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Cynthia Cliff
@cynthiacliff.bsky.social
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Published Kid-Lit Author & Illustrator
Self taught artist * Silly heart * Tree hugger
www.CynthiaCliff.com
Represented by Andrea Brown Literary Agency
Author/Illustrator Books: Pie for Breakfast * The Wild Garden * A Weekend Trip * A Day at the Museum
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Veronicas Summer of Silk illustrated by @cynthiacliff.bsky.social

One Red Thread by Lindsay Ward

Lavender and Leo by April Genevieve Tucholke

Flash! illustrated by Laura Ramos
Veronica’s Summer of Silk Nancy Paulsen at Penguin/Paulsen has acquired world rights to Veronica's Summer of Silk by Virginia Postrel (l.), illustrated by Cynthia Cliff, about a girl who learns the art of textile making at a silk mill in pre-Industrial Revolution Italy, inspired by the author's on-site research of historical mills. Publication is slated for fall 2027; Jackie Ko at the Wylie Agency represented the author, and Kathleen Rushall at Andrea Brown Literary Agency represented the artist. One Red Thread Kristin Zelazko at Magination Press has acquired author-illustrator Lindsay Ward's One Red Thread, a picture book about the connections that tie all of us together, illustrated in a cut-paper style. Publication is scheduled for fall 2026; Lara Perkins at Andrea Brown Literary Agency sold world rights. Lavender and Leo Krestyna Lypen while at Algonquin Young Readers bought world rights to Lavender and Leo by April Genevieve Tucholke and illustrated by Khoa Le (co-creators of Beatrice Likes the Dark), about two lonely children, one with synesthesia, who discover friendship in a shared love of unique colors and odd smells. Deirdre Jones at Little, Brown will edit; publication is slated for winter 2028. Laura Rennert at Andrea Brown Literary Agency represented the author, and Alice Jin Zhang at Astound US represented the illustrator. Flash! Stacey Barney at Penguin/Nancy Paulsen Books has acquired, in an exclusive submission, Flash! by Heidi Tyline King (l.) (Saving American Beach), illustrated by Laura Ramos, a picture book that chronicles the firefly research of John Bonner Buck and his groundbreaking discoveries in bioluminescence. Publication is scheduled for summer 2027; Hilary McMahon at Westwood Creative Artists represented the author, and Caryn Wiseman at Andrea Brown Literary Agency represented the illustrator.
September 28, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Yes, she was someone I started following right away. I just don’t really have the bandwidth to spend any time here. 😕
January 21, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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I’m excited to be here!
January 21, 2025 at 12:45 AM