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✴️CLOCK HANDS IS OUT!!!✴️

Whether you’re an INK GIRLS fan or a first time reader, this book is for folks who want a story about kids fighting for their communities and their dreams!

Continuing the tradition from INK GIRLS, this book contains:
🔹one dreamer with a love for metalworking
🔹one clockmaker’s daughter with a penchant for chaos
🔹one best friend with a strong sense of duty
🔹one big community that comes together to protect one another

And also:
🔹Two cameo’s for returning readers
🔹A clock tower (drawn in every possible angle)
🔹So many ships…
🔹Fire!!

And also:
🔹All the blood sweat and tears that @mariekeyn and I could put into a book, and all the love as well. It’s been a honor and a joy working with as incredible a collaborator as Marieke.
🔹Again, life-saving rainbow flats from @whittledraws and their army of flatters!
🔹The wonderful eyes of @marthamihalick, Sylvie Le’Floch, and the whole Greenwillow Books team
🔹Every single reader who’s enjoyed INK GIRLS!!! Thank you for supporting the Siannerra series, it truly means the world 🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼

#middlegradegraphicnovels #kidlitartist #inkgirls

✴️CLOCK HANDS IS OUT!!!✴️

Whether you’re an INK GIRLS fan or a first time reader, this book is for folks who want a story about kids fighting for their communities and their dreams!

Continuing the tradition from INK GIRLS, this book contains:
🔹one dreamer with a love for metalworking
🔹one clockmaker’s daughter with a penchant for chaos
🔹one best friend with a strong sense of duty
🔹one big community that comes together to protect one another

And also:
🔹Two cameo’s for returning readers
🔹A clock tower (drawn in every possible angle)
🔹So many ships…
🔹Fire!!

And also:
🔹All the blood sweat and tears that @mariekeyn and I could put into a book, and all the love as well. It’s been a honor and a joy working with as incredible a collaborator as Marieke.
🔹Again, life-saving rainbow flats from @whittledraws and their army of flatters!
🔹The wonderful eyes of @marthamihalick, Sylvie Le’Floch, and the whole Greenwillow Books team
🔹Every single reader who’s enjoyed INK GIRLS!!! Thank you for supporting the Siannerra series, it truly means the world 🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼

#middlegradegraphicnovels #kidlitartist #inkgirls

To celebrate one month of CLOCK HANDS, have some full spreads 🙂‍↕️🤲🏼 my fave page is a spoiler tho so you’ll have to buy the book to see it ;-)

I’ll also be at Books of Wonder on a panel about middle grade graphic novels this Saturday! Come thru 🫶🏼🫶🏼

To celebrate one month of CLOCK HANDS, have some full spreads 🙂‍↕️🤲🏼 my fave page is a spoiler tho so you’ll have to buy the book to see it ;-)

I’ll also be at Books of Wonder on a panel about middle grade graphic novels this Saturday! Come thru 🫶🏼🫶🏼

To celebrate one month of CLOCK HANDS, have some full spreads 🙂‍↕️🤲🏼 my fave page is a spoiler tho so you’ll have to buy the book to see it ;-)

I’ll also be at Books of Wonder on a panel about middle grade graphic novels this Saturday! Come thru 🫶🏼🫶🏼

To celebrate one month of CLOCK HANDS, have some full spreads 🙂‍↕️🤲🏼 my fave page is a spoiler tho so you’ll have to buy the book to see it ;-)

I’ll also be at Books of Wonder on a panel about middle grade graphic novels this Saturday! Come thru 🫶🏼🫶🏼

To celebrate one month of CLOCK HANDS, have some full spreads 🙂‍↕️🤲🏼 my fave page is a spoiler tho so you’ll have to buy the book to see it ;-)

I’ll also be at Books of Wonder on a panel about middle grade graphic novels this Saturday! Come thru 🫶🏼🫶🏼

📖Join us Sat, 5/23 at 2PM for a middle grade graphic novel celebration featuring four incredible creators with four of the most exciting reads of the season!The event includes:

⏰ CLOCK HANDS with illustrator Sylvia Bi @rowatree
🥊 MONSTER LOCKER: NINE-TAIL TROUBLE with author Jorge Aguirre @mailjorge and illustrator Andrés Vera Martinez @avm_draw
🐺 A BLOOD MOON (SNOWLANDS #1) with author Morr Meroz @morrmeroz
⚡ THE SPARK EXPERIMENT with illustrator Matthew Loux @mattloux

🔗✍️Link to RSVP in bio and/or tap the post to order signed and personalize copies!

1 WEEK(!!!!) until release day… so sharing the great news that CLOCK HANDS is a Junior Library Guild gold standard selection 🌟🫶🏼 huge thanks to JLG for the support but even more importantly, the cool pin!?
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#juniorlibraryguild #clockhands #middlegradegraphicnovel

1 WEEK(!!!!) until release day… so sharing the great news that CLOCK HANDS is a Junior Library Guild gold standard selection 🌟🫶🏼 huge thanks to JLG for the support but even more importantly, the cool pin!?
🌟
😳
📚
#juniorlibraryguild #clockhands #middlegradegraphicnovel

1 WEEK(!!!!) until release day… so sharing the great news that CLOCK HANDS is a Junior Library Guild gold standard selection 🌟🫶🏼 huge thanks to JLG for the support but even more importantly, the cool pin!?
🌟
😳
📚
#juniorlibraryguild #clockhands #middlegradegraphicnovel

It’s been out for a bit…but I wanted to officially share the cover for CLOCK HANDS!!!! It’s been a labor of love and I can’t wait to share this story with the world 🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼

Preorder to meet 3 new incredible kids, an epic clock tower drawn in 3-point perspective, and of course, more beloved rooftop scenes 🙂‍↕️

Cover design: Sylvie Le Floc’h
Written by: @mariekeyn
Flatted by: @whittledraws

Book 2 in the Siannerra series, CLOCK HANDS tells the story of Vale, who dreams of being a metalworker’s apprentice yet cannot join a guild because of high apprenticeship fees. When a new clockmaker arrives from abroad, Vale and their friends join together to build Siannerra’s first astronomical clock, and take on the might of the guilds.

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#coverreveal #middlegradegraphicnovels #kidlitillustration #inkgirls #comics

I got to do the cover illustration for THE FIREFLY CROWN! It was a blast drawing translucent cricket wings, ominous dark bug swarms, and a dramatic red/orange light source 🫡🫡

Thank you to Yelena Safronova and Donna Mark for art directing!!

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#kidlitart #bookcoverillustration #middlegradebooks

Another day, another incredible book by Elle McNicoll! She’s one of my favorite middle grade authors and I feel really lucky to have illustrated so many covers for her 🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼 this one was a fun pair to LIKE A CHARM, I love seeing them next to each other!

Huge thanks to @jadearector for the art direction and gorg title treatment 🤩

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#childrensbookillustrator #ellemcnicoll #kidlitart

I’m chronically behind on posting art, but it’s time to catch up 🙇🏻‍♀️🙇🏻‍♀️🙇🏻‍♀️ first up is THEO TAN AND THE IRON FAN, the second in the duology. I loved princess iron fan ever since watching animated Journey to the West as a kid (iykyk) so it was an extra treat to draw her for this cover

Many thanks to Mallory Grigg for the art direction!

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#kidlitillustration #middlegradebooks #bookcoverillustration

oh to be a knight cursed to guard your beloved’s eternal mirror and feel her phantom touch through cold glass…

this illo was done for the cover of GLIMM*R vol 2: mirror 🪞🪞🪞 which is on Kickstarter!!! (link in bio)

There’s 5 (five) days left to back this anthology and get gay girls gay vibes injected right into ur veins… so run don’t walk!

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🦢
💧
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#yuri #wlw #sapphicart #indiecomics #mirror #rowatree

oh to be a knight cursed to guard your beloved’s eternal mirror and feel her phantom touch through cold glass…

this illo was done for the cover of GLIMM*R vol 2: mirror 🪞🪞🪞 which is on Kickstarter!!! (link in bio)

There’s 5 (five) days left to back this anthology and get gay girls gay vibes injected right into ur veins… so run don’t walk!

🪞
⚔️
🦢
💧
🪞

#yuri #wlw #sapphicart #indiecomics #mirror #rowatree

oh to be a knight cursed to guard your beloved’s eternal mirror and feel her phantom touch through cold glass…

this illo was done for the cover of GLIMM*R vol 2: mirror 🪞🪞🪞 which is on Kickstarter!!! (link in bio)

There’s 5 (five) days left to back this anthology and get gay girls gay vibes injected right into ur veins… so run don’t walk!

🪞
⚔️
🦢
💧
🪞

#yuri #wlw #sapphicart #indiecomics #mirror #rowatree

oh to be a knight cursed to guard your beloved’s eternal mirror and feel her phantom touch through cold glass…

this illo was done for the cover of GLIMM*R vol 2: mirror 🪞🪞🪞 which is on Kickstarter!!! (link in bio)

There’s 5 (five) days left to back this anthology and get gay girls gay vibes injected right into ur veins… so run don’t walk!

🪞
⚔️
🦢
💧
🪞

#yuri #wlw #sapphicart #indiecomics #mirror #rowatree

In honor of INK GIRLS being out in the world for almost two (2) months, here are some spreads that I’m extra fond of!! To see what the characters are saying, buy the book ;^) and thank you to everyone who has shared their reviews or photos of this book in the wild!!

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🤩
🐈
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#inkgirls #middlegradebooks #mggraphicnovels #mgbookchat #mgbooks #illustration #kidlitart #digitalillustration #procreate #rowatree

In honor of INK GIRLS being out in the world for almost two (2) months, here are some spreads that I’m extra fond of!! To see what the characters are saying, buy the book ;^) and thank you to everyone who has shared their reviews or photos of this book in the wild!!

🌅
🤩
🐈
🙇🏻‍♀️
🌠

#inkgirls #middlegradebooks #mggraphicnovels #mgbookchat #mgbooks #illustration #kidlitart #digitalillustration #procreate #rowatree

In honor of INK GIRLS being out in the world for almost two (2) months, here are some spreads that I’m extra fond of!! To see what the characters are saying, buy the book ;^) and thank you to everyone who has shared their reviews or photos of this book in the wild!!

🌅
🤩
🐈
🙇🏻‍♀️
🌠

#inkgirls #middlegradebooks #mggraphicnovels #mgbookchat #mgbooks #illustration #kidlitart #digitalillustration #procreate #rowatree

In honor of INK GIRLS being out in the world for almost two (2) months, here are some spreads that I’m extra fond of!! To see what the characters are saying, buy the book ;^) and thank you to everyone who has shared their reviews or photos of this book in the wild!!

🌅
🤩
🐈
🙇🏻‍♀️
🌠

#inkgirls #middlegradebooks #mggraphicnovels #mgbookchat #mgbooks #illustration #kidlitart #digitalillustration #procreate #rowatree

In honor of INK GIRLS being out in the world for almost two (2) months, here are some spreads that I’m extra fond of!! To see what the characters are saying, buy the book ;^) and thank you to everyone who has shared their reviews or photos of this book in the wild!!

🌅
🤩
🐈
🙇🏻‍♀️
🌠

#inkgirls #middlegradebooks #mggraphicnovels #mgbookchat #mgbooks #illustration #kidlitart #digitalillustration #procreate #rowatree

It's the last day of INK GIRLS month, so it's time to share this lovely review from the Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books!

📖: "The inspiring message of empowerment, coupled with the stunning artwork, makes a worthwhile tale for young readers."

As we're heading into the chaos that is December, if you're looking for a book to gift, let us remind you of some of the cool things that INK GIRLS has:

✨️ Girls fighting for their home and for the truth
❤️ The power of friendship and found family
💙 Community organizing in the face of censorship and corruption
🏰 A stunning cityscape
🐈‍⬛ The best cat
✨️ Joy and hope

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#InkGirlsBook #middlegradebooks #mglit #graphicnovel #mgbookchat #mgbookstagram

INK GIRLS has been out for 1!!! Week!!! Thanks so much for all the support, we love seeing your photos and reviews :’)

To celebrate, here’s a stunning review from @booklist_ala: “Cinzia, supported by her community, exemplifies the beauty of living truthfully with kindness and unity, a sentiment particularly powerful in our current historical moment.”

INK GIRLS is now available for purchase wherever you find your books 🫶🏼 but if you purchase through a participating indie (see link in bio), you’ll receive a gorgeous art print and signed bookplate while supplies last!

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#inkgirlsbook #inkgirls #middlegradebooks #graphicnovel #mgbookstagram #mgbookchat #kidlitart