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Ilona

@ilonakidscribe.bsky.social

Kidlit writer, refugee daughter, member of co-housing eco-community. Co-author of CAT TAKES QUEEN, MG novel about a chess-playing cat due from Feiwel & Friends, Fall 2026. Rep'd by Kristen Terrette of Martin Literary Management.

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Happy #Stunday from upstate NY.

06.10.2025 03:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Weird kidlit search of the day: Do otters snore? #kidlit #12x12PB

03.10.2025 15:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh my goodness, hello to you, and what a fun website! (If it could only offer downloads of even a fraction of her imagination...)

03.10.2025 15:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Any other Joan Aiken fans here? I reread The Wolves of Willoughby Chase regularly, and write MG.

01.10.2025 02:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh, I saw this in the library! Such beautiful art.

19.09.2025 12:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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My #DailyWalk was mysterious and misty. ๏ฟผ

16.09.2025 01:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ooh, that's high on my bucket list.

14.09.2025 21:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Just another stunning #Stunday๏ฟผ

14.09.2025 15:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Company on my #dailywalk

13.09.2025 15:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Another #Stunday !

07.09.2025 14:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Weird manuscript-related search of the day: How do cats cough up furballs? #kidlit #amwriting

05.09.2025 14:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Jan Karski at New Yorkโ€™s Polish Embassy wishes you a happy #AmericanChessDay.๏ฟผ

02.09.2025 00:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Happy #Stunday!

31.08.2025 19:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Deeply troubled? No, they might expect us to do something about it.

27.08.2025 10:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Happy #Stunday๏ฟผ

24.08.2025 22:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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So-called โ€œobedient plant.โ€ Not very obedient.

23.08.2025 00:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The chapter edits will have to wait.๏ฟผ #WritersLife #DailyWalk๏ฟผ๏ฟผ

18.08.2025 12:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Glad to hear fairies aren't into ordering plastic houses online!

17.08.2025 21:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Wow, I didn't know about that gallery, thanks!

17.08.2025 13:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A fun reminder that a loss of 60,000 jobs in and around academia is ~50% more than all coal mining jobs in the entire country.

04.08.2025 00:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5376    ๐Ÿ” 1786    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 51    ๐Ÿ“Œ 38

Shortbread! (Except that I can no longer eat it, thanks to the celiac thing, sigh.)

30.07.2025 20:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Happy #stunday

28.07.2025 01:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sharing so I can reread many times!

27.07.2025 01:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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No kings other than cat and chess kings. #CaturDay๏ฟผ

26.07.2025 20:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Happy Friday from the flower U-pick!๏ฟผ

25.07.2025 12:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I did have an idea; weโ€™ll see if it works out!

24.07.2025 20:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

They look so clean! Do you have a secret washing method? Ones I pick are usually crusted with dirt and pine needles.

24.07.2025 12:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Well, I took a vacation day so I could get some writing done, and find myself stuck re: a major plot issue. Sigh.

24.07.2025 12:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Happy #Stunday.

21.07.2025 01:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Heartbreak on top of heartbreak.

19.07.2025 00:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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