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Rachel Foo

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Children’s books illustrator from Malaysia. Represented by Sol Salinas @solsticeillo.bsky.social of Astound.us https://linktr.ee/speakyst

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Celebrate the biodiversity of Northeastern North America’s bogs, with my new Bog Life of the Northeast poster. Just added to my Etsy shop (jadafitch.etsy.com) as well as all the original watercolor paintings. What’s your favorite bog species?

#bog #natureart #watercolor #maineartist #illustration

13.11.2025 12:23 — 👍 100    🔁 27    💬 2    📌 0
A tickled rat. Photo by Natalie Gloveli

A tickled rat. Photo by Natalie Gloveli

Playful rat interactions. Image from https://f1000research.com/articles/14-773/v2

Playful rat interactions. Image from https://f1000research.com/articles/14-773/v2

🐀Male and female rats like to be tickled differently - males prefer rougher play.
🤣How do we know? Rats produce ultrasonic giggles that can be monitored with a bat detector.
🧪Why is this relevant? To improve lab animal welfare.

Ah, to tickle rats for a living...♥️

f1000research.com/articles/14-...

11.11.2025 13:44 — 👍 115    🔁 29    💬 6    📌 7
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Here's a Wizard of Oz-inspired piece for #KidLitArtPostcard day! My name is Julian — I'm an illustrator/writer, and I'm currently seeking representation or the right project to collaborate on. I'm interested in picture books and board books. Feel free to reach out!

Portfolio: artbyjulianguy.com

06.11.2025 13:26 — 👍 42    🔁 7    💬 1    📌 0
An illustration of a kid running (walking?) with his bird friends. All the birds decided to walk with him. The kid is holding a net for some reason which escapes me at this point. I think I originally wanted all of them to be chasing and catching insects, but I ran out of time. Done in Procreate.

An illustration of a kid running (walking?) with his bird friends. All the birds decided to walk with him. The kid is holding a net for some reason which escapes me at this point. I think I originally wanted all of them to be chasing and catching insects, but I ran out of time. Done in Procreate.

Happy November! 🍂

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

06.11.2025 15:56 — 👍 204    🔁 41    💬 2    📌 0

Thank you 💕

07.11.2025 13:14 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thank you! I love all Major Mitchell cockatoos. Was sad to hear they are endangered in the wild :(

07.11.2025 13:14 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Gouache painting in lush dark green and blue featuring a cross-section of a pond at night. A green harlequin-patterned frog with a hint of tadpole tail climbs half out of the water into the cattails, looking at the stars. In the darkness lurks a taloned heron foot. The water is full of tadpoles, pond weed, insect larvae, and frog eggs. A single bright mayfly hangs on a cattail leaf above the frog's head. Text below reads JULIAN PLUM | Represented by Naomi Davis at BookEnds Literary, julianplum.com

Gouache painting in lush dark green and blue featuring a cross-section of a pond at night. A green harlequin-patterned frog with a hint of tadpole tail climbs half out of the water into the cattails, looking at the stars. In the darkness lurks a taloned heron foot. The water is full of tadpoles, pond weed, insect larvae, and frog eggs. A single bright mayfly hangs on a cattail leaf above the frog's head. Text below reads JULIAN PLUM | Represented by Naomi Davis at BookEnds Literary, julianplum.com

Hello #kidlitartpostcard day! I'm Julian, a queer 🏳️‍⚧️ picture book illustrator working in gouache. I've climbed out of the final art mines to wave around a little flag that says "let me illustrate a book about frogs or bugs!"

🌌 julianplum.com
💌 hello@julianplum.com

#kidlitart #picturebooks #art 🐸 🌿

06.11.2025 17:26 — 👍 164    🔁 35    💬 1    📌 0
An illustration of a kid running (walking?) with his bird friends. All the birds decided to walk with him. The kid is holding a net for some reason which escapes me at this point. I think I originally wanted all of them to be chasing and catching insects, but I ran out of time. Done in Procreate.

An illustration of a kid running (walking?) with his bird friends. All the birds decided to walk with him. The kid is holding a net for some reason which escapes me at this point. I think I originally wanted all of them to be chasing and catching insects, but I ran out of time. Done in Procreate.

Happy November! 🍂

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

06.11.2025 15:56 — 👍 204    🔁 41    💬 2    📌 0
Photo of some sketches of bears done with Koh-I-Noor magic pencil.

Photo of some sketches of bears done with Koh-I-Noor magic pencil.

My sketchbook has been nothing but rainbows since I got this pencil. I love it so much ‧₊˚🌈✩ ₊˚🫧⊹♡

#art #traditionalart #sketchbook

16.10.2025 16:32 — 👍 39    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
Sketches of owls done in ink on cream paper. Drawn with a blue Pentel Artist brush sign pen.

Sketches of owls done in ink on cream paper. Drawn with a blue Pentel Artist brush sign pen.

Sketches of a great horned owl done in ink on cream paper. Drawn with a blue Pentel Artist brush sign pen.

Sketches of a great horned owl done in ink on cream paper. Drawn with a blue Pentel Artist brush sign pen.

Sketches of a great horned owl done in ink on cream paper. Drawn with a blue Pentel Artist brush sign pen.

Sketches of a great horned owl done in ink on cream paper. Drawn with a blue Pentel Artist brush sign pen.

A bunch of silly owls 🦉🦉

#art #traditionalart #sketchbook #inktober

12.10.2025 16:00 — 👍 12    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Illustration of some kids with their dog, setting sail for a nautical adventure. The dog is taking his babysitter duties very seriously. Made digitally in Procreate.

Illustration of some kids with their dog, setting sail for a nautical adventure. The dog is taking his babysitter duties very seriously. Made digitally in Procreate.

Happy October #kidlitartpostcard day! It's getting a little cold🛶

I'm Rachel and I would love to be considered for picture books, board books and any kidlit-art-related projects.

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

#art #illustration #kidlitart #kidlit

02.10.2025 14:45 — 👍 110    🔁 18    💬 0    📌 0
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Happy October #kidlitartpostcard day!

I'm Amber, a Malaysian Chinese illustrator based in Iceland! I imbue bits of imagination into the mundane everyday life.

Open for teen & YA projects! Especially creepy or existential ones.

👀 More of my work on amberlimshin.com

#kidlitart #illustration

02.10.2025 19:07 — 👍 42    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Happy Fall! I’ve shared this illustration few of weeks ago as part my preorder campaign(free poster!). Since this is my FAV spread from #Nunuandthesea I feel the urge to share it officially for #kidlitartpostcard 💖
Rep’d by @literaticat.bsky.social
Portfolio: isabellakung.com

#kidlit #kidlitart

02.10.2025 20:24 — 👍 45    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 0
A gang of buddies go trick or treating. Theres a ghost, a witch with a scaredy cat on her broom, a pumpkin head boy and a bat

A gang of buddies go trick or treating. Theres a ghost, a witch with a scaredy cat on her broom, a pumpkin head boy and a bat

Happy October! ✨🍂

My name’s Tori & I love creating bright, cheery, silly & heartfelt characters for all ages!

Open for PB, MG & Chap books

Folio @: torikateillustration.com

rep’d by @analiacabello.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

#kidlit #kidlitartpostcard #kidlitart

02.10.2025 14:06 — 👍 102    🔁 11    💬 2    📌 0
Illustration of some kids with their dog, setting sail for a nautical adventure. The dog is taking his babysitter duties very seriously. Made digitally in Procreate.

Illustration of some kids with their dog, setting sail for a nautical adventure. The dog is taking his babysitter duties very seriously. Made digitally in Procreate.

Happy October #kidlitartpostcard day! It's getting a little cold🛶

I'm Rachel and I would love to be considered for picture books, board books and any kidlit-art-related projects.

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

#art #illustration #kidlitart #kidlit

02.10.2025 14:45 — 👍 110    🔁 18    💬 0    📌 0

Could be!

24.09.2025 12:41 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thank you for your kind comment. Most of my sketches are based on real children I have observed and I’m really happy it resonated with you :)

24.09.2025 04:32 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thank you for sharing that lovely poem with me! Its beautiful. It’s my dream to illustrate a book of poems one day. 💕

24.09.2025 04:30 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

You don't need to draw anime style to be cool :') #kidlitchat

24.09.2025 02:03 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Sketch drawing of a little girl discovering a crab. Pencil and graphite.

Sketch drawing of a little girl discovering a crab. Pencil and graphite.

Crabs by the beach 🦀

#art #kidlitart #sketchbook #traditionalart

23.09.2025 16:05 — 👍 708    🔁 57    💬 11    📌 1
Sketch of a bird among foliage, drawn with Koh-I-Noor Magic Coloured Pencils

Sketch of a bird among foliage, drawn with Koh-I-Noor Magic Coloured Pencils

Memories of the bird park in Singapore 🦜

#sketchbook #kidlitart #traditionalart

20.09.2025 15:20 — 👍 63    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 0

Thanks Mark :)

11.09.2025 15:34 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

qrp with something watery 🌊

11.09.2025 15:27 — 👍 63    🔁 13    💬 0    📌 2

HUMAN artists, use only one #art piece to convince people to follow you!

#witcher

09.09.2025 17:53 — 👍 238    🔁 39    💬 5    📌 11

If you see this, post your purple art 💜

#kidlitart #illustration #traditionalart

09.09.2025 14:39 — 👍 36    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 2
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Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day! My name is Julian, and I'm an illustrator/writer. I'm currently seeking representation or the right project to collaborate on. I'm interested in picture books and board books — feel free to reach out if you'd like to work with me!

Portfolio at artbyjulianguy.com

04.09.2025 12:38 — 👍 32    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0

This is so cuteee I love the crab's happy face uwu

05.09.2025 05:50 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Thanks Charlene! :)

05.09.2025 00:28 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Group of Malaysian schoolchildren going to school. They are walking there from their before/after school daycare, so they are wearing their identifying yellow caps.

Group of Malaysian schoolchildren going to school. They are walking there from their before/after school daycare, so they are wearing their identifying yellow caps.

Group of Malaysian schoolchildren hanging out. These kids are in their sports clothes, which reflect the color of their respective class/houses.

Group of Malaysian schoolchildren hanging out. These kids are in their sports clothes, which reflect the color of their respective class/houses.

Some closeups of my kidlit postcard that I forgot to include. I don't usually like square compositions but these turned out okay.

#kidlitart #illustration

04.09.2025 15:54 — 👍 18    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
Illustration of a bunch of kids playing and hanging out underneath a busy overpass. The children on the right wearing Malaysian primary school uniforms which are standard throughout the nation. The ones on the left are in their school sports clothes. Most Malaysian children are bilingual, and our traffic signs are in several languages.

Illustration of a bunch of kids playing and hanging out underneath a busy overpass. The children on the right wearing Malaysian primary school uniforms which are standard throughout the nation. The ones on the left are in their school sports clothes. Most Malaysian children are bilingual, and our traffic signs are in several languages.

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! 🐦‍⬛

I'm Rachel and I would love to be considered for picture books, board books and any kidlit-art-related projects for 2026!

Portfolio- www.rachel-foo.com
💌speakyst@gmail.com
Agency 💼 : astound.us/publishing

#kidlitart #kidlit #illustration #PB #GN #boardbooks

04.09.2025 14:34 — 👍 103    🔁 13    💬 2    📌 0

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