Tracy Nishimura Bishop

New book alert! You Can Say Hi With Only a Smile, written by @howtoparentadhd and illustrated by me celebrates all the different ways that people might communicate, whether it’s speaking, waving, signing, body language, device-assisted, or even just a smile :) Publishing in September 2025. Place your preorders for You Can Say Hi With Only a Smile by clicking the link in bio.

Thank you for another inspiring conference @scbwisf !

I got to illustrate the cover for the new Cupcake Diaries middle grade series, Mia in the Middle! This book is coming out on March 17, 2026! #CupcakeDiaries #MiaInTheMiddle #kidlitart

Hi! This is my donation to the Publishing for Minnesota fundraiser. Auction opens tomorrow 1/29 12am EST and goes until Friday at 11:45pm EST. More info and see all 500+ other auction items at: 32auctions.com/publishingforMN

I have exciting news! I am now represented by Jemiscoe Chambers-Black at Starling Literary + Media! I’m so excited about partnering with @jemiscoe and being part of the @starlingliterary family. Jem’s energy and creativity is boundless and I can’t wait to see what we can do together!

I’m so proud to participate in the Publishing for Minnesota Auction. I’m donating a 40 minute portfolio review for illustrators. Here’s my chance to toot my horn—I’m excellent at giving insightful portfolio reviews! Find out more at @publishingforminnesota . There are amazing offerings to bid on from so many people from the publishing industry.

Available now! 📚 In Ly-Lan and the Unfair Book Fair, Ly-Lan can’t wait to buy posters, pencils, and more at school—until she sees that some classmates can’t afford anything. Guided by a Sunday School lesson on God’s fairness, Ly-Lan wrestles with what’s right and takes action to help make the book fair fair for everyone.

Today's the day. The second book in the Ly-Lan Finds a Way series is here! 📚 Ly-Lan and the Unfair Book Fair is a heartfelt chapter book about fairness, faith, and finding creative ways to help others. When Ly-Lan sees some kids can’t afford books, she starts asking big questions—and takes action. Rooted in Sunday School lessons and everyday courage, this story shows kids how God’s justice can inspire real change.

Happy New Years! Galloping into the Year of the Horse!🐴 2025 has been a very difficulty year so I’m trying to head into 2026 with a lot of optimism. Wishing everyone the very best.💕

"You Can Say Hi With Only a Smile" is written by Merriam Sarcia Saunders and illustrated by Tracy Nishimura Bishop. Merriam Sarcia Saunders, a licensed family therapist, wants children to feel secure in the fact that there are many different ways to communicate. The cheery book follows a girl who encounters a host of alternative methods of saying hello, including handshakes, nods, waves, hugs, and writing on an electronic device, showing readers that all salutations are equally valid. (”We’re not all the same. And our greetings are not the same either.”) A Child Mind Institute expert calls the book “a sweet and gentle story that reminds children there are many ways to connect with others. It helps them understand that every person expresses friendliness in their own way.” For ages 4-8. Published by Magination Press. If you buy through our links to bookshop.org, the Child Mind Institute may earn a commission. 📚 Comment “Books” below, and we’ll send the full list of our 2025 best books directly to your DMs! childmind.org/bestbooks

I’m so incredibly proud and excited to reveal the cover of my second book of the Ly-Lan Finds a Way Chapter Series, Ly-Lan and the Unfair Book Fair illustrated by @tracybishopart and with @zonderkidz !!! 🎉 Sometimes life is not fair! In this second book in the Ly-Lan Finds A Way chapter book series about a daughter of Vietnamese immigrants, Ly-Lan navigates the school book fair—complete with anticipation and disappointment, surprising injustices (why did prices go up?), and finding a way to thrive. Ly-Lan couldn‘t be more excited for the book fair to come to her school. She’s going to buy the latest book in her favorite series, The Adventures of Pizza Head, two cute posters, and some pencils with squishy tops. But when she realizes that not all kids have money to buy books at the Book Fair, she wonders if the Book Fair is actually fair. At Sunday School, Ly-Lan learns that God is always just and fair, and wonders how she can help make it fair for everyone at school. Ly-Lan wants to help but that’s turning out to be much more difficult than she imagined. But if there’s one thing she’s good at, it’s solving problems. Click on the link to pre-order now!!! /book/9780310174905/ly-lan-and-the-unfair-book-fair/

Happy Book Birthday! YOU CAN SAY HI WITH ONLY A SMILE by @howtoparentadhd and published by @maginationpress is out today. An uplifting and inclusive celebration of all the different ways that people might communicate, whether it’s speaking, waving, signing, body language, device-assisted, or more.#kidlit #picturebook