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Andrea Zupcsan

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Youngstown, Ohio based kidlit Illustrator. Ex Librarian. Grumpy animals. Cute Kids. Dogs. www.andreazupcsan.com/links

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I’ve had terrible heart palpitations lately and it’s got me really down. I’m blaming my POTS since that seems to be the cause of everything but my god.

26.02.2026 01:20 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

🤗 oh that’s sweet 😊

24.02.2026 13:14 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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My 4 year old daughter draws chickens better than I do.

24.02.2026 02:08 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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Way back I used to draw a lot more dinosaurs. Thinking about this little steggy today and wanting to draw some more of them. 🥰

#kidlit #dinosaurs #childrensbooks #illustration #procreate

21.02.2026 20:51 👍 11 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Thank you!! The “stuff” is what I avoid most so that means a lot 😊

19.02.2026 05:28 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Trying to lean into the stuff I enjoy. Really loving this quick sketch.

#kidlitart #illustration #sketchwork #childrensbooks

19.02.2026 04:32 👍 17 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0

Thank you😊

14.02.2026 21:17 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
An image of a boy in a red hoodie hugging a yellow dog looking very content.

An image of a boy in a red hoodie hugging a yellow dog looking very content.

Happy Valentine’s Day! I hope you get to spend it with whoever you love :)

#childrensbooks #kidlitart #procreate #illustration

14.02.2026 20:27 👍 15 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0

This is refreshing. Way to go Bluesky!

12.02.2026 12:57 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
illustration of birch tree trunks surrounded by snow and dead leaves. more tree trunks and dead sticks and whatnot fade purple into the background.

illustration of birch tree trunks surrounded by snow and dead leaves. more tree trunks and dead sticks and whatnot fade purple into the background.

winter 💕❄️

#art

03.02.2026 15:43 👍 304 🔁 88 💬 4 📌 1

I love the color!! It still feels cold but it's not the typical winter blue. 👏

03.02.2026 15:54 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

This is adorable. I really love the texture.

28.01.2026 16:10 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Christmas Baking. Another piece I finished for my portfolio at the beginning of the year! #kidlitart #illustration #childrensbooks

28.01.2026 16:10 👍 11 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

“Let you alone! That’s all very well, but how can I leave myself alone? We need not to be let alone. We need to be really bothered once in a while. How long is it since you were really bothered? About something important, about something real?”

-Fahrenheit 451

27.01.2026 13:57 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Large blue text reads, “Why do so many book people keep forgetting to credit illustrators?”  Beside the text, a roundish blue winged horse contains the text “#Pictures Mean Business.” At the bottom is the credit: “Illustration: Sarah McIntyre along with a website link.

Large blue text reads, “Why do so many book people keep forgetting to credit illustrators?” Beside the text, a roundish blue winged horse contains the text “#Pictures Mean Business.” At the bottom is the credit: “Illustration: Sarah McIntyre along with a website link.

To publishers, authors, & others posting about illustrated books, including covers that have illustration: Please credit the ILLUSTRATOR.

This not only helps boost the illustrator, but also shows that you value HUMAN illustrators.
#PicturesMeanBusiness

28.10.2025 13:21 👍 477 🔁 201 💬 8 📌 9
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The only comfortable place for a whippet in a snowstorm

26.01.2026 03:18 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above boarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”
-The Hobbit

26.01.2026 03:17 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

“His rage passes description—the sort of rage that is only seen when rich folk that have more than they can enjoy suddenly lose something they have long had but have never used or wanted. “
-The Hobbit

This feels relevant right now.

25.01.2026 05:28 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

It’s good to know that I’m not alone. At the conference this weekend I felt like an outsider because I didn’t know how to break in with all the people I didn’t know 😂 Practice I guess

22.01.2026 19:33 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Essentially that. When I meet people in person I find it insanely hard to justify going up and just saying hello. I feel like I need a good reason and talk myself out of it. It’s HARD.

22.01.2026 19:16 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Illustrators, tell me how to be good at networking because man, I am not good at networking. #kidlit

22.01.2026 19:07 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

The @scbwi conference has been super inspirational so far. It’s so nice to be surrounded by people who understand what it is you’re trying to do.

18.01.2026 04:24 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Finished a 3rd character pose for a character design sheet I added to my portfolio. I’m really happy with how it came out! #kidlitart #illustration #childrensbooks

12.01.2026 17:10 👍 11 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

The prints for my portfolio are out for delivery and I am both very relieved and suddenly very nervous that I screwed them all up. Anxiety never rests I guess. 🤷‍♀️😂

10.01.2026 13:18 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
An illustration of children and their dog enjoying their day in a field of sea pinks, on an island somewhere I imagine in the northern hemisphere, reading and drawing while surrounded by puffins. Done in Procreate.

An illustration of children and their dog enjoying their day in a field of sea pinks, on an island somewhere I imagine in the northern hemisphere, reading and drawing while surrounded by puffins. Done in Procreate.

Happy first #kidlitartpostcard day of 2026!

I'm Rachel and I love drawing picture books!

Am open for picture books, board books and any kidlit-art-related projects.

Website: rachel-foo.com
Agency 💼 : astound.us/publishing

#art #illustration #kidlitart #kidlit #kidlitartpostcard

08.01.2026 15:58 👍 158 🔁 33 💬 1 📌 1
A mouse is over-prepared for a journey. He's got all his stuff strapped to his back.

A mouse is over-prepared for a journey. He's got all his stuff strapped to his back.

It's #kidlitartpostcard day! I'm an author and illustrator who loves texture and color and quirky stories with whimsy. I'm open to new projects! My agent is @jenrofe.bsky.social of @andreabrownlit.bsky.social.

★ More work here: www.andreabrownlit.com/illustrator/...

#kidlit #kidlitart

08.01.2026 16:04 👍 221 🔁 35 💬 7 📌 1
Two kids explore a hallway in a dark mansion. They look worried, and the boy holds a flashlight. The hallway is lined with paintings in ornate frames, all of the eyes of the paintings watching the kids. We can see the shadow of some sort of horned monster coming up the stairs.

The information on the card reads "Michael Dashow, mdashow-kidlitart.carrd.co, represented by Vicki Weber with Creative Media Agency."

Two kids explore a hallway in a dark mansion. They look worried, and the boy holds a flashlight. The hallway is lined with paintings in ornate frames, all of the eyes of the paintings watching the kids. We can see the shadow of some sort of horned monster coming up the stairs. The information on the card reads "Michael Dashow, mdashow-kidlitart.carrd.co, represented by Vicki Weber with Creative Media Agency."

‪Hi #KidLitArtPostcard day! I’m Mike and I love creating fun, character-driven work, both spooky and funny (spunny? fooky? 🤔)

I'm rep'd by @vickyweberbooks.bsky.social & am especially looking for middle grade cover work.

See more work at mdashow-kidlitart.carrd.co

#kidLitArt #spunny #fooky #MG

08.01.2026 17:08 👍 125 🔁 28 💬 1 📌 0

Thank you!! 😊

08.01.2026 17:20 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Happy #KidLitArtPostCard day! and Happy New Year 2026 🎉✨
May the new year bring peace, joy and happiness to everyone :)

#kidlit #kidlitpostcard

08.01.2026 09:08 👍 62 🔁 5 💬 2 📌 0