We are relaunching our award-winning and unique illustrated book on Gun Violence. The book was featured by @aft.org & has received great reviews. It is a training tool for activists and a quick read for others. The wonderful illustrator is @violetlemay.bsky.social
📣 ANNOUNCEMENT! 📣
GUN VIOLENCE 101 by @tomgabor.bsky.social PhD, illustrated by Violet Lemay, is now a part of the Books That Save Lives family. Hooray!
Click the link to be redirected to the publisher's site and order your copy today:
bit.ly/GV101_BTSL
Delighted to present on Gun Violence 101 at Waterford Seniors' Residence yesterday. Well attended, including Police Chief and Town Manager of Juno Beach. Explained the uniqueness of this illustrated book. Illustrated by @violetlemay.bsky.social
The only news I listen to—and have for years—is @nicollewallace.bsky.social 's DEADLINE: WHITE HOUSE on @msnownews.bsky.social . I was listening while walking a few days ago and laughed out loud at this.
I love you, Nicolle! Thanks so much for fighting the good fight. 💪
I illustrated a scene inspired by an as-yet-unpublished YA story I wrote about musical kids who accidentally travel through time to save their hero, the piano composer Frédéric Chopin. 🎩🎹🎵
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Amazing photo. Enjoy!
It’s Spring here in New Zealand and today was SUPER windy! 🌬️🧚🌸 Poor fairies.
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Happy Sunday! 💜
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#sunday #sundayfunday #illustration #illustrator #violetlemay #amwriting #kidlit #mbartists
Today in NYC, my #kidlit #illustration agency MB Artists is having a gathering. I’m there in spirit. We drew ourselves as kids for the promo materials. These are mine, plus some photos from the last gathering in 2018.
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Inspired by AMAZING fashion spotted last night at the grocery store. (Beware: You never know when you might end up in a book… or at least in my Instagram feed.) 🤭 #people #fashion #style #glasses #amwriting #writer #author #violetlemay #illustrator #newzealand #mbartists
It’s Sunday! Do what you love.
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#childrensbooks #sundayfunday #sunday #baking #dog #illustration #illustrator #kidlitart #anwriting #kidlit #violetlemay #mbartists
Thank you! 💕
I’m too old to celebrate birthdays… but little me isn’t. 🥳🎂🎉 #birthdaygirl #violetlemay #amwriting #baby #babies #familyphotos
A #throwback to my GIANT teen crush on #shauncassidy 🎤🎹. Found BORN LATE recently at a local vinyl shop. 💖💖💖
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Don't fear your novel revision! Instead, join us for a workshop on Sat., October 18, with acclaimed KidLit author Misa Sugiura ("Momo Arashima Duels the Queen of Death") about revising. You'll get all the tools you need to revise without the scaries. Register: https://www.kidlitcraft.com/workshops
Happy autumn! 🍂 This illustration is from my latest book A MAKER OF DRESSES.
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#violetlemay #amwriting #illustration #picturebooks #mbartists #autumn #fall
Sending big hugs to #Chicago — not my home town but pretty close, and one of my favorite cities on earth. I painted this puzzle many years ago; it's mixed media (acrylics and envelope scraps). No more #ICE raids, please. 💜 #violetlemay #illustrator #illustration #midwest #illinois #brightonpark
Magic is everywhere, all around you. All you have to do is look. 🍂🧚 #violetlemay #illustration #illustrator #amwriting #picturebooks #fairies #faerie #fairy #autumn #fall #mbartists
Spent my Sunday afternoon starting a new painting. Now… back to work. Happy Monday! 👩🎨 #violetlemay #art #painting #fineart #acrylic #artist #artistsoninstagram
Hey, Timaru!
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Come see me Saturday, 18 October at 1:00 at @timarubooksellers . I'll read my latest picture book, A MAKER OF DRESSES. After that—art activities!
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See you there! ❤️
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Hope you have a beautiful Sunday. 🩰 #violetlemay #sundayfunday #sunday #ballet #bunhead #ballerina #illustrator #kidlitart #amwriting #picturebooks
In honor of the weather, here’s a rainy illustration from NY DOGS. ☂️ #violetlemay #illustration #illustrator #amwriting #dogs #corgi #dogs #nydogs
New project, new method. ✍ #violetlemay #artist #illustrator #drawingonnapkins #drawing #inktober #sketch #sketching
✏️It's a complex world, and young readers deserve more than just puppies and rainbows. In this interview, @violetlemay.bsky.social discusses the Power of Darkness in #Kidlit writeforkids.online/instructor-s...
A throwback to our 2019 pre-pandemic Ningbo apartment. Even the laundry room (where I did yoga) was marble! 🧘♀️ #violetlemay #travel #china #yoga #throwback #tbt #amwriting #tbthursday
Honoring #worldcoffeeday and #inktober ☕️ Hope you enjoy your day a latte! #violetlemay #illustration #illustrator #amwriting #coffee #cafe #latte #mbartists
A MAKER OF DRESSES seems to be on sale on-line in the US. A cute holiday gift for your little fashionistas and designers. #violetlemay #book #picturebook #giftidea #fashion #sewing #sale #booksale #mbartists
Happy Monday. 🖤🤍 This very good boy is from my book NY DOGS. #violetlemay #amwriting #illustration #illustrator #dogs
Fred and I had fun painting #birdhouses at the Resene booth at the South Canterbury Home & Garden Show. I love his cat! 🐱🐦 #violetlemay #weekend #birdhouse #birds #crafts #timaru #newzealand
