New York Times Bestselling author and illustrator of children’s books. To see more of my work, please visit www.robsayart.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/robsayart.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/robsayart.bsky.social/post/3lprfokdu2k2sEver wonder how I submit my manuscript and dummy books to publishers? You're in luck! My latest blog takes a look into how I craft pitch decks to go along with my dummy books for submission with a real example from my latest picture book DAWN PATROL. #kidlit https://robsayart.substack.com/p/how-to-craft-a-pitch-deck-to-sell22 May 2025 15:12 +0000at://did:plc:pwpgfbg3wcmf22vybjkoz7wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lprfokdu2k2shttps://bsky.app/profile/robsayart.bsky.social/post/3lp7xhv6vds2zhttps://open.substack.com/pub/robsayart/p/why-personal-art-and-exploration?r=2csyn5&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true15 May 2025 16:42 +0000at://did:plc:pwpgfbg3wcmf22vybjkoz7wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp7xhv6vds2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/robsayart.bsky.social/post/3lp2qs5uv522zToday is the day. My latest author/illustrator book, DAWN PATROL: A FATHER AND DAUGHTER SURFING STORY, is officially at a bookstore near you. I have been dreaming of this day for some time now and I can't wait to hear what everyone thinks of the book. https://bookshop.org/a/12143/978153623509813 May 2025 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:pwpgfbg3wcmf22vybjkoz7wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp2qs5uv522zhttps://bsky.app/profile/robsayart.bsky.social/post/3loj7smq7e22eOnly 7 days until DAWN PATROL is out in the world! Pre-Order here https://bookshop.org/a/12143/9781536235098 #kidlit #kidlitart #childrensbooks #newbook #surfing06 May 2025 15:40 +0000at://did:plc:pwpgfbg3wcmf22vybjkoz7wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3loj7smq7e22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/robsayart.bsky.social/post/3loe43lze5k2lOh my! It's #maythe4th⁠ Some old art and a happy Star Wars Day friends! . . . #starwars #maythefourth #starwarsday #starwarsfanart #C3p0 #starwarsart #disney #scifi #fanart #kidlit #kidlitart #illustration #illustrator04 May 2025 14:51 +0000at://did:plc:pwpgfbg3wcmf22vybjkoz7wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3loe43lze5k2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/robsayart.bsky.social/post/3lngcujyeec2u🌊🏄‍♀️ Only 3 weeks left until DAWN PATROL is here!⁠ Celebrate the parent-child bond and the little things that add up to a lifetime of love with my latest picture book.⁠ Available for pre-order now and available wherever books are sold starting 5/13.⁠ https://bookshop.org/a/12143/9781536235098 . #kidlit #kidlitart22 Apr 2025 18:32 +0000at://did:plc:pwpgfbg3wcmf22vybjkoz7wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lngcujyeec2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/robsayart.bsky.social/post/3ljzx2r2zdc2j🐶 Four years ago, my very first picture book was released.⁠ Happy Birthday, LOVE TAILS. Thank you for being such a wonderful start to the journey that I am so lucky to call a career today.⁠ .⁠ Published by Cameron Kids/Abrams .⁠ https://bookshop.org/a/12143/9781951836085 #kidlit #kidlitart #booksky #booksforkids10 Mar 2025 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:pwpgfbg3wcmf22vybjkoz7wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljzx2r2zdc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/robsayart.bsky.social/post/3ljsiabvtcc22I can't wait for everyone to meet Miles Bacon! BIG RIG PIG, written by the wonderful Claire Tattersfield, will be hauling its way to bookshelves everywhere in the summer of 2026 from @penguinkids.bsky.social #kidlitart #kidlit #childrensbooks #kidsbooks #picturebooks #illustration #illustrator07 Mar 2025 16:59 +0000at://did:plc:pwpgfbg3wcmf22vybjkoz7wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljsiabvtcc22https://bsky.app/profile/robsayart.bsky.social/post/3lj6fmkwsys2xNew Substack Post where I have some OPINIONS! #kidlitart https://robsayart.substack.com/p/digital-vs-traditional-illustration27 Feb 2025 17:19 +0000at://did:plc:pwpgfbg3wcmf22vybjkoz7wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj6fmkwsys2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/robsayart.bsky.social/post/3liuurerhq225I have been having so much fun with this 8 in 1 colored pencil from Pentel. I usually just sketch in red but this little pencil may change that. #sketch #art #sketchbook #illustration #pencilsketch #illustrator23 Feb 2025 22:24 +0000at://did:plc:pwpgfbg3wcmf22vybjkoz7wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3liuurerhq225https://bsky.app/profile/robsayart.bsky.social/post/3limtexfu3k2iCupig loves love and being on The NY Times bestsellers list. ⁠ Thank you so much for this post-Valentine's Day surprise and for everyone who continues to support this book.⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #kidlitart #kidlit #booksky #childrensbookillustration #childrensbook #childrenslibrary #kidsbooks #valentinesday20 Feb 2025 17:38 +0000at://did:plc:pwpgfbg3wcmf22vybjkoz7wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3limtexfu3k2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/robsayart.bsky.social/post/3lihoddgz4c2cFace from places. . #sketchbook #sketches #traditionalart18 Feb 2025 16:24 +0000at://did:plc:pwpgfbg3wcmf22vybjkoz7wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lihoddgz4c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/robsayart.bsky.social/post/3li5lpz7k5c26Happy Cupig Day, everyone! 🐷🪽❤️ . Thank you so much for all the incredible love this year for this book. . Happy Valentine's Day! #valentinesday #valentines #kidlitart #kidlit #childrensbookillustration #booksforkids #books #childrensbooks #kidlitillustration #booksky14 Feb 2025 16:11 +0000at://did:plc:pwpgfbg3wcmf22vybjkoz7wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3li5lpz7k5c26https://bsky.app/profile/robsayart.bsky.social/post/3lgynzua4ac2cNothing will ever make you feel older than using an ellipse guide. I feel like I’m in design school again. Working on secret things 🤫 #illustration #traditionalart #kidlitart #graphicdesign30 Jan 2025 23:43 +0000at://did:plc:pwpgfbg3wcmf22vybjkoz7wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgynzua4ac2chttps://bsky.app/profile/robsayart.bsky.social/post/3lgvf5vqxj22jYear of the Snake 🐍🐍🐍⁠ Happy Lunar New Year everyone!⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #lunarnewyear #yearofthesnake #illustration #kidlitart #Kidlit #animalart #collageart #kidlitillustration #childrensbookillustration #illustrator ⁠ #picturebook #kidsbooks #childrensbooks #booksky29 Jan 2025 16:27 +0000at://did:plc:pwpgfbg3wcmf22vybjkoz7wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgvf5vqxj22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/robsayart.bsky.social/post/3lgqertaci22j🦖📚Have you devoured any good books lately? I miss those old-school "reading" posters from the 1980s and 90s, so I made my own.⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #kidlitart #read #reading #raisingreaders #childrenslibrarian #childrenslibrary #kidsbooks #illustration #collage ⁠ #reader #bookstagram #booklover #book #bookworm27 Jan 2025 16:37 +0000at://did:plc:pwpgfbg3wcmf22vybjkoz7wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgqertaci22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/robsayart.bsky.social/post/3lgnyr3h3pk2rOn the hunt for the perfect pencil ✏️26 Jan 2025 17:56 +0000at://did:plc:pwpgfbg3wcmf22vybjkoz7wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgnyr3h3pk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/robsayart.bsky.social/post/3lggq3nxobs2f❤️🐶 Puppy Love . . . #kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitillustration #childrensbookart #childrensbook #valentinesday23 Jan 2025 20:32 +0000at://did:plc:pwpgfbg3wcmf22vybjkoz7wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lggq3nxobs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/robsayart.bsky.social/post/3lfuouevcqs2f🐷❤️🎄CUPIG SAVES CHRISTMAS! I bet you didn't see this one coming from your favorite Valentine's Day hero. Cupig is ready to steal your hearts once again in this adorable holiday tale. Releasing October 14, 2025 .⁠ Available for pre-order now amzn.to/4jboNhv 🔗⁠ .⁠ #kidlit #kidlitart #childrensbooks16 Jan 2025 16:22 +0000at://did:plc:pwpgfbg3wcmf22vybjkoz7wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfuouevcqs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/robsayart.bsky.social/post/3lfsg2aerd22vhttps://robsayart.substack.com/p/more-and-less-of-2025?utm_source=substack&utm_content=feed%3Arecommended%3Acopy_link New Substack about my 2025 ahead. #blog #kidlit #kidlitart #substack15 Jan 2025 18:39 +0000at://did:plc:pwpgfbg3wcmf22vybjkoz7wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfsg2aerd22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/robsayart.bsky.social/post/3lfpqbtigfs2gLook out 2025! New Year. New Haircut. New Glasses. Same dork. 🤓⁠ #kidlitart14 Jan 2025 17:04 +0000at://did:plc:pwpgfbg3wcmf22vybjkoz7wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfpqbtigfs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/robsayart.bsky.social/post/3ldlrsg2rak2fhttps://robsayart.substack.com/p/searching-for-ideas-vs-pretty-drawings New Substack article about ideating for illustration! #kidlitart18 Dec 2024 16:31 +0000at://did:plc:pwpgfbg3wcmf22vybjkoz7wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldlrsg2rak2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/robsayart.bsky.social/post/3ldgslyz4m22iCupig plushies are todays limited deal on Amazon! Get them while they’re hot! a.co/d/gYJAhkK16 Dec 2024 17:02 +0000at://did:plc:pwpgfbg3wcmf22vybjkoz7wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldgslyz4m22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/robsayart.bsky.social/post/3lcxlauvuh22bHome for the holidays 🎄🐚🦀 . . . #kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitillustration #childrensbookart #childrensbook10 Dec 2024 15:40 +0000at://did:plc:pwpgfbg3wcmf22vybjkoz7wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcxlauvuh22b