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Charlene Chua

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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Illustrator, author (The Pink Pajamas, S&S 2025) | Rep: Tracy Marchini | Co-host @kidlitart.bsky.social chat ๐ŸŽจ CharleneChua.com ๐Ÿ”— All links - charlenedraws.bio.link ๐Ÿ–ŒAlt account @sygnin.com ๐ŸšซAI/NFT

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Itโ€™s not free but I think Carrd is best value for (relatively little) money and you can get your own domain (domain is extra).

Otherwiseโ€ฆ you can get by with a portfolio hosted on Cara or Behance. Still better than social media accounts, IMO.

04.03.2026 17:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What FREE online illustrator portfolio options are people using in 2026? Wix still a good option? #kidlit #illustration

04.03.2026 16:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Tomorrow!

To make it easier, copy and paste the correct hashtag to go with your post:

#KidLitArtPostcard

04.03.2026 15:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Illustration of a child in a pink shirt and bright pink shoes, running with a bright yellow mailbag, spilling colorful postcards. Text above reads KidLitArtPostcard. Text below reads March 5th. Art by Gina Perry

Illustration of a child in a pink shirt and bright pink shoes, running with a bright yellow mailbag, spilling colorful postcards. Text above reads KidLitArtPostcard. Text below reads March 5th. Art by Gina Perry

Tomorrow! #KidLitArtPostcard day! This June marks the 5th anniversary of the event. I'm cooking up some fun ideas to celebrate, starting with a logo refresh. I can't wait to see everyone's art! Be sure to triple check your hashtag!!!! #kidlit

04.03.2026 12:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 53    ๐Ÿ” 25    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Maybe share the link for Glaze & Nightshade?

@theglazeproject.bsky.social

04.03.2026 05:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Formatting for what purpose? For the event?

04.03.2026 03:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

They will, but sometimes it's more expedient and other times it's more... leisurely. #kidlitchat

04.03.2026 02:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Get paid, hopefully *lolsob* #kidlitchat

04.03.2026 02:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I have become so mad that the most fictional part of this movie is when the public hear Oswald talking shit about them, they all desert him. Apparently in reality they just vote for him even more ๐Ÿ™„

04.03.2026 02:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

TOPIC: Guess what? It's time for another quarterly check-in . . . already! Share what you've accomplished in the past three months: baby steps, or giant leaps, full landings or near misses . . . celebrate whatever has carried you FORWARD. #kidlitchat

04.03.2026 02:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Artists! I am looking for a Jewish illustrator for a middle-grade project focusing on Jewish history, practice, and culture. If your style feels fun, MG-appropriate, and both editorial & narrative, please drop a link or DM! (And editor & agent friends, if you have someone to rec, it's appreciated!)

03.03.2026 22:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 104    ๐Ÿ” 113    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 16    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
Picture book style illustration of a group of girls wishing upon a lantern, with their faces lit by the warm glow of lanterns 
#KidLitArt #LanternFestival

Picture book style illustration of a group of girls wishing upon a lantern, with their faces lit by the warm glow of lanterns #KidLitArt #LanternFestival

Give. Children. Peace.

03.03.2026 22:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 26    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Literary fiction is probably the best existing category. But it's pretty broad so quite often I'm not interested... yet I guess the ones I do like would probably all fall under that category.

So maybe a sub-section of literary fiction? IDK what though ๐Ÿ˜…

03.03.2026 20:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Mostly it seems like โ€˜Japanese & European translationsโ€™ ๐Ÿ˜…

03.03.2026 19:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€˜Nothing muchโ€™ as in, nothing dramatic. No giant swooning romance, no huge explosions & chases, no 300 pages of anxiety coz the murderer is in the houseโ€ฆ

But actually a lot happens, it just happens quietly and indirectly.

03.03.2026 19:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

There should be a category for novels like โ€˜stories where it seems nothing much happensโ€™ coz I think maybe those are the kinds of novels I tend to like.

03.03.2026 19:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 27    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I donโ€™t really like the trend but Iโ€™m also not sure I understand how this gives them a lot to work with? Did you mean like with a image generator? Everyone posting hasnโ€™t been a kid for a long time so, in a sense, I canโ€™t see them at direct risk otherwise.

03.03.2026 16:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks!

03.03.2026 16:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

In Singapore, the festival is known as Chap Goh Mei. I am told โ€˜chap gohโ€™ means 15, as it is the 15th day of the new lunar year.

Interestingly it is also considered Chinese Valentines Day, and I spent 27 years in SG totally not knowing this ๐Ÿ˜…

03.03.2026 15:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I am also very wuthuring sometimes thanks to IBS ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ’จ

03.03.2026 15:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Itโ€™s the less posh version ๐Ÿ˜…

03.03.2026 15:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Moby Dick was actually also just The Whale.

Although from what my husband told me of the plot (he just read it), perhaps it should have been โ€˜an assortment of New England whaling facts and statistics, also featuring a white whale and a dude with OCDโ€™

03.03.2026 15:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Art from the back cover of Amy Wu and the Lantern Festival. Amy holds a lantern and she stands next to her dad. Behind them are a string of lanterns against the night sky.

Art from the back cover of Amy Wu and the Lantern Festival. Amy holds a lantern and she stands next to her dad. Behind them are a string of lanterns against the night sky.

Cover for Amy Wu and the Lantern Festival by Kat Zhang and illustrated by Charlene Chua.

Cover for Amy Wu and the Lantern Festival by Kat Zhang and illustrated by Charlene Chua.

Amy wishes everyone a happy Lantern Festival ๐Ÿฎ!

This festival marks the end of the Lunar New Year celebrations, and features (you guessed it) lanterns & eating sweet rice balls called tang yuan.

#lny #cny #kidlit #kidlitart

03.03.2026 15:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 44    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yeah I kinda thought it was something close to withering, but oh well.

This is like when I learned what โ€˜corrugatedโ€™ meant and it was less cool than what I imagined it to be (I canโ€™t recall what I previously thought it was though).

03.03.2026 03:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I guess Wuthering Heights does sound better than Windy Hill though.

03.03.2026 03:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 30    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Today I realized I never knew what โ€˜wutheringโ€™ actually meant.

So I looked it up.

Itโ€ฆ just means windy ๐ŸŒฌ๏ธ

03.03.2026 03:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 46    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Canadian #kidlit pals ๐Ÿ‘‡

The Lane Anderson Award honours the very best science writing in Canada today, both in the adult and young reader categories.

03.03.2026 01:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I have said that if I could afford to consistently see a therapist to get better, I probably wouldnโ€™t have half the problems plaguing me in the first place ๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ’ธ

03.03.2026 01:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Some day librarians will be able to just look after books again.

But till then -

02.03.2026 19:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 42    ๐Ÿ” 16    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

They go straight to my spam folder so I donโ€™t see them anymore. But occasionally I do check the folder and see them there, so I guess itโ€™s still going round, like a chain letter that wonโ€™t die.

02.03.2026 03:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0