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Bindy James
@bindyjames.bsky.social
130 followers 180 following 43 posts
🌿 kidlit Illustrator
📍Yugambeh Country/Logan, Aus
🔹 Represented by Astound US
🔸 SCBWI member
Welcome to Whalebone Mansion-Out Fall 2025
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The SCBWI Draw This! October prompt is REPTILE 🦎A girl with a runaway pet!

#kidlitart #kidlit #childrensbooks #kidsbooks #scbwidrawthis #scbwiillustrators #scbwi @scbwi.bsky.social
A spot illo of a girl looking into a small glass pet tank. She looks surprised because her pet is missing. Her small lizard is running away!
October 21, 2025 at 6:55 AM
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This month’s #kidlitartpostcard is brought to you by Juno and Twig as they munch on their Cheetos.
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I am currently available for exciting new projects, my full portfolio is here:
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www.rosha.ie
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#kidlitart #kidlitpostcard #picturebookportfolio #kidlit #picturebookillustration #darleyanderson
October 2, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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Happy #KidLitArtPostcard!
I’m Marusha Belle, an author-illustrator who loves telling stories full of joy, animals, and laughter.
Art directors, if you’ve got a fun, colorful project that’s destined to be a favorite across ages, count me in!
marushabelle.com
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Marusha Belle, fall, autumn, landscape, bike, picture book, picture book art, cozy, countryside, riding bike.
October 2, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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Happy #kidlitartpostcard day!

My name is Michelle I'm an illustrator/writer seeking representation for picture books!

I grew up on storybook games, and thought I'd try adding movement to my postcard this month!
#kidlit #kidlitart #picturebookillustration #illustration #kidlitpostcard
October 2, 2025 at 6:19 AM
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It’s #kidlitartpostcard day! 🐡 I’m Bindy from Brisbane, Aus. I love illustrating animals, plants, nature, kids, families, infographics and diagrams. Represented by @astoundus.bsky.social
#kidlitart #kidlit #kidlitartpostcardday
An illustration of a porcupine fish, happy to see his friend (a small blue wrasse with some food as a gift). There is text at the bottom on the image: Bindy James, Illustrator, represented by Astound Us.
October 2, 2025 at 6:57 AM
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Today opens the submission period for @postwavebooks.bsky.social new Post Wave Prize for Illustration.
The prize is open to illustrators worldwide.
Submissions open October 1, 2025 to January 7, 2026. For full details and the entry form visit: postwavepublishing.us/about/post-w...
October 1, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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Day 22 of Lilla’s style play challenge - a snapdragon flower.

#LillasStylePlay2025 #makeartthatsells #kidlit #kidlitart
2 spot illustrations of a little girl with red hair. In the first spot she is hiding a bunch of snapdragon flowers behind her back. In the second she is holding them proudly in the air.
September 22, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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Just under a month until Welcome to Whalebone Mansion is out in the world! 🦑Author Laken Slate, illustrated by Bindy James. Join two fish as they discover a whale fall and the creepy creatures that call it home. Published by @charlesbridge.bsky.social
#kidlitart #kidlit #sciart #marinelife #deepsea
September 11, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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Day 4 of Lilla’s style play challenge - a 1940s floral upholstered chair and a very good boy. @makeartthatsells.bsky.social

#LillasStylePlay2025 #makeartthatsells #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebookillustration
A spot illustration of a small brown dog sitting on a 1940s floral chair.
September 4, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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Porcupinefish character sketches! I quite like the sad and angry little puffers 🐡 #kidlit #kidlitart #SciArt 🦑
A page of porcupinefish character sketches. One illustration is in full colour. A page of porcupinefish character sketches. One illustration is in full colour.
August 27, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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Whisper of Fungi

#kidlitart
August 24, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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#illustration #kidlit #kidlitart
August 22, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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I’ve been drawing Porcupinefish nonstop lately. The more I watch videos of them puffing up or nibbling away, the more fascinated I become.

#kidlit #kidlitart
An illustration of a Porcupinefish puffed up from sucking in water.
August 22, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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Some exciting news to share. I’ve been shortlisted in the emerging illustrator competition at CYA conference!!! Thank you Tina and the CYA team! @cyaconference.com

#CYA2025 #kidlit #kidlitart
July 11, 2025 at 5:54 AM
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Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I'm Bindy 👋 I love illustrating animals, plants, natural landscapes and kids! I also create infographics and diagrams. Represented by @astoundus.bsky.social #kidlitartpostcardday #kidlitart
An illustration for #kidliartpostcard day. There are 5 snakes creeping up on a little girl dressed in a snake costume.
July 3, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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Life cycle of a frog
I wanted to try something that could maybe work in a non-fiction title but also had a lot of character
#kidlit #kidlitart #picturebook #illustration 🐸 #frog #childrensbooks #kidlitillustration
June 25, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Funky fungi 🍄‍🟫

#kidlitart #kidlitillustration #childrensillustration #kidlit#picturebookillustration #illustrationart
June 19, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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A peek at the illustrations from Natural World. Published by Igloo Books 🪲🌋🍄 #kidlitart #kidsnonfiction #kidlit
June 12, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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Can't get back into my instagram account no matter what I do, starting to give up hope 😔 on my way to reaching 3k over there too. Just hoping I can rebuild my community if there really is no hope 😓
June 5, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Hey guys it’s #kidlitartpostcard day! I'm Bindy from Brisbane 👋 I love illustrating animals, plants, natural landscapes and kids! I also create infographics and diagrams. Represented by @astoundus.bsky.social
#kidlitart #kidlit #kidlitartpostcardday
June 5, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Okay, fine. I need a bigger bed 😅
I didn’t plan on buying a king-size bed this month, but here we are.
As you can see, there is simply no space.

#kidlitart #scbwiillustrators #childrensbookillustrator #kidlitillustration ⁠#portfolioday #motherdaugher #singlemomlife #childrensbookillustration
May 29, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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I haven’t been posting much new work lately, but I was still able to squeeze in this Midwest mermaid for #mermay before this month ends! 🌿🐚🩵🐢
#kidlitart #kidlitartist #mermay2025 #kidlitillustrator
Midwest mermaid of the Great Lakes 🌿🩵#mermay
May 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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A mermaid illustration for mermay!

Drawn with watercolour, gouache , coloured pencil and procreate

#underwaterworld #illustration #kidlitart #bookart #drawing #mermaid #mermay
Illustration of an underwater world with two mermaids and coral and seaweed
May 29, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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A flower was bitten by a vampire and it became Flower Vampire. Now he doesn't eat manures or drink water, he eats cheese! How wonderfully strange! 😍

#kidlitart #kidlitartist
May 23, 2025 at 5:33 AM
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I’m looking back at work from a couple of years ago and thinking about my change in style. I used to collage more. Both digital and traditional. I’m time poor these days but going forward I need to find time for more collage play! #kidlitart #kidlit
A collage illustration of 2 kids exploring a rockpool.
May 23, 2025 at 8:55 AM