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Samantha Sader

@samwisebooks.bsky.social

PB Party 2025!!! Wish my luck yall! My son inspires me to write and draw. I love teaching and making kids smile. My recent favorite book is “The Fire of Stars” #pbparty2025

February 3, 2025 at 9:07 PM

Samantha Sader

@samwisebooks.bsky.social

Diapers & Deadlines: Crafting a Child and Raising Dreams- Potty training is a real trip. From the concept of a swirling vortex from which nothing SHOULD ever return to understanding not to pee in your pants anymore… its a whole new world in there. #kidlit #scbwi #momlife #comic #parenting #toddler

A toddler sticks his face down into the potty asking if the deposit will come back.

January 12, 2025 at 5:56 PM

Samantha Sader

@samwisebooks.bsky.social

Penguin adventure. This was a first attempt at a design for a future kidlit postcard. I liked it even though it ended up with an entirely different vibe. #kidlit #illustration #scbwi #scbwiillustrators #authorillustrator #picturebook

A chinstrap penguin swims through clouds of fish and a jellyfish as sunlight streams through the water.

January 12, 2025 at 5:51 PM

Samantha Sader

@samwisebooks.bsky.social

Finished! I hope my parents like it! #longhorn #painting #country #texas #yellowheadedblackbirds #panhandle #art

Longhorn grazes in a pasture next to a fence with yellow-headed blackbirds.

December 14, 2024 at 1:24 AM

Samantha Sader

@samwisebooks.bsky.social

Update: Nearly done!! #longhorn #christmasgift #yellowheadedblackbird #panhandle #texas

A longhorn grazes while yellow-headed blackbirds hang around.

December 13, 2024 at 2:15 AM

Samantha Sader

@samwisebooks.bsky.social

Current WIP a painting for my Parents. Can you guess what kind of birds they will be?

Paint on canvas of longhorn and birds. Longhorn and birds still blank.

Longhorn and birds still blank but now fence has color.

December 11, 2024 at 1:24 AM

Samantha Sader

@samwisebooks.bsky.social

The photo on the right is the top frame for this page. Enjoying this style. I have always loved drawing comics. Storytelling through images has always been a passion of mine. #graphicnovel #kidlit #kidlitart #scbwi #scbwiillustrators

Graphic novel page with a girl excited holding a pinecone, then a CRACK, then she looks afraid/shocked, then a broken branch, and her falling.

A girl reaching for a perfect pine cone. She’s holding onto a tree branch.

December 2, 2024 at 10:16 PM

Samantha Sader

@samwisebooks.bsky.social

Working on storyboarding a graphic novel style page inspired by SCBWI Draw This Prompt: NERD. #scbwi #scbwiillustrators #processvideo #kidlitart #kidlit

December 2, 2024 at 9:53 PM

Samantha Sader

@samwisebooks.bsky.social

Process video for #Novembird #novembird2024 the watercolor wash goes down after the sketch. I use a kneaded eraser to remove excess graphite. Then I do the watercolor outline of the bird. Next is gouache to fill in the bird.

November 28, 2024 at 5:06 AM

Samantha Sader

@samwisebooks.bsky.social

Folktale Week: Day 2 Gate! The robbers stood outside the gate of their den. Plotting how to take back their home from the monster. This was a quick sketch up... I hadn't planned on participating... #folktaleweek #folktaleweek2024 #brementownmusicians

A badger, fox, and rat wait outside the gate to their lair. It was taken from them by a hideous monster and they plan to take it back.

November 19, 2024 at 8:36 PM

Samantha Sader

@samwisebooks.bsky.social

Folktale Week! Today's prompt is mist. Out of the supernatural fog approached a monstrous ghoul! The robbers had no idea what had set up upon their hideout and they ran away in fear! #folktaleweek #folktaleweek2024 #scbwiillustrators #brementownmusicians

The Bremen Town Musicians stacked atop one another to scare the robbers from their den! Silhouetted against the sunset.

November 18, 2024 at 6:33 PM

Reposted by Samantha Sader

Brian LaRossa

@brianlarossa.com

I think book covers, perhaps more than any other category of communication design, embody the idea that:

“Design is not about making something look nice; it’s about helping something to look like itself—a natural vehicle for self-realization.”

brianlarossa.medium.com/design-as-a-...

Design as a Third Area of General Education

Note: this essay may also be found on Design Observer.

brianlarossa.medium.com

November 15, 2024 at 8:03 PM

Reposted by Samantha Sader

Nicole Garnett

@teachertoauthor.bsky.social

🗣 Critique giveaway!

Hey #kidlit, it's the 12th! 🥳

This month, I'm offering 1 #PB critique from myself AND 1 from Peak Team Critiques w/ my partner @aprilberrybooks.bsky.social 🙌

To enter:
1. Follow April & myself
2. Repost this post
3. Comment w/ a GIF of something you're thankful for

Mine🙏 👇🧘‍♀️

a group of people are doing yoga together in a room

ALT: a group of people are doing yoga together in a room

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November 12, 2024 at 3:03 PM

Samantha Sader

@samwisebooks.bsky.social

Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch- Novembird Prompt “This bird is a little nutty.”sketched from a free reference on Unsplash photo cred- Simerpreet Cheema. #Novembird #novembird2024 #chestnutbelliednuthatch #scientificillustration #authorillustrator #scbwiillustrators #nonfiction #nonfiction #stem #birdart

Process photo of Chestnut-bellied nuthatch on a tree.

November 15, 2024 at 4:22 AM

Reposted by Samantha Sader

Angela M Cowan

@angelamcowan.bsky.social

*EXCITED SCREAMING*
I CAN’T WAIT TO HOLD THIS BOOK IN MY GRABBY LITTLE HANDS

Emily Krempholtz 📚 @writersofrohan.bsky.social · Nov 13

You can pick one plant from below (tell me your choice in the comments!) but VIOLET THISTLEWAITE IS NOT A VILLAIN ANYMORE (2025) has 'em all. #UnhingedPit #A #F #R #cozyfantasy

An image of 10 flowers in pots, each labeled with a different trope or element that can be found in VIOLET THISTLEWAITE IS NOT A VILLAIN ANYMORE by Emily Krempholtz. The descriptions on each of the plants include "idiots to lovers," "villain redemption arc," "found family," "sunshine & grump," "a mildly homicidal sentient houseplant," "plant magic (&plant puns)," "hot grumpy alchemist next door," "there's only one greenhouse," "what if i quit my job and opened a flower shop instead?" and "small town shenanigans." The bottom of the image says "a cozy fantasy romance about starting over, because happily ever afters aren't just for heroes. Coming fall 2025 from Berkley Publishing"

November 13, 2024 at 3:10 PM

Samantha Sader

@samwisebooks.bsky.social

Wind Beneath My Wings meets "The Birds" in Beneath Her Silver Wings
Author/Illustrator
#PB
#WIP
#unhingedpit
#grief

November 13, 2024 at 3:31 PM

Samantha Sader

@samwisebooks.bsky.social

Cold Blooded Dancer
Author/Illustrator
#PB
#WIP
#STEM
#unhingedpit

Meme- Desert Creatures check out the dancing lizard. Sunset is offended they aren't looking at it.

November 13, 2024 at 3:29 PM

Samantha Sader

@samwisebooks.bsky.social

Magic School Bus Meets Bluey in No, No, Neal
Author/Illustrator
#unhingedpit
#PB
#rhyming

Meme- kermit to himself: I'll Write a picture book. Evil Kermit to Kermit:Make it Rhyme

Meme- A Neal eyeballs a pile of manure and Momma gives him a disgusted look.

November 13, 2024 at 3:27 PM

Samantha Sader

@samwisebooks.bsky.social

A Mother's Love- Gouache and Colored Pencil with digital touch ups. #scbwi #scbwiillustrators #authorillustrator #kidlit #kidlitart #bears #illustration

A bear cub boops his mom on the nose as he leans over a rock ledge.

November 9, 2024 at 2:40 AM

Reposted by Samantha Sader

Lindsay Lindhult, PhD

@lindzeamays.bsky.social

Channeling my anger into cute spiders. #WIP

#SciArt #bugsky 🎨 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Digital painting work in progress of a peacock spider dancing with pride flag abdomen plumage.

November 7, 2024 at 3:19 PM

Reposted by Samantha Sader

tcandyart

@tcandyart.bsky.social

Hi #kidlitartpostcard. I am author illustrator interested in all kinds of #kidlit projects. Here's a little dedication to my Dad.

Repped by Andrea Morrison of Writers House
www.writershouseart.com/tricia-cande...

Website
triciacandemeres.com

November 7, 2024 at 6:15 PM

Samantha Sader

@samwisebooks.bsky.social

This is my first #kidlitpostcard! My name is Samantha Sader and I am an author/illustrator. I love writing and illustrating nature, STEM, and heartwarming moments. 💚 I am seeking representation. You can see more of my work at:

www.scbwi.org/members/sama...

Or

@samanthasaderillustrator on IG