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The right move for any show was to let Anthony Head sing. youtu.be/v0GX6kvgaU0?...

BREAKING: Mayor Mamdani just signed an “executive order” to repeal bedtime so NYC kids can watch the Knicks play in the NBA Finals!

Artist! Quote with your blue art! #illustration #kidlitart #kidsbooks #kidlit #whales #kayaking #westcoast

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With the Artemis III crew being announced today, I am even more excited about my current book. Here's some thumbnails! "Sea of Tranquility" (w/b @laurabontje.bsky.social pub/b @owlkids.bsky.social ) Highlighting both underwater science and space exploration! 🚀🪸 #kidsbooks #kidlit #kidlitart

Looking to shake up your illustrations? Maybe all you need is a new *perspective* lol. 😆 Check out my fav 6 on my blog: heycrystalillustrates.substack.com/p/six-differ... #Kidlit #kidlitart #illustration #kidsbooks #kidlitartist

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Happy Birthday to Max!! (It's his adoption day really, but it still counts!) 🎈🥳 As far as I know he is now 7 years old! I'm so glad he came into my life—I can't imagine my apartment without his little smile everyday.

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! 🎉🥳 🌲💜 Open for PBs, CBs, early readers & other projects. www.heycrystalsmith.com Rep'd by @jemiscoe.bsky.social at @starlingliterary.bsky.social #kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitartist

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Giles singing Behind Blue Eyes, Freebird, Exposition Song (Buffy Season 4)

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Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! 🎉🥳 🦎🦅 Open for non-fic and fic projects — let's make some amazing books together! www.heycrystalsmith.com Rep'd by @jemiscoe.bsky.social at @starlingliterary.bsky.social #kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitartist

Happy #worldoceanday! I live on an island so I'm surrounded by the sea—any direction I go, I end up at the shore. What do you love about oceans? #kidlit #illustration #kidlitart

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Using different visual perspectives throughout a children’s book will keep the reader engaged while also giving the reader more emotion! Learn when to use these perspectives below:

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Six Different Perspectives to Use in Illustrations in Children’s Book

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Artist! Quote with your blue art! A spread from 'Magic for Sale' (words by Carrie Clickard, Holiday House Books for Children) #illustration #kidlitart #kidlitUK