Julie Benbassat
@juliebenbassat.bsky.social
Philly Illustrator | Avid Sketcher | Soft Tofu Stew Lover Mungo On His Own (2026) WEBSITE: https://www.juliebenbassat.com/ CONTACT: mail@juliebenbassat.com
I wrote a picture book! Spoiler: there's a cat in it. Very excited to be working with the amazing @juliebenbassat.bsky.social. Check out her completely adorable MUNGO ON HIS OWN.
Children's Bookshelf@pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social · 4w agoNew book deals announced for @varianjohnson.bsky.social @reggiebrownart.bsky.social @anneursu.bsky.social @juliebenbassat.bsky.social + more
Cover reveal for "Louisine Lights a Legacy: How Louisine Havemeyer Fired Up Women's Suffrage" written by Kerri Logan Hollihan and published by Abrams. The book will be out February 9th, 2027! In a time when woman's rights are being taken away, this book is more important than ever!
Moonshadow #butmakeitcat 🐱 I have no recollection of ordering this but am so happy I did. What an adorable surprise to get in the mail today! 🥰 @juliebenbassat.bsky.social is incredible. Look at that shimmer! ✨
Grateful to Julie Benbassat for this hand-drawn Icarus that mirrors the reaching Moonshadow in this MTG artist proof of Julie’s work. Gorgeous stuff!
Moonshadow and Sapling Nursery playmats are officially here! Thank you all for your patience! They are available on my online shop! And huge shoutout to @donnycaltrider.bsky.social for helping me get things together!
Hocus Pocus (1993) study Watercolor, ink and gouache
👀 Look at the adorable critters #kidlit star @juliebenbassat.bsky.social made when she came on my live show, Gab ‘n’ Doodle! Give it a watch here and find out about the Soup Controversy! youtu.be/IKohew08nlc?... #kidlitart #cuteart #illustration
Gab ‘n’ Doodle with guest Julie Benbassat
YouTube video by Mark Hoffmann
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Julie Benbassat@juliebenbassat.bsky.social · 4mo agoCrow and Mo sketches from my talk with @studiohoffmann.bsky.social
‼️GET EXCITED for tonight’s Gab ‘n’ Doodle with amazing artist @juliebenbassat.bsky.social 🤔How does she make her art so warm & inviting? Find out with me as we make art & chat on Insta TONIGHT! @matthewburgessj.bsky.social @brucehandy.bsky.social @clarionbooks.bsky.social #kidlit #kidlitart #art
Mark Hoffmann@studiohoffmann.bsky.social · 5mo ago#kidlit star Julie Benbassat is great at making images that feel comfortable and cozy. I always think the tone of them feels like going home where it’s warm and inviting. @juliebenbassat.bsky.social @matthewburgessj.bsky.social @brucehandy.bsky.social @clarionbooks.bsky.social
#kidlit star Julie Benbassat is great at making images that feel comfortable and cozy. I always think the tone of them feels like going home where it’s warm and inviting. @juliebenbassat.bsky.social @matthewburgessj.bsky.social @brucehandy.bsky.social @clarionbooks.bsky.social
SAVE THE DATES!!! We’re marching into March with the coolest stars of kidlit on Gab ‘n’ Doodle on insta. The schedule is all over the place, so check for dates and times. @thebathwater.bsky.social @yasimamura.bsky.social @mowillems.bsky.social @juliebenbassat.bsky.social
Please read my graphic novel Just Between Us 🫶🫶🫶
Patrick Crotty@picturecrotty.bsky.social · 5mo agoFree idea! Since figure ice skating is trending and also gay hockey ice skating is trending I bet it would be SUUUPER POPULAR if somebody combined the two and did a story about gay figure skaters. It imagine it could be some kind of anime style too!
A fox kit out foraging on his own for the first time and a girl who uses her imagination to overcome her excruciating boredom: two new picture books with lessons in self-reliance! @matthewburgessj.bsky.social @juliebenbassat.bsky.social kidsbookaday.com/2026/02/21/l...
Lessons in self-reliance
Mungo on His Own by Matthew Burgess, illustrated by Julie Benbassat (Clarion Books, 48 pages, ages 4-8). When Mungo is still hungry after dinner, his mother gives him permission to go out and forag…
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New artist announcement for my Q2 2026 #MTG signings! Everyone please welcome @juliebenbassat.bsky.social to the MountainMage family! 🧙♂️ Get cards signed by them and 200+ other artists: MountainMageSigs.com or DM me for more info! #MagicTheGathering
My illustrations celebrating Nancy Drew entering the public domain
Such a sweet and relatable book about a young one developing independence! Poetic language and soft, inviting illustrations. Well done, @matthewburgessj.bsky.social and @juliebenbassat.bsky.social #picturebook #kidlit
Artist proofs for my Lorwyn Eclipsed cards are now available ft. pencil sketches, ink with spot color and acrylic mix media paintings! If you want signed / commissioned art cards, contact @donnycaltrider.bsky.social If you have a card with my work you want signed, contact @mountainmagesigs.com
We are winding down on #MTGECL originals, but the sketches for Moonshadow by @juliebenbassat.bsky.social are now available! Auction: mtgart.auction/MoonshadowSketches
Mungo On His Own, written by @matthewburgessj.bsky.social illustrated by me, and published by @clarionbooks.bsky.social is officially out in the world! Get it wherever books are sold! Thank you to editors Dana Fritts and Kate O'Sullivan for their expert guidance!
