@mariannasmith.bsky.social
Children’s Illustrator. Art Educator. MFA Illustration SU 2026. BFA Communication Arts VCU 2020. #SCBWI Member. She/Her. Brazilian-American. Portfolio: mariannasmith.com Email: ms@mariannasmith.com
Kidlit postcard of a mother and daughter hugging. They are surrounded by open photo albums. The name “Marianna Smith” is at the top. Below it states, “Author-Illustrator-Cartoonist, Mariannasmith.com.”
Happy #kidlitpostcard day! I’m Marianna, a Brazilian-American author, illustrator, and cartoonist! I’m seeking agent representation and projects for picture books and early reader graphic novels about Latin American culture, nonfiction, and scifi/fantasy.
💼 My portfolio: www.mariannasmith.com
This illustration urges local communities to support young Latin American mothers with unplanned pregnancies. It is a green and red illustration of a young pregnant mother in the shape of South America. Shapes of women in her community surround her to support her.
Thank you The Society Of Illustrators LA for selecting my piece, “Support Young Latin American Mothers,” for the Illustration West 63 exhibition! My piece is on the exhibition website: illustrationwest.org/63/student/s...
#sila #illustrationwest63 #societyofillustratorsla #editorialillustration
A picture book illustrator postcard for kid lit art postcard day. A family sits at a table making a quilt of the earth. A dog and cat play with a ball of yarn.
Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day! I’m Marianna Smith, a picture book illustrator open for work and seeking representation! I love illustrating stories about underrepresented Latin American voices. I would love to work with you!
📧 ms@mariannasmith.com
💻 www.mariannasmith.com
#kidlit #KidLitPostcard
A pink and blue children’s book illustration of a child with a bike standing in front of a giant wall overgrown with vines. The vines form the shape of Goliath, and the child represents David. Birds fly over the wall.
1 of 5 illustrations for “My Soul is My Captain,” a picture book dummy I illustrated about life. The illustrations are inspired by poetry. The story is about diversity and life. I also used my heritage as a Brazilian-American woman as inspiration for the book 📚 #kidlit #kidlitart
31.12.2024 14:17 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The January #KidLit events calendar has been updated and emails are in the queue. You can check the website or sign up to get the weekly emails.
What #KidLitEvents are you looking forward to attending in the new year?
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Psspt…. Next Thursday, January 2nd is indeed the first #KidLitArtPostcard Day of 2025. Pass it on #kidlit !
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A pink and blue children’s book illustration of a diverse family walking under the shade of an emancipation oak tree. The tree is in the shape of a grandparent. The tree shades and protects the family.
1 of 5 illustrations for “My Soul is My Captain,” a picture book dummy I illustrated about life. The illustrations are inspired by poetry. The story is about diversity and life. I also used my heritage as a Brazilian-American woman as inspiration for the book 📚 #kidlit #kidlitart
30.12.2024 13:40 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A children’s book illustration of a girl sleeping underwater. The girl holds onto a dog stuffed animal. Glowing angelfish swim around the girl and protect her.
1 of 5 illustrations for “My Soul is My Captain,” a picture book dummy I illustrated about life. The illustrations are inspired by poetry. The story is about diversity and life. I also used my heritage as a Brazilian-American woman as inspiration for the book 📚 #kidlit #kidlitart
29.12.2024 13:20 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
A pink and blue picture book illustration of a diverse family sitting at a table sewing a patchwork quilt of the Earth.
1 of 5 illustrations for “My Soul is My Captain,” a picture book dummy I illustrated about life. The illustrations are inspired by poetry. The story is about diversity and life. I also used my heritage as a Brazilian-American woman as inspiration for the book 📚 #kidlit #kidlitart
28.12.2024 14:46 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A picture book cover featuring a baiana de acarajé, a woman of African descent from Bahia, Brazil, holding the earth. The title of the book is “My Soul is My Captain,” by Marianna Smith.
1 of 5 illustrations for “My Soul is My Captain,” a picture book dummy I illustrated about life. The illustrations are inspired by poetry. The story is about diversity and life. I also used my heritage as a Brazilian-American woman as inspiration for the book 📚 #kidlit #kidlitart
27.12.2024 15:17 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
An illustration of an older brother yelling angrily at his younger sister for breaking his favorite toy spaceship. The brother and sister hold the broken pieces of the toy spaceship. The brother looks angry while the sister cries sadly. The brother wears a cardboard box space helmet. The sister wears a green dress, pink tiara, and alien antennae.
An illustration of the brother finding a pink homemade toy spaceship with alien antennae in his bedroom. He curiously picks up the spaceship. A note on his desk reads “For my brother.” The sister peeks through the bedroom doorway and worriedly watches her brother examine the gift she made for him.
An illustration of the brother and sister playing with their toy spaceships outside. The brother plays with the spaceship his sister made for him. The sister plays with her brother’s old broken spaceship. The sun sets in the distance and the crescent moon and stars rise.
A three page story about a brother and sister who learn how to get along.
#kidlit #kidlitart 📚
Cover reveal of my debut picture book for kids. Colorful inspirations in cut paper collage. Fun story about a child learning how to appreciate their parents help
📚📔🎉 I'm excited to share with you a sneak peek of my debut #picturebook ALL BY MYSELF (Soaring Kite Books 🪁), written by @elizabetheverett.bsky.social and illustrated by me.
Coming March 2025
Pre-order: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/all-by-mys...
#illustrator #kidlit #kidlitart #kidsbook #paperart
Making a starter pack for authors who do school visits, so schools can easily find us. This starts off one for primary schools go.bsky.app/5u2ArqX but I'll also do one for secondary. Let me know if you do school visits and you want to go on the list - and whether you do primary or secondary. Thanks.
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BELONG by Mary Rand Hess, illus by @ninamataart.bsky.social celebrates finding the courage to step out of your comfort zone to embrace new experiences and make new friends. #EduSky 🍎 #KidLit 📚👍
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Sketches of Asian elephants at the local zoo.
Sketches of Asian elephants at the local zoo.
Sketches of Asian elephants at the local zoo.
I sketched some Asian elephants at my local zoo! #sketchbook
18.08.2024 11:26 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The cover of a picture book titled To Boldly Go: How Nichelle Nichols and Star Trek Helped Advance Civil Rights, by Angela Dalton and Lauren Semmer, New York Times bestselling illustrator. A bold, stylised illustration of Nichelle Nichols as Lieutenant Uhura against a dark blue background with stars.
Recently read To Boldly Go: How Nichelle Nichols and Star Trek Helped Advance Civil Rights, by Angela Dalton and Lauren Semmer. A lovely blend of Nichols’ biography and the author’s childhood connection to Star Trek. Themes of discrimination, equality, hope and advocacy. 1/2
💙📚👍🏼 #KidLit #WomenInSTEM
Thank you!
18.07.2024 14:08 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Thank you so much!
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Illustration on a page of the magazine showing a person holding a large bag and standing in a pink and green landscape. Roots grow underground below the figure. Yellow flowers sprout from the roots. Some flowers are alive, while others are wilted. The person’s hair turns into clouds.
Cover of Reed Magazine #157.
I’m very happy to announce my illustration “True Love Extends to the Ends of the Earth” has been featured in Reed Magazine, California’s Oldest Literary Journal! What an honor this is! #editorial #editorialillustration #literarymagazine
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