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Marianna Smith
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Children’s Illustrator. Art Educator. MFA Illustration SU 2026. BFA Communication Arts VCU 2020. #SCBWI Member. She/Her. Brazilian-American.

Portfolio: mariannasmith.com
Email: ms@mariannasmith.com
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Thank you The Society Of Illustrators LA for selecting my piece, “Support Young Latin American Mothers,” for the Illustration West 63 exhibition! My piece is on the exhibition website: illustrationwest.org/63/student/s...

#sila #illustrationwest63 #societyofillustratorsla #editorialillustration
This illustration urges local communities to support young Latin American mothers with unplanned pregnancies. It is a green and red illustration of a young pregnant mother in the shape of South America. Shapes of women in her community surround her to support her.
June 6, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day! I’m Marianna Smith, a picture book illustrator open for work and seeking representation! I love illustrating stories about underrepresented Latin American voices. I would love to work with you!

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💻 www.mariannasmith.com

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A picture book illustrator postcard for kid lit art postcard day. A family sits at a table making a quilt of the earth. A dog and cat play with a ball of yarn.
June 5, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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1 of 5 illustrations for “My Soul is My Captain,” a picture book dummy I illustrated about life. The illustrations are inspired by poetry. The story is about diversity and life. I also used my heritage as a Brazilian-American woman as inspiration for the book 📚 #kidlit #kidlitart
A pink and blue children’s book illustration of a child with a bike standing in front of a giant wall overgrown with vines. The vines form the shape of Goliath, and the child represents David. Birds fly over the wall.
December 31, 2024 at 2:17 PM
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1 of 5 illustrations for “My Soul is My Captain,” a picture book dummy I illustrated about life. The illustrations are inspired by poetry. The story is about diversity and life. I also used my heritage as a Brazilian-American woman as inspiration for the book 📚 #kidlit #kidlitart
A pink and blue children’s book illustration of a diverse family walking under the shade of an emancipation oak tree. The tree is in the shape of a grandparent. The tree shades and protects the family.
December 30, 2024 at 1:40 PM
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1 of 5 illustrations for “My Soul is My Captain,” a picture book dummy I illustrated about life. The illustrations are inspired by poetry. The story is about diversity and life. I also used my heritage as a Brazilian-American woman as inspiration for the book 📚 #kidlit #kidlitart
A children’s book illustration of a girl sleeping underwater. The girl holds onto a dog stuffed animal. Glowing angelfish swim around the girl and protect her.
December 29, 2024 at 1:20 PM
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1 of 5 illustrations for “My Soul is My Captain,” a picture book dummy I illustrated about life. The illustrations are inspired by poetry. The story is about diversity and life. I also used my heritage as a Brazilian-American woman as inspiration for the book 📚 #kidlit #kidlitart
A pink and blue picture book illustration of a diverse family sitting at a table sewing a patchwork quilt of the Earth.
December 28, 2024 at 2:46 PM
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1 of 5 illustrations for “My Soul is My Captain,” a picture book dummy I illustrated about life. The illustrations are inspired by poetry. The story is about diversity and life. I also used my heritage as a Brazilian-American woman as inspiration for the book 📚 #kidlit #kidlitart
A picture book cover featuring a baiana de acarajé, a woman of African descent from Bahia, Brazil, holding the earth. The title of the book is “My Soul is My Captain,” by Marianna Smith.
December 27, 2024 at 3:17 PM
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A three page story about a brother and sister who learn how to get along.
#kidlit #kidlitart 📚
An illustration of an older brother yelling angrily at his younger sister for breaking his favorite toy spaceship. The brother and sister hold the broken pieces of the toy spaceship. The brother looks angry while the sister cries sadly. The brother wears a cardboard box space helmet. The sister wears a green dress, pink tiara, and alien antennae. An illustration of the brother finding a pink homemade toy spaceship with alien antennae in his bedroom. He curiously picks up the spaceship. A note on his desk reads “For my brother.” The sister peeks through the bedroom doorway and worriedly watches her brother examine the gift she made for him. An illustration of the brother and sister playing with their toy spaceships outside. The brother plays with the spaceship his sister made for him. The sister plays with her brother’s old broken spaceship. The sun sets in the distance and the crescent moon and stars rise.
December 19, 2024 at 8:05 PM
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I sketched some Asian elephants at my local zoo! #sketchbook
Sketches of Asian elephants at the local zoo. Sketches of Asian elephants at the local zoo. Sketches of Asian elephants at the local zoo.
August 18, 2024 at 11:26 AM
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I’m very happy to announce my illustration “True Love Extends to the Ends of the Earth” has been featured in Reed Magazine, California’s Oldest Literary Journal! What an honor this is! #editorial #editorialillustration #literarymagazine
Illustration on a page of the magazine showing a person holding a large bag and standing in a pink and green landscape. Roots grow underground below the figure. Yellow flowers sprout from the roots. Some flowers are alive, while others are wilted. The person’s hair turns into clouds. Cover of Reed Magazine #157.
July 18, 2024 at 12:48 PM
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My first school visit was a success! We started with a reading of “Percy the Pesky Squirrel,” and I shared my artistic process illustrating the book. Afterward, the students illustrated their own inventive animals. The kids were rockstars! So grateful for this opportunity! #KidLitArt #KidLit
Photo of picture book illustrator Marianna Smith talking about her artistic process when she illustrated the picture book, “Percy the Pesky Squirrel.” Photo of picture book illustrator Marianna Smith talking about the picture book she illustrated, “Percy the Pesky Squirrel,” to a kindergarten class. Photo of the picture book, “Percy the Pesky Squirrel,” written by Marguerite D Nicholls and illustrated by Marianna Smith. Illustration of Percy the squirrel from the picture book “Percy the Pesky Squirrel,” written by Marguerite D Nicholls and illustrated by Marianna Smith.
June 14, 2024 at 5:00 PM
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Happy #KidLitArtPostCardDay! I’m Marianna, a Brazilian-American #KidLit illustrator who loves illustrating stories that help kids feel belonging. I'm looking for PBs, picture books, and covers that focus on everyday life and warm moments. I'm seeking representation.

www.mariannasmith.com
Picture of a girl drawing for Kid Lit Art Postcard day.
June 6, 2024 at 12:39 PM
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Hi, I’m Marianna! I’m a Brazilian-American children’s book illustrator who loves illustrating stories that help lonely kids feel like they belong. Nice to meet you all! 🤗
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Portfolio: www.mariannasmith.com
A little brother and sister play with a sifter. They imagine bright glowing sand swirl through the sifter. A girl draws outer space. A girl, her mother, and her baby brother sit beside the river. The girl wants to play with her mother and brother, but feels left out as her mother takes care of her brother. A brother, sister, and their pet dog jump into puddles after it rains.
June 6, 2024 at 11:49 AM
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Hello again! I’m also on Cara. Happy to follow people there and here!
Cara profile @mariannasmith
June 6, 2024 at 2:11 AM
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Hello, Bluesky! I’m a children’s book illustrator who likes to draw stories that help kids feel like they belong. Happy to be here! #kidlitart #childrensbookillustration
June 6, 2024 at 1:43 AM