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Vaughan Duck is Querying
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I am a published children's book illustrator based in Australia. 🇦🇺 I love drawing pictures that make kids giggle. 😃
Seeking Representation.
www.vaughanduck.com
So proud of this book!

2025 BookFest Gold Medal Winner for Best Picture Book 2025 & Readers' Choice Silver Medal Winner for Best Picture Book.
November 3, 2025 at 10:14 PM
I've been eagerly awaiting the release of this project, as it is such an important book. Superheroes Vs. Cancer aims to help children understand cancer and its treatments. I had so much fun creating characters to represent the cancer cells and the superheroes who help treat them.
September 12, 2025 at 2:34 AM
I've been waiting to share this. I was short-listed for a picture book competition. Top 10 out of over 600 entries Amazing! 😁🎉

#shortlist #kidlit #littletiger #iaminprint #scbwisa #scbwiauseast #iamquerying
July 22, 2025 at 3:42 AM
From pencil rough to color. This character is from a soon to be released picture book. The Day I Had a Fire Truck written by Ashley Wall.
(Mamabear Books)

#pictutrebooks #kidlitartist #iamquerying #procreate #illustration
March 16, 2025 at 6:35 AM
#PBParty It's party time! Have you entered your precious story? I have.

#kidlit #amquerying #picturebooks #PB
February 3, 2025 at 6:40 AM
What does Christmas mean to you? For me, it meant seeing what Santa left in our sacks, eating Coco Pops for breakfast, going to church, followed by a traditional turkey roast then more presents from the family. Christmas consisted of just our family of five, and that was perfectly fine with me.
December 21, 2024 at 12:02 AM
2024 has been a busy year. 4 books I illustrated were released this year, featuring positive stories to inspire your child's imagination. All books are available from Amazon. Link in Comments.

#kidlitart #kidlitillustrator #picturebook #yourkidsnextread #frogs #createdbyhumans #amquerying
December 9, 2024 at 6:08 AM
Here is why reading to your boys is important...
Picture 1: Reading to your children, 2: fires their imagination 3: to create something amazing 4: to scare your sister. Job done!
Some images I created for "Best Dinosaur Ever!" by Lori Rotter. Link in comments
#kidlit #kidlitart #inspirereading
November 9, 2024 at 5:10 AM
November 3, 2024 at 10:04 PM
Hello! 👋 My name is Vaughan, and I'm a children's book illustrator based in Adelaide 🇦🇺, Australia. I like drawing pictures that make kids giggle. 🤣
You can check out more of my work at:
🌐 www.vaughanduck.com
📚 Seeking representation.

#kidlitart #picturebookillustrator #illustration #unagented
October 27, 2024 at 9:52 PM
When Pearly White the Pirate sailed into town ready to settle down, he smiled at everyone he met. But not everyone smiled back. Not at first, anyway. A smile, even a toothless smile, can be contagious.

#SkyPitch #PB
October 23, 2024 at 10:03 PM
One Big Bang and Two Little Monsters.
BASH! CRASH! CLATTER!
SPLISH! SPLOSH! WOOF!
KLUNK! SWISH! THWACK!
To find out what else two little monsters get up to 🩷 me.

#SkyPitch #PB
October 23, 2024 at 9:45 PM
Jimmy receives an invitation to a party from his friend: "A Jolly Pirate Sleepover." Most people would be excited about such an event, but not Jimmy. He’s worried that his friends will discover he still wets the bed. To tackle this dilemma, he devises a four-step plan.

#SkyPitch #PB #unagented
October 23, 2024 at 9:29 PM
Grandparents can be very noisy while they sleep. Some snore, others grind their teeth. But Grandma Croc is unique; she snores like a dinosaur and growls like a hungry wolf. This story truly begs to be read aloud as we discover each new sound Grandma makes. RAWWR! A Rollicking Read!

#SkyPitch #PB
October 23, 2024 at 8:51 AM
A PB trilogy reminiscent of "I Want My Hat Back." A plucky pigeon wishes to be a chicken. After all, chickens have it all—a cozy nest, and plenty of food. Pigeon sets out to prove he can be the best chicken in the coop but soon realizes what a plump chicken is truly meant for.

#SkyPitch #PB
October 23, 2024 at 8:22 AM
I am thrilled to announce a wonderful new picture book, "Even George." Written by Carolyn Cockburn. It tells the story of a hesitant student who gains confidence with the help of an inspiring classroom teacher and an innovative teaching approach.

Available on Amazon. Link in comments.

#picturebook
October 23, 2024 at 1:17 AM
Through a collaboration with a very generous family, Mamabear Books, and The Barbara Bush Houston Literary Foundation are putting two of my books in the hands of over 49,000 children across Texas. Link to the story in the comments.

#bushhoustonlit #kidlitillustration #picturebooks
October 23, 2024 at 1:11 AM
'Whiskers in the Wild' is Book 2 in 'The 'Clever Cat Chronicles' written by the very funny Maggie Keefe. If you loved 'Trouble's Tales' you'll love the new story. Available from Amazon.

#kidsbooks #juniorreader #catstories #picturebookillustrator
October 23, 2024 at 1:04 AM
3 makes it a trilogy. I have just finished the 3rd book in the best-selling picture book series written by Ashley Wall and published by Mamabear Books, 'The Day I Had a Fire Truck.' Coming in 2025. If you haven't got the first two books, get them now from Amazon.
October 23, 2024 at 1:01 AM