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Jesse White
@jessewhiteillustration.com
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🌙 Illustrator, author, & muralist in Durham, NC
🌿 Brave Like Fireweed (UNSQ)
🐚 Rep’d by Paige Terlip at Andrea Brown Literary Agency
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It’s #bannedbooksweek 📚 Kids are people and all people deserve to learn from a rich, diverse range of reading material. If you’re interested in joining Authors Against Book Bans, please feel free to DM me! #kidlit #kidlitart
A black and white illustration of a young girl in a big chair, reading a book in front of an open window. A logo for Authors Against Book Bans is in the right bottom corner, beside bold text that says “Books open windows.”
September 26, 2024 at 2:07 PM
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It's a starred SLJ review for BRAVE LIKE FIREWEED by @jessewhiteillustration.com (which releases today!)

🌟 “A lyrical exploration of resilience, finding examples, and inspiration in the natural world” 🌟

Read the full review here

Learn more about the book

@pterlip.bsky.social
August 20, 2024 at 4:30 PM
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A recent #illustration for PineStraw & O'Henry Mag, to accompany Katherine Min's The Music Lover. I wanted to give this piece a kind of star-crossed lovers vibe, with a sprinkle of angst and mystery. Lots of fun to work on and an honor to illustrate one of Min's pieces. #editorialillustration #art
An illustration of two profiles - a woman on the left and a man on the right - with a violin and bow in between them. They are looking directly into each other's eyes. Several different objects are arranged around them, including some Monopoly pieces, a satsuma mandarin, and a spilled bottle of vitamins. A border of oak leaves surrounds them. The limited color palette used is dark plum, mint, peach, bright red, bright pink, and a light olive green.
August 13, 2024 at 2:37 PM
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August #sketchbook prompt drop! I’ve been enjoying a bit of a pace change recently (as in, slowing downnn!) so haven’t been as present on social media but am looking forward to digging into these for sure ✏️💕 #art
August 6, 2024 at 2:00 PM
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⭐ Brave Like Fireweed received a SLJ Starred Review! Hooray!

They state that BLF is "a thoughtful offering for SEL units as well as an upbeat lesson on resiliency in nature; this is also a great choice for sharing one-on-one".

You can pre-order now at the link in my bio 🌿🎒✨

#kidlit #picturebook
An illustration of a little girl kneeling on a beach, holding a big shell up to her ear. She has blue pajamas on and is wearing a bright red backpack and boots. An excerpt from the School Library Journal review is added to the bottom left of the illustration: "A lyrical exploration of resilience, finding examples, and inspiration in the natural world."
July 24, 2024 at 2:27 PM
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A STAR for @jessewhiteillustration.com's author-illustrator debut BRAVE LIKE FIREWEED!

⭐ "A lyrical exploration of resilience, finding examples, & inspiration in the natural world.”—School Library Journal

Pre-order now!
www.unionsquareandco.com/978145494971...
July 23, 2024 at 8:47 PM
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If you see this, post your moon art 🌕🌖🌗

*Posts one of my seventeen thousand illustrations that has a moon in it 🙃
#kidlitart #kidlit #art
A black and white illustration of a girl reading a book in a big chair. She’s sitting in front of a big window, showing the night sky outside. There’s a moon and lots of stars. A fox is curled on the top of the chair.
July 20, 2024 at 3:34 PM
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This week’s #sketchbook spread for FOLLOW. The colors didn’t come out exactly like I had imagined but I had lots of fun making it. I love when sketchbook work gives me a little reminder to focus on the process rather than the product 🌿🪶🎒
#kidlitart #art
An open sketchbook on a wooden table showing a drawing of a girl walking through grass and trees. She is wearing a bright red backpack and looking over her shoulder. A big bird flies across the foreground while smaller bird shapes are visible in the distance.
July 19, 2024 at 2:04 PM
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Any excuse to post a cat 😊 One of my fave spots from last year, for Kazoo Magazine 💕
#kidlitart #kidlit #cat
An illustration of a fluffy cat sitting on a yellow tile floor, looking up at someone’s hand holding a fish. The cat is a little grumpy looking.
July 19, 2024 at 1:26 AM
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Maeve recently 💕
#cats #toebeans
A photo of my brown tabby lying on my lap in bed. The photo is focused on one back paw, with pink toe beans visible. Her front paw is curled over her face. A photo of my brown tabby sitting in the sun on top of a folded beige blanket. The blanket is on a cushioned window seat and a magnolia tree is visible through the window behind her.
July 18, 2024 at 9:48 PM
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Monday morning #sketchbook! I think this one is finished 😊 On to FOLLOW tomorrow 🖍️
#art #kidlitart
An open sketchbook is on a wooden table, with four wax pastel crayons and a mug of coffee beside it. The sketchbook drawing shows large, bright abstract florals with a red fox underneath. The fox has its nose pointed up to a moon. An illustrated list of sketchbook prompts, with the hand lettered title Along a Path of Layered Leaves, Sketchbook Prompts for July. The prompts are BURIED (July 1-5), ST (July 8-12), FOLLOW (July 15-19), WHOOSH (July 22-26), and SUMMER (July 29-August 2).
July 15, 2024 at 2:04 PM
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Summer is all about melty stick marshmallows and cut-off jean jackets, amirite?

Hello! My name is Druscilla Santiago- I like to make pictures with limited color palettes, sketchy textures, and quirky characters.

Rep’d by Kelly Sonnack at ABLA
#kidlitartpostcard #Kidlit #kidlitart
A dragon is blowing fire on marshmallows for his friend, a Sasquatch. Both are also drinking hot cocoa and wearing cut-off jean jackets.
July 11, 2024 at 5:47 PM
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If you too have been searching for a way to add a Bluesky social icon to your SquareSpace website instead of the generic link icon (bleh!) - here are the resources I used to do that! Any time I use custom code I feel like a genius 😀 This was SO satisfying! ⬇️
July 11, 2024 at 4:58 PM
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Hello #kidlitartpostcard !
I'm Cani, an illustrator from Taiwan. I am available for work in the #kidlit realm including #picturebook, #boardbook , #nonfiction for kids, as well as puzzles and games for kids.

🎨 www.canigrin.com
Represented by
@jmcgowanbks.bsky.social

#kidlitart
#picturebook
Lucky dip at checkout, everything is FREE!
July 11, 2024 at 12:44 AM
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Hi #KidLitArtPostcard day. I love storytelling with my illustrations. Please reach out if you would like to work together. I am excited to hear from you. #kidlitart

Portfolio: theremaybecats.com
Agent: @carynwiseman.bsky.social
✉️: caryn@andreabrownlit.com
July 11, 2024 at 1:23 PM
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Happy #KidLitArtPostCard Day🥳 Here's a concerned duck mom reporting seeing the most wanted armadillo in the Wild West.

I'm a #kidlit illustrator from the U.S. who loves to capture magical moments between characters! I'm available for PB, board books, and editorial projects!

📣 claryillustration.com
A concerned duck mom reports seeing the most wanted armadillo to the Chief fox. There's a rundown inn in the foggy Wild West. A concerned duck mom reports seeing the most wanted armadillo in the Wild West.
July 11, 2024 at 3:25 PM
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Hi #kidlitartpostcard day! I'm an illustrator, author, and muralist specializing in #kidlit. Stories about fierce, independent girls and nature are at the top of my wishlist. I draw way too many owls! 🦉

Excited about #pb and #mg projects. Rep'd by @pterlip.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social 💕
An illustration of a young girl reading at night, under a canopy of trees. A brown bunny is sleeping beside her and an owl perches above. Contact information for Jesse White is hand lettered in the margins: Jesse White - Represented by Paige Terlip of Andrea Brown Literary Agency - jessewhiteillustration.com
July 11, 2024 at 2:25 PM
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Postcard day is tomorrow! #kidlit #kidlitart
ginaperry.bsky.social Gina Perry @ginaperry.bsky.social · Jun 24
Please note July's #KidLitArtPostcard event is getting pushed out one week due to the 4th of July holiday. You have an extra week to make a great promo piece #kidlitart illustrators. And an extra week for #kidlit art directors, editors, and agents to come on over to Bluesky.
Illustrated announcement banner. Text reads #KidLitArtPostcard, Next date: July 11th. Girl running with a bag of postcards flying out behind her. Art by Gina Perry
July 10, 2024 at 8:07 PM
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The swallowtail butterfly chrysalises in our fennel have opened and I like to think this butterfly I saw today in the beebalm came from one! 🦋🌱✨
#gardening
A photograph of a brown, open butterfly chrysalis attached to a fennel plant A photograph of a brown, open butterfly chrysalis attached to a fennel plant A photograph of a swallowtail butterfly on pink beebalm A photograph of a swallowtail butterfly on pink beebalm
July 10, 2024 at 8:02 PM
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Today’s #sketchbook progress 🫡 I was looking through old sketchbook photos yesterday and realized this little fox shows up quite frequently! She just works her way into a design without me even thinking about it. Do you have characters that have become friends like that? 💕
#art #kidlitart
A sketchbook spread of a design featuring large florals and plants, with a little red fox standing underneath them. The fox has its nose pointed at a moon.
July 10, 2024 at 1:36 PM
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I started a SFF world building class this evening (!!!) and it takes place on Tuesday evenings so it’ll be hard for me to join #kidlitchat in earnest the next couple weeks.
kidlitchat.bsky.social kidlitchat @kidlitchat.bsky.social · Jul 10
TOPIC: Define "picture book." Or "middle grade." What makes a book YA? Is it simply age range? Or how it's shelved in the library? Do you have a firm grasp of the categories and where your writing and/or art fits? #kidlitchat
July 10, 2024 at 1:57 AM
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Happy #portfolioday 🦋 I’m Cindy, a Latinx illustrator, muralist & cartoonist in Philly. I have a soft spot for dense cities, female friendship (and romance!), bright dreamy colors, and 90s pop culture.

Rep’d by Saritza Hernández at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

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A comic book page of a letter a pop star writes to her crush about what was happening on her tour bus before she receives bad news. Three friends console each other while a girl holds a phone to her chest A mom and daughter figure out sewing patterns and notions after a work table A comic panel with two kids wearing rosaries look up anxiously as they ask their mom to convert
July 9, 2024 at 5:56 PM
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Aloha! I’m Druscilla- a published children’s book illustrator with a background in art direction & graphic design. I’m new to Blue Sky—and thought it would be fun to introduce myself on #PortfolioDay. Here are some of my favorite #kidlit pieces.

Let’s Party.
Two girls sit on a curb with purple slurpees. A bear teacher stands at the front of the classroom while three students, a dog, a bird and a cat, raise their hands excitedly. A bear teacher hides under his desk eating lunch while three students, a dog, a bird and a cat, wonder where he is.
July 9, 2024 at 5:20 PM
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Hello, #PortfolioDay ✨ I'm a #kidlit illustrator for children's literature who loves to capture magical moments between characters!

I'm available for picture books, board books, and kids' magazine projects.

📣 claryillustration.com
💌 hello[at]claryillustration.com
It is a busy playground with kids and parents around. A boy is playing with his dinosaur toys. Two little frogs enjoy camping at the pond with a mini bonfire and a s'more. A bear, a rabbit, and a badger are planning their adventure to find the berries for their cake.
July 9, 2024 at 4:42 PM