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Meg Auchenbach

@megauchenbach.bsky.social

🎨 Author & Illustrator | Surface Designer πŸ“– If You Are an Artist (Peter Pauper Press 2024) When Night Sleeps (Post Wave 2027) #kidlit #kidlitart #writingcommunity 🎨 Custom Pet Portraits πŸ“§ megauchenbach@gmail.com πŸ’» www.megauchenbach.com

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An illustrated poster with a lilac background and showing a tall yellow mushroom and three red and white toadstalls, with some grass in the background and a snail, ladybird and woodlouse in the foreground. 

Meg Auchenbach
Liesel Beukes
Alicia Fairbourn
Tasha Goddard
Anna Kambruis
Jessie Keen
Olena Kloeeperner
Yuhan Lo
Tim Mock
Charlotte Regan
Jan Schmidt
Gemma Stanton
Adrianna Stratton
Andrea Voros
Vendela Vrensk
Katie Weymouth
Lori Weitzel

Illustrate It Agency
www.illustrat-it.co.uk
Mel Amann (Agent)
hello@illustrate-it.co.uk

An illustrated poster with a lilac background and showing a tall yellow mushroom and three red and white toadstalls, with some grass in the background and a snail, ladybird and woodlouse in the foreground. Meg Auchenbach Liesel Beukes Alicia Fairbourn Tasha Goddard Anna Kambruis Jessie Keen Olena Kloeeperner Yuhan Lo Tim Mock Charlotte Regan Jan Schmidt Gemma Stanton Adrianna Stratton Andrea Voros Vendela Vrensk Katie Weymouth Lori Weitzel Illustrate It Agency www.illustrat-it.co.uk Mel Amann (Agent) hello@illustrate-it.co.uk

My agency @illustrateit_agency will be having a big Art Show in September!

VIP preview: 🍾Sept 10-12th
Online exhibition: πŸ—“οΈ Sept 15-19th
illustrate-it.co.uk

Let me know if you would like to be added to the exclusive preview list and I'll get Mel to add you.

19.08.2025 10:11 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!! I ended up going with him in the end! 😊

24.07.2025 01:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you so much!

21.05.2025 12:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh thanks so much! I really appreciate the feedback!

06.05.2025 18:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Friends, I need your help deciding between two grumpy boss characters for a new book dummy. Which Bob do you prefer, Blobfish or Beluga? TIA for helping with this incredibly serious and difficult decision. (I love this career) πŸ˜‚ #kidlit #kidlitcommunity #picturebooks

06.05.2025 15:06 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks so much!! ❀️

10.04.2025 17:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!!

10.04.2025 15:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks so much, David!

10.04.2025 15:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“– So excited to begin work on this project!

#kidlit #picturebooks #childrensbooks #kidlitcommunity

10.04.2025 14:41 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Thanks so much, Jane!

09.04.2025 11:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

New book deal! πŸ“– Coming 2026

I'm thrilled to work with @postwavebooks.bsky.social and bring When Night Sleeps into the world! It is the moody, magical book of my heart! πŸ’œ

09.04.2025 01:56 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Storyteller's Society Book Club Meeting #1 is in the books!

Author: @lizalterman.bsky.social

@katieisenhuth.bsky.social @wininoid.bsky.social @leslieconner13.bsky.social @megauchenbach.bsky.social

We talked about...
- opening chapters
- reading vs. audiobook
- character development
And more!

02.04.2025 01:00 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Oh thanks so much!! πŸ’œ

26.03.2025 15:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hi Brian! I'd love to be considered for this project! Thank you!

Megauchenbach@gmail.com
www.megauchenbach.com
Rep by John Rudolph at Dystel, Goderich & Bourret

25.03.2025 20:21 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I'm Meg, a picture book author-illustrator from PA. We're inching toward Spring, but I loved working on this holiday piece!

✨Rep: John Rudolph at Dystel, Goderich & Bourret
✨Portfolio: www.megauchenbach.com
#kidlit #kidlitpostcardday #kidlitpostcard #kidlitcommunity

06.03.2025 14:17 β€” πŸ‘ 54    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Illustration of open book with text "Kid Lit Mega Feed" on its pages. Beside the book are two QR codes, one going to the feed and the other going to more info and how to be added. Link to the feed itself is shown below the book.

Illustration of open book with text "Kid Lit Mega Feed" on its pages. Beside the book are two QR codes, one going to the feed and the other going to more info and how to be added. Link to the feed itself is shown below the book.

This is a pinnable post for the #KidLitMegaFeed, a collab (multiple curated #KidLit lists). Admins: @boringstorybook.com @charlenedraws.bsky.social @debbieohi.com. READ THIS re: how to be added, how to post.

Pls:
πŸ“ŒSave/pin the feed if you enjoy
πŸ”Repost to share

bsky.app/profile/debb...

18.01.2025 14:15 β€” πŸ‘ 214    πŸ” 71    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 5

Oh thank you so much, that's so kind!

19.12.2024 10:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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"Stop asking why schools don’t have bullet proof glass & metal detectors at all the doors. Ask why schools HAVE to. That’s the question that needs to be asked”

16.12.2024 21:38 β€” πŸ‘ 26778    πŸ” 6541    πŸ’¬ 586    πŸ“Œ 289

When I was teaching 7th grade a student’s dad came up to me in the grocery store once & told me he was worried about his son.

β€œHe keeps…” He paused here, and sighed. β€œβ€¦reading graphic novels all the time. What should I do?”

My answer?

β€œGet him more graphic novels.”

#LetKidsReadWhatTheyLove

04.12.2024 19:43 β€” πŸ‘ 288    πŸ” 58    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 4

Whoah.

06.12.2024 14:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Congrats!! This sounds and looks so fun!!!

05.12.2024 23:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I'm Meg, an author-illustrator from PA, and I love stories with whimsy, magic, and nature!

✨Rep: John Rudolph at Dystel, Goderich & Bourret
✨Portfolio: www.megauchenbach.com
✨Instagram: @megauchenbachart
#kidlit #kidlitpostcardday #kidlitpostcard #kidlitcommunity

05.12.2024 14:49 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Amazing! Congrats!!

05.12.2024 11:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ˜‚ so true

27.11.2024 13:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I really love painting skies... πŸŒ…
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#kidlitart #kidlit #kidlitart #authorillustrator #illustrator #picturebook #picturebookillustrator #writingcommunity #kidlitcommunity

25.11.2024 15:35 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So gross

25.11.2024 15:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot of article with the headline: New Publisher Spines aims to disrupt industry by using AI to publish 8,000 books in 2025 alone.

Screenshot of article with the headline: New Publisher Spines aims to disrupt industry by using AI to publish 8,000 books in 2025 alone.

This is not how books work. It's not a quantity game. Reading is an intensely focused act. Readers notice everything. You should see the letters we get. You can't chase trends, you have to set them, and that requires intuition, and the ability to spell Strawberry.

25.11.2024 14:06 β€” πŸ‘ 82    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 5
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Thanks so much, Brian! www.megauchenbach.com

20.10.2024 11:38 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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