Bonnie Adamson

@bonnieadamson.com

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Illustrator; writer of various things; former #SCBWI IC and ARA; #pbparty26 Illustration Showcase; co-host of #kidlitchat, Tuesdays at 9E/6P; art and books at bonnieadamson.com

Badge, designed by Melissa Escobar, showing participation in the 2026 #PBParty Illustration Showcase.
Illustration of two very kid-like bugs: an intrepid beetle getting his bearings from atop a leafy plant, and his caterpillar friend who is taking time out for a snack.
Sunlight pours through a glass door, creating a path on a wooden floor.
Brownie topped with vanilla ice cream on a flowered plate.
A pencil sketch of a small bee-like person trying awfully hard to get where she needs to be.
Photo of turning leaves arching over a driveway in October.
Illustration by Sandra Boynton features a frog wearing a 10-gallon hat, with the caption, "Truth to tell, this is my 4,376,527th rideo."
Pencil sketches of babies and toddlers.
Lost dog, "Frank," black and white beagle/border collie mix.
Screen capture from weather app showing temperature at 95 degrees, with a "feels-like" of 102 degrees.
Illustration of toddler popping out of gift box filled with confetti, as pet cat looks on.
Photo of handbook on perspective, with ruler an French curve visible underneath.
Cover image of 2025 Illustration Directory for Children's Book Illustrators Group, featuring four color illustrations.
Drawing of a girl holding (and gazing lovingly at) a really tacky flowered china cat.
Pencil sketch of a child on a Big Wheel pausing to notice a flower growing in the crack of a sidewalk.
Photo of a group of seven pocket sized Nature Gudes published by Golden, circa 1950s through 80s.
Photo of back case cover of Mr. S, by Monica Arnaldo, shows examples of kids' art.
Alien creatures peer out of craters on the moon at a purple cow sailing by overhead.
Statement from then-President Jimmy Carter in June of 1977, carried aboard the Voyager I spacecraft, reads, in part: "This is a present from a small distant world."
Photo of the picture book, MR. S, written and illustrated by Monica Arnaldo. The cover shows a group of young children with varying expressions clustered around a desk, looking at a sandwich which may or may not be looking back.
A pink crocodile waits patiently under the mistletoe for Christmas dreams to come true.
Image of a small square bumper sticker: red with a blue circle in the center, and the phrase, "Still here."
Pencil sketch of a picture book spread: anthropomorphic characters respond to a crisis involving baby bees.
A pile of crocheted flowers in various colors, ready to attach to the thing I haven't made yet.
A very creepy magician pulls a sad, battered, stuffed rabbit out of his hat--not the fellow you want to book for your child's birthday.
Preliminary sketch of picture book thumbnail template with much scribbling, crossing out and renumbering.
Character sketch with notes on dimensions, etc.
South Carolina state flag featuring a white silhouette of a palmetto tree, centered, and a crescent moon in the upper left corner of a deep blue field.
Two returns for search of the term 'cephalopod,' with images. One image accurately depicts a cephalopod. The other is the head of a giraffe.
#kidlitchat logo birds with party hats, exclaiming "15!"
Cover of kidlit art show catalog.
Really, really rough sketch of a tree with LOTS of leaves, and a small home for my MC.
Closeup of fingers grimy with graphite.
Creepy merry-go-round with ghostly apparitions in the shadows waiting to ride.
City street with riw houses and two cats off on an adventure.
A bear brushes snow off his shoulders.
Close-up of yellow legal pad scribbled with notes.
Art of child wafting blissfully toward a delicious #kidlitchat pie.
Drawing of young girl setting on a stone wall, framed by tree branches in a heart shape.
Two opened sugar-substitute packets with helpful aphorisms. The first says, "The best way to get there is to START," and the second says, "The perfect moment is NOW."
Shadow of sun coming through leaves during eclipse creates multiple crescent shapes due to pinhole effect.
A snooty tiger in a very posh office with his . . . agent?
Pencil sketches of bunnies on lined yellow legal pad.
A stack of one dozen fresh new legal pads.