Katherine Thorne
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sparklemarkers.bsky.social
Katherine Thorne
@sparklemarkers.bsky.social
She/her. Picture book writer/illustrator.
Rep: @swekstein.bsky.social

2024 Round Table Mentee, #PBParty Honorable Mention, #50PreciousWords HM.

Keep posting about your books; I want to read them!

sparklemarkers.com
it’s still there! in New Zealand, toward the south
November 9, 2025 at 2:48 AM
kellie WHAT is happening did you eat one of those psychoactive river toads. is there any left
November 9, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Reposted by Katherine Thorne
In particular Aneesh Bhoopathy, from the design coop Forge, who designed the identity. A brilliant reminder to *employ human creatives!*

www.curbed.com/article/zohr...
Zohran Mamdani’s Campaign Logo Looked Nothing Like a Campaign Logo
The bodega-influenced visual language of an outsider campaign.
www.curbed.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:44 AM
I think a big part of the trend was that readers were hungry (pun sorta-intended) for better cultural representation in PBs and our families’ foods are such a compelling, sensory-rich experience that it was the natural choice to write about. #KidLitChat
November 5, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Kole’s book is SO good! I really recommend it for every PB writer. #KidLitChat
November 5, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Sometimes I’ll get a story idea because a trend will overlap with something in my life/interests. But if a trend doesn’t align with what I’m already doing, it feels SO inauthentic trying to chase it! #kidlitchat
November 5, 2025 at 2:11 AM
if I am ever in the market for another feline companion I will specifically look for Cat Hansel
a man with angel wings is saying do i know what i 'm doing today no
Alt: Hansel. He’s so hot right now. Hansel.
media.tenor.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:44 PM