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@cpark.bsky.social

Mixed Korean-American Illustrator / Author / Dad www.chrisdpark.com Rep’d: @essiewhite.bsky.social @stormliterary.bsky.social

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Librarians & NSFW furry artists

#librarians
#furryart

11.07.2025 16:48 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
A jet black panther hides within a multicolored forest

A jet black panther hides within a multicolored forest

Three boys help each other cross a log over a stream

Three boys help each other cross a log over a stream

Girl skaters rule!

Girl skaters rule!

A winter sunrise casts shadows across a snowy street

A winter sunrise casts shadows across a snowy street

👀 Ooh! #portfolioday Show me your amazing work.

Here are some favorite illustrations I’ve done over the years.

🙋🏻‍♂️ I’m Chris, an author/illustrator working in picture books.

✨ My dream project: a graphic novel about skateboarding.

Work: Chrisdpark.com
Rep: @essiewhite.bsky.social

08.07.2025 16:09 — 👍 149    🔁 42    💬 0    📌 1
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Hello to everyone participating in #KidLitArtPostcard day! I'm Julian Guy, an illustrator and writer. I'm interested in picture books, board books, editorial and middle grade graphic novels — I'm currently seeking representation.

You can see more of work at artbyjulianguy.com

03.07.2025 18:41 — 👍 36    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0

@essiewhite.bsky.social 😉

04.07.2025 00:56 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Right? I’m consistently impressed every month!

03.07.2025 17:41 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thank you #KidLitArtPostcard for continuing to stock my feed full of amazing artists!!!

03.07.2025 16:58 — 👍 13    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Abstract illustration of a lazy black cat lounging on a fireplace mantel.

Abstract illustration of a lazy black cat lounging on a fireplace mantel.

HELLO 👋 #KidLitArtPostcard

I’m Chris, a Minneapolis based Author/Illustrator. I like bright, bold colors and abstract shapes…also tangents…love me some tangents.

03.07.2025 15:48 — 👍 143    🔁 24    💬 0    📌 2
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StoryWalk Ribbon Cutting Celebrates Community Literacy at Pike Park After more than a year of planning and fundraising, the Akron Carnegie Public Library unveiled its permanent StoryWalk at Pike Memorial Park on Monday, June 30, with a celebratory ribbon cutting and a...

Really honored that TOUCH THE SKY was the inaugural choice for Akron Carnegie Public Library's new permanent Storywalk at Pike Park. @cpark.bsky.social @carolhinz.bsky.social @lernerbooks.bsky.social

www.inkfreenews.com/2025/06/30/s...

30.06.2025 22:59 — 👍 18    🔁 1    💬 2    📌 1

Familiarize yourself with recognizing fake A.I. imagery…you will need this skill when you are older and 99% of what you see online is not real…💥📣

30.06.2025 16:37 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

🤣

27.06.2025 18:55 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Selphie Tilmitt?! That you?

27.06.2025 18:52 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
A collage of cars and trucks done in an abstract and colorful style.

A collage of cars and trucks done in an abstract and colorful style.

#kidlitart
#cars
#trucks
#vehicles
#childrensbooks

27.06.2025 16:47 — 👍 18    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

I dabbled in animation a while back and realized I don’t have the patience for it. Wish I had your skills.

27.06.2025 14:43 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

😊 Thanks Mara

26.06.2025 22:16 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Three colorful characters all wearing abstract shapes costumes

Three colorful characters all wearing abstract shapes costumes

🐸 🍋 🔺…🤷🏻

#kidslitart
#childrensbooks
#characterdesign
#abstract
#colorful

26.06.2025 17:43 — 👍 13    🔁 6    💬 1    📌 1
Two illustrated people waving at each other

Two illustrated people waving at each other

Two people embrace and hug each other

Two people embrace and hug each other

“It’s so good to see you again”
#kidlitart #childrensbookillustration #meeting #friendship

26.06.2025 14:51 — 👍 24    🔁 4    💬 2    📌 0
Cover of JEONG IS JEONG written by Jessica Yoon, illustrated by Michelle Lee. A young Korean American girl smiles and raises her arms looking up at images of her family and folk art of a tiger and magpie coming out of a book

Cover of JEONG IS JEONG written by Jessica Yoon, illustrated by Michelle Lee. A young Korean American girl smiles and raises her arms looking up at images of her family and folk art of a tiger and magpie coming out of a book

It’s a ✨COVER REVEAL✨ for Jeong Is Jeong, releasing 2/3/26 from @randomhousekids.bsky.social Pre-order link in bio!

“What is Jeong?” a little girl asks her grandma, and so begins a lyrical journey of discovery, kindness, and understanding in this ode to Korean American language and culture.

23.06.2025 16:17 — 👍 37    🔁 14    💬 7    📌 4

My reaction to having a bunch of new people follow/like/repost my account is to immediately distrust it all and block accounts I suspect are stealing my work to feed the A.I. beast…fucking hate A.I.

23.06.2025 15:27 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
A skateboard with an anti-maga message written on it.

A skateboard with an anti-maga message written on it.

Calling it what it is. #nokings

14.06.2025 19:03 — 👍 9    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1

Jesus…I love that he is so passionate to defend others, but what a nightmare thinking our boys could be killing and/or dying in a civil war.

13.06.2025 19:06 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
A promo post featuring the cover of the picture book TOUCH THE SKY along with its two characters, Vern and Gretchen. Gretchen is drawn in colorful colored pencils and is running happily. Vern is also drawn in colorful colored pencils and is happily leaping onto a swing. They are looking down at the cover of Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Books of the Year 2025 Edition for books published in 2024. The cover is a colorful checkerboard. The book is flanked by hand drawn gold stars and a script written THANK YOU in a blue starburst.

A promo post featuring the cover of the picture book TOUCH THE SKY along with its two characters, Vern and Gretchen. Gretchen is drawn in colorful colored pencils and is running happily. Vern is also drawn in colorful colored pencils and is happily leaping onto a swing. They are looking down at the cover of Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Books of the Year 2025 Edition for books published in 2024. The cover is a colorful checkerboard. The book is flanked by hand drawn gold stars and a script written THANK YOU in a blue starburst.

I am so grateful for this honor -- TOUCH THE SKY is the first book I've written to make it into the Bank Street College of Education annual collection.

09.06.2025 20:22 — 👍 25    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 1
Canva-created image post shows a review from Publishers Weekly for ZOMBIE AND BRAIN ARE FRIENDS. Review text in a pink box reads:" Lucianovic peppers her variation on the “Can I keep it?” genre with sly humor—Zeb attempts to lure Brian back home by crinkling “the Zombie Times’s toughest crosswords”—while Cham’s depictions of offbeat locavore culture are sweetly ghoulish." Next to the cover of the picture book is the text "In Stores September 2nd."

Canva-created image post shows a review from Publishers Weekly for ZOMBIE AND BRAIN ARE FRIENDS. Review text in a pink box reads:" Lucianovic peppers her variation on the “Can I keep it?” genre with sly humor—Zeb attempts to lure Brian back home by crinkling “the Zombie Times’s toughest crosswords”—while Cham’s depictions of offbeat locavore culture are sweetly ghoulish." Next to the cover of the picture book is the text "In Stores September 2nd."

Thank you for this amazing review, @publisherswkly.bsky.social!

@laancham.bsky.social @literaticat.bsky.social @jemiscoe.bsky.social @alexborbolla.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social

07.06.2025 16:03 — 👍 12    🔁 6    💬 1    📌 0
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Fitting for today’s cat fight.

06.06.2025 01:02 — 👍 22449    🔁 3026    💬 345    📌 208

I feel embarrassed as I could have literally spent 5 minutes googling that but never did. Thank you Steph, I’ll try it out.

05.06.2025 03:51 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Again, thanks for reminding me that there isn’t one silver bullet answer to protect our work but probably a multi-pronged defense is best. I hate that I’m lazy, cause this seems harder, but nothing motivates me like wanting to tell bullies to go F themselves.

05.06.2025 02:15 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

I mean, I love this cause it’s truth. There’s good and bad about the decision to leave. I appreciate your honesty and not just giving me a happy-go-lucky answer.

05.06.2025 02:13 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Thanks Stephanie. Your words, both in story and life give me hope.

05.06.2025 02:09 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

🫡

05.06.2025 02:07 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

A Minneapolis community surrounded ICE agents, telling them to “get the fuck out”.

In the thread’s videos, you can see ICE detain someone and shove people around.

Great work, Minneapolis ✊. Now, @governorwalz.mn.gov what are you going to do about this?

03.06.2025 18:32 — 👍 513    🔁 128    💬 22    📌 15

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