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Bindy James
@bindyjames.bsky.social
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Kidlit Illustrator - animals, plants, kids in nature
📍Yugambeh Country/Logan, Aus
🔹 Represented by Astound US
🔸 SCBWI member
Welcome to Whalebone Mansion-Out Fall 2025
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Bindy James @bindyjames.bsky.social · Oct 2
It’s #kidlitartpostcard day! 🐡 I’m Bindy from Brisbane, Aus. I love illustrating animals, plants, nature, kids, families, infographics and diagrams. Represented by @astoundus.bsky.social
#kidlitart #kidlit #kidlitartpostcardday
An illustration of a porcupine fish, happy to see his friend (a small blue wrasse with some food as a gift). There is text at the bottom on the image: Bindy James, Illustrator, represented by Astound Us.
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I have exciting news! I’m so happy to share that I’ve won the 2026 SCBWI Australia East Emerging Illustrator Award!
It’s such a wonderful boost of confidence as I grow as a picture book creator. Many thanks to SCBWI Aus East and the judges for recognising my project 💚🐡 #kidlit #kidlitart #scbwi
A blue and white tile with text that reads ‘Winner of the Emerging Illustrator Category is proudly presented to Bindy James’. The SCBWI logo is below.
August 1, 2026 at 7:02 AM
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Hi #kidlitartpostcard and happy #worldbookday! I’m Robyn Skaley, a Cdn illustrator, artist, art educator.
I love creating playful & vibrant scenes with painterly textures and hidden details. Currently looking for rep and #kidlitart projects.

My portfolio: robynskaley.com
March 6, 2026 at 7:04 PM
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Hello, it’s #kidlitartpostcard day!

#kidlit #kidlitart #childrensbookstagram #childrensbookillustrator
March 5, 2026 at 6:58 PM
bindyjames.bsky.social
It’s #kidlitartpostcard day! I’m Bindy from Brisbane, Aus. I love illustrating animals, plants and kids in nature 💚 Represented by @astoundus.bsky.social
#kidlitart #kidlit #kidlitartpostcardday
An illustration of a shrimp just outside his burrow. His goby fish friend is smiling at him
March 5, 2026 at 8:41 AM
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Empty egg cartons always cry out to be cut up and Frankensteined. Gave in to my impulse today and came up with THIS!

After I took this short video, I tossed it into recycling.

I love ephemeral art.

#FoundObjectArt #EggCarton #Art #Uplift
February 28, 2026 at 6:33 PM
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I’ve stuck at this job for a long time and there have been ups and downs, but making books still makes me happy. 😊
A thing like this is a lovely surprise. Thanks so much, @scbwi.bsky.social, and all who voted for HAPPY ALL OVER in the Crystal Kite Awards. I feel honoured… and very happy!
#kidlitart
February 27, 2026 at 6:39 AM
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The last cut paper piece I made in 2025 was a fun one!
BALL TIME 🐹 A life size hamster doing its favorite thing in the world. 💙 Done for the Wonderpets show at Leanna Lin's Wonderland last year. leannalinswonderland.com/products/jar...
Cut paper framed artwork of hamster in its plastic playball Close up of paper cut hamster
February 26, 2026 at 8:11 PM
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A long spine porcupine fish ventured out to search for food 🐡🪸 #kidlitart #kidlit #SciArt #addOcean
An illustration of a long spine porcupine fish swimming in a colourful coral reef. There are also little fish, a crab and a small snail. An illustration of a colourful coral reef.
February 23, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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There was a mole at the union meeting...I mean a rat. At first no one noticed it. But what came next would shake every fiber of the pipe knitting community. #kidlit #kidlitart #unionstrong
February 21, 2026 at 6:53 PM
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I’m slightly late for World Whale Day 😊 🐋 These incredible creatures, awe-inspiring in life and essential in death, sustaining entire ecosystems for generations. A spread from Welcome to Whalebone Mansion by Laken Slate. #kidlit #kidlitart 🦑
An illustration of a dead whale falling to the ocean floor and becoming a skeleton. There are fish swimming through the skeleton.
February 19, 2026 at 8:56 AM
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Postcard day is NEXT Thursday, not today
January 1, 2026 at 7:39 PM
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What a year! From being shortlisted in the CYA Illustration Competition to seeing my first picture book published! Feeling grateful for the ongoing support of the wonderful team at @astoundus.bsky.social Merry Christmas 🎄 #kidlitart #kidlit #artvartist #artvsartist
A headshot of Bindy James in the centre surrounded by her finished art for 2025. The cover of Welcome to Whalebone Mansion, the cover of Natural World. There is also a little girl with flowers, a collection of fungi, sea animals, moths and a toad.
December 23, 2025 at 6:14 AM
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The SCBWI Draw This! October prompt is REPTILE 🦎A girl with a runaway pet!

#kidlitart #kidlit #childrensbooks #kidsbooks #scbwidrawthis #scbwiillustrators #scbwi @scbwi.bsky.social
A spot illo of a girl looking into a small glass pet tank. She looks surprised because her pet is missing. Her small lizard is running away!
October 21, 2025 at 6:55 AM
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This month’s #kidlitartpostcard is brought to you by Juno and Twig as they munch on their Cheetos.
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I am currently available for exciting new projects, my full portfolio is here:
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www.rosha.ie
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#kidlitart #kidlitpostcard #picturebookportfolio #kidlit #picturebookillustration #darleyanderson
October 2, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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Happy #KidLitArtPostcard!
I’m Marusha Belle, an author-illustrator who loves telling stories full of joy, animals, and laughter.
Art directors, if you’ve got a fun, colorful project that’s destined to be a favorite across ages, count me in!
marushabelle.com
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Marusha Belle, fall, autumn, landscape, bike, picture book, picture book art, cozy, countryside, riding bike.
October 2, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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Happy #kidlitartpostcard day!

My name is Michelle I'm an illustrator/writer seeking representation for picture books!

I grew up on storybook games, and thought I'd try adding movement to my postcard this month!
#kidlit #kidlitart #picturebookillustration #illustration #kidlitpostcard
October 2, 2025 at 6:19 AM
bindyjames.bsky.social
It’s #kidlitartpostcard day! 🐡 I’m Bindy from Brisbane, Aus. I love illustrating animals, plants, nature, kids, families, infographics and diagrams. Represented by @astoundus.bsky.social
#kidlitart #kidlit #kidlitartpostcardday
An illustration of a porcupine fish, happy to see his friend (a small blue wrasse with some food as a gift). There is text at the bottom on the image: Bindy James, Illustrator, represented by Astound Us.
October 2, 2025 at 6:57 AM
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Today opens the submission period for @postwavebooks.bsky.social new Post Wave Prize for Illustration.
The prize is open to illustrators worldwide.
Submissions open October 1, 2025 to January 7, 2026. For full details and the entry form visit: postwavepublishing.us/about/post-w...
October 1, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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Day 22 of Lilla’s style play challenge - a snapdragon flower.

#LillasStylePlay2025 #makeartthatsells #kidlit #kidlitart
2 spot illustrations of a little girl with red hair. In the first spot she is hiding a bunch of snapdragon flowers behind her back. In the second she is holding them proudly in the air.
September 22, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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Just under a month until Welcome to Whalebone Mansion is out in the world! 🦑Author Laken Slate, illustrated by Bindy James. Join two fish as they discover a whale fall and the creepy creatures that call it home. Published by @charlesbridge.bsky.social
#kidlitart #kidlit #sciart #marinelife #deepsea
September 11, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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Day 4 of Lilla’s style play challenge - a 1940s floral upholstered chair and a very good boy. @makeartthatsells.bsky.social

#LillasStylePlay2025 #makeartthatsells #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebookillustration
A spot illustration of a small brown dog sitting on a 1940s floral chair.
September 4, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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Porcupinefish character sketches! I quite like the sad and angry little puffers 🐡 #kidlit #kidlitart #SciArt 🦑
A page of porcupinefish character sketches. One illustration is in full colour. A page of porcupinefish character sketches. One illustration is in full colour.
August 27, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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Whisper of Fungi

#kidlitart
August 24, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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#illustration #kidlit #kidlitart
August 22, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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I’ve been drawing Porcupinefish nonstop lately. The more I watch videos of them puffing up or nibbling away, the more fascinated I become.

#kidlit #kidlitart
An illustration of a Porcupinefish puffed up from sucking in water.
August 22, 2025 at 10:21 AM