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Marie-Laure Couët
@marielaurecouet.bsky.social
Illustrator & designer 🌈 she/elle
Illustrator Coordinator for SCBWI Canada East
Représentante comité des régions Illustration Québec
BUTTERFLY SEA, Tielmour Press 2025
https://MarieLaureCouet.myportfolio.com

#kidlit #kidlitart #illustration #NoAI
Omg this is my first ever book review.
🦋 After reading a BUTTERFLY SEA advance copy (thank u, @booksbycindy.bsky.social !), I can say y’all are in for a treat. It hits themes I often explore in my own work & makes my photographer’s heart smile. Plus, the illustrations are GORGEOUS. @marielaurecouet.bsky.social @tielmourpress.bsky.social
Getting ready to mail postcards announcing the December 15 release of my next #pb Butterfly Sea. I’m sure you will fall in love with @marielaurecouet.bsky.social artwork! Gorgeous! #CanKidLit #Kidlitmegafeed #booklaunch #pre-order #coverart #butterfly #photography #pretendplay #imagination
November 9, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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Hey illustrators/agents!

I’m a #kidlit art director starting work on a new picture book—we’re looking for: expressive, commercial, human characters; texture (printmakingish); AND BATS! Lively, active, swarming BATS!

Please respond w/ samples + folio link.
Please no emails/DMs.

💙❤️ #artcommissions
November 6, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! Before getting into illustration and design I was a cheesemaker. I never got tired of witnessing the magic of seeing liquid milk flocculate and coagulate into silk. While I miss having excellent cheese on hand, I'm so happy to have moved into visual art. #kidlit
November 6, 2025 at 2:41 PM
That's my art! 😍 Love these postcards, @booksbycindy.bsky.social
Getting ready to mail postcards announcing the December 15 release of my next #pb Butterfly Sea. I’m sure you will fall in love with @marielaurecouet.bsky.social artwork! Gorgeous! #CanKidLit #Kidlitmegafeed #booklaunch #pre-order #coverart #butterfly #photography #pretendplay #imagination
November 4, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Again, Cynthia is a promo beast! We made a real, live book! 💚
🥳 I’m preparing to mail out postcards announcing my next picture book, Butterfly Sea! Join our launch team! Sign up here! forms.gle/n1C9nMjegG8J...

#kidlitmegafeed #edusky #libsky #lyrical #booklaunch #illustrations created by @marielaurecouet.bsky.social
@picturebookseh.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I am so grateful that Cynthia is so on top of promoting our picture book! 💚
Do you remember the first time you ever used a camera? Share in the comments! Butterfly Sea, our next picture book features a child photographer. With illustrations by @marielaurecouet.bsky.social
#photography #kidlit #picturebook #outdoorlearning #nature #ButterflySea #pre-ordet
November 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Join us on November 15th for an excellent exercise in storytelling through chance and flow. Taught by published illustrator, Natali de Mello, and open to everyone at any level!

#kidlit #kidlitart #cankidlit @scbwicanadaeast.bsky.social #illustration @illustrationquebec.bsky.social
From Blotches to Stories: Overcoming the Fear of the Blank Page
In this two-hour workshop, author-illustrator Natali de Mello will give us ideas for overcoming the fear of the blank page. Participants will discover how spontaneous marks can spark both illustratio...
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October 6, 2025 at 1:38 PM
My first book is coming out in December. Cover reveal coming soon!
I’ve seen the cover art and it’s GORGEOUS! I’m so excited to share the cover reveal with you all. 🎉 🦋 🌊 🐚 🌼 🏴‍☠️ 🧜‍♀️ #libsky #edusky #cankidlit #kidlitmegafeed Thank you, @marielaurecouet.bsky.social 🙏🏼

@tielmourpress.bsky.social @picturebookseh.bsky.social @cwillbc.bsky.social
September 25, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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Hey #kidlit illustrators!

We’re beginning to think through a mythology-themed beginning-reader series. I'm looking for someone w/ a commercial/punchy, character-forward style who can breath life into ancient lore.

Please respond w/ samples + folio link.
Please no emails/DMs.

💙❤️ #artcommissions
September 19, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Hey #kidlit illustrators, it has been a few months (a lot going on this year) but I’ll be posting an open call for samples tomorrow. Stay tuned!

💙❤️
September 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Are you a Published And Listed SCBWI member living in Canada East? If so, please check your email about joining our list of PALs offering workshops. You don't offer workshops? Maybe you should! It's paid and we want to learn from you! We're especially looking for illustrators! #kidlit #cankidlit
September 5, 2025 at 3:09 PM
On time for #kidlitartpostcard day! I work both digitally and traditionally and I was recently told my style resembles Chagall and Kandinsky. I'll take it! Do you have a story you want to tell with wild emotion? If you're looking to bounce ideas around, I'm available for a chat.
September 4, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Wild type treatment in the wild. Had to grab a shot of this one at our home exchange this weekend. Took a moment to read it correctly. This is what I mean when I say I like when designers make me work for it. What do you think? Annoying or great?

#typography #design #graphicdesign #designer
August 30, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Somehow I missed this post lol... anyway, I'll be presenting at PYI!

#PYI2025 #kidlit #kidlitart
August 29, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Who here knows how to market a picture book? What's worked for you? What has failed? What did you just really love doing and what will you never to again? Is there a hashtag I can use to share our collective wisdom with the community?

#kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitillustration #illustration #cankidlit
August 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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IN 2 WEEKS
WoT Conversation Ep. 5
Academic research in typography
with Sofie Beier, Ann Bessemans, Gerry Leonidas, Min-Young Kim, Ferdinand Ulrich

Sept. 5, 2025
2 - 3:30 PM CEST
FREE EVENT
Members: RSVP on the community and join the Q&A
Non-members: watch the live broadcast on our YouTube channel!
August 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I had a blast both illustrating and designing this book cover. I love how it turned out and I wanted to share! Based on a couple of live pencil sketching sessions on the shores of the Bay of Fundy.

#kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitillustration #illustration #design #booksky
August 19, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I definitely missed last week's #KidLitArtPostcard, mais c'est la vie! I took the opportunity to get out my pencils, gouache, and ink on our trip to the Maritimes. Important: baby butts are the best and I fully support them in #kidlit

#cankidlit #kidlitart #kidlitillustration #illustration
August 12, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Yaaay! Congratulations on this summer's portfolio showcase winners!
August 3, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Thanks, @debbieohi.com for sharing! I'm really enjoying everyone's portfolio submissions.
Wow, so much wonderful art! Now open for public viewing: SCBWI Summer 2025 Portfolio Showcase - www.scbwi.org/submissions/... #scbwisummer25 #KidLit #SCBWI @scbwi.bsky.social

Pls show your support for *human* artists by boosting? It's a challenging time for illustrators to find work. Thank you! 🩷
August 1, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Hey #KidLitArtPostcard !

I'm Marie-Laure from Québec City. I just finished my debut picture book last month and I'm open to new projects and representation.

Je suis Marie-Laure de Québec. Je viens de terminer mon premier album jeunesse et je cherche un agent et mon prochain projet. Au plaisir!
July 3, 2025 at 3:27 PM
This is why I'm still on social media ❤️
Please share:

Do you hate AI?

Are you an editor, proofreader, designer, illustrator, typesetter, marketer, book blogger, audio narrator, reviewer, ARC/beta reader?

WoodPig Press is creating a pool of freelancers for future paid work.

woodpigpress.com/call-for-pub...

#booksky #books #publishing
July 1, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Come hang with your fellow #kidlit #illustrators on Wednesday, June 18th at 7pm! It's free and open to everyone. Just make sure you register to get that Zoom link! www.scbwi.org/events/illus...
Illustrator Shop Talk (June 2025)
Gather online with fellow illustrators and our chapter's Illustrator Coordinator!
www.scbwi.org
June 6, 2025 at 6:42 PM
... these are a few of my favorite things. 🤩🏳️‍🌈
I made this Pride flag using only NASA images and our team thought it would be cool to share on social (I work on the NASA heliophysics communications team), but it's getting all sorts of hate on the bird app and Fbook. Thought y'all might be more appreciative of it here. ☺️🏳️‍🌈💖
June 6, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I just completed my first traditionally published picture book last week and I am seeking my next project. I specialize in nature and texture, and since I've been a dancer all of my life, I love to make my characters move. Open to representation!

#kidlit #kidlitart
June 5, 2025 at 2:24 PM