I’m sure we all know someone who could use this book😌

Lots of magic in the pocket tonight! Thanks for a great evening of inspiration Lauren Soloy ! Lovely to meet you😊 The Osborne Collection 18th Annual Sybille Pantazzi Memorial Lecture at Toronto Public Library Lillian H. Smith branch. #kidlitart #cankidlit

New blog! "Who Needs the Dark?" by Laura Alary @lauraalary.bsky.social "When I was little I was scared of the dark. Like many children, I imagined shapeless creatures lurking in my closet or under the bed..." Link to full blog below! #Cankidlit #kidlit picturebookseh.weebly.com/blog/who-nee...

Looking forward to reading this! Congrats @jgcanada.bsky.social and @jandolby.bsky.social 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Illustrators! @brianlarossa.com has posted an open #kidlit call- see below⬇️

Warm nights of late summer Stars shining in the city Neighbourhood sounds of baseball and bicycles Tea = ?

Attended @karenkrossing.com and Cathie Jamieson’s fun and informative book launch yesterday! I learned so much about our neighbourhood and all that came before us living here and love it even more! Congratulations👏🏻 If you have littles who are curious about where they live - this book is for you!

Listen in to hear from the Canadian creators of new #cankidlit releasing this September! Follow @picturebookseh.bsky.social to stay on top of new releases all year!

Fall #cankidlit reads! Check them out!

I'll be volunteering again at #PYI2025 - here are my tips for the conference: * wear comfy shoes * bring a refillable bottle * BYOL Bring Your Own Lunch * Don't be afraid to ask questions because it shows the session presenters that you are paying attention #kidlit #CanKidLit

Are you a Published And Listed SCBWI member living in Canada East? If so, please check your email about joining our list of PALs offering workshops. You don't offer workshops? Maybe you should! It's paid and we want to learn from you! We're especially looking for illustrators! #kidlit #cankidlit

@debbieohi.com always has great advice! #kidlit #cankidlit #illustrators #artists

The Canadian Children’s Book Centre is excited to announce the finalists for the 2025 CCBC Book Awards. Our congratulations to all of the finalists! Read the full press release: bit.ly/4fVXjLv

This one is definitely on my list. I always wonder and research my neighbourhood. Looking forward to reading @karenkrossing.com and Cathie Jamieson’s new picture book! #cankidlit @picturebookseh.bsky.social

The perfect spot for a capture of the Eiffel Tower☺️ Our trip to France is complete✨👏🏻💛 We love you Paris! 🥐☕️🇫🇷 #sketchaday

Notre Dame, Paris, quickly in between showers ☔️🌧️🌦️ #sketchaday

Sketch in the restored medieval town of Sarlat-la-Canéda, Dordogne, France. Sketching, a glass of Cotes du Rhone red and goat cheese☺️ #sketchaday

Early morning sketch of Le Columbier from the back in Festalemps, France this morning. #sketchaday

To those interested in writing/illustrating picture books for young people: I'm starting to post my free #PictureBooks101 series on my blog (updating & adding to posts I originally shared on Substack). First post is up today! debbieohi.com/2025/07/pict... #KidLit #PictureBooks #EduSky

Sketches from France now that the heat wave is over and I can lift my arms!!!🥵 Festalemps and Bergerac so far.

Thanks @hkubiw.bsky.social for highlighting #cankidlit ! Check out her extensive upcoming releases list📚👀❤️

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Thanks so much for the lovely bump and review @hkubiw.bsky.social ✨✨ I had so much fun making the illustrations and fabrics lush🧶 So glad you could snuggle into reading The Warmest Blanket in the World by Tamara Levine and @secondstory.bsky.social Follow Helen for more reco’s of #cankidlit 🤩🤩

@scbwicanadaeast.bsky.social Sketch & Scrawl GTA St Lawrence Market today was so deliciously busy and fun! 😋✍️ Thanks for coming out @milifayart.bsky.social @camelliakoo.bsky.social @thisisjaclyne.bsky.social Andy and Pedro for coming out!

10/10 Congrats @stephaniegibeault.bsky.social and @jsinquett.bsky.social !!

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If your kiddos are into choose your own adventure comics then check out @brianmcl.com Complete the Quest adventure!

Keep tabs on @picturebookseh.bsky.social for the lastest #cankidlit releases for 2025! Thanks for sharing👏🏻

We are currently looking to add more prizes to our upcoming silent auction and can issue tax receipts for items donated for the event. If you would like to donate an item for the auction, please send us a DM.

A great way to boost your and your fellow creator’s works on Bluesky. Let’s celebrate new books getting out in the world! Thanks to @debbieohi.com for making this thread🤩 Follow her blog to read how to make it all work best⬇️ #kidlit

Boosting for #Canadiankidlit

Feb 11th was a busy book birthday!

Also launching this week!

It’s The Warmest Blanket in the World’s Book Birthday today! 📚🎂!!!! Illustrated by me, written by Tamara Levine and published by @secondstory.bsky.social ☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️ #kidlitart #kidlit #cankidlit @picturebookseh.bsky.social #canscaip #scbwi

So happy to be a part of @picturebookseh.bsky.social #cankidlit creators releasing books in 2025!

Don’t miss out on following @picturebookseh.bsky.social #cankidlit #kidlit

Okay revised the starter pack description to make it clearer. If u r a designer or illustrator please boost this to help me find other hiring directors. If u r an art, design, or creative director who hires designers and/or illustrators, raise your hand—I’ll add u. go.bsky.app/Hxoz9KX

In case you haven’t seen! @debbieohi.com is looking for info if you are a paid illustrator of all walks, see below⬇️ #kidlit #kidlitart #illustrator

The progression of a “butt-up” kind of day😹 #catsareweird #workingfromhome

Updated my Quickstart Guide for Bluesky newcomers; feel free to share with anyone who needs it: publish.obsidian.md/debbieohi/qu... #BlueSkyTips

Will be watching this weekend @charlenedraws.bsky.social !

@scbwicanadaeast.bsky.social Our GTA Sketch & Scrawl at the ROM was a success! Thanks for coming out @manumakesart.bsky.social @liflein.bsky.social @milifayart.bsky.social and Richard Ungar! See you next year✨

November's topic for #KidLitArt chat will be - Food in Books! Join @tiffanyharveyart.bsky.social & @charlenedraws.bsky.social on Nov 21, 9pm EST/6pm PST for an hour-long chat about fooooooddddd (in books... and everywhere)! Banner art by @charlenedraws.bsky.social

#kidlit illustrators📣 @debbieohi.com has created another open door thread. Post your work if you’re seeking representation✨

I love being able to sketch so fully in procreate. I never thought I’d embrace a tech option so much. I paint my finals in watercolour because I just can’t give up painting on paper but working through ideas on my ipad is so quick and fun and it keeps the life/gesture in the drawings😊 #kidlitart

Check out the amazing Canadian Illustrators from @canscaip Packaging Your Imagination’s Art Show 2024. canscaip.org/PYI-Art-Show... #pyi2024 #kidlitart #kidlitillustrators

So excited to be working with Kathy Stinson and Nimbus Publishing on our new book Levi’s Violin! Coming Fall 2025🎻🎵✨

Bruce Beach is nice💛☀️

Hello everyone! So happy to be on Bluesky🦋 I’m a #kidlit illustrator based in Toronto. I work in watercolour, ink, procreate and photoshop. Check out my bio to see more work and the books I’ve illustrated. I’m looking forward to being a part of what happens here. #kidlitartists #kidlitpostcard