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Lisa Johnston Hancock Illustration
@lisajhancock.bsky.social
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📚Author-Illustrator making books to inspire curiosity about our natural world.
💫SANTIAGO AND GREAT BEAR 2026
🖼️ Rep’d by Ana Crespo at East West Literary
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Teachers: Please name the illustrator when you read to students. Discuss the art. Invite illustrators to visit. Show next generation that art in book was created by a HUMAN, that their work matters. www.picturesmeanbusiness.com/teachers/
#PicturesMeanBusiness Art @sarahmcintyre.bsky.social
#EduSky
Cartoon illustration showing a classroom display titled “Our Favourite Picture Book” with drawings of a cat character. The text on the poster reads “By John Writer. Our class has drawn his character!” Two children say, “We love John Writer!” and “His cats are so cute!” Beside the display, a woman labeled “Jane Illustrator, feeling miffed” thinks, “But… John Writer didn’t decide how this character would look… I did!” Caption at the bottom reads “#PicturesMeanBusiness Sarah McIntyre.”
August 12, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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It’s written in the stars!💫

Santiago and Great Bear are coming to a bookstore near you, in less than a year from now. I can’t believe it! 🤩

Thank you to Diedra Purvis @freespiritpublishing and Ana Crespo @eastwestlit.bsky.social for making this happen. 🙏✨
#picturebookdeal
June 17, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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It was a fabo EW/SoCal SUMMER celebration with @staciawrites.bsky.social Zach, Eddie, Cordelia, @shihopate.bsky.social @gelakalaitzidis.bsky.social Cheryl, Sarah, James, April @afrounicorn.bsky.social @meganefreeman.bsky.social @lisajhancock.bsky.social Ernesto @juliawasson.bsky.social & NA Windsor!
June 2, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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It’s #kidlitartpostcardday

I love drawing animals (lots of birds) and kids exploring nature. You can find more of my work at lisajohnstonhancock.com
April 3, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Congrats Liz Brizzi! So well deserved. 👏
August 6, 2024 at 3:07 PM
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Yes! 😆
brianlarossa.com Brian LaRossa @brianlarossa.com · Aug 6
A crystal clear case study. Bluesky has the juice.
boringstorybook.com Brian Kirby @boringstorybook.com · Aug 5
To illustrate the lack of engagement on X, I pitted one of the most successful #kidlit authors of our time against…a bunny. Find out what happens when a bunny in my yard posted to 1.8K Bluesky followers challenges a publishing juggernaut w/ 93.6K followers on X: boringstorybook.com/the-pigeon-v...
August 6, 2024 at 3:06 PM
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Happy book birthday💛🧛💛
charlenedraws.bsky.social Charlene Chua @charlenedraws.bsky.social · Aug 6
Happy #BookBirthday to THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE DAY by Melinda Beatty and illustrated by me!

We hope everyone likes this sweet little vampire bed time story with Vlad and his cool vampire mama!

#kidlit #kidlitart
Promo image for Things That Go Bump in the Day. Blue vampire child in pajamas holding a blanket and nervously looking around.
August 6, 2024 at 2:30 PM
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I wrote a blog about making of my upcoming picture book BABY STEPS published by ABRAMS APPLESEED💛

www.shihopate.com/shihoblog

I shared how I developed my characters when the text is beautifully simple. I also shared my book making process. I hope you give it a read💛

#kidlit #kidlitart #blog #bts
August 6, 2024 at 2:36 PM
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Coming summer 2025!
June 28, 2024 at 1:09 AM
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Happy #kidlitartpostcardday

I’m going to try to do more with Bluesky and Cara because I’m really enjoying these two formats at the moment.

This is a work that I created for our planet week. I love drawing animals and their environment!
June 7, 2024 at 12:50 AM
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Hey #kidlitart illustrators, if you’re unfamiliar with the Society of Illustrators or The Original Art Show (an annual awards competition/exhibition) I recommend you learn more about both! AND if you illustrated a picture book in the last year, submit it!

societyillustrators.org/the-original...
June 6, 2024 at 11:49 AM
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Related: Did you know that #kidlitartpostcard was started by @ginaperry.bsky.social in May of 2021? Did you also know that TODAY is the FIRST #kidlitartpostcard Gina has encouraged illustrators across social media to exclusively post their #art on Bluesky and Cara? That’s a BIG DEAL!
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An illustration of a child running with a bag of postcards and a pair of hands in the foreground holding one of the postcards which read: Moving to: BLUESKY + CARA. Across the top in rainbow lettering is the hashtag #kidlitartpostcard.
June 6, 2024 at 11:32 AM
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"Having the freedom to read and the freedom to choose is one of the best gifts my parents ever gave me." - Judy Blume

Educators, librarians & booksellers! Download this as a free, print-ready poster: debbieohi.com/resources/pr...
#LetFreedomRead #BannedBooksWeek
Illustration shows girl reading a book with "I love to read" on the cover. Text above is a Judy Blume quote: "Having the freedom to read and the freedom to choose is one of the best gifts my parents ever gave me."
October 4, 2023 at 1:32 PM
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An oldie but I still ❤️ it.

Happy Spooky season! 🎃

#illustration #kidlit #halloween #procreate #spookyseason👻 #kidlitartist
October 1, 2023 at 5:16 PM
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I have new Art Video Reel up on my Instagram feed @lisajohnstonhancock

If you use Insta, please check it out! 🙏💕
September 29, 2023 at 6:49 PM
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It’s beginning to look a little spooky around here. 🐈‍⬛

Do you celebrate Halloween?
September 27, 2023 at 5:35 PM
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Just had a local librarian ask if I had recommendations for kids' books to pair with #fiberarts, and the answer is YES, OF COURSE I DO! Let's start with Peggy Orenstein's lovely NYT article:
The Threads That Bind Us
A boy embroiders the moon, a girl makes coats for canines and a knitted-cape crusader saves the day.
www.nytimes.com
September 18, 2023 at 3:50 PM
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A little fox painting from last October. Hi Bluesky! 👋
September 22, 2023 at 2:40 AM