@berrietr.bsky.social
Check out my portfolio: https://www.berrietr.com/ Contact me: berrietr@gmail.com #kidlit published #author/illustrator, who would love to cooperate with you in creating beautiful and meaningful #picturebooks for kids.
Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I’m a published author/illustrator who enjoys crafting charming characters and drafting delightful and engaging stories about quirky kids. Let me know how we can work together to create books filled with humor and heart. More art: berrietr.com
05.02.2026 16:36 — 👍 24 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Get ready for more sweetness, silliness, and speech bubbles in Bella & Blue Two: A Postcard from Paris (Little Press Publishing) to arrive spring of 2027. Join Bella as she finds ways to navigate her feelings and find the best route for coping with her fear of flying.
29.01.2026 17:20 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 1Thanks for checking out my winter newsletter which includes information on Bella & Blue Two: A Postcard from Paris
27.01.2026 17:14 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Thanks Heather for the review!!
20.01.2026 15:45 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
📚👍Happy #NationalRubberDuckyDay!🐤
What a great opportunity to give a shoutout to @berrietr.bsky.social's new picture book JUST DUCKY: A FRIENDSHIP TAKES FLIGHT.
My review:
www.heatherpiercestigall.com/ramblings--r...
#kidlit #WhatToRead #booksforkids #childrensbooks #bookreview #reading #literacy
Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I’m an author-illustrator for children’s books. I love to draw color, texture, and whimsy 🩷 Available for PBs & board books!
Rep’d by @thejordache.bsky.social at JABberwocky Literary Agency @awfulagent.bsky.social
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#kidlitart #cuteart #illustration
So purply! Love it.
08.01.2026 18:23 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I send warm greetings from Eastern PA. I’m a published author and illustrator who enjoys crafting charming characters and drafting delightful and engaging stories about quirky kids. I am seeking representation. More art: berrietr.com Thank you for snow much.
08.01.2026 16:26 — 👍 19 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0“Quack” Thanks you for the book love!
27.12.2025 15:32 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
It’s been a year full of creativity and hard work this past year. I traveled to Kansas and Denver for book and speaking events. My pb Just Ducky was launched in October with book events in and around Philly and I’m working on the dummy for Superhero Nero. @cardinalrulepress @thelittlepress
16.12.2025 17:45 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day! I am a creative and compassionate storyteller who writes and illustrates books with humor and heart. I am seeking representation from an Agent, the eyes of an Art Director, and/or the attention of an Editor. Thanks for checking out my portfolio: berrietr.com
04.12.2025 13:00 — 👍 36 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Graphic with a white background and blue and yellow birds, red lady bugs, green leaves, red and green butterflies, and yellow, pink, red, and blue flowers. The text "Picture Books from Pennsylvania Authors" is in white and yellow text on a solid pink rectangle in the center of the graphic. The Pennsylvania Center for the Book's logo in white is in the lower right-hand corner on a small pink rectangle.
Graphic with a white background and blue and yellow birds, red lady bugs, green leaves, red and green butterflies, and yellow, pink, red, and blue flowers. The covers of Unstoppable: How Bayard Rustin Organized the 1963 March on Washington by Michael G. Long and illustrated by Bea Jackson, Just Ducky by Berrie Torgan-Randall, Chomp! The Truth About Sharks by Annette Whipple and illustrated by Juanbjuan Oliver, and Wonderful You by Lisa Graff and illustrated by Ramona Kaulitzki Illustration are on top of the background with thin pink frames around each cover.
📚 To celebrate National Picture Book Month, we are highlighting a few picture books by Pennsylvania authors:
📙 Unstoppable by Michael G. Long
📙 Just Ducky by @berrietr.bsky.social
📙 Chomp! The Truth About Sharks by @annettewhipple.bsky.social
📙 Wonderful You by Lisa Graff
On Thursday I will be traveling to Denver! I’m looking forward to presenting with @mirkadraws to talk about early reader graphic novels on Friday and then on Saturday give away copies of Just Ducky. Please stop by to say hello! #NCTE25 #picturebookauthor #picturebookillustrator
18.11.2025 15:28 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I am a published author/illustrator looking for representation. “I write and illustrate stories about kids who are discovering their distinct gifts and individuality and learning how to embrace their quirky and unique selves.“ More art: berrietr.com
06.11.2025 13:29 — 👍 23 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0I agree- great work.
14.10.2025 18:50 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Amazing opportunity from the folks @seasonsofkidlit with a skip the slush pile opportunity. Agent and clans(wo)man Ashlee Maccallum is interviewed by agent and author @literally.lynne.marie for this post Halloween treat (submissions open all of November.)
14.10.2025 17:18 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Here is my latest newsletter to let you know about Just Ducky book birthday, launch party, events, a new project, and more!
Hello #kidlitartpostcard day! I'm a published author/illustrator who writes about quirky kids and draws them too! I would love to collaborate with you on #pb, early reader graphic novels, early chapter books, or anything you have in mind. Please check out my portfolio: berrietr.com
02.10.2025 13:35 — 👍 27 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Thank you Heather!!
01.10.2025 15:42 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Today is launch day! Just Ducky: a friendship takes flight is a #picturebook about compassion, listening, and friendship. Thanks for the wonderful people at #cardinalrulepress! Find out more here:
tinyurl.com/3s65fv66
#BookRelease #BookLaunch #NewBook #kidlitart #kidlitlaunches #booksky #ducks
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01.10.2025 13:22 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Congrats Stan! See you in Denver in a couple of months.
01.10.2025 13:17 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Thanks Jena!
23.09.2025 23:39 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Meet illustration agent Kelly Pelsue, who will be presenting tonight's webinar on Curating an Illustration Career. easternpennpoints.wordpress.com/2025/09/10/c... @kellypelsue.bsky.social @berrietr.bsky.social
10.09.2025 15:24 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Hello #kidlitartpostcard day! My name is Berrie and I am an author and illustrator working from my home studio outside of Philly - go Eagles! Reach out and we can talk about what I can do for you. Portfolio: berrietr.com Thanks for stopping by!
04.09.2025 12:18 — 👍 22 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Harry the Dirty Dog
29.08.2025 12:46 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
LAST DAY to register for a CRITIQUE for our in-person Illustrator Day and PB Author Day on 9/27. A few critique spots left, including with Art Agent Mela Bolinao—Don't miss out. Get to know Mela in this interview with @berrietr.bsky.social. easternpennpoints.wordpress.com/2025/08/19/c...
#kidlit
See you in Happy Valley tomorrow at 2:30 PM!
Stories! Crafts! Meet authors and have them sign your books!
@andreadenish.bsky.social @melissatrempe.bsky.social @berrietr.bsky.social @lauraparnum.bsky.social @vzauthor.bsky.social
#KidLit #authorevent #authorlife #librarylove #paisleysbigbirthday
