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Brooke Baum 🌻

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Aspiring illustrator 🎨
Self-taught (and still self-teaching) 📚
Former bookseller and school librarian 🍎
Mom to 2 year old 😴
Unapologetic emoji user 😘
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I like the sunglasses gator. :)

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My husband and I are rewatching Over the Garden Wall. Sigh. Only 116 days until Halloween. 🎃👹🍁

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😱 It's good to read that fine print!

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*Picks up a comic I like for inspiration.* My brain: you’ll never draw like that Me: shut up

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I know we're mid-summer but I also know that teachers will soon be segueing into classroom planning mode. Come August I'd like to find a few classrooms on here who would like a "reading group" set of TOUCH THE SKY materials, including a hardcover for the teacher and full F&Gs for the kids to use.

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I'll put in a request at my library! :)

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Charlene Chua's avatar Charlene Chua @charlenedraws.bsky.social
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BTW this preorder sale is on till the 7th!

P.S If you preorder the book, DM me & I'll send you some AMY WU stickers!

#kidlit

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Oh my gosh, that is so sad. 😮

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Love this! And Jon Klassen is 🔥 when it comes to advice. I remember reading an interview in which he says that he can't (or doestn't like to) draw backgrounds so he just...doesn't. And it's clearly worked for him. I think about that advice a lot as I build a portfolio and try to stick to what I like

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Thank you!!! They ended up choosing TWO of them and commissioning a third design from me! I'm working on the final illustrations now! 🎉

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One of the best pieces of advice I ever heard was to build a portfolio of things you want to make more of, not what you think other people want. Choose your best works, your most self indulgent works, and make them the highlights.

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Same about being a fan of Beaton for a long time! She is amazing and I'm excited to see this different side of her, but nervous too! I'm super sensitive to troubling content!

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That's what I've heard and I've been looking for a time when I'm up for it. Lately, I've been sticking to kid graphic novels and happier books, but I'm hoping to feel up to it soon!

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I recently purchased Ducks and can't wait to dive in!

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It doesn't bother me at all. Good literature is full of flawed and nuanced characters who may or may not face consequences for their actions. Why wouldn't that apply to children's literature, too? If some folks want moralizing and didactic tales, fine, but that shouldn't be the only thing allowed.

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When there are thunderstorms on the Fourth of July, it's time to get ✨flexible.✨

Also, I'm literally talking about the midwest weather, but it does feel like an accidental metaphor. 😂

#kidlit #kidlitart

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I'm a member and would love to be added! Thank you for all your hard work! 🎉

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The "Red Rover: Shopaholic?" got me. 😂

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I was literally told by my therapist to not read the news. I have OCD and a single bad headline can cause me to have a days' long panic attack, obsess about worst case scenarios, and cease to function. Right now, the best thing I can do is take care of myself, my daughter, and vote.

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Smol reminder, esp if you followed a bunch of artists from a #StarterPack lately - it’s good to hit that Repost 🔁 button on their art posts!

Likes are great, but eyeballs are better. You never know if it may help to connect someone to their next job or gig!

#art

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What are four comics you not only like, but from which you draw inspiration?

As I start my illustration journey and dream of one day illustrating a graphic novel or graphic early reader, these four books (plus so many others) definitely inspire me!

#kidlit #kidlitart #comics

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I've recently started watching Frasier for the first time and all I can hear is Sideshow Bob. 🤡 #thesimpsons

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As a newbie, I check this almost every day! Funnily enough, I was just wondering today whether or not her clients use it, too, or if they just ask her everything directly! 😂

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Thank you! And, yes, I can't keep up 😂

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I was inspired by all the wonderful witch illustrations going around and decided to make my own. Of course, now you all are onto the next "if you see this, repost...", but I thought I'd post my little witch anyway. 😂

#kidlit #kidlitart

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Greg Pincus's avatar Greg Pincus @gregpincus.bsky.social
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Tonight at 9 pm Eastern (6 pm Pacific) it’s #kidlitchat right here on Bluesky! Join us for an hour of #kidlit community, conversation, virtual desserts, and much more. Hope to see you here then!

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Woohoo! I just placed a hold on your book at the library and there is a super long wait to get one of the 7 copies!

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Snippets of a larger piece of playground kids I’ve been working on! I haven’t painted any new papers for these, I’ve been using as much as I can from my overflowing scrap drawer (and digitally color correcting as needed!) ✂️🎨

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