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Faith Pray
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PNW author+illustrator | THE DAY WE GOT LOST |
Repp’d: @mollyoneillbooks
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Happy #NationalKittenDay! Here are my two newsies, Poesy and Desdemona.
Photo of tap kittens asleep, curled up around each other. One kitten is a wet-sand-colored, tiger-striped tabby, the other is a cream-marmalade-pepper patchwork kitten and they are both the cutest kittens ever, of course.
July 10, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Here’s a happy sliver from a project I’ve been working on with my local library. Join me in calling your reps with @5calls.org. Tell them to protect our libraries! 💕📚

#saveourlibraries #kidlitart
Image depicts a cropped watercolor and ink illustration of a pair of large and small honey-colored bears nestled together on the ground wearing sunshine-colored crowns, reading a book. Behind them are layers of hills in shades of grass and stormy sky. A crest of trees begins at the tallest hill.
April 15, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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It’s my stroke-aversary, & I celebrate being alive every year by sharing this graphic, because you never know when it might help you or someone you love. 💕⚡🧠⚡ 💕
Please learn & share.

#strokeawareness #kidlitart #infographic
Heart shaped illustration depicting a bear and a child in braids wearing overalls with the words: It's My Stroke-Aversary! Which means it's time for a refresher: How to Spot a Stroke: FAST. Learning the Signs of Stroke Can Save a Life. Read on for More Info. Illustrated infographic depicting a bear and a child in braids wearing overalls in various scenarios with the words LEARN HOW TO SPOT A STROKE: How to Spot a Stroke FAST. Quick Help Can Save a Life. Maybe Even Yours. Scene 1: Bear with a magnifying glass is looking at the girl's face with the words : FACE: Are both sides the same? Is one side droopy or puffy?, Scene 2: Child and bear raising arms with words: ARMS: Can you raise both arms? Is one arm weaker than the other? ; Scene 3: Child speaking gibberish and bear with speech bubble ("Should I be concerned? Yes.") with words: SPEECH: Do your words sound mixed up or weird?: Scene 4: Bear on old-fashioned telephone with speech bubble: "Hello? 911?" and words: TIME: If you suspect someone might be having a stroke, call for help immediately! Illustrated infographic depicting a bear and a child in braids wearing overalls in various scenarios with the words HOW TO SPOT A STROKE: OTHER SIGNS. Scene 1: Child in partial shadow covering one eye with words EYES: How's your vision? Blurry? Patchy? Dark?, Scene 2: Bear looking on as child holds head with words HEADACHE: Do you have a sudden, intense headache? ; Scene 3: Child spinning while bear gives side-eye with words BALANCE: Did you fall or wobble unexpectedly? Do you feel dizzy?: Scene 4: Child holding and looking into bear's face with words "If you suspect someone is having a stroke, call for help immediately! Quick help can save a life."
March 30, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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A little sliver of happy things ahead! @annettepimentel.bsky.social ‘s clever text has pushed and pulled my creative brain in the best of ways, & I’m so excited to see it become a book.

#kidlitart #rootlitillustrators #howabearbecameabook
March 11, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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Hello #KidLitArtPostcard Day! I’m a #kidlit author-illustrator. I love to draw kids, bears, cats, and all the animals. This is a sliver of a spooky something I’ve been playing with lately.

Rep’d by Molly O’Neill @ Root Literary. faithpraybooks.com

#kidlit #authorillustrator #kidlitartpostcard
A sketchy pencil and crayon illustration of a house at dusk. Six windows glow in the putty grey dusk. A hint of dying ember red ridges the dark, sloping hillside. Thin tendrils snake out from the roof of the house, growing into 3 ghostly shadow creatures with glowing eyes.
March 6, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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A recent ink and watercolor experiment, because maybe we need more cheery window boxes in the world today.
Image of a chunky ink and watercolor drawing of a three-story Victorian-style building in varying shades of brick and plum, with deep sea blue door and trim. Leafy moss green foliage spills from window boxes on the upper stories. A glimmer of sky peeks behind the building and reflects out from its eleven windows. A sea blue and lemon -colored sign announces the ground floor as “Traiteur Boulangerie,” and the door is cracked open to a warm, buttery yellow room within. In front is a terracotta potted shrub on a cobbled street.
February 24, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Hello from another teapot. Today I’m calling my reps with the @5calls.org app to protest the corrupt octopus government destroying everything. You can, too! They make it super easy with phone numbers and scripts all ready to go. Together, we can be a mighty resistance!
An ink and watercolor illustration of splotchy paint drops in variations of colors - sunbleached leaf greens, swimming pool blues, english rose petals, breakfast tea, ripe peach, and midnight ink. In the center of all the dots is a chunky lined, tall teapot and mug, topped with curls of steam.
February 18, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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I’m kind of hooked on dot palettes lately. Playing with paint is such happiness.
February 15, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Something hot to drink? And maybe a samovar.
Chunky ink drawing of a tall samovar coffee pot the color of sunlit limes next to a matching mug and spoon atop a scribbly tray with a moody deep plum background.
February 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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I took a class to play with color & instead of the prompt, ended up playing a writing game which started with questions and turned into teapots with faces and salt and pepper and tigers. It’s nice to play without worrying about productivity and work and what looks good for social media.
Overhead view of paint palette, brushes, dip pens, and multiple ink and watercolor sketches of teapots with faces, One paper has questions written on it, “Coffee or tea? Lion or tiger? Salt or pepper? Lemon or lime?”
February 10, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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Hi Brian! Thanks for the chance to share. I’m a big fan of animals, especially bears: faithpraybooks.com
January 22, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Just a little grouchy person because this is that sort of week.

#sketch #kidlitart
January 22, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Kidlit4Ceasefire auction is live! This year we are raising funds to help injured families in Gaza as well as families displaced in the LA wildfires. Check out the auction via my biolinks! Please join me in sending out some extra love and generosity into the world this year.
January 19, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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January mood, only, it’s mostly just rain over here.

#kidlitart
January 4, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Hello everybody! I’m Faith Pray (yes, that’s really my name by marriage).
Here are some recent-ish pieces that make me smile. Whatever is ahead in 2025, my wish for us is to bring more compassion, light, & creative beauty into the world so love will rise above hate, & good will win.
#artvsartist
January 1, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Happiness! Finding Grateful is one of King County Library System’s best books of 2024! Thank you @elliepeterson.bsky.social for sharing this awesome news. 💕Hooray, @diannewrites.bsky.social, @naomikirsten.bsky.social , & Chronicle! I’m so grateful for this special book.

#kidlit #2024bestbooks
January 1, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Hello everybody! This is my library commission in final form. I wish you cozy and hopeful holidays, with lots of reading too!
December 20, 2024 at 3:58 PM
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My library comission is out in the world, and now I get to share it. First, some nibbles from the interiors with these surprise mice that showed up in the margins, because everybody is welcome at the library.
December 18, 2024 at 5:43 PM
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Cat loaf.
December 17, 2024 at 2:31 PM
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Hello from this cozy cat stack! This is a sliver from a recent library commission. More soon!

#kidlitart
Cat sleeping on a stack of books.
December 6, 2024 at 5:19 PM
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Hello everybody! This is the beginning of my collection for #ReadPalestineWeek. FALASTIN by Sami Tamimi and Tara Wiley, HOMELAND by Hannah Moushabek & Reem Madooh, A MAP FOR FALASTEEN by Maysa Odeh and Aliaa Betawi, and MY OLIVE TREE by Hazar Elbayya. Aren’t they beauties?
Four books standing upright against eachother. Their spines read: FALASTIN, HOMELAND, MY OLIVE TREE, and A MAP FOR FALASTEEN. Cover of a picture book titled HOMELAND. The cover image shows a father and three children looking at a family photo album. A face up picture book titled A MAP FOR FALASTEEN. The cover image depicts a child in embroidered clothes holding a watering pail, sitting in an olive tree. Upright picture book titled MY OLIVE TREE. Cover depicts a child propped up on elbows smiling at a small olive tree sapling.
December 2, 2024 at 6:31 PM
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Well, this is an extra thankful week! FINDING GRATEFUL is on the The New York Times’ “10 Picture Books That Celebrate Gratitude” list. Hooray, @diannewrites.bsky.social, @naomikirsten.bsky.social & Chronicle Books ! Some of my very favorites are on that list! 💕
Shows a clipping from The New York Times “10 Picture Books That Help Kids (and Adults) Celebrate Gratitude” feature. Shows Finding Grateful book cover (a young girl with short hair holding a flower and smiling at a butterfly)
November 27, 2024 at 4:11 PM
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Hello from these little mice that showed up in the margins and now all I want to do is draw mice.
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#kidlitart
November 25, 2024 at 5:12 PM
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We all need some good things lately, so here’s my happy news. Thank you to Emma Ledbetter & Abrams Books and @mollyoneill.bsky.social for helping this dream come true!
📚💕🩰🌸🎄✨
#kidlitart #booknews
November 15, 2024 at 1:15 AM
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My way out of despair this week has been to read books & work on making new ones. These are my newest two: FINDING GRATEFUL, written by Dianne White & illustrated by me, & THE DAY WE GOT LOST written & illustrated by me. 🍁💕📚

#kidlit
November 14, 2024 at 2:25 AM