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PB Illustrator/Author Hand painted. SCBWI, 12x12PB, Storyteller Academy, #PBParty 2023 & 2024 Finalist, ACCD Graduate, CGAnimation Career, Garden Enthusiast, Mother of 2❤️ in LA. ⭐️Seeking Representation All art ©Andrea Yomtob www.andreayomtob.com
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Caldecott Medalist Uri Shulevitz, widely celebrated for his distinctive ink and watercolor images and stories often drawn from his evocative childhood memories, died on February 15, two weeks short of his 90th birthday. Read our tribute:

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Cool! I'll try it out - thanks for sharing 👍

Seeing fellow illustrators' processes has been incredibly inspirational and has helped me refine my method. Here is my contribution—the first of many short vids I will post. #picturebookillustration #illustrationvideo

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Wow! So many entries this year. Thank you @mindyalyseweiss.bsky.social and @sylviaichen.bsky.social and judges for all you do! #pbpartyparticipant2025

🌟Yay!🌟 It’s #KidLitArtPostcard Day! I'm Andrea Yomtob, a Los Angeles-based illustrator and children's book author seeking representation for Picture Books, Board Books, and #kidlit related projects. Check out my #handpainted works at www.andreayomtob.com. Looking forward to connecting with you! 🙂

Thank you @taralazar.bsky.social for another amazing #Storystorm! The daily posts are always inciteful and inspiring. I love seeing what comes to mind. 🌟

🌟Happy #KidLitArtPostcard Day! I'm Andrea Yomtob, an illustrator and author of picture books from Los Angeles. I'm seeking representation for work on kidlit-related art projects. You can find more of my work at www.andreayomtob.com All my work is hand-painted. Thanks for looking!🌟

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🎉 Woohoo! 🙌 Day 1 of #storystorm2025 I look forward to this every year. The daily emails are a real treat. Thank you @taralazar.bsky.social for putting this together!

May your 2025 be filled with good health, dreams come true, and a sprinkle of silliness like this cheeky, whimsical kitty! 🎨✨ #picturebookillustration #handpainted #kidlitart #mixedmedia #cheshirecat #AliceInWonderlandCharacters #NinaRycroftWatercolorWonder

New favorites in the house! 🏡 My kids and I love these books. We keep coming back to these stories and find something new in the illustrations each time. Beautiful artwork throughout! 📚⭐️ #LIBRARYHAUL @rillaalexander.bsky.social @michelleknudsen.bsky.social

More exploration! Here are three takes on Alice. It was fun experimenting with her outfits and hair styles. 🐇✨I used a mix of mediums. #NinaRycroftWatercolorWonder #picturebookillustration #AliceInWonderland #Art #OutfitDesign #KidLit #Exploration

Whimsical shenanigans at the Mad Hatter's Tea Party! Check out this sneak peek from the main cover illustration. It was a blast working on this for Nina Rycroft's "Watercolor Wonder." Hand-painted with a mix of mediums. 🎨✨ #PictureBookIllustration#MadHatter#TeaParty#HandPainted#KidLit #Tea

More Wonderland exploration with the Queen of Hearts! I used a mix of mediums. 👑❤️'s. #QueenOfHearts #Wonderland #MixedMedia #handpainted #PictureBookIllustrations #NinaRycroftCourse

Exploring the whimsical world of wonderland with this grinning feline! Here is a detail from larger cover art. I used mixed media. Developed this piece in Nina Rycroft's online "Watercolor Wonder." So much fun!🌟 #handpaintedpicturebookillustration #cheshirecat #aliceinwonderland

When you feel like you're tumbling down the rabbit hole, you might as well explore! 🐰🌟Here are my three takes on the Mad Hatter🎩—a fun exercise led by Nina Rycroft. I used a mix of mediums. #madhatter #picturebookillustration #kidlitart #AliceinWonderland #handpaintedpicturebookillustration

Okay revised the starter pack description to make it clearer. If u r a designer or illustrator please boost this to help me find other hiring directors. If u r an art, design, or creative director who hires designers and/or illustrators, raise your hand—I’ll add u. go.bsky.app/Hxoz9KX

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard Day I’m a #kidlit #illustrator seeking representation. I love to work on picture books, board books, editorials, covers, and kidlit-art-related projects. Thanks for looking! www.andreayomtob.com

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Dive into this Pourquoi Tale of Orwin, a daring young octopus! He must conquer his fear of the dark to save his magical nymph friends trapped in the eerie shadows of Big Blue. And here's a fun fact: octopuses have three hearts! #SEL #lyrical #SkyPitch

#skypitch is TOMORROW. boringstorybook.com/skypitch/ #kidlit #picturebooks

Day 8: HIKE for #inktober2024 combined with STEW for #scbwiartober2024 . The three bears from the classic #Goldilocks inspired me. My character stumbles across them during her hike. I used a variety of ink washes and ink pens on paper. #kidlitillustration #picturebookillustration #threebears #stew

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This is great 😊