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Vaeya Nichols
@vaeyaillustrates.bsky.social
✿ KidLit Illustrator & Writer
✿ Commissions welcome
✿ vaeyaillustrates@gmail.com
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Hello! I’m Vaeya, a #kidlit illustrator from the Midwest with a lifelong love for children’s literature. I enjoy creating silly and heartwarming stories that spark curiosity and grow empathy.

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Owl got his first #library card!
This lil guy is from a #zine I’m working on about ways you can support your local library. 📚
#kidlit #kidlitart #childrensbooks
February 22, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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Nothing to see here… just an elderly tortle cleric trying to get up and ready for adventure!

#dnd #kidlitart
February 21, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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Want to raise compassionate, humans who transcend hatred and prejudice? Read TO THE OTHER SIDE, by Erika Meza, with your kids. With simple, accessible language and interpretive illustrations, this #picturebook provides opportunity for open-ended discussion about concepts of immigration & fairness.
February 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM
The very big bluebird found it much more comfortable to nest on the mossy forest floor.
#kidlit #kidlitart #watercolor
February 20, 2025 at 2:58 PM
This was written in 2018 but more important than ever. Thank you to @rebeccamakkai.bsky.social for the encouraging read!

“Art is a radical act. Joy is a radical act. This is how we keep fighting. This is how we survive.”
#kidlit

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The World’s on Fire. Can We Still Talk About Books? - Electric Literature
The role of literature in a year when every week brought a new atrocity
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February 19, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Love this from #MacBarnett
February 8, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Hello! I’m Vaeya, a #kidlit illustrator from the Midwest with a lifelong love for children’s literature. I enjoy creating silly and heartwarming stories that spark curiosity and grow empathy.

vaeyaillustrates.com
February 17, 2025 at 9:37 PM