Dionnie Takahashi

An Illustrator’s First Visit to the Bologna Children’s Book Fair I made it to the fair. My flight-train connection from Tokyo → Beijing → Milan → Bologna was an exhausting 26-hour journey. So, is it worth it? Let me start by saying that I felt out of place. The …

I wrote about my eventful time at the Bologna Children's Book Fair on my blog. So many blessed experiences, and I met so many amazing people. Please check it out:
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An Illustrator’s First Visit to the Bologna Children’s Book Fair
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14 Amazing Wordless Picture Books Best books for kids in the category of wordless picture books. My Top 10 favorites and why wordless picture books stir the imagination.

Newly Updated! 14 Amazing Wordless Picture Books

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#ReadYourWorld #picturebooks #wordless

These are my favorite pens... there's nothing quite like running a Pentel Ink Brush on Watercolor paper.

The Pentel is at the bottom of this collection, and it's capped closed, so you can't see the brush end.

#kidlitart #kidlit

Illustration of a book with the text "Kid Lit mega feed" on its pages, a blue butterfly behind the text. The book is depicted in a whimsical, cartoon-like style with bold blue and purple colors. Two QR codes are included at the bottom, labeled "feed" and "info." Art by Debbie Ridpath Ohi.

*JUST LAUNCHED* Mega KidLit Feed w/fellow admins @boringstorybook.com & @charlenedraws.bsky.social! One feed pulls in hashtagged posts from moderated #kidlit Lists from multiple users in community.

Browse Feed here
More info & how to post to Feed

Feel free to share graphic on other platforms!

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Ask the Agent: I'm Jennifer Laughran. I'm a Senior Agent at the Andrea Brown Literary Agency, representing great authors and illustrators of children's and YA books. I'm also a life-long bookseller and sloth fan. As...

OK, I have to wrap this up -- but it was very fun! Thanks for indulging my little #AskAgent experiment - I'll do it again for sure! (And if you ever have publishing questions, go look at my Tumblr. I've answered THOUSANDS of questions there over the years, and still do!) www.tumblr.com/literaticat

Yes, they are swamped! 300K new users in such a short period! Pretty impressive, since they're only a small team. Meanwhile, instead of posting, I'll just find artists to love and follow!

Wonderful news! Congratulations 🥳

Congratulations 🥳

Drew these covers for #vintagebookweek (an #dityschallenge event on Instagram): Clementine (song), Olivier L'ours Savant (French PB), The Road to Oz (5th book in L. Frank Baum's Oz series), & Peter Pan. It was so much fun! 🥰

#kidlitart

I have to drop everything to pay my tribute to #AkiraToriyama, the legend who created #DrSlump, #Dragonball, etc.

RIP #鳥山明 先生, you had influenced so much of my art and my sense of humor. Thank you for all the laughter and adventures.

#Drスランプアラレちゃん #Drスランプ

Found object art featuring broken Carnation Pink Crayola crayon. Out of the broken part jumps an illustration of a joy-filled girl clutching a pencil in one hand and a notebook in the other.

To those disheartened by publisher rejections: I started submitting queries & manuscripts to kidlit publishers in 1995. During the 15 yrs before my first children's book contract, I sometimes felt like giving up.

Take a break if you need to, but PERSEVERE. Your time will come.

It's official! 🎉

I'm thrilled to announce that I'm now represented by KO Media Management. I can't wait to start this new journey with my incredibly talented agent, Kate Rogers.

I'm still pinching myself as I take this gigantic leap toward my dream.

#kidlitart #kidlitartist #authorillustrator

Kidlitart children book illustrations

#artvsartist2023 Here are some #kidlitart I did this year. It has been a bittersweet year with lots of strong emotions. I hope it will end on a joyful note! 🎨

Thank you! 😃

Thank you, @kellienicely.bsky.social! I'd love that very much. I am so new here that I need all the help I can get! 💕

#KidLitArtPostcard Hi, I'm Dionnie Takahashi. I write & illustrate picture books. I'd love to work on imaginative & adventurous stories, the funnier & sillier the better. Currently seeking representation. Check out my portfolio at blackcabbit.com