Jodi Moore

@jodimoore.bsky.social

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Award winning #kidlit author of WHEN A DRAGON MOVES IN series (Flashlight Press, pics by Howard McWilliam, professional critiquer, illustrator, collage artist, SCBWI, Storyteller Academy, audio-describer for live theater events.

Screenshot of page from Theo of Golden by Allen Levi describing what 'good art' is.
Handcut collage with digital and traditional illustration of sheep jumping over chicken holding sign (Jodi Moore, Author Illustrator, writerjodimoore.com) blue sky, brown (wooden) mountains and green grass in background.
Gray T-shirt with Community written on it, COMM in white, UNITY in blue.
Couple posing with Raccoon train mascot (in overalls and conductor hat) with two mini-flags in front of old time band playing in background under white tent.
Cluster of dandelions on green grass with gray box in middle, rocks on top.
Illustration of smiling turtle on beach (grays, greens, yellow), ocean in background being photo-bombed by red crab.
Finger holding I Voted sticker
Illustration of tabby kitten (brown stripes) sitting on brown horse's back, both of them laughing; blue background.
Colored pencil drawing of face of quokka in shades of brown, creams, grays and black.
Man reading When A Dragon Moves In to children and teacher at Barnes and Noble bookstore.
Paint mixing tray with red, blue and pink - in the shape of a heart.
Colored pencil drawing of baby elephant sitting in cardboard box with white cat perched on his back; gray-blue pastel background.
Shaggy dog face in colored pencil in shades of browns and creams.
Illustration using colored pencil and watercolor in shades of browns, creams, pinks and grays of a long-haired dachshund with a red kerchief.
Illustration of wispy alpaca head in shades of brown, holding red and yellow tulip in its mouth.
Illustration of German Shepherd pup using traditional colored pencil and watercolor, lightened using Procreate, in shades of browns and blacks.
Light blue evening sky with openings in the clouds of pink beams of sun shining down.
Drawing of puppy using watercolor and colored pencils in shades of brown.
Illustrated black and white cow head licking vanilla soft serve ice cream cone, using watercolor, colored pencils and ink.
Picture of best Dragon books for preschoolers & elementary readers as voted by Mid-Continent Public Library. (Original post by Flashlight Press.)
Illustrated lion in shades of brown and beige watercolors and ink.
Illustrated owl (browns, tans and white) in black (white rimmed) tire swing. Colored pencil on tan paper.
Colored pencil, pan pastel and collage: Mouse peeking out of the inside of a roll of holiday wrapping paper. Wrapping paper has turquoise background and depicts multicultural children in jewel tones of brown, red, pink, green, purple, yellow and blue.
Colored pencil on black paper: gray and white cat with yellow-orange eyes inside of orange pumpkin.
Halloween decorations: sparkly black bat, witch with big nose in black, witch with big smile in orange, holding pumpkin and broom.
Bee asleep in white Rose-of-Sharon flower (purple middle), hugging middle and covered in pollen.
Collaged face of John Lennon with multi-colored glasses, a nose with music notes on it and brown (from feathered paper) hair.
Kookaburra on branch surrounded by leaves and orange, purple, red, green, yellow and white candy gumdrops. Colored pencil with pan pastel background (light blue)
Colored pencil rendition of baby blue bird with Sesame Street's Bert as a stuffie under its wing. Pan pastel sunrise in back with warm shades of purple, orange and yellow.
Book spine poem: Second sight...wonder, let the storms break, carry on. The human spirit.
Book spine poem: The secret side of empty: quaking, faking normal for one more day.
Book spine poem: The arrival, when a dragon moves in again, the beast in the bathtub, Simon's cat, mermaids on parade: the whole mishpocha.
Book spine poem: Brown girl dreaming, climbing the stairs...becoming.
Book spine poem: Amity: We hear the dead. Bark, George! There is no dog.
Book spine poem: The Monster at the End of this Book: Just in case you ever wonder, you matter. I need my monster. You will be my friend.
Book Spine Poem: Why are you so sad? Innocent man. Stolen.
Book spine poem: The way to write: the dot and the line, black and white, touching the surface. The power of habit.
Black bird in white blossoms against blue sky.
Book spine poem: Sunrise. The Giving Tree. Song for a Whale. Treasure the Good Earth.
Book spine poem: When bad things happen to good people, the walls around us rumble. What really matters now...keeping faith.
Book spine poem: Eat, Pray, Love. Follow Your Dreams. Take Joy. The Tao of Pooh.
Book spine poem: The Art Forger, Web of Deceit, Self's Deception. The Vanished Hands. Creation in Death.
Book spine poem: Once...A minute to midnight, along came a spider. Run for your life!
Book spine poem: Now That You're Here, Speak the Truth.
Book spine poem: Furiously Happy, She Persisted Writing Picture Books, Drawing and Cartooning 1001 Caricatures, Bird By Bird.
Book spine poem: Cut. Bang. The Flame in the Mist. Smoke. Burned. Dining In.
Chocolate chip waffles with drips.
Book spine poem: All Alone in the Universe, Pretty Monsters Played The Lonely Hearts Club.
Book spine poem: Time Between Us...Betrayal, Shut Out. What She Left Behind: A Frozen Heart.
Book spine poem: What Really Matters Now...Each Kindness. Art Before Breakfast. Talk Before Sleep. The Language of Love.
Book spine poem: Managing Stress, When Reason Breaks, Listen to the Grass. Dance First. Think Later.
Book spine poem: We Were Liars, Going Over the Truth. Love Isn't Easy.
Book spine poem: The Summer I Found You, Sandcastles. Wonder. Gotta Write It Down...I Love My Dragon.
Book spine poem: The Hate U Give Burned All I Have in This World.
Book spine poem: We Were Here, Uninvited. Welcome to the Dark House. Payback Time. Ghosts in American Houses
Book spine poem: "She who remembers learning to swim beside a burning sea, the hero within, writing on the edge."
Book spine poem: Dear Child, Just In Case You Ever Wonder, Whatever Comes Tomorrow...I Love You the Purplest! Eight Days a Week.
Book spine poem: Burned, Split, In Pieces. Let Me In. Saved by the Music.
Book spine poem: Behind the Attic Wall, Secondhand Souls, Ever Lost. We are Family. Gimme a Call.
Book spine poem: But What Can I Do? Girl, Stop Apologizing. Power Your Happy. Note to Self: You Can Do It!