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Jesse White

@jessewhiteillustration.com

🌙 Illustrator, author, & muralist in Durham, NC 🌿 Brave Like Fireweed (UNSQ) 🐚 Rep’d by Paige Terlip @ Starling Literary bio.site/jessewhiteillustration

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Jesse White @jessewhiteillustration.com · 2y ago

It’s #bannedbooksweek 📚 Kids are people and all people deserve to learn from a rich, diverse range of reading material. If you’re interested in joining Authors Against Book Bans, please feel free to DM me! #kidlit #kidlitart

Andrea Brown Literary Agency @andreabrownlit.bsky.social · 2y ago

It's a starred SLJ review for BRAVE LIKE FIREWEED by @jessewhiteillustration.com (which releases today!) 🌟 “A lyrical exploration of resilience, finding examples, and inspiration in the natural world” 🌟 Read the full review here Learn more about the book @pterlip.bsky.social

Jesse White @jessewhiteillustration.com · 2y ago

A recent #illustration for PineStraw & O'Henry Mag, to accompany Katherine Min's The Music Lover. I wanted to give this piece a kind of star-crossed lovers vibe, with a sprinkle of angst and mystery. Lots of fun to work on and an honor to illustrate one of Min's pieces. #editorialillustration #art

An illustration of two profiles - a woman on the left and a man on the right - with a violin and bow in between them. They are looking directly into each other's eyes. Several different objects are arranged around them, including some Monopoly pieces, a satsuma mandarin, and a spilled bottle of vitamins. A border of oak leaves surrounds them. The limited color palette used is dark plum, mint, peach, bright red, bright pink, and a light olive green.

Jesse White @jessewhiteillustration.com · 2y ago

August #sketchbook prompt drop! I’ve been enjoying a bit of a pace change recently (as in, slowing downnn!) so haven’t been as present on social media but am looking forward to digging into these for sure ✏️💕 #art

Jesse White @jessewhiteillustration.com · 2y ago

⭐ Brave Like Fireweed received a SLJ Starred Review! Hooray! They state that BLF is "a thoughtful offering for SEL units as well as an upbeat lesson on resiliency in nature; this is also a great choice for sharing one-on-one". You can pre-order now at the link in my bio 🌿🎒✨ #kidlit #picturebook

An illustration of a little girl kneeling on a beach, holding a big shell up to her ear. She has blue pajamas on and is wearing a bright red backpack and boots. An excerpt from the School Library Journal review is added to the bottom left of the illustration: "A lyrical exploration of resilience, finding examples, and inspiration in the natural world."

Paige Terlip @pterlip.bsky.social · 2y ago

A STAR for @jessewhiteillustration.com's author-illustrator debut BRAVE LIKE FIREWEED! ⭐ "A lyrical exploration of resilience, finding examples, & inspiration in the natural world.”—School Library Journal Pre-order now! www.unionsquareandco.com/978145494971...

Jesse White @jessewhiteillustration.com · 2y ago

If you see this, post your moon art 🌕🌖🌗 *Posts one of my seventeen thousand illustrations that has a moon in it 🙃 #kidlitart #kidlit #art

A black and white illustration of a girl reading a book in a big chair. She’s sitting in front of a big window, showing the night sky outside. There’s a moon and lots of stars. A fox is curled on the top of the chair.

Gordy Wright@gordywright.bsky.social · 2y ago

If you see this, post your moon art. #moon #kidlitart

Jesse White @jessewhiteillustration.com · 2y ago

This week’s #sketchbook spread for FOLLOW. The colors didn’t come out exactly like I had imagined but I had lots of fun making it. I love when sketchbook work gives me a little reminder to focus on the process rather than the product 🌿🪶🎒 #kidlitart #art

An open sketchbook on a wooden table showing a drawing of a girl walking through grass and trees. She is wearing a bright red backpack and looking over her shoulder. A big bird flies across the foreground while smaller bird shapes are visible in the distance.

Jesse White @jessewhiteillustration.com · 2y ago

Any excuse to post a cat 😊 One of my fave spots from last year, for Kazoo Magazine 💕 #kidlitart #kidlit #cat

An illustration of a fluffy cat sitting on a yellow tile floor, looking up at someone’s hand holding a fish. The cat is a little grumpy looking.

Patricia Storms@stormsy.bsky.social · 2y ago

If you see a cat, post a cat! #kidlitart #kidlit #cat #crabbycat

Jesse White @jessewhiteillustration.com · 2y ago

Maeve recently 💕 #cats #toebeans

A photo of my brown tabby lying on my lap in bed. The photo is focused on one back paw, with pink toe beans visible. Her front paw is curled over her face.

A photo of my brown tabby sitting in the sun on top of a folded beige blanket. The blanket is on a cushioned window seat and a magnolia tree is visible through the window behind her.

Jesse White @jessewhiteillustration.com · 2y ago

Monday morning #sketchbook! I think this one is finished 😊 On to FOLLOW tomorrow 🖍️ #art #kidlitart

An open sketchbook is on a wooden table, with four wax pastel crayons and a mug of coffee beside it. The sketchbook drawing shows large, bright abstract florals with a red fox underneath. The fox has its nose pointed up to a moon.

An illustrated list of sketchbook prompts, with the hand lettered title Along a Path of Layered Leaves, Sketchbook Prompts for July. The prompts are BURIED (July 1-5), ST (July 8-12), FOLLOW (July 15-19), WHOOSH (July 22-26), and SUMMER (July 29-August 2).

Druscilla Santiago @adventurefunclub.bsky.social · 2y ago

Summer is all about melty stick marshmallows and cut-off jean jackets, amirite? Hello! My name is Druscilla Santiago- I like to make pictures with limited color palettes, sketchy textures, and quirky characters. Rep’d by Kelly Sonnack at ABLA #kidlitartpostcard #Kidlit #kidlitart

A dragon is blowing fire on marshmallows for his friend, a Sasquatch. Both are also drinking hot cocoa and wearing cut-off jean jackets.

Jesse White @jessewhiteillustration.com · 2y ago

If you too have been searching for a way to add a Bluesky social icon to your SquareSpace website instead of the generic link icon (bleh!) - here are the resources I used to do that! Any time I use custom code I feel like a genius 😀 This was SO satisfying! ⬇️

Cani Chen @canigrin.bsky.social · 2y ago

Hello #kidlitartpostcard ! I'm Cani, an illustrator from Taiwan. I am available for work in the #kidlit realm including #picturebook, #boardbook , #nonfiction for kids, as well as puzzles and games for kids. 🎨 www.canigrin.com Represented by @jmcgowanbks.bsky.social #kidlitart #picturebook

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Elke @theremaybecats.bsky.social · 2y ago

Hi #KidLitArtPostcard day. I love storytelling with my illustrations. Please reach out if you would like to work together. I am excited to hear from you. #kidlitart Portfolio: theremaybecats.com Agent: @carynwiseman.bsky.social ✉️: caryn@andreabrownlit.com

Clary Huang @claryillustration.bsky.social · 2y ago

Happy #KidLitArtPostCard Day🥳 Here's a concerned duck mom reporting seeing the most wanted armadillo in the Wild West. I'm a #kidlit illustrator from the U.S. who loves to capture magical moments between characters! I'm available for PB, board books, and editorial projects! 📣 claryillustration.com

A concerned duck mom reports seeing the most wanted armadillo to the Chief fox.

There's a rundown inn in the foggy Wild West.

A concerned duck mom reports seeing the most wanted armadillo in the Wild West.

Jesse White @jessewhiteillustration.com · 2y ago

Hi #kidlitartpostcard day! I'm an illustrator, author, and muralist specializing in #kidlit. Stories about fierce, independent girls and nature are at the top of my wishlist. I draw way too many owls! 🦉 Excited about #pb and #mg projects. Rep'd by @pterlip.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social 💕

An illustration of a young girl reading at night, under a canopy of trees. A brown bunny is sleeping beside her and an owl perches above. Contact information for Jesse White is hand lettered in the margins: Jesse White - Represented by Paige Terlip of Andrea Brown Literary Agency - jessewhiteillustration.com

Gina Perry @ginaperry.bsky.social · 2y ago

Postcard day is tomorrow! #kidlit #kidlitart

Gina Perry@ginaperry.bsky.social · 2y ago

Please note July's #KidLitArtPostcard event is getting pushed out one week due to the 4th of July holiday. You have an extra week to make a great promo piece #kidlitart illustrators. And an extra week for #kidlit art directors, editors, and agents to come on over to Bluesky.

Illustrated announcement banner. Text reads #KidLitArtPostcard, Next date: July 11th. Girl running with a bag of postcards flying out behind her. Art by Gina Perry

Jesse White @jessewhiteillustration.com · 2y ago

The swallowtail butterfly chrysalises in our fennel have opened and I like to think this butterfly I saw today in the beebalm came from one! 🦋🌱✨ #gardening

A photograph of a brown, open butterfly chrysalis attached to a fennel plant

A photograph of a swallowtail butterfly on pink beebalm

Jesse White @jessewhiteillustration.com · 2y ago

Today’s #sketchbook progress 🫡 I was looking through old sketchbook photos yesterday and realized this little fox shows up quite frequently! She just works her way into a design without me even thinking about it. Do you have characters that have become friends like that? 💕 #art #kidlitart

A sketchbook spread of a design featuring large florals and plants, with a little red fox standing underneath them. The fox has its nose pointed at a moon.

Jesse White @jessewhiteillustration.com · 2y ago

I started a SFF world building class this evening (!!!) and it takes place on Tuesday evenings so it’ll be hard for me to join #kidlitchat in earnest the next couple weeks.

kidlitchat@kidlitchat.bsky.social · 2y ago

TOPIC: Define "picture book." Or "middle grade." What makes a book YA? Is it simply age range? Or how it's shelved in the library? Do you have a firm grasp of the categories and where your writing and/or art fits? #kidlitchat

Cindy Lozito @cindylozito.com · 2y ago

Happy #portfolioday 🦋 I’m Cindy, a Latinx illustrator, muralist & cartoonist in Philly. I have a soft spot for dense cities, female friendship (and romance!), bright dreamy colors, and 90s pop culture. Rep’d by Saritza Hernández at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social Cindylozito.com

A comic book page of a letter a pop star writes to her crush about what was happening on her tour bus before she receives bad news.

Three friends console each other while a girl holds a phone to her chest

A mom and daughter figure out sewing patterns and notions after a work table

A comic panel with two kids wearing rosaries look up anxiously as they ask their mom to convert

Druscilla Santiago @adventurefunclub.bsky.social · 2y ago

Aloha! I’m Druscilla- a published children’s book illustrator with a background in art direction & graphic design. I’m new to Blue Sky—and thought it would be fun to introduce myself on #PortfolioDay. Here are some of my favorite #kidlit pieces. Let’s Party.

Two girls sit on a curb with purple slurpees.

A bear teacher stands at the front of the classroom while three students, a dog, a bird and a cat, raise their hands excitedly.

A bear teacher hides under his desk eating lunch while three students, a dog, a bird and a cat, wonder where he is.

Clary Huang @claryillustration.bsky.social · 2y ago

Hello, #PortfolioDay ✨ I'm a #kidlit illustrator for children's literature who loves to capture magical moments between characters! I'm available for picture books, board books, and kids' magazine projects. 📣 claryillustration.com 💌 hello[at]claryillustration.com

It is a busy playground with kids and parents around.

A boy is playing with his dinosaur toys.

Two little frogs enjoy camping at the pond with a mini bonfire and a s'more.

A bear, a rabbit, and a badger are planning their adventure to find the berries for their cake.

Julian Plum @julianplum.com · 2y ago

Hello #PortfolioDay! I'm Julian Plum, a queer #kidlit picture book illustrator who loves any story that ignites curiousity and wonder about the natural world. I'm looking for PB and board book projects, especially nonfiction! Rep'ed by Naomi Davis @ BookEnds Literary 🎨 julianplum.com

Kidlit illustration of two children making a mud potion in a lush green backyard. One child, with long brown hair and copper skin, excitedly drops flower petals into a metal bucket, while the other, a White child with russet hair, stirs the potion with a big stick and a massive smile,

Illustration of a blonde child in a big willow tree, blowing in the breeze caused by an oncoming storm visible in the distance. A little yellow bike is parked in the grass at the base of the tree.

Illustration of two boys excitedly running along the beach through a whirling flock of white-winged seabirds.

Twenty-four stylized blackbirds have escaped the blueberry pie they were baked into it. They are eating the pie and stealing the berries.

Jesse White @jessewhiteillustration.com · 2y ago

Love this!!!

Jennifer Chambliss Bertman@jennbertman.bsky.social · 2y ago

Looking for a way to shake up summer reading? Join me and play #middlegradesummerreadingbingo! More info can be found here: jenniferchamblissbertman.com/2024/05/midd... Let’s make this a summer of some great middle-grade reads!

Jesse White @jessewhiteillustration.com · 2y ago

Happy #portfolioday y’all! My name is Jesse. I’m an illustrator, author, and muralist in NC. I love blending themes of imagination, adventure, and nature in my work. Owls, moons, and moths but make them magical! Rep’d by @pterlip.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social 💕jessewhiteillustration.com

An illustration of a little girl standing on a bright green stool, pouring water from a watering can into a huge blue pitcher with cloud patterns on it. The pitcher is full of colorful flowers and reaches high Andover her head. Her small dog looks up in interest!

A black and white spot illustration of a young girl standing next to a large group of sunflowers. She is shielding her eyes and looking into the distance. Her backpack is by her feet. The illustration has a border made of different garden-related objects, with the hand lettered word LOST at the bottom.

An illustration of an io moth, surrounded by wild blackberries. “IO MOTH” is hand lettered at the bottom right.

A colorful mural in a studio space. The mural is made up of different animals and symbols, like a large owl, a sleeping fox, a cicada, and some animal bones. The owl has a speech bubble next to it, with the words ONWARD in bright pink.

Jesse White @jessewhiteillustration.com · 2y ago

Today’s #sketchbook spread progress. I always forget but love rediscovering - wax pastels are so good for your soul ✨ #art #kidlitart

A sketchbook spread showing a wax pastel drawing of big florals with a small fox standing below them. The fox has its eyes closed and its nose is pointed up toward a round moon shape. Most of the lines are in pink, with some blue, olive green, and bright red texture and patterns filled in. The drawing is half finished. The sketchbook is open flat on a wooden table, with several wax pastels and a coffee mug next to it.

Jesse White @jessewhiteillustration.com · 2y ago

It was a magic leaf day today. It was also sooo hot out. Only one of these things was fun 😅

A photo of a bright red leaf with green spots above the asphalt. My watch band and tattoo are visible on my arm. Shadows from a power line are visible at the top of the photo.