Sylvia Bi

✴️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

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. 🕰️ ✒️ 🌟 🔨 🪵 #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!! 🪲 💎 👑 🌞 🌪️ #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 🤩 🌟 🌲 🍃 🍁 💫 #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! 🪭 🐂 🦊 🐴 💙 #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! 🪞 ⚔️ 🦢 💧 🪞 #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!! 🌅 🤩 🐈 🙇🏻‍♀️ 🌠 #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 * #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! 🔸📜🔸📖🔸 #inkgirlsbook #inkgirls #middlegradebooks #graphicnovel #mgbookstagram #mgbookchat #kidlitart

INK GIRLS has been out in the world for a few days now, and it's so wonderful to see all your excitement. Thank you all so much! 🥰 We're going to keep posting cool stuff about the book for the next little bit, so today we have more kind words to share with you, this time from @thehornbook ! 📖: "This energetic and optimistic graphic novel overflows with collectivism and an activist spirit. (...) Lively, inclusive, and engaging." And hey, if you're looking for an optimistic, inclusive book to buy this holiday weekend, you get a gorgeous art print and a signed bookplate if you buy INK GIRLS at any of the participating stores (while supplies last)! Find all participating stores at linktr.ee/inkgirlsbook * #InkGirlsBook #middlegradebooks #graphicnovel #mgbookstagram #mgbookchat #kidlit

🌟INK GIRLS IS OUT!!!🌟 I’ve been bombarding everyone with promo information the last couple weeks… so instead, here are fun lil tidbits of what you can find in this book, now available in bookstores! This story contains: 🔸one printer’s apprentice standing up for the truth 🔸one noble daughter with a steady heart 🔸one pirate girl who fights for the forgotten 🔸one brave cat, the star of the show and our hearts!!! And also: 🔸4 outfit changes 🔸2 iconic marketplace full spreads (like if I Spy books and Renaissance Italy had a love child) 🔸a spiral staircase (from every perspective imaginable) 🔸1 rooftop chase (my favorite) 🔸7 horses (painstakingly drawn, anatomically somewhat correct) And also: 🔸All the love that @mariekeyn and I could put into a book! It’s been a journey and an honor to put Marieke’s words to image, and I am SO SO lucky to get to work alongside such a talented, mindful, and imaginative author. 🔸Life-saving rainbow flats from the amazing @whittledraws 🔸The keen insight of editor @marthamihalick , art director Sylvie Le’Floch, and the whole team at Greenwillow Books. 🔸The good vibes from those who 陪’ed me with long conversations over long nights and long mornings. And lastly, as you’re reading, I hope you take this story about censorship, injustice, and freedom to heart. This book has been relevant every step of the way the last 2 years, and will continue to be relevant. Don’t forget to carry the lessons learned in fiction into reality. Onwards!! 🔸📜🔸🐈🔸 #inkgirls #inkgirlsbook #middlegradebooks #mggraphicnovels #mgbookchat #societyofillustrators #procreate #rowatree