Dow Phumiruk
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Mom, wife, clinically retired peds, now academic MD, author/illustrator, 🇹🇭Thai American, SCBWI Narr Art Award winner, E/W Lit Agency, posts #kidlitart & book marketing, on hiatus from new book projects. Ignores random DMs. She/her/hers, opinions my own.
Wonderful to see Counting in Katherine on this list! Thank you for sharing!🌟
@eastwestlit.bsky.social · 6d agoWe spy COUNTING ON KATHERINE by H. Becker/ @dowphumiruk.bsky.social in @cbcbooks.bsky.social FROM COCKPITS TO CALCULATIONS: STORIES OF WOMEN WHO CHANGED AIR & SPACE HISTORY “To mark the 50th anniversary of the International Women’s Air & Space Museum in Cleveland.” cbcbooks.org/2026/07/28/f...
SCBWI Friends! There’s still time to vote for your favorite Crystal Kite finalists in this last round…’til Fri, July 17th. 💜 A heartfelt ‘thank you!’ you to those who have supported #Orpheline in the ‘Europe’ division. ✨🐚🧜🏽♀️ @dowphumiruk.bsky.social #scbwi #kidlit #mermaid #merbaby #picturebook
I love that our book is displayed there, face out even! 😊🌟
Jeanne Walker Harvey@jeannewharvey.bsky.social · last mo.So honored! 🌟 Spotted in the wild @obamalibrary! Our MAYA LIN: Artist-Architect of Light and Lines picture book biography illus. by @dowphumiruk.bsky.social is featured on a shelf in The Presidential Reading Room, the books selected by the Obamas! @macmillanusa.bsky.social @eastwestlit.bsky.social
So excited!! 🌟🌟🌟
Katelyn Aronson📚#KidLit Author/Poet@katelynaronson.bsky.social · last mo.Thank you #SCBWI pals!! #ORPHELINE : A #Mermaid Lost & Found has reached the final round of The Crystal Kite Award! We are so proud of our beautiful book & so grateful for your support. 🙏💜🧜🏽♀️✨ Don’t forget to give your favorite titles that last little victory vote! #merbaby @dowphumiruk.bsky.social
I had fun talking about creating the art for this wonderful project!
Beth Anderson@bandersonwriter.bsky.social · last mo.We're featuring more revolutionary history!! Make it part of this 250th anniversary year in your house! 🥳❤️ Enjoy this peek into illustrator @dowphumiruk.bsky.social 's process! AND be sure to get in on the GIVEAWAY! 📕 @littlebrownyr.bsky.social @ellaschwartz.bsky.social @scbwirockymtn.bsky.social
Hooray, East West!! 🥳🌟💕
@eastwestlit.bsky.social · last mo.Two EastWestLit Deals announced today via @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social 🎉🎉 Congrats Lynn Hazen TOTALLY SWAMPED /Feiwel & Friends /agent Jim Averbeck And congrats @dowphumiruk.bsky.social to illustrate THE RED APPLE by @hanhbuiwrites.bsky.social @nancyrosep.bsky.social @penguinkids.bsky.social
"Maya believed that a name brings back all the memories of a person, more than a photo of a moment in time... She wrote that her long, polished wall would be a quiet place to remember all those who died during the war."- From our book illus. by @dowphumiruk.bsky.social @eastwestlit.bsky.social
*New* on my blog: Interview with Sarah Lynn Baker aka @sarah-lynn-baker.bsky.social about her debut as a #KidLit illustrator in BECCA & BUBBE'S BUCKET LIST: debbieohi.com/2026/05/becc... Launches from Rocky Pond Books (PRH) on May 19th, 2026!
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APRIL showers bring MAY flowers --#Illustrator Highlight mailchi.mp/eastwestlite... Featuring @heatherbrockmanlee.bsky.social @shihopate.bsky.social @kirkreedstrom.bsky.social @dowphumiruk.bsky.social gelakalaitzidis.bsky.social @lucianaillustra.bsky.social @k8cosgrove.bsky.social & more!
EW Illustrator Highlight: April showers bring May flowers
A sample of the work of East West Literary Agency's talented illustrator clients.
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Macmillan Children's School & Library Marketing@mackidssl.bsky.social · 4mo agoObsessed with all things Artemis II? Celebrate the anniversary of the Apollo 13 capsule returning safely back to earth with COUNTING ON CATHERINE, the bold story of how Katherine Johnson, a NASA mathematician, saved Apollo 13. @dowphumiruk.bsky.social tinyurl.com/4mujv3t8 #artemisii #nasa #apollo13
It's a double book party on April 18, which means double the fun! I hope you'll come to celebrate my latest two picture books, RUBY MAPS HER WORLD and HAPPY SONGKRAN DAY! We'll have storytime, crafts, and more! Light food and drinks will be served. Registration is free! Scan QR code of link below!
Happy 3.30 #Aries Birthday to #kidlit author @lizbedia.bsky.social from the #KidlitAriesBirthdayClub 🎉🎉🎉 elizabethgilbertbedia.com
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Children's Book Author BESS THE BARN STAND STRONG (PSK) ARTHUR WANTS A BALLOON (Trigger) | BALLOONS FOR PAPA (HarperKids) A DINOSAUR'S DAY Series (DK/PRH) Repped by Charlotte Wenger, Prospect Agenc...
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Happy 3.28 #Aries Birthdays to @mollygolden.bsky.social @jillsantopolo.bsky.social @doreencronin.bsky.social from the #KidlitAriesBirthdayClub 🎉🎉🎉 Seems like the perfect day for these wonderful books. Be like Sandra, #Kidlit friends. ✌🏼 Illus. Cred: Julia Breckenreid, Momoko Abe
I'm honored to see ONE GIRL (written by Andrea Beaty and illustrated by me) at the top of this list!
KidLit TV@kidlittv.bsky.social · 5mo agoMarch is #WomensHistoryMonth! KLTV’s Megan Cahill-Assenza has ✨UPDATED✨ our curated book selection spotlighting remarkable women from history & paired it with ✨NEW✨ related craft activities! Click here for a fun & creative way to engage with these inspiring stories: www.kidlit.tv/best-of-kidl...
I can’t tell you how excited I am for a starred 🌟 review from School Library Journal for my book, HAPPY SONGKRAN DAY: THE THAI NEW YEAR CELEBRATION! 🎉
Thank you so much for sharing our book!
Librarianchica@librarianchica.bsky.social · 5mo agoMarch is Women's History Month, gente! This month we will feature picture books about women and women's history! 6. MAYA LIN: ARTIST-ARCHITECT OF LIGHT AND LINES, 2017 Author: www.jeannewalkerharvey.com Illustrator: @dowphumiruk.bsky.social 💙📚 #booksky #picturebooks #WomensHistoryMonth
Feb news: mailchi.mp/eastwestlite... Book Bdays: @patricianewman.bsky.social @dowphumiruk.bsky.social @kbiddle.bsky.social @staciawrites.bsky.social @meganefreeman.bsky.social Deals:@almafullerton.bsky.social @heatherbrockmanlee.bsky.social Kudos @kirkreedstrom.bsky.social @erindealey.bsky.social
Good News from East to West!
Find out more about books, events, and good news from East West Literary Agency's talent.
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Wonderful reviews of kidlit architecture and architect books! I'm so pleased to see our MAYA LIN and THE GLASS PYRAMID (I.M Pei) books featured! Plus a 🌟GIVEAWAY🌟 of 5 signed THE GLASS PYRAMID books 📚 @eastwestlit.bsky.social @dowphumiruk.bsky.social @simonkids.bsky.social @blueslipmedia.bsky.social
Pragmatic Mom@pragmaticmom.bsky.social · 6mo ago10 Children’s Books on Architects and Architecture + 5 Signed Picture Book GIVEAWAY! buff.ly/ntebwU7 via @pragmaticmom @jeannewharvey.bsky.social #ReadYourWorld #Architects #picturebooks #biography #giveaway
Hooray, Sylvia!!
Sylvia Liu@sylvialiu.bsky.social · 6mo ago⚽️ It's STEALING THE SCORE release day! I'm excited to share this fun World Cup-themed soccer mystery I'm so grateful to the many people who made this book possible, so I'm sharing the acknowledgements. ⚽️Order a signed copy from my indie bookstore, Prince Books: bit.ly/StheSPB
I can't believe this book will be here very soon! I hope you'll check out HAPPY SONGKRAN DAY!: A Thai New Year Celebration. You'll meet spunky Tida and her big sister Lek as they celebrate this special holiday. From Viking Children's Books. #newbook #songkran #thai #kidlit #picturebook
Thank you so much for sharing this! 😊💕 I am very excited!
@eastwestlit.bsky.social · 6mo agoEWLit DEALS: Congrats youtu.be/vMzjVcEkS-M @meganefreeman.bsky.social @natashayim.bsky.social @kbiddle.bsky.social @staciawrites.bsky.social @almafullerton.bsky.social @heatherbrockmanlee.bsky.social @shihopate.bsky.social @dowphumiruk.bsky.social @kirkreedstrom.bsky.social @joebot.bsky.social
I tried to type “the auction is live” but it auto-corrected to “the auction is [love].” 💙❤️
Brian LaRossa@brianlarossa.com · 6mo agoHey #Kidlit, I donated a one hour portfolio/dummy critique to raise money for Minnesota. The auction will run from Thursday at 12AM untill Friday at 11:45PM. 💙❤️ www.32auctions.com/organization...
2026 Caldecott Medal - one of my favs from this year! #ALAYMA bookshop.org/p/books/fire...
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Check out Fireworks - <p><b>*SEVEN STARRED REVIEWS * A <i>NEW YORK TIMES</i>/NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY BEST ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR * THE SOCIETY OF IULLUSTRATORS GOLD MEDAL WINNER * KIR...
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