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Charlene Chua

@charlenedraws.bsky.social

🇨🇦 🇸🇬 Illustrator, author (The Pink Pajamas, S&S 2025) | Rep: Tracy Marchini | Co-host @kidlitart.bsky.social chat | 🚫AI/NFT ✏️ www.CharleneChua.com ✏️ Alt account @sygnin.com

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MacKids Books@mackidsbooks.bsky.social · 5h ago

Looking for your young fantasy fan’s next adventure? Take a peek inside THE FROZEN KING by Pari Thomson! With illustrations to explore, a map to pore over, and a princess on a quest for a long-lost cure, there’s plenty to spark their imagination on this journey into the frozen North.

The Frozen King book with a white wolf on the cover, surrounded by leaves and text overlay.Open book 'The Frozen King' with Chapter 3 visible, surrounded by green leaves.Fantasy book 'The Frozen King' and open map with 'Find the magic' text.
MacKids Books@mackidsbooks.bsky.social · last wk.

For all the parents with kids who rock some major bedhead 👑 Taye Diggs (actor and author), Shannon Stoeke, and Paul Kellam have teamed up to give us this magical readaloud that showcases a royal father and son who is learning to embrace his natural curls. Get your copy today!

Children's book 'Prince Bedhead' and a crown on a yellow surface.Two colorful fantasy characters wearing bright outfits and large hats, surrounded by sparkles.
MrsPowellsBooks@mrspowellsbooks.bsky.social · 19h ago

These are my favorite spooky books. Cute-spooky, not actual spooky. As a real-life scaredy-cat, I write to help kids be less fearful of medical challenges. Illustrator Jason Greco is working his magic on the manuscript about needle pokes. It releases in 2027. #kidlitchat

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kidlitchat@kidlitchat.bsky.social · 20h ago

TOPIC: It's spooky season, so let's talk all things scary: best scary books for kids; can something be too scary and how do you know; do you use fear/tension in your work; what do you do when your hard drive crashes??? Yeah, all the scary things! #kidlitchat

Michelle Witte@michellewitte.bsky.social · 19h ago

I do love a good MG horror, but they are a bit tricky to sell right now. I'd be willing to risk it for the right one, though. The perfect combination of sinister and spooky and kids figuring out how to save the day. What I'm hearing from editors is they have to stand out—in a good way. #kidlitchat

Charlene Chua@charlenedraws.bsky.social · 19h ago

I found 'Read at Your Own Risk' by Remy Lai fun scary, although it's one of stories that might be scarier as an adult reader (or I'm just superstitious) #kidlitchat

Read at Your Own Risk by Remy Lai: 9780593946831 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

Read at Your Own Risk is the spine-chilling sketch diary—adapted for audio—of a kid who is being haunted after a game goes terribly wrong and an evil spirit starts conversing with her on the...

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kidlitchat@kidlitchat.bsky.social · 20h ago

TOPIC: It's spooky season, so let's talk all things scary: best scary books for kids; can something be too scary and how do you know; do you use fear/tension in your work; what do you do when your hard drive crashes??? Yeah, all the scary things! #kidlitchat

kidlitchat@kidlitchat.bsky.social · 20h ago

TOPIC: It's spooky season, so let's talk all things scary: best scary books for kids; can something be too scary and how do you know; do you use fear/tension in your work; what do you do when your hard drive crashes??? Yeah, all the scary things! #kidlitchat

BibiSenthi@bibisenthi.bsky.social · 23h ago

If you are looking for a picture book about the joy and safety verbal stimming provides, with added Tamil music, check out "The Sounds that Shelter Me - weathering sensory storms There's starred reviews, music, colouring page printables and an author read aloud on my website too! bibisenthi.com

Slide with book cover of The Sounds that Shelter Me -weathering sensory storms. It shows a little south Asian girl dancing, surrounded by peach and yellow swirls of "music", some in the shape of Tamil dancers. A close up of the girl is also shown. Text reads "it's out!"
Whitney🎨Gardner@heywhitney.bsky.social · yesterday

Enough hemming and hawing. With thanks to @charlenedraws.bsky.social I've decided to dive into pckt.blog to document making my next graphic novel. It should be fun! And really messy! And very human!

Hey yourself!

I'm Whitney. I'm an author and illustrator who spends the majority of my time making graphic novels for kids (and adults with good taste). I've never been great about bringing people along for the entire comic book making journey. Usually, I disappear into my little studio for a while and eventually emerge with a finished book. But I thought it might be fun if I changed that.

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Brian LaRossa@brianlarossa.com · yesterday

Hey #kidlit illustrators! Several of you have asked me for a portfolio review recently. Here’s an opportunity! I’m offering online portfolio reviews on November 14th via SCBWI North Texas. You don’t have to be in Texas to sign up! 💙❤️✨ www.scbwi.org/events/scbwi...

SCBWI North Texas: Online Portfolio Reviews with Brian LaRossa

Join SCBWI North Texas for an online, ten-minute, one-on-one portfolio review with Brian LaRossa on November 14, 2026. Choose live feedback or live feedback plus a marked-up PDF review. Appointments b...

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Charlene Chua@charlenedraws.bsky.social · 4d ago

I dreamt last night that I was at a restaurant in a hotel (not a very fancy one). I saw on the menu that they had an Orangina slushie. Then I saw it was $22 (+ tax) But the waiter already wrote it down, and I didn’t want to cancel coz I was afraid everyone would think I was cheapskate 😓

Charlene Chua@charlenedraws.bsky.social · 4d ago

I’m sadly at another event in this day! But if you’re in Hamilton you should check this out. I really like this one because it feels like a cool indie comic event, and it’s not so huge or crowded that you can’t walk around & see everything.

Hamilton Public Library@hamiltonlibrary.bsky.social · 4d ago

Hamilton Zineposium celebrates zines and zine culture in #HamOnt on November 7! Browse, buy or trade, and print and create with #zinesters #artists #illustrators and #writers. Zine your way over to Central Library on Saturday, November 7 from 11am to 4pm. https://events.hpl.ca/event/17426126

Debbie Ridpath Ohi@debbieohi.com · 4d ago

#OneThingIveLearned: To do my creative work BEFORE checking headlines (or Trending Topics).

I do my creative work before checking news headlines

It took me a while, but I've learned that it's much easier to be CREATE if I don't check headlines (including Trending Topics in Bluesky) first thing in the morning...especially these days! Because of an ongoing family issue behind-the-scenes these days, I'm already finding it much more challenging to carve out time to do creativestuff. Hoping that things settle enough by next week so I can start doing regular writing again. Art tools note: Pentel Pocket Brush, Caran D'Ache Luminance pencil.

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