Erica Lee Schlaikjer 🍉 史光芬

@ericaleewrites.bsky.social

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🚸 here for the #kidlit community!
✍️ currently unagented PB author; seeking rep
📚 pre-order: WILD GREENS, BEAUTIFUL GIRL (ships August 15) https://belcantobooks.net/preorder-%2B-signed-books
📍 Los Angeles

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A whole vibe 🍦

It's #kidlitartpostcard day! I’m Alice, an illustrator & cartoonist who loves drawing funny characters with big personalities. I make webcomics and am currently working on my first graphic novel. I'm open to new projects! #kidlit #kidlitart #comics 🌼 www.alicechu.com 🌼 Rep'd by Marietta Zacker

Shiho's characters make me LOL 😂 too cute #kidlitartpostcard

Happy summer #kidlitartpostcard day #kidlitart! Hello I'm Shiho, a Japanese illustrator who draws with whimsy and cheeky. I would love to illustrate more stories! My first author illustrator PB is out for submission too✨ 💛 shihopate.com 💛 Represented by Deborah Warren at East West Literary Agency

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Lilistrations

Love these warm & vibrant colors!

The level of chill I aspire to 😎 #kidlitartpostcard

Hi #kidlitartpostcard 👋🏽 I’m Nadia, an illustrator that loves heartwarming and fun stories that spark joy in children of all ages ✨ 🎨 www.ariadelsole.com Rep: @jemiscoe.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social #kidlitart #kidlit

#kidlitartpostcard is honestly the brightest lil spot on the internet 🤗

Hello #kidlitartpostcard! I am Charlene Chua & I illustrate books for kids. Interested in BB, PB, chapter books, early reader GNs, for production in 2025! Portfolio - charlenechua.com Agent - Tracy Marchini, BookEnds Literary #kidlitart #art 🎨

A couple excerpts from my debut #PB 🌱 WILD GREENS, BEAUTIFUL GIRL 野菜姑娘 🌺 about an aboriginal girl picking wild greens with her mother in their garden in Taiwan. Bilingual English + 中文. Available for pre-order: belcantobooks.net/preorder-%2B... 🎨 Art: Cinyee Chiu 🐻 Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press

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Chloe Ito Ward

Welcome 🌺

An important episode on how lumping Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders into one big category has led to erasure and resource disparity. Give it a listen. #AAPI www.npr.org/2024/06/26/1...

What does AAPI really stand for? : Inheritingwww.npr.org Should the acronym "AAPI" even exist? In this special episode, we deconstruct it – tracing the 50-year history of the terms "Asian American" and "Pacific Islander" and interrogating how they are used ...

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Oh hey, Happy Nonbinary Awareness Week (Jul 8-14)! 💛🤍💜🖤 #kidlitart #art

Stir it up! 🥣 🍲 🍜 🍝

Hi! We’re Kelsea, Zina, and Kyle: the team behind Stirred Stories! We’re an indie publishing house that prioritizes #books by #newauthors from underrepresented backgrounds. Our current genres: #kidlit #poetry and #YAlit We’re excited to be here and to celebrate diverse books! 💙📚

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Warm summer breeze 🍃🌸 #kidlitart #illustration

Received a huge heavy box in the mail. 📦 Got super excited that it was complimentary copies of my debut picture book. Realized it was just our monthly delivery of kitty litter... 😹 #HappyCaturday

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Please note July's #KidLitArtPostcard event is getting pushed out one week due to the 4th of July holiday. You have an extra week to make a great promo piece #kidlitart illustrators. And an extra week for #kidlit art directors, editors, and agents to come on over to Bluesky.

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Mallory Grigg

I’m seeing lots of “I’m not indigenous” comments… Consider reaching out to @littlepasifikareaders on Instagram for reccos!

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Thanks for the support! 💕 🌱

Just pre-ordered WILD GREENS, BEAUTIFUL GIRL by @ericaleewrites.bsky.social (debut picture bk author!) & Cinyee Chiu from indie children's bkstore, Mabel's Fables. Launches from Sleeping Bear Press Aug.15th, 2024. Erica helps moderate the KidLit Mega Feed - thank you, Erica! #kidlit

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi

You’re the best, Debbie! Consistently uplifting #kidlit creators & building welcoming spaces wherever you are. 🙏 謝謝！

Re-introducing myself for the #kidlit Mega Feed! Hi! 👋 I'm Erica, a #PB author in LA. My debut book 🌱 WILD GREENS BEAUTIFUL GIRL 🌺 is due out on August 15 (available for pre-order now!) I'm half Amis (indigenous to Taiwan) & half white/American & grew up around the world as a "Third Culture Kid." 🌎

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi

Sweet! 💙 Thx!

I forget who mentioned this — @debbieohi.com , was it you? — but what is the Bluesky equivalent of Tweetdeck? 🤔

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susie ghahremani

Thank you for the support! And YES, I'm happy to support Bel Canto, especially since it uplifts so many Asian American and Pacific Islander voices. 🙌

Hullo! Welcome ⛅️

Oh hai! 👋 Welcome! Happy to have you here 🙏

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Kelly Mangan (She/Her) 🏳️‍🌈 Author/Illustrator

No. My mom would just dig her nail directly into the bite and form an “X” mark. Was supposed to stop the itch! 😰

You gotta let ‘em out! 💨

✨COVER REVEAL✨ I’m hyped to announce that the upcoming picture book I illustrated, Feelings Are Like Farts, is now available for pre-order!! x.gd/Qx957 So exciting to see the final art is now out in the world🤩 We are so happy with what we created and we hope you will too🥰 #kidlit #kidlitart

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Toshi 中村俊貴

Lol what a title! 💨 Looks great!

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Ashley Fairbanks

Came back here to tell you I bought this book, thanks to you. I’ve been highlighting lines on every page, and re-reading chapters because it HITS 👏 SO 👏 HARD 👏. A healing balm, and a slap to the face, all at once. Thanks again for sharing. ❤️‍🩹

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Carolyn B. Fraiser

Hmmm that’s funny because I ALSO saw a fairy house on MY walk 😉

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Erica Lee Schlaikjer 🍉 史光芬

@jaymieh.bsky.social @kellienicely.bsky.social @ericaleewrites.bsky.social @charlenedraws.bsky.social and @debbieohi.com all have lists and feeds you should be following if you want to connect with #kidlit accounts here on #bluesky. Also, check my huge Kidlit Community feed: bsky.app/profile/did:...

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Squaaaaad! 🙌

Happy #SummerFriday! Perfect timing to share the opening lines from my debut picture book 🌱 WILD GREENS BEAUTIFUL GIRL 🌺 Available for pre-order now! Link in bio. ⛅️ 🌧️ #kidlit #picturebooks #ownvoices