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Natasha 🏴🌻@alterici.bsky.social · last yr.

Post a gif of who you wanted to be as a kid.

Why I thought diving straight out of Bologna into Easter holidays would be a good idea I’ll never know. But finally starting to recover and reflect on what a brilliant week it was. Far too many wonderful people, memories and photos to document here, but I’m so grateful for all of them.

What a great day I had doing my first ever in person school visit! I talked to years 4, 5 and 6 about why being an illustrator is such a cool job and offered some tips on how we can get our characters to show different emotions. When can I do another one??

How To Roller Skate with One Leg, a wonderful, important book I encourage all kids to read. Maya's story is empowering and fun - plus, there's GUINEA PIGS. Ella is so lovely, I’m honoured to be a part of this book. Massive congrats to all the team for a lovely book and brilliant party!

Always lovely to hold the final product in real life 📕 💛 🛼 @hachettechildrens.bsky.social

Trouble at the Farm is the second book in the Famous Five Adventures series that I have illustrated. Written by Sufiya Ahmed and bringing to life Enid Blyton’s much loved characters - George, Julian, Anne, Dick and their dog Timmy, from the Famous 5, will be out in May 2025!

New work on my website! www.jenniferjamieson.com

Jennifer Jamieson@jenjamieson.bsky.social · 2y ago

Here's another illustration of my fave two, Jet and Hilary. I'm having fun with some more one-point perspective work. And I'm really looking forward to creating a few more illustrations and adding some more characters once I've developed them. I wonder who the villain should be...?

Sharks 🦈 are older than trees 🌲

This is such welcome news. Spending months of maternity leave visiting the hospital while you're unable to take your baby home, worrying about your baby's health, really is not the dream. Thanks www.bliss.org.uk for always supporting the families of preemie babies x www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Neonatal Care Leave 'transformative' for families says charity

A mum whose baby spent weeks in neonatal care welcomes a law which will give parents extra time off.

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Here's another illustration of my fave two, Jet and Hilary. I'm having fun with some more one-point perspective work. And I'm really looking forward to creating a few more illustrations and adding some more characters once I've developed them. I wonder who the villain should be...?

When you open a lipgloss but turns out it’s a lil pot of glitter 😭✨

Uhhh, hi! It's me, Bookshop.org, a place to buy books online where every purchase financially supports indie bookstores instead of some billionaire.

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Working up this galactic bus stop illustration in black and white right now

Feeling grateful once again that I’ve never had the urge to dance on social media for likes #blessed

It must be tough being a kid today. Growing up knowing your parents can beat you at Mario Kart.

Unpaid carers are under-represented in writing, publishing & the Arts more generally; I'm in a good position to begin to collect data (more on which soon). I also believe that unpaid carers should be protected in law - @carers-uk.bsky.social on The Equality Act here. www.carersuk.org/reports/maki...

Carers UK launches 'Making caring the 10th protected characteristic' report

Carers UK has published a new report which calls on the Government to review the Equality Act 2010 and introduce caring as a protected characteristic.

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BookwormVaught - Dr Anna Vaught@bookwormvaught.bsky.social · 2y ago

www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/free-ar... Thank you to the delightful @bookbrunch.bsky.social - and much more to come #curae

What a great idea! I'm definitely in need of some motivation and accountability

Jo Lindley @jolindley.bsky.social · 2y ago

I'm quite lax at self-promotion. I want to improve, without relying exclusively on social media campaigns. So, I'm going to start a monthly #self-promotion thread to a) get inspiration from the community and b) encourage accountability. So #kidlit folks – how did you promote yourself this month?

Do not engage with trolls. BLOCK them. Certain people thrive on the controversy, the attention. Do not give it to them. Feel free to share with anyone who needs it: How to Block a user on Bluesky (including screenshots of what they'll see, etc): debbieohi.link/how-to-block #BlueSkyTips

I've been spending a bit of time playing around with a character I just can't seem to get out of my head. I'm hoping to spend the next month or so developing a bit more of a concept for Jet and HIlary the Hover Cat. Where do you reckon they live? #characterdesign #middlegrade #alienillustration

Happy book birthday to The Picture Puzzle, written by Sufiya Ahmed and bringing to life Enid Blyton’s much loved characters from the Famous 5! Here's a little flick through to celebrate. The illustrations are brimming with details to help little ones become immersed in the world of Enid Blyton.

Happy 2025 everyone! 🥳 Thanks to all my illo friends that have listened when I moan, offered advice and been there for me. Also thanks to the brilliant publishers that trust me to bring stories to life. It’s an honour I hope will continue for many years. #artvsartist #kidlitart #illustration

It was SUCH a joy to be asked to be involved in this brilliant book by Ella Dove. How To Rollerskate With One Leg follows Maya Bright, a 12 year old amputee navigating a new life after losing her leg. Available to pre-order now! geni.us/1mAVzu

Of course I want to spend my Saturday night searching in the cold damp attic for the 🤬 elves

The @authorfy.bsky.social Xmas party was (kids) LIT!! 🌟🔥✨ MASSIVE thanks to the queen of kidlit Christmas @meltaylorbessent.bsky.social already excited to next year! 🎄

So... maybe we don't have to dance in order to get noticed on social media after all?

Hi! So happy to see so many new faces here. I'm a UK-based children's illustrator working mainly in young fiction and middlegrade. You can see more of my work here: www.jenniferjamieson.com

Hello to our new followers! 👋 📚 We're a children's bookshop with books for babies through to YA, based in Retford, North Notts 📚 We have a tea party on the ceiling 📚 We love COMICS 📚 We believe children's books should be on best of lists in their own right 📚 Children's books are the best!

Miss you already! Thank you to every single exhibitor, visitor, and guest for making Thought Bubble 2024 amazing. Want to be the first to know our 2025 dates and when applications open? Join our mailing list here: thoughtbubblefestival.com/mailinglist

Here’s a starter pack for picture book and young fiction book creators in the UK - please ask to be added 😄 go.bsky.app/Eopnbgm