Valerie Bean

@valdraws.com

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Children’s illustrator represented by @sophiesheumaker.bsky.social at @bookendsliterary.bsky.social

A whimsical and wintry scene of anthropomorphic woodland creatures ice-skating, loosely rendered in shades of blue.
A young girl with bright red-orange hair sits on a log under a glowing full moon in a grassy field at night. She wears a teal shirt, pink plaid pants, and pink slippers. Smiling gently, she holds a glass jar in one hand and extends a finger to a firefly perched on it. More fireflies glow around her in the dark purple sky and tall grass, creating a magical nighttime atmosphere.
An illustration with two smiling cartoon reptiles and a quote from Hannah Gadsby: “Tortoises are the clomp clomps and turtles are the flip flips.” The tortoise, in warm orange and green tones, is on land, while the turtle, in cool green and teal, swims in water. The text is colorful and playful, matching the childlike drawing style.
Colored pencil illustration of three children making bee hotels at a picnic table. One child is rolling paper tubes. The second child is putting the tubes in larger cardboard tubes and a milk carton and the third child is putting one of the finished to bee hotels in a tree. Three bees are hovering their flowers in the foreground.
A digital illustration of a cute yellow and orange robot with a display and meters on its body bouncing a blue ball that is smiling back at them. The text says “force and motion.”
A photo of a colored pencil drawing of a lion running next to cotton candy, peppermint and red licorice growing like a forest around him. There are several colored pencils lying next to the drawing.
A illustration of a smiling pig walking up a hill as a chicken looks on with curiosity.
A colorful, humorous illustration of an orca walking the catwalk with a salmon on its head while a manatee and dolphin look on admiringly.
A colored pencil, drawing of “Wonderchicken,” the world’s oldest known modern bird and Morganucodon, one of the first mammals.
A grumpy unicorn with her arms folded in front of her, wearing a party hat. The hand-lettered text says “Party of one.”
A partially finished colored pencil illustration of pirates on a ship. There’s an open treasure chest and one pirate is sneaking away with some loot.
A loose, colored-pencil style illustration of children riding a roller coaster at a carnival.