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Katherine Julie
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Katherine Julie (Lin) is an autistic illustrator, writer, educator, and maker of things. She also loves tea, music, and walking amongst the trees. She is Canadian, but now lives in Seattle, Washington with her husband, kids, and assortment of pets.
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Summer story-time!
June 4, 2026 at 11:34 PM
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Happy #kidlitpostcardday ! #kidlitpostcard
A postcard depicting a girl with dark braids peering in a bucket with a fish in it. There is a reflection of her and a rainbow in the water. Mostly teal and yellow tones. Katherine ulie Lin www.katherinejulie.com
June 4, 2026 at 6:12 PM
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Bear Hugs! #sketchbook
May 26, 2026 at 8:19 PM
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A surprise meeting by the sea! #scbwiDrawThis #seacreature
A giant, red octopus holds a boy in blue pyjamas as they look at each other warily by the sea. Seagulls, sea stars, and a perturbed crab look on.
May 12, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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Sometimes when I’m feeling stuck or uninspired, I paint blobs in my sketchbook and make them into monsters, animals, pet rocks, etc. It’s great for a giggle and gets the creativity flowing again. #sketchbook #kidlitillustration
May 11, 2026 at 4:22 PM
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Happy #kidlitpostcard day!
A girl in. red and green floral dress is making what looks like a snow angel in a pile of guinea pigs.
May 7, 2026 at 4:37 PM
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Sketchbook fun with bats.
April 4, 2026 at 8:53 PM
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It’s a good thing that replays will be available for the SCBWI Winter Virtual Conference. #scbwiny26
February 8, 2026 at 9:42 PM
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December 24, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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A fake book cover for The Snow Queen.
A book cover featuring a large white silhouette of the snow queen with a castle made out of her skirts. A girl is running in the castle gate. The edges are filled with red roses. A crow is flying above and snowflakes are falling on a blue background.
December 16, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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I haven't done any pop-ups in a while. This was fun! #sketchbook #popupbook
October 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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It's murder out there! #crows #illustration
A murder of black crows flying on cream paper. One is holding a golden skeleton key on a chain in it's mouth.
October 8, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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An ode to my favourite apple, the Cosmic Crisp. #surfacepattern #cosmiccrisp #appleorchard
October 7, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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A little #sketchbook time!
An ink drawing featuring an owl standing on a branch using his wings like a vampire cape. Hand-lettering says "Owl loves Lugosi".
October 6, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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A cat in socks! cut paper, watercolour, and a pencil crayon #sketchbook
A black cut-paper cat in socks on a bright orange and pink watercolour background carrying a sock still attached to a ball of yarn.
October 4, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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Jack-o-lantern Balloons!
a repeat pattern in pink, purple and orange with jack-o-lanterns as balloons with their strings behind.
October 3, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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It’s my favourite time of year! Happy #kidlitpostcardday
A ghost and a trick-or-treater scaring each other in the night.
October 2, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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A night owl.
A boy in a crown flying on the back of a golden owl with a blue seaside town in the background.
September 18, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Travel by moose! Quick, but chaotic. #scbwidrawthis #scwbiillustrators #scbwi #scwbidrawthistravel
a bunch of woodland animals hanging on to the back of a speeding moose running through an autumn forest. An alarmed rabbit is watching them speed by while a squirrel is losing his acorns out of his suitcase while hanging onto the moose's tail.
September 12, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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Even sea monsters need chin skritches.
September 8, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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I was wondering why it looked so pale, I had a weird adjustment layer on! #kidlitartpostcard
September 4, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Happy postcard day! #kidlitartpostcard
A group of Costa Rican animals and one human girl roller skating across the page diagonally.
September 4, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Victor quietly peeked out of his bedroom window.
An illustration in orange and green of a boy peeking out the window and seeing ufos invading, buildings and a car on fire.
July 17, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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I love cats! I know tigers aren’t cuddly kitties, but a girl can dream.
An illustration in blues and oranges of a girl and a tiger booping their noses together.
June 16, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Surf's up!
a repeat pattern of crocodiles on surf boards with jumping fish, sea turtles, and sea stars on a background of blue waves.
June 4, 2025 at 3:58 PM