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Vanessa Morales
@phonemova.bsky.social
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🇲🇽|Illustrator&Kidlit| Concept Art/ Little critters and colors!
Repped by @fullcirclelit
www.linktree.com/phonemova
Lorcana✨
Macmillan,Scholastic,HarperCollins,S&S,LBBYR,Disney Books,Penguin Random House🖍️
DIEGO FUEGO 07/2025
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Vanessa Morales @phonemova.bsky.social · Jan 14
Hey #PortfolioDay

I’m Vanessa,proudly Mexican illustrator
I love to draw fantasy & find the magic in the little details of real life,I love my culture so I always try to add something of it.I love both,digital and traditional art!✨

#kidlitart
linktr.ee/phonemova
phonemova.bsky.social
I have SO much love for Morning glories, they are just too magical for me
November 9, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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phonemova.bsky.social
Hi/Hola #kidlitartpostcard ! I am Vanessa Morales 🇲🇽 & I’m a kidlit Illustrator

✨I’m Open for 2026 book projects! So please don’t hesitate to reach out my agent

Portfolio - www.phonemova.com
Agent - Stefanie Sanchez Von Borstel

#kidlitart #kidlit #illustration #PB #chapterbooks #boardbooks
Spooky mix of Halloween and Día de Muertos Art, because these two are my favourite festivities! I’d love to work in a spooky picture book
October 2, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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phonemova.bsky.social
Happy Halloween y Feliz Día de Muertos 🌼🎃
#kidlitart #gouache
phonemova 6 min I’m a simple girl with simple puns and little buddies I have been saving these since months/weeks ago,some have more sense in spanish tbh Soy bien simple con los chistes y asi por ejemplo : The Chupacabras but is in fact a vampire goat Frankenbunny (ignore i forgot to paint one horn) Monkey-Mermaid A “me,myself and 👁️” book (didn’t add the text yet) La Llorona (the weeping woman but is an onion, a slang in Mexico City to say onion for The tacos) Camarones Momia (mummy shrimps lol a food thing here) A witch, in Ancient Mexico people had the missconception of Owls being witches lol, poor little ones) El sombrerón, a local legend of my hometown And a kind of axolocatrina Felices celebraciones y día de Muertos frens!/Happy Halloween !
October 31, 2025 at 2:21 AM
phonemova.bsky.social
Happy Halloween y Feliz Día de Muertos 🌼🎃
#kidlitart #gouache
phonemova 6 min I’m a simple girl with simple puns and little buddies I have been saving these since months/weeks ago,some have more sense in spanish tbh Soy bien simple con los chistes y asi por ejemplo : The Chupacabras but is in fact a vampire goat Frankenbunny (ignore i forgot to paint one horn) Monkey-Mermaid A “me,myself and 👁️” book (didn’t add the text yet) La Llorona (the weeping woman but is an onion, a slang in Mexico City to say onion for The tacos) Camarones Momia (mummy shrimps lol a food thing here) A witch, in Ancient Mexico people had the missconception of Owls being witches lol, poor little ones) El sombrerón, a local legend of my hometown And a kind of axolocatrina Felices celebraciones y día de Muertos frens!/Happy Halloween !
October 31, 2025 at 2:21 AM
phonemova.bsky.social
Yay! @vrukaslt.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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phonemova.bsky.social
Hey #PortfolioDay

I’m Vanessa,proudly Mexican illustrator
I love to draw fantasy & find the magic in the little details of real life,I love my culture so I always try to add something of it.I love both,digital and traditional art!✨

#kidlitart
linktr.ee/phonemova
January 14, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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allisonrozo.bsky.social
Behold the cuteness of Baby Freya and DIEGO FUEGO THE FIREFIGHTING DRAGON at Hexagon Books in Cleveland Heights! 🤗🐲❄️❤️‍🔥📚🎉 @phonemova.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
October 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
phonemova.bsky.social
Hi/Hola #kidlitartpostcard ! I am Vanessa Morales 🇲🇽 & I’m a kidlit Illustrator

✨I’m Open for 2026 book projects! So please don’t hesitate to reach out my agent

Portfolio - www.phonemova.com
Agent - Stefanie Sanchez Von Borstel

#kidlitart #kidlit #illustration #PB #chapterbooks #boardbooks
Spooky mix of Halloween and Día de Muertos Art, because these two are my favourite festivities! I’d love to work in a spooky picture book
October 2, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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phonemova.bsky.social
Hi #KidlitArtPostcard day✨ I’m Vanessa Morales, a proudly Mexican illustrator, This time with the Cover Reveal for DIEGO FUEGO,our upcoming PB.

🍄 Portfolio phonemova.com
🐸Rep’d by Stefanie Sanchez Von Borstel at Full Circle Lit

#kidlitart
(Kindness is the best resistance!)
Cover Reveal for my upcoming Picture book written by Allison and Rafael Rozo, in Bookstores the next July 22th, Is the story of a little Dragon who is allergic to smoke… have you ever felt out of place? (Who doesn’t?) and you love dragons? (Who doesn’t?) so this book is for you.
February 6, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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phonemova.bsky.social
I missed this #KidLitArtPostcard but here We go,

I’m a Kidlit artist/ Illustrator and concept artist from 🇲🇽 and I’m always open to new projects like Picture Books and Middle Grade covers!

Rep’d by Full Circle Lit
www.phonemova.com

#kidlitart #picturebook #childrenillustration
Spread-like illustration of my original character “onion” being guided by Egg “people”, I’ve been having so much fun to develop this little world in my spare time.
July 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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phonemova.bsky.social
Hi #KidLitArtPostcard ✨ joining with a little art spot from our new Book DIEGO FUEGO, because it’s one of my favorites from the book.
I love really fun and interesting stories and I’d love to do a spooky pb soon.

Open for 2026 projects PB projects as well as MG covers

www.phonemova.com
#kidlit
August 7, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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phonemova.bsky.social
Shrimps Shrimps 🦐
#gouache
A sketchbook page full of Shrimps in a stylized gouache style
September 17, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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phonemova.bsky.social
Shrimps! 🦐

I’m a little behind here but another Sept-Oct batch of buddies
#illustration #kidlitart #gouache
December 2, 2024 at 6:55 PM
phonemova.bsky.social
Thank Y’all for the love for Shrimps! Just in case here some others from precisely a year ago 🦐
phonemova.bsky.social Vanessa Morales @phonemova.bsky.social · Dec 2
Shrimps! 🦐

I’m a little behind here but another Sept-Oct batch of buddies
#illustration #kidlitart #gouache
September 26, 2025 at 12:27 AM
phonemova.bsky.social
Yay! I am absolutely thrilled to shout out to the world that I’ve been illustrating @vrukaslt.bsky.social absolutely great and dear story in our picture book -
🚘LOWRIDER FOR SALE

Really excited to share more about this soon ✨
#childrenillustration #Picturebook #Kidlitart

#illustration
September 25, 2025 at 8:05 PM
phonemova.bsky.social
Shrimps Shrimps 🦐
#gouache
A sketchbook page full of Shrimps in a stylized gouache style
September 17, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Reposted by Vanessa Morales
phonemova.bsky.social
DIEGO FUEGO,The Firefighting Dragon is oficially Out in the world!

Our new Picture Book written by the awesome @allisonrozo.bsky.social and Rafael Rozo and published by @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social

HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY🎉🔥❄️
#kidlitart #picturebook #kidlit #book #dragon
Picture of the cover of DIEGO FUEGO, The Firefighting Dragon : a little axolotl-like red dragon standing in the middle of the cover with some snow flurries and flames around him, fun!
July 22, 2025 at 9:45 PM
phonemova.bsky.social
Hi #KidLitArtPostcard ✨ joining with a little art spot from our new Book DIEGO FUEGO, because it’s one of my favorites from the book.
I love really fun and interesting stories and I’d love to do a spooky pb soon.

Open for 2026 projects PB projects as well as MG covers

www.phonemova.com
#kidlit
August 7, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Reposted by Vanessa Morales
charlenedraws.bsky.social
Hello #kidlitartpostcard ! I am Charlene Chua & I illustrate books for kids.

🌟Open for 2026 projects for PB, GN, board & chapter books🌟

Portfolio - charlenechua.com
Agent - Tracy Marchini
@bookendsliterary.bsky.social

#kidlitart #kidlit #illustration #art
Art of a old style ice cream cart with a senior Chinese man selling ice cream. Around him are some children and a mom waiting to buy ice cream. In the background are some apartment buildings and a park. In the foreground are some hungry pigeons.
August 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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allisonrozo.bsky.social
Diego Fuego was spotted in the wild by Katie Mazeika @kdmaz.bsky.social at The Bookstore Plus @bookstoreplus.bsky.social in Lake Placid, NY! Thank you for sharing Katie!!! @phonemova.bsky.social
August 7, 2025 at 2:11 PM
phonemova.bsky.social
DIEGO FUEGO,The Firefighting Dragon is oficially Out in the world!

Our new Picture Book written by the awesome @allisonrozo.bsky.social and Rafael Rozo and published by @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social

HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY🎉🔥❄️
#kidlitart #picturebook #kidlit #book #dragon
Picture of the cover of DIEGO FUEGO, The Firefighting Dragon : a little axolotl-like red dragon standing in the middle of the cover with some snow flurries and flames around him, fun!
July 22, 2025 at 9:45 PM
phonemova.bsky.social
I just learned about the Moss ball pets and I NEED ONE
July 12, 2025 at 12:50 AM
phonemova.bsky.social
Not a crime but my sister and I used to eat hot cakes with ketchup, or pop corn with ketchup (which is not normal here), and a kind of creamy candy (duvalin) strawberry-vanilla-chocolate flavored with savory snacks
hagofbolding.bsky.social KP @hagofbolding.bsky.social · Jul 10
BlueSky: tell me your food crimes

for example, I eat string cheese by just biting right into the stick
July 10, 2025 at 5:11 AM
phonemova.bsky.social
We’re only a few days to have Diego Fuego out everywhere but If you’d like to help Us preordering the book, now is a good time, Barnes and Noble is having a *25% OFF*

Also help us to spread the word!
@allisonrozo.bsky.social

#kidlitart #Picturebook #kidlit #dragon #kidlitartpostcard
Preview illustration/edit of interior pages for our upcoming picture book Diego Fuego; the firefighting dragon, out next July 22th, a little red dragon is flying in the sky and a little town is behind
July 8, 2025 at 5:28 PM
phonemova.bsky.social
I missed this #KidLitArtPostcard but here We go,

I’m a Kidlit artist/ Illustrator and concept artist from 🇲🇽 and I’m always open to new projects like Picture Books and Middle Grade covers!

Rep’d by Full Circle Lit
www.phonemova.com

#kidlitart #picturebook #childrenillustration
Spread-like illustration of my original character “onion” being guided by Egg “people”, I’ve been having so much fun to develop this little world in my spare time.
July 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM