peds, now academic MD, author/illustrator, 🇹🇭Thai American, SCBWI Narr Art Award winner, E/W Lit Agency, posts #kidlitart & book marketing, on hiatus from new book projects. Ignores random DMs. She/her/hers, opinions my own.
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Dow Phumiruk @dowphumiruk.bsky.social · Nov 6
You are not alone, by far. 💙“This is precisely the time when artists go to work. There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear.” - Toni Morrison. #kidlit #illustration #art #artist #artists #fight #lgbtqrights #womensrights #kindness #tolerance #freedom
dowphumiruk.bsky.social
Two great books!! This was a fabulous event!
laurenkerstein.bsky.social Lauren H. Kerstein @laurenkerstein.bsky.social · 2d
Best time celebrating HOPE RODE & WORTHY's #bookbirthday with @andreaywang.bsky.social at @boulderbookstore.bsky.social! TY to the staff for everything. TY @carmelacoyle.bsky.social @susanwroble.bsky.social & @dowphumiruk.bsky.social. How lucky are we to have such wonderful friends & family!
#kidlit
November 13, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Happy Halloween!🎃 Have a fun and safe night! #kidlitart #kidlit #illustration #art #halloween
October 31, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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eastwestlit.bsky.social
October News: mailchi.mp/eastwestlite... Happy Book Bdays Sarah Scheerger @dowphumiruk.bsky.social @arielvanece.bsky.social Pen Ken/Saxton Moore, AnnaDewdney; Deals: Brynne Barnes; In the media: Jeanne Walker Harvey, Lynn Smith @ellenhopkins.bsky.social @sarahandianhoffman.bsky.social #Skybrarians
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October 29, 2025 at 3:45 PM
dowphumiruk.bsky.social
Thank you so much for this interview about creating art for our new book! 😊🌷
October 25, 2025 at 5:37 PM
dowphumiruk.bsky.social
Are you ready for Halloween? These illustrations will put you in the mood! :) #halloween
October 24, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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erindealey.bsky.social
Did I see that #BookBlogger Is trending? #Teachers #Skybrarians #RaisingReaders #Edusky #KidlitMegaFeed I post about amazing NEW #kidlit books every week. Here’s the latest pb from JANE YOLEN & @dowphumiruk.bsky.social @littlebrownyr.bsky.social @eastwestlit.bsky.social
RUBY MAPS HER WORLD #read
October 22, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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eastwestlit.bsky.social
Happy Book Birthday JANE YOLEN & @dowphumiruk.bsky.social RUBY MAPS HER WORLD (Christy Ottaviano Books @littlebrownyr.bsky.social )
October 21, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Such a great conference and great to see everyone!!🌟
eastwestlit.bsky.social eastwestlit.bsky.social @eastwestlit.bsky.social · 24d
A few East/West pics from @scbwirockymtn.bsky.social Letters & Lines last weekend. 📚🌟📚🌟📚🌟📚🌟📚🌟
@lmperdew.bsky.social @laurenkerstein.bsky.social @dowphumiruk.bsky.social
agent /author Jim Averbeck
ZB. Asterplume
@meganefreeman.bsky.social
@heatherbrockmanlee.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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I can’t believe that it’s been TEN years with the best agent ever!!! Happy anniversary to us. Deborah Warren at East West has made my dreams come true! 💕📚😊🌟
October 14, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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penamerica.bsky.social
Book censorship in schools has reached a new apex, becoming a routine and expected part of school operations, particularly in states like Texas, which recorded 1,781 total bans in the 2024-25 school year.

Read more at: pen.org/report/the-n... #bannedbooksweek @txfreedomread.bsky.social
Promotional poster for Banned Books Week 2025, featuring a map of Texas filled with book covers, titled 'State of School Book Bans - Texas '25'. Includes logos for PEN America and Texas Freedom to Read. Graphic showing book bans in the 2024-2025 school year, with 26% of U.S. bans occurring in Texas school districts. Includes an image of stacked books with various titles, some showing signs of wear. Logo of PEN America displayed in the top right corner. An informational graphic about Texas House Bill 900, detailing its introduction, focus on restrictive content around sex-related standards in schools, and the vague definition of "sexually-explicit" leading to many books being removed from school libraries. The background features an image of the Texas State Capitol building. Logos for PEN America and Texas Freedom to Read are present in the upper right corner. Infographic titled 'Most banned books in Texas by district' listing various books including 'Homegoing' by Yaa Gyasi, 'More Happy Than Not' by Adam Silvera, 'Nineteen Minutes' by Jodi Picoult, 'Sold' by Patricia McCormick, 'The Diary of Erin McVicker' by Erin McVicker, and 'A Clockwork Orange' by Anthony Burgess. Each book cover is displayed with a note that these are banned in 5 districts. Logo of PEN America and Texas Freedom to Read included at the top.
October 9, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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debbieohi.com
Congrats to Ellie Peterson aka @elliepeterson.bsky.social & Izzy Robe on winning the SCBWI #scbwiDrawThis July/August art challenge!

Find out more about Sept prompt at @scbwi.bsky.social www.scbwi.org/awards-and-g...
#KidLitArt #KidLit
SCBWI winners of the #SCBWIDrawThis art challenge in July/August. Prompt was the word "mismatched" and winners were Ellie Peterson and Izzy Robe.
September 7, 2025 at 8:40 PM
dowphumiruk.bsky.social
An old color sketch for #kidlitartpostcard day. 🌷#art #illustration
September 5, 2025 at 3:13 AM
dowphumiruk.bsky.social
I haven’t posted in a while because I got a new position at work, and it’s been busy. Here’s an old favorite of a forest wedding (interspecies). 🌷#kidlitart #animals #illustration
August 22, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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Happy to support fellow creatives!
August 7, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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katieleereinert.bsky.social
@kmgreenwald.bsky.social @buchetbooks.bsky.social @swildmansf.bsky.social

Head over to www.karengreenwald.com/sunwritefun-25 to check out #SunWriteFun! And many thanks to the amazing prize donors! #kidlit
August 2, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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erindealey.bsky.social
Six PBs for #DisabilityPrideMonth #disabilitypride2025 by
Patty Cisneros Prevo/ Dion MBD

Christina Soontornvat & @dowphumiruk.bsky.social

Anna Dewdney

@erindealey.bsky.social & @k8cosgrove.bsky.social

Sarah Scheerger/Leah Giles

Erin Dealey & @lupencita.bsky.social @eastwestlit.bsky.social
Six picture book covers of books for Disability Pride Month.
July 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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marklevinenyc.bsky.social
The president of the United States is threatening arrest and deportation of an American citizen who just won the Democratic nomination for mayor of NYC.

This is not normal. This is not acceptable. These are the words of an unhinged would-be dictator. I condemn this unequivocally.
spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social Spectrum News NY1 @spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social · Jul 1
Trump threatened New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani with arrest and promised the federal government would look into the state lawmaker’s citizenship.

Read more:
Trump questions Mamdani's citizenship, demands investigations into CNN, Mayorkas
During his visit to a new migrant detention camp in Florida on Tuesday, Trump promised the federal government would look into Mamdani's citizenship
specne.ws
July 1, 2025 at 9:00 PM
dowphumiruk.bsky.social
Congratulations to all! ⭐️
July 1, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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loudthorpe.bsky.social
And that's all there is to it.
June 25, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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jerasikehorn.bsky.social
Courts rulings are considered part of the law – until today.

SCOTUS just canceled it.

250 years of precedent, cancelled by 6 sycophantic sociopaths, in just one day…

Let that sink all the way in. 😎✨
June 28, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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jamellebouie.net
illegal war started by a man constitutionally ineligible to be president
June 22, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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broadwaybabyto.bsky.social
Babies are being born with measles in Alberta, having caught the illness in utero from unvaccinated mothers.

The measles outbreak in Alberta is huge. Their case count is approaching 1,000.

A baby born with measles in Ontario has already died.

Please get your vaccines. This is all preventable.
Alberta babies have been born with measles due to outbreaks, worrying doctors | CBC News
Alberta's measles outbreaks have led to babies being born with congenital measles, the province has confirmed. Congenital measles can lead to severe complications, including death.
www.cbc.ca
June 21, 2025 at 2:40 AM
dowphumiruk.bsky.social
Come join me for an Orpheline launch party at Second Star to the Right, June 21st at 11am! 🧜‍♀️🎉

We'll have storytime, mermaid-themed crafts for the kids, treats, and more. Hope to see you then!

RSVP for a headcount here: events.humanitix.com/orpheline-la...

#bookevent #party #kidlit #mermaids
June 18, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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indivisible.org
250 years ago, Americans rejected the rule of a mad king.

In two days, we’re taking to the streets again to say NO KINGS.

2,000 peaceful protests are planned in small towns and major cities across the country. Join your community on Saturday for #NoKings Day: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
June 12, 2025 at 4:23 PM
dowphumiruk.bsky.social
Thank you so much for the interview, Erin! Happy that Orpheline is out in the world today!⭐
June 10, 2025 at 2:25 PM