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Katherine Thorne

@sparklemarkers.bsky.social

She/her. Picture book writer/illustrator. Rep: @swekstein.bsky.social 2024 Round Table Mentee, #PBParty Honorable Mention, #50PreciousWords HM. Keep posting about your books; I want to read them! sparklemarkers.com

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just veered right off! such a good book.

27.11.2025 04:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œWhen God sings with his creations, ChatGPT will not be part of the choir.”

26.11.2025 21:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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COVER REVEAL for my next authored/illustrated book: SISTER SCRIBBLES, published by Viking, out in Aug 2026. It's a tale of sibling rivalry that shows your greatest competition may also be the one person who understands you the most!
Pre-order: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/773554...

#kidlit

26.11.2025 14:56 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I got anti-strange, and I'm not sure if that translates to "normie" or "extra strange," but I am only produced when particles collide at very high energies

26.11.2025 14:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

my personal suspicion is that current society has done a very good job of separating Creative Work Available For Purchase from The Human People Making The Work (who need to eat)

26.11.2025 14:02 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Katie Bort, of the Gloucester Borts

26.11.2025 14:26 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

there will be five different attempts to rescue me; I will die ridiculously in four of them and then Mathew Baynton will accidentally flash his crotch

26.11.2025 03:04 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

the little drawer is in such a lousy place! you can’t even open it to get your cigarettes or whatever!

26.11.2025 01:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A white stoat wearing an elegant tweed suit with a red vest. He holds a lantern out, autumn leaves swirling at his ankles, while an banner flutters over his head that reads "Unclench your jaw."

A white stoat wearing an elegant tweed suit with a red vest. He holds a lantern out, autumn leaves swirling at his ankles, while an banner flutters over his head that reads "Unclench your jaw."

Hey you

25.11.2025 17:08 β€” πŸ‘ 10065    πŸ” 3558    πŸ’¬ 78    πŸ“Œ 63

No one at the rap battle will wait for me to type my prompts

25.11.2025 12:24 β€” πŸ‘ 3203    πŸ” 542    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 8

you've got it! then again, I'd expect no less of a double-faced mallet.

24.11.2025 20:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm not gonna repost any videos of people who don't need more attention, but do you know where a great place to find insults is? the HARDWARE STORE. take a stroll down the aisles and enjoy the roast. you spud gasket. you universal knob. you grade 5 hex nut.

24.11.2025 20:13 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

strong contender for my favorite, too! at the very least it's in the top 5

24.11.2025 18:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Tim Robinson super slouched on a chair looking at his phone like a doofus

Tim Robinson super slouched on a chair looking at his phone like a doofus

ME: ugh why does my back hurt all the time

ALSO ME:

13.10.2025 20:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1305    πŸ” 187    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 1

I unsubscribed SO FAST.

24.11.2025 16:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Storyteller Academy is hosting a session on how "AI can help you be more creative, not less" and I REALLY expected better of them.

It's just really disappointing how easily some organizations who claim to help creative people have gotten both-sidesy on slop matters.

24.11.2025 16:49 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

also I found 2025's calendar and I was #54 or so then, but I don't think I've been that lucky this year so 🀷

24.11.2025 15:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

whoever made this chart apparently hates everyone born in december πŸ˜”

24.11.2025 15:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Very cool, congrats!

24.11.2025 14:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

so many schools reaalllly need to improve how they present information in their communications

(and they should hire me to do it! I'm good at it!)

24.11.2025 13:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
the 'what does this represent' modern art painting comic but with the burger and SAY MCDONALDS TO END COMMERCIAL coming out of it from that sony patent

the 'what does this represent' modern art painting comic but with the burger and SAY MCDONALDS TO END COMMERCIAL coming out of it from that sony patent

we were watching an art thing on stream a couple of weeks ago and this brain worm entered, i have no idea and i do not apologize that much

06.11.2024 08:49 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

often we make carnitas and eat some really good tacos! I actually haven’t decided what to have this year.

24.11.2025 00:56 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

the best Thanksgiving menu is any food you love, whether or not any traditional dishes are included. spaghetti? doritos? poke bowl? all of them? sure!

24.11.2025 00:18 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
23.11.2025 23:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Did a roundtable workshop at the @ncte.org conference where I presented this lesson on making a mini comic as a simple and disarming way to get students into storytelling and writing, along with a few suggested prompts. Link in bio! Download a print-quality PDF for use in your classrooms.

#ncte25

23.11.2025 16:26 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

…and after saying that I discovered an error that meant I had to undo two rows of lace, so I have been punished for my hubris

23.11.2025 17:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

the secret to knitting is that you don’t actually HAVE to be careful

23.11.2025 14:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

style is a combination of what you like drawing, what you avoid drawing, and what you’d rather not draw but have to draw anyway so youβ€˜ve figured out shortcuts.

23.11.2025 14:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I used to be so frustrated that all the style advice was β€œdon’t worry about it” and β€œjust keep drawing.” I kept thinking β€œyou don’t understand! how can I do that without a style??”

Now I feel like I’ve got more of a handle on my style, and my advice is: don’t worry about it, just keep drawing

23.11.2025 14:14 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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